Wow, so happy to see so many people sharing their submissions here. Thank you everyone for participating and bringing your thoughtful ideas to the game.

Catapult: I love that you used an element from the Uldah opening story that's so iconic of the city (no flowers grow in the desert, so they're so rare/important!) It would be a fitting tribute.
Rahsch: Neat design, cute Miquote. What stats did you have in mind for your ring?
Gramul: I'm glad you finished it! Do I see chocobos and a moogle? What else do you have hidden in there?
Artamie: Is this a Garlean ring? That's unique from what I've seen so far! What stats did you have in mind?
Jinrya-Geki: Tell us about your ring! Is it Immortal Flames?
Keisuna: It looks good! Don't crit yourself too hard. Who is Gungolir? Did I miss some lore?
Jason Markle: I think Dalamud memorial will be a big part of the world in 2.0 I like that you considered your stats and tried to make a balance of pros and cons.
MrKupo: Anima is a coveted resource in this game. This ring would be very popular with players!
AsterBarnivere: oooooh rereaise would be so nice. Is the wing a phoenix down?
Takomunch: Does your ring represent the 3 Grand companies? What stats?
Kasumuni: The render is very pretty. It would boost your job/class!
NefGP: I hope we see Bahamut soon.^^ Your ring's concept comes across clearly, don't worry about not having photoshop.
Rustyhagun: You drew that in MS Paint? It looks hand drawn! Nice use of Sanction.
Nyx: It looks really nice, you did great. I like the description too.
Doki: Nice concept! And I think the stats really suit the tree of life. (Maybe a drop from Nidhogg?)
Eldaena: I want this ring More anima more MP please
Nyda/Einherei: Yay Monk! lol I like that it's self luminous. Pretty cool shape.
Lstkaws: What are the stats?
Deli: I'm a big fan of the Ala Mhigo lore/story. Thanks for making a tribute to them.
Vergil_Renata: It's very pretty. What are the stats?
Efrye: Yay reraise!
TaalAzura: I love the idea of a party bonus ring! More team work!
Lololink: It looks cool and I like the stat. Useful and not over powered!
KaMuiSouZou: Cool ring cool stat cool visual effect!
TakKuroda: Yay more reraise! And I love the classic white and red white mage decoration.
Neptune: Whaaat? A grown ring? Getouttatown... That's so cool!
Anonymoose: Really nice use of spiritbond. When I first heard about spiritbond I silently hoped to see item that use it for a purpose other than materia creation. Nicely done. (pretty design too!) BTW I also read the contest rules as "winners will be notified when 2.0 launches" There will be lots of anticipation! For now I'm wondering when we'll know what the top 10 are.
Zantetsuken: Soooo pretty and so much thought and care went into this. Kudos to you. I also have a "luck" ring, please see below.
Loggos: I'm a big fan of your ring! I love the mending moogle lore tie in, and I enjoyed that quest for the children. Yes, you're thinking of brownies, and I love your ring's stat.
Sajomir: I can't tell you how excited I am about the new chocobo content coming in 2.0 Your ring is cool.
Synfrag: Hey I partied with you last night! You should have sent these in ;_;
Digs: It's pretty! What are the stats?
Hardedge: Loooove it! Guess what my chocobo's name is? Montblanc! Love all the little details! Does that say +12 thorns?
Bluebun: Awwww yeah, everyone loves Camate. But, is he NA forum only? Maybe players in other regions don't know him.
Randis: This is just beautiful. Like bluebun, nice day time/night time stats.
Coris: Yay Cactuar! Yay Moustache! lol
KevLar: Cool ring with cool stats!
EvilSiren: I just added stats to mine to share here on the lodestone. I didn't when I sent it to the contest because I know they are likely to change stats/wording if it's chosen.

Good job everyone! Here's my ring. I found the character limits very restricting, but I hope the humor/irony I was trying to get across in my design is clear lol. I wanted the ring to appear unrefined because people who do "end game" content have such an abundance of Dark Matter from dud chests nobody would ever treat it with care like a gemstone.