Start with what you already have

Your Ryder One comes with one Recovery Tag in the box. Combined with your paired phone (which stores another 50% in your iCloud or Google Drive), this is already a complete backup — you can recover your wallet with just these two pieces.

For many users, especially those new to self-custody, this is enough.

When to add a second Tag

A second Tag gives you redundancy that doesn't depend on your phone, your cloud account, or any third party. With two Tags, your recovery looks like this:

• Lose your phone or cloud access? → Use your two Tags to recover (50% + 50%).
• Lose one Tag? → Use your remaining Tag + your phone.
• Lose your Ryder One? → Either path above still works on a new device.

We recommend a second Tag if any of these apply to you:

• You hold a meaningful amount of crypto and want extra resilience.
• You're worried about losing access to your iCloud or Google account.
• You travel frequently or have unstable cloud access.
• You want a recovery path that doesn't depend on any internet-connected service.

Store the second Tag in a separate physical location from the first — otherwise you've just doubled the risk of a single fire or break-in taking out both.

When to go to three or more Tags

A third Tag (or more) makes sense if you want geographic redundancy across locations you control — for example:

• One at home
• One at the office
• One in a safe deposit box

Beyond three or four Tags, you're mostly adding storage burden without much extra resilience. At that point, Recovery Contacts are usually a better next step — they give you new recovery paths without requiring you to find and manage additional physical objects.

When Recovery Contacts replace extra Tags

If managing multiple physical Tags feels like a hassle, Recovery Contacts are a strong alternative. Each Contact contributes 25% to your recovery, so:

• 1 Tag + 2 Contacts = full recovery (50% + 25% + 25%)
• Your phone + 2 Contacts = full recovery (50% + 25% + 25%)
• 4 Contacts = full recovery (25% × 4)

For users who travel constantly, have a strong network of trusted people, or simply don't want to store multiple physical objects, a setup with one Tag and a few Contacts can give you more redundancy than three or four Tags ever would.

How to think about your setup

There's no single "right" number of Tags. What matters is that you have at least two valid recovery paths so a single mistake or accident doesn't lock you out. Here are some common setups:

• Minimalist: 1 Tag at home. Phone + Tag covers recovery. Simple and effective for smaller balances.
• Standard: 2 Tags in separate locations. Resilient even if you lose phone access.
• Belt-and-suspenders: 1-2 Tags + 2 Recovery Contacts. Multiple independent recovery paths.
• Heavy redundancy: 3 Tags in different locations + 2-4 Contacts. For high-value holders who want every realistic failure covered.

The right answer depends on how much crypto you hold, how much you value convenience vs. resilience, and whether you have trusted people willing to be Recovery Contacts.

Where to go next

• To order additional Tags, visit the Ryder store.
• To learn how Recovery Contacts work, see How do Recovery Contacts work?
• To plan storage for your Tags, see Best practices for storing your Recovery Tags.