Psynergy Rod

A Psynergy Rod is a Staff-class weapon found throughout the Golden Sun series. It is sold as an Artifact in the weapon vendor at Altin in the first game, at Naribwe in the second, and at Passaj. Being a Staff, it can be equipped by Ivan, Mia, Jenna, Sheba, Karis, Rief, Amiti, and Himi. Its buy value is 3800 coins and its sell value is 2850.

The Psynergy Rod increases the wielder's attack by 64. Its Unleash effect is Psy Leech, which is effectively a standard physical attack that adds 22 damage points and then modifies the resulting damage based on the user's Mercury power and the target's Mercury resistance. It may also add 10% of the damage done to the user's own PP meter. Psy Leech visually resembles the user attacking the target and a flurry of orange orbs being siphoned from the target to the user. In Dark Dawn, the Psynergy Rod gains an additional Unleash, Critical Strike, a standard physical attack that multiplies damage by 1.5.

In Golden Sun, this should prove a very substantial attack upgrade to whichever caster Adept you give it to, even if he or she is equipped with the previous staff, the Blessed Ankh - which would mean it would be an even more substantial upgrade if the Adept without the Blessed Ankh is equipped with something even weaker, since the Blessed Ankh can always be handed down to the Adept that is equipped with this. This could easily become a hand-me-down once the next staff is bought, the Frost Wand.

In The Lost Age, this will likely amount to a good attack upgrade for either Jenna or Sheba when you are able to buy it in Naribwe, since it is stronger than both the Hypnos' Sword and the Blow Mace. The Frost Wand will be purchasable in Kibombo after having completed the Gabomba Statue dungeon later, and there is a chance that the Staff of Anubis may also be randomly dropped in said dungeon, but despite those, this should prove a valuable purchase nonetheless.

In Dark Dawn, the Psynergy Rod is is only available after the Alchemy Forge has been fully activated. Before that point, Passaj's weapons shop will be closed. Once available though, it is a suitable upgrade for any caster Adept, but is probably best equipped on Rief. Amiti and Karis can both equip the equally strong Composite Bow, which is also available at Passaj.

Himi will posses a Psynergy Rod as part of her beginning equipment set up. By that time however, much stronger weapons can be found, and thus the Rod should be replaced as soon as possible.