List of Basic Headgear

Head armor in Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age belong to three classes which distinguish themselves by which individual Adepts can equip them. The pieces of armor listed here belong to several classes of head armor that are functionally the same thing because they can be equipped by all Adepts and are only limited in certain cases by what gender of Adept can equip it: Hat, Crown, and Mask-class items.

All hats and crowns that are counted as "common" are headgear that can be bought in unlimited quantities in an armor vendor's Buy menu and are sold without event. All hats and crowns that are counted as Artifacts are special, stronger pieces that do not appear in the Buy menu. These are bought and sold individually and usually are unique, and if one appears in the Artifacts menu of a town's vendor that one headgear can be bought by itself and then be sold by itself anytime afterwards to reappear in the Artifacts menu. The vendor shopkeeper will specifically remark about how rare a find your Artifact is whenever you specifically sell one.

The prices the games assign to each headgear are quite reliable indicators of how good each piece of equipment is as they measure against each other in actual battle. A head item that is priced higher than another is generally superior to that other head item even if the other head item has a higher physical defense rating than the more expensive head item. Therefore, the following hats and crowns are all arranged by price.

Golden Sun Hats and Crowns
These hats and crowns were introduced in the original game and make return appearances in the second.

Leather Cap: A common hat that increases base Defense by 3. It is sold in armor vendors at Vale and Vault in Golden Sun and at Daila, Madra, and Alhafra in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 30 coins and its sell value is 22 coins.

Wooden Cap: A common hat that increases base Defense by 10. It is sold in armor vendors at Bilibin, Kolima, Xian, and Altin in Golden Sun and at Garoh and Naribwe in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 400 coins and its sell value is 300 coins.

Mail Cap: A common hat that increases base Defense by 23. It is sold in armor vendors at Kalay and Tolbi in Golden Sun and at Yallam in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 2000 coins and its sell value is 1500 coins.

Ninja Hood: A hat Artifact that increases base Defense by 22 and base Agility by 20. It is obtained randomly as a prize in Tolbi Spring with your Lucky Medals. Its buy value is 2800 coins and its sell value is 2100 coins.

Lure Cap: A hat Artifact that increases base Defense by 20, and it has one of the most unique effects of any equipment: While equipped, the encounter rate of random monster battles will increase. It is won as a prize from Babi at Babi Palace in a cutscene that occurs after Isaac wins all of the Colosso Finals. Its buy value is 3000 coins and its sell value is 2250.

Jeweled Crown: A crown Artifact that increases base Defense by 35 and base Luck by 5. It is sold as an artifact at armor vendors in Lalivero in Golden Sun and at Contigo in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 4000 coins and its sell value is 3000 coins.

Prophet's Hat: A hat Artifact that increases base Defense by 30, and it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to inflict the Death Curse condition on a single opponent during battle, though there is a chance its functionality as a Usable item will break and it will have to be repaired to reuse its Use effect. It is obtained as a rare drop from Dread Hound enemies in Altmiller Cave. Its buy value is 4600 coins and its sell value is 3450 coins, its sell value while broken is 2300, and its repair value is 1150.

Lucky Cap: A hat Artifact that increases base Defense by 33, PP recovery by 2, and adds 8% to the Unleash rate of weapons. It is found in a treasure chest in the earlier frontal portion of Venus Lighthouse. Its buy value is 5200 coins and its sell value is 3900 coins.

Thunder Crown: A Cursed crown Artifact that increases base Defense by 40 and PP recovery by 4. It is found in a treasure chest in the later portion of Venus Lighthouse. Its buy value is 7500 coins and its sell value is 5625 coins.

Golden Sun: The Lost Age Hats, Crowns, and Masks
These pieces of headgear are introduced in the second game:

Nurse's Cap: A hat Artifact for female Adepts only that increases base Defense by 18, and it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to cure an Adept's HP meter by 70 points, though there is a chance its functionality as a Usable item will break and it will have to be repaired to reuse its Use effect. It is found in a treasure chest visible and reachable on the roof of the mayor's manor at Madra. Its buy value is 1200 coins and its sell value is 900 coins, its sell value while broken is 600, and its repair value is 300.

Thorn Crown: A crown Artifact that increases base Defense by 28 and base Attack by 8. It is found in a treasure chest in the town Naribwe, in the town's lower right area accessible with the Lash Psynergy. Its buy value is 3300 coins and its sell value is 2475.

Otafuku Mask: A mask Artifact for female Adepts only that increases base Defense by 31, and it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to cast the Monster Skill Water Breath for Mercury damage against multiple opponents during battle, though there is a chance its functionality as a Usable item will break and it will have to be repaired to reuse its Use effect. It is obtained as a rare drop from Gressil enemies in Izumo Ruins. Its buy value is 3900 coins and its sell value is 2925 coins, its sell value while broken is 1950, and its repair value is 975.

Floating Hat: A hat Artifact that increases base Defense by 34, Jupiter Resistance by 20, and multiplies the Adept's current Luck rating by 1.2. It is only bought randomly by bringing a Sylph Feather forgeable material to the blacksmith in Yallam so that he may create one of several possible, randomly determined items from it, including this one. Its buy value is 5700 coins and its sell value is 4275.

Hiotoko Mask: A mask Artifact for male Adepts only that increases base Defense by 33, and it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to cast the Monster Skill Fire Breath for Mars damage against multiple opponents during battle, though there is a chance its functionality as a Usable item will break and it will have to be repaired to reuse its Use effect. It is obtained as a rare drop from Little Death enemies in Magma Rock. Its buy value is 6600 coins and its sell value is 4950 coins, its sell value while broken is 3300, and its repair value is 1650.

Crown of Glory: A crown Artifact that increases base Defense by 40 and PP recovery by 8. It is obtained randomly as a prize in Lemuria Spring with your Lucky Medals. Its buy value is 7400 coins and its sell value is 5550.

Alastor's Hood: A hat Artifact that increases base Defense by 47, and it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to possibly instantly fell an enemy like using the Condemn Psynergy, though there is a chance its functionality as a Usable item will break and it will have to be repaired to reuse its Use effect. It is found in a treasure chest in Mars Lighthouse, outside the entrance to the Mars subdungeon tower later on. Its buy value is 11800 coins and its sell value is 8550, its sell value while broken is 5900, and its repair value is 2950.