List of Bows

Weapons in the Golden Sun series belong to multiple classes which distinguish themselves by which individual Adepts can equip them and how the weapons appear in the hands of Adepts during battle sequences. The weapons listed here belong to the Bow class of weapons. Unlike most weapon classes, bows were not introduced until the third entry in the series. It appears that bows are limited to the more combat-oriented mage-type party members: Karis and Amiti in the third game. This makes them the most exclusive weapon class next to Fists and Claws, which were introduced in the same game.

All weapons that are counted as "common weapons" are weapons that can be bought in unlimited quantities in a weapon vendor's Buy menu and are sold without event. All weapons that are counted as Artifacts are special, stronger weapons 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 weapon 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 weapon are quite reliable indicators of how good each weapon is as they measure against each other in actual battle. A weapon that is priced higher than another is generally superior to that other weapon even if the other weapon has a higher physical attack rating than the more expensive weapon. Therefore, the following weapons are all arranged by price.

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn Bows
These bows were introduced in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn:


 * Short Bow: A common Bow that increases base Attack by 11. It features the Unleash Double Shot. It is sold by weapon vendors at Patcher's Place and Carver's Camp in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 300 coins and sold for 225 coins.
 * Longbow: A common Bow that increases base Attack by 22. It features the Unleashs Double Shot and Snipe Shot. It is sold by weapon vendors at Harapa and Kaocho in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 800 coins and sold for 600 coins.
 * Composite Bow: A common Bow that increases base Attack by 65. It features the Unleashs Double Shot and Arrow Shower. It is sold by weapon vendors at Te Rya and Belinsk in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 1600 coins and sold for 1200 coins.
 * Yew Bow: An Artifact that increases base Attack by 120. It features the Unleashs Snipe Shot and Triple Burst. It is received as a gift in Kolima Forest if the player chooses to save a man trapped in a hollow tree.
 * Dragon Bow: An Artifact that increases base Attack by 135. It features the Unleashs Double Shot and Flame Shot. It is found in a treasure chest outside Sana Palace.
 * Zephyr's Bow: An Artifact that increases base Attack by 140. It features the Unleashs Double Shot, Arrow Shower, and Cyclone Shot. It is acquired by examining one of the archer statues in the Venus Area of Apollo Sanctum Gate.
 * Silver Longbow: An Artifact that increases base Attack by 150. It features the Unleashs Double Shot, Undead Bane, and Star Dust. It is one of several items Obaba can forge from Mythril Silver.
 * Sagittarius Bow: An Artifact that increases base Attack by 170. It features the Unleashs Triple Burst, Star Dust, and Blue Comet. It is originally a Worn Bow located deep within Crossbone Isle (increases base Attack by 9, no Unleashes), but can be reforged by Obaba.

Trivia

 * Most Bow unleashes are Jupiter-based. There are two Mercury-based unleashes and two Mars-based unleashes. There are no Venus-based unleashes.