Prophet's Hat

A Prophet's Hat is a Hat-class piece of armor found in Golden Sun. It is acquired as a rare drop from a Dread Hound in Altmiller Cave; fell it with a Mars Djinni to increase the chance it will drop this item by four times. Visually, the Prophet's Hat resembles a green witch's hat.

The Prophet's Hat features a defense rating of 30, and it can be Used to inflict Countdown on one enemy (which is apparently what the vaguely worded in-game description of "Predicts being downed" refers to). It is bought for 4600 coins while its resale value is 3450. As a hat, it can be worn by all Adepts.

This armor is one of the often-missed pieces of equipment in Golden Sun because it can only be found as a rare monster drop, and among rarely-dropped items this does not seem so spectacular in effect. By nature, the Countdown effect is not all that potentially powerful because it takes seven turns to work, and most standard battles take fewer turns. The defense rating is what the hat really has going for it, and if you find this and one of your Adepts is currently wearing a standard-issue Guardian Circlet bought from nearby Tolbi which has 25 defense, then the Prophet's Hat is a good incremental upgrade.