List of Shields

Hand armor in the Golden Sun series belong to multiple classes which distinguish themselves by which individual Adepts can equip them. The pieces of armor listed here belong to the Shield class of hand armor, which can be equipped by all warrior-style Adepts to date: Isaac and Garet in the first game; Felix and Piers in the second game; Matthew, Tyrell, and Eoleo in the third game.

All shields that are counted as "common" are shields that can be bought in unlimited quantities in an armor vendor's Buy menu and are sold without event. All shields that are counted as Artifacts are special, stronger shields 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 shield 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 shield are quite reliable indicators of how good each shield is as they measure against each other in actual battle. A shield that is priced higher than another is generally superior to that other shield even if the other shield has a higher physical defense rating than the more expensive shield. Therefore, the following shields are all arranged by price. Also, they are divided into groups based on what game they first appear in. Keep in mind that many of these pieces of armwear continue to be used in later games, even if they are not listed under that game's list of Shields.

Golden Sun Shields
These shields were introduced in the original Golden Sun game:

Wooden Shield: A common shield that increases base Defense by 6. 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 40 coins and its sell value is 30 coins.

Bronze Shield: A common shield that increases base Defense by 14. It is sold in armor vendors at Bilibin, Imil, and Kolima in Golden Sun and at Garoh in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 500 coins and its sell value is 375 coins. Interestingly enough, it is one of the only pieces of equipment whose graphic is changed in between the two games, the Bronze Helm being the other item.

Iron Shield: A common shield that increases base Defense by 20. It is sold in armor vendors at Xian, Altin, and Kalay in Golden Sun and at Naribwe and Kibombo in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 1200 coins and its sell value is 900 coins. It is Piers' initial equipment in The Lost Age.

Dragon Shield: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 26 and Mars Resistance by 30. It is found in a treasure chest in the Altin Peak dungeon accessible by solving a mine cart-based puzzle. Its buy value is 2400 coins and its sell value is 1800 coins. Not to be confused with the Dragon Shield in Golden Sun: The Lost Age.

Knight's Shield: A common shield that increases base Defense by 28. It is sold in armor vendors at Tolbi in Golden Sun and at Apojii Islands in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 3000 coins and its sell value is 2250 coins.

Earth Shield: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 31 and Venus Resistance by 20, 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 a target Adept's HP by 150 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 obtained randomly as a prize in Tolbi Spring with your Lucky Medals. Its buy value is 4100 coins and its sell value is 3075 coins, its sell value while broken is 2050, and its repair value is 1025.

Mirrored Shield: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 39, 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 multiple enemies with Delusion 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 sold as an Artifact in the armor vendors at Lalivero in Golden Sun and Contigo in Golden Sun: The Lost Age. Its buy value is 5200 coins and its sell value is 3900 coins, its sell value while broken is 2600, and its repair value is 1300.

Golden Sun: The Lost Age Shields
These shields are introduced in Golden Sun: The Lost Age:

Fujin Shield: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 23 and Jupiter Resistance by 50. It is found in a treasure chest in the exterior portion of the Air's Rock dungeon, in the topmost screen at the mountain's peak. Its buy value is 1400 coins and its sell value is 1050 coins.

Luna Shield: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 33 and Venus Resistance by 30. It is only bought randomly by bringing a Star Dust 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 3900 coins and its sell value is 2925.

Aegis Shield: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 41, and adds 10% to the Unleash Rate of weapons. It is obtained randomly as a prize in Lemuria Spring with your Lucky Medals. Its buy value is 6700 coins and its sell value is 5025 coins.

Dragon Shield: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 42 and Mars and Mercury Resistance by 15 each. It is only bought randomly by bringing a Dragon Skin 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 7400 coins and its sell value is 5550. Not to be confused with the Dragon Shield in Golden Sun.

Flame Shield: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 44 and Mars Resistance by 60. It is only bought randomly by bringing a Salamander Tail 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 8600 coins and its sell value is 6450.

Terra Shield: A Cursed Artifact that increases base Defense by 48 and base Attack by 5. It is only bought randomly by bringing a Dark Matter 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 11200 coins and its sell value is 8400.

Cosmos Shield: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 49 and increases the elemental resistance of all four Elements for an Adept by 20 each. It is only bought randomly by bringing an Orihalcon 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 12200 coins and its sell value is 9150.