List of Bracelets

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 Bracelet class of hand armor, which can be equipped by all mage-style Adepts to date: Ivan and Mia in the first game; Jenna and Sheba in the second game; Karis, Rief, Amiti, and Himi in the third game.

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

Golden Sun Bracelets
These bracelets were introduced in the original Golden Sun game.

Leather Armlet: A common bracelet that increases base Defense by 7. It is sold in armor vendors at Vault, Bilibin, and Imil in Golden Sun and at Madra, Alhafra, and Garoh in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 180 coins and its sell value is 135 coins. It is Ivan's initial equipment in the first game and Sheba's in the second.

Armlet: A common bracelet that increases base Defense by 17. It is sold in armor vendors at Kolima, Xian, and Altin in Golden Sun and at Mikasalla, Naribwe, and Kibombo in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 900 coins and its sell value is 675 coins.

Heavy Armlet: A common bracelet that increases base Defense by 25. 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.

Guardian Armlet: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 27, 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 increase a target Adept's Defense rating by 25% 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 randomly as a prize in Tolbi Spring with your Lucky Medals. Its buy value is 2600 coins and its sell value is 1950 coins, its sell value while broken is 1300, and its repair value is 650.

Silver Armlet: A common bracelet that increases base Defense by 30. It is sold in armor vendors at Lunpa in Golden Sun and at Champa and Contigo in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 4000 coins and its sell value is 3000 coins.

Virtuous Armlet: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 35 and Jupiter and Mars power by 10, 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 100 HP to a party member's health meter both in and out of 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 found in a treasure chest in the first screen of Suhalla Desert. Its buy value is 7000 coins and its sell value is 5250 coins, its sell value while broken is 3500, and its repair value is 1750.

Spirit Armlet: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 38 and Mercury and Venus power by 10, 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 in battle of the Stun, Sleep, Delusion, and Death Curse ailments in 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 at the armor vendors in Lalivero in Golden Sun and in Loho in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 9000 coins and its sell value is 6750 coins, its sell value while broken is 4500, and its repair value is 2250.

Golden Sun: The Lost Age Bracelets
These bracelets are introduced in Golden Sun: The Lost Age:

Bone Armlet: An 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 attempt to inflict the Haunt status condition on multiple enemies 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 found in a treasure chest in the Gabomba Statue dungeon in lower Gondowan. Its buy value is 3000 coins and its sell value is 2250 coins, its sell value while broken is 1500, and its repair value is 750.

Clear Bracelet: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 31 and Mercury power by 25. It is only bought randomly by bringing a Tear Stone 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 3500 coins and its sell value is 2625.

Jester's Armlet: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 39 and base PP by 30. It is found in a treasure chest in Treasure Isle, in the dungeon's earlier portion accessible with the Grind Psynergy. Its buy value is 5100 coins and its sell value is 3825.

Leda's Bracelet: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 38 and Jupiter power by 30. It is obtained randomly as a prize in Lemuria Spring with your Lucky Medals. Its buy value is 5800 coins and its sell value is 4350.

Mythril Armlet: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 46 and adds 10% to the Unleash rate of weapons. It is only bought randomly by bringing a Mythril Silver 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 9700 coins and its sell value is 7275.

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn Bracelets
These bracelets are introduced in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn:

Air Bangle: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 39 and Jupiter Power by 30. It is one of several items Obaba can forge from Quality Zol. It can be bought for 6000 coins and sold for 4500 coins. The Air Bangle is notable because it can be equipped by any party member.