List of Armor

Body 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 Armor class of 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 armors that are counted as "common" are armors that can be bought in unlimited quantities in an armor vendor's Buy menu and are sold without event. All armors that are counted as Artifacts are special, stronger armors 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 armor 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 armor are quite reliable indicators of how good each armor is as they measure against each other in actual battle. An armor that is priced higher than another is generally superior to that other armor even if the other weapon has a higher physical defense rating than the more expensive armor. Therefore, the following armors 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 armor continue to be used in later games, even if they are not listed under that game's list of Armor.

Golden Sun Armor
These armors were introduced in the original Golden Sun game:

Leather Armor: A common Armor that increases base Defense by 12. It is sold in armor vendors at Bilibin, Imil, and Kolima in Golden Sun, at Alhafra and Garoh in The Lost Age, and at Harapa and Ayuthay in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 240 coins and sold for 180 coins.

Psynergy Armor: A common Armor that increases base Defense by 21 and base PP by 20. While it is technically "common", in Golden Sun only one Psynergy Armor is found in the game, within a treasure chest in a well-hidden room in Mercury Lighthouse. In later games, however, it is sold as a common armor, in armor vendors at Mikasalla in The Lost Age and at Passaj in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 1000 coins and sold for 750 coins.

Chain Mail: A common Armor that increases base Defense by 25. It is sold in armor vendors at Altin and Kalay in Golden Sun, at Kibombo in The Lost Age, and at Te Rya in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 2000 coins and sold for 1500 coins. It is the initial equipment of Piers in the second game.

Armored Shell: A common Armor that increases base Defense by 30. It is sold in armor vendors at Tolbi in Golden Sun, at Apojii Islands in The Lost Age, and at Belinsk, Port Rago, and at Champa Camp in Dark Dawn. In Dark Dawn, it can also be found in a chest in Craggy Peak Ruins. It can be bought for 3600 coins and sold for 2700 coins.

Spirit Armor: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 32 and all four of an Adept's elemental resistances by 15. It is obtained randomly as a prize in Tolbi Spring won with Lucky Medals. It can be bought for 4000 coins and sold for 3000 coins.

Plate Mail: A common Armor that increases base Defense by 33. It is sold in armor vendors at Lunpa in Golden Sun, at Champa in The Lost Age, and at Saha in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 4400 coins and sold for 3300 coins.

Steel Armor: A common Armor that increases base Defense by 36. It is sold in armor vendors at Lalivero in Golden Sun, at Contigo in The Lost Age, and at Harun Village, Yamata City, and Tonfon in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 4900 coins and sold for 3675 coins.

Spiked Armor: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 34, base Attack by 10, and adds 6% to the Unleash Rate of weapons. It is obtained as a rare drop from Chimera Mage enemies in Venus Lighthouse in Golden Sun, and it is found in a chest in Craggy Peak Ruins in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 14000 coins and sold for 10500 coins.

Asura's Armor: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 42, base Attack by 5, and HP recovery rate by 8 points. It is found in a treasure chest near the east end of the Tunnel Ruins in Golden Sun and in a chest in Lonely Island Ruins in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 15000 coins and sold for 11250 coins.

Dragon Scales: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 44 and Mercury and Mars resistance by 30 each. It is found in a somewhat hidden treasure chest in Venus Lighthouse in Golden Sun, and in a chest in Warrior's Hill in Dark Dawn. In Dark Dawn, its name is changed to Dragon Mail, but its statistics are those of the Dragon Scales, not the Dragon Mail. It can be bought for 17000 coins and sold for 12750 coins.

Demon Mail: A Cursed Artifact that increases base Defense by 50 but lowers Jupiter resistance by 10. In Golden Sun, it is found in a treasure chest at the very bottom of the original Crossbone Isle at the Pirate Ship after defeating Deadbeard, and in Dark Dawn, it is found in a chest earlier in the new Crossbone Isle. It can be bought for 17000 coins and sold for 12750 coins.

Golden Sun: The Lost Age Armor
These armors are introduced in Golden Sun: The Lost Age:

Ixion Mail: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 26, and Jupiter and Mercury resistance by 20 each. In The Lost Age, it is found in a treasure chest in Alhafran Cave in an area that can be accessed with the Lash Psynergy, and in Dark Dawn, it is found in a chest in The Ouroboros. It can be bought for 1300 coins and sold for 975 coins.

Planet Armor: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 36, and adds 10 to all elemental power ratings for the Adept. In The Lost Age, 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. In Dark Dawn, it is found in a treasure chest in Port Rago. It can be bought for 4800 coins and sold for 3600 coins.

Phantasmal Mail: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 38, 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 up to three 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 found in a treasure chest in Izumo Ruins. It can be bought for 5800 coins, sold while intact for 4350 coins, sold while broken for 2900 coins, and repaired for 1450 coins.

Erebus Armor: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 43 and HP recovery by 6. It is obtained randomly as a prize in Lemuria Spring won with Lucky Medals. It can be bought for 12000 coins and sold for 9000 coins.

Dragon Mail: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 44, and Mercury and Mars 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. It can be bought for 9700 coins and sold for 7275 coins. Not to be confused with the Dragon Mail in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn.

Chronos Mail: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 47, and base HP by 30. In The Lost Age, it is only bought randomly by bringing a Golem Core forgeable material to the blacksmith in Yallam so that he may create one of several possible, randomly determined items from it, including this one. In Dark Dawn, it is obtained as a rare drop from Grislies in Snowdrift Shrine. It can be bought for 13100 coins and sold for 9825 coins.

Stealth Armor: A Cursed Artifact that increases base Defense by 48, but lowers Venus resistance by 10. 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. It can be bought for 14000 coins and sold for 10500 coins.

Xylion Armor: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 50 and base Attack by 12. It is obtained randomly by bringing an Orihalcon forgeable material to the blacksmith in Yallam in The Lost Age and in Champa in Dark Dawn so that he or she may create one of several possible, randomly determined items from it, including this one. In The Lost Age, it must be bought once forged, while in Dark Dawn, it is given to the player for free. It can be bought for 22500 coins and sold for 16875 coins.

Valkyrie Mail: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 53, and adds 20% to the Unleash Rate of weapons. It is found in a treasure chest in Mars Lighthouse in The Lost Age, and in a chest in Apollo Ascent in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 25500 coins and sold for 19125 coins.