List of Basic Headgear


 * Crown redirects here. For the Mercury Adept in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn whose Japanese name is Crown, see Rief.

Head 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 several classes of head armor - Hat, Cap, Crown, Hood, and Mask - that are functionally identical because they can be equipped by all party members and are only limited in certain cases by what gender of Adept can equip it.

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

Basic Headgear introduced in Golden Sun
The following headgear has been around since the original Golden Sun game:

Leather Cap: A common hat that increases base Defense by 3. It is sold in armor vendors at Vale and Vault in Golden Sun, at Daila, Madra, and Alhafra in The Lost Age, and at Patcher's Place in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 30 coins and sold for 22 coins. It is the initial equipment of Matthew, Tyrell, and Karis in the third game.

Wooden Cap: A common hat that increases base Defense by 10. It is sold in armor vendors at Bilibin, Imil, Kolima, Xian, and Altin in Golden Sun, at Garoh and Naribwe in The Lost Age, and at Kaocho in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 400 coins and sold for 300 coins. It is the initial equipment of Mia in the first game.

Mail Cap: A common hat that increases base Defense by 23. It is sold in armor vendors at Kalay and Tolbi in Golden Sun, at Yallam in The Lost Age, and at Te Rya Village and Border Town in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 2000 coins and sold for 1500 coins. It is the initial equipment of Sveta in the third game.

Ninja Hood: A hat Artifact that increases base Defense by 22 and base Agility by 20. It is obtained randomly as a prize in Tolbi Spring with your Lucky Medals. It can be bought for 2800 coins and sold for 2100 coins.

Lure Cap: A hat Artifact that increases base Defense by 20, and it has one of the most unique effects of any equipment: While equipped, the encounter rate of random monster battles will increase. In Golden Sun, it is won as a prize from Babi at Babi's Palace in a cutscene that occurs after Isaac wins all of the Colosso Finals. In Dark Dawn, it is dropped by a Mimic in Craggy Peak Ruins. It can be bought for 3000 coins and sold for 2250 coins.

Jeweled Crown: A crown Artifact that increases base Defense by 35 and base Luck by 5. It is sold as an artifact at armor vendors in Lalivero in Golden Sun, at Contigo in The Lost Age, and at Harun Village in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 4000 coins and sold for 3000 coins.

Prophet's Hat: A hat 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 inflict the Death Curse condition on a single opponent 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. In the first two games, it is obtained as a rare drop from Dread Hound enemies appearing in Altmiller Cave in Golden Sun and in Gaia Rock in The Lost Age. In Dark Dawn, it is found in a chest in Passaj. It can be bought for 4600 coins, sold while intact for 3450 coins, sold while broken for 2300 coins, and repaired for 1150 coins.

Lucky Cap: A crown Artifact that increases base Defense by 33, PP recovery by 2, and adds 8% to the Unleash rate of weapons. It is found in a treasure chest in the earlier frontal portion of Venus Lighthouse in Golden Sun, and in a chest in Harun Channel in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 5200 coins and sold for 3900 coins.

Thunder Crown: A Cursed crown Artifact that increases base Defense by 40 and PP recovery by 4. It is found in a treasure chest in the later portion of Venus Lighthouse in Golden Sun, and in a chest in Yamata Ruins in Dark Dawn. Its can be bought for 7500 coins and sold for 5625 coins.

Basic Headgear introduced in The Lost Age
The following pieces of headgear first appeared in the second game, Golden Sun: The Lost Age:

Nurse's Cap: A hat Artifact for female Adepts only that increases base Defense by 18, 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's HP meter by 70 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 found in a treasure chest visible and reachable on the roof of the mayor's manor at Madra in The Lost Age, and in cabinets in a house in Te Rya in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 1200 coins, sold while intact for 900 coins, sold while broken for 600 coins, and repaired for 300 coins.

Thorn Crown: A crown Artifact that increases base Defense by 28 and base Attack by 8. It is found in a treasure chest in the town Naribwe, in the town's lower right area accessible with the Lash Psynergy. It can be bought for 3300 coins and sold for 2475.

Otafuku Mask: A mask Artifact for female Adepts only that increases base Defense by 31, 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 cast the Monster Skill Water Breath for Mercury damage against multiple opponents 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 as a rare drop from Gressil enemies in Izumo Ruins. It can be bought for 3900 coins, sold while intact for 2925 coins, sold while broken for 1950 coins, and repaired for 975 coins.

Floating Hat: A hat Artifact that increases base Defense by 34, Jupiter Resistance by 20, and multiplies the Adept's current Luck rating by 1.2. It is only bought randomly by bringing a Sylph Feather 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 5700 coins and sold for 4275 coins.

Hiotoko Mask: A mask Artifact for male Adepts only that increases base Defense by 33, 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 cast the Monster Skill Fire Breath for Mars damage against multiple opponents 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 as a rare drop from Little Death enemies in Magma Rock. It can be bought for 6600 coins, sold while intact for 4950 coins, sold while broken for 3300 coins, and repaired for 1650 coins.

Crown of Glory: A crown Artifact that increases base Defense by 40 and PP recovery by 8. It is obtained randomly as a prize in Lemuria Spring with your Lucky Medals. Its buy value is 7400 coins and its sell value is 5550.

Alastor's Hood: A hat Artifact that increases base Defense by 47, 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 possibly instantly fell an enemy like using the Condemn Psynergy, 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 Mars Lighthouse near the Mars tower in The Lost Age, and in a chest near the bottom of Crossbone Isle in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 11800 coins, sold while intact for 8550 coins, sold while broken for 5900 coins, and repaired for 2950 coins.

Basic Headgear introduced in Dark Dawn
The following headgear first appeared in the third game, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn:

Umbra Cowl: Increases base Defense by 35 and both Venus and Jupiter Resistances by 20. It is found in a chest in Lonely Island Ruins. It is also one piece of the Umbra Gear, a set of beastman-only equipment that is needed to access Apollo Sanctum.