Goblin's Rod

The Goblin's Rod is a Staff-class weapon found in Golden Sun: The Lost Age. It is acquired by finding a Rusty Staff at a white spot in the Great Western Sea, northwest of Hesperia, and bringing it to Sunshine the blacksmith in Yallam, where he will reforge it into the item. The Goblin's Rod is bought for 9800 coins while its resale value is 7350 coins. Visually, the Goblin's Rod resembles a rather hammer-shaped rod with a blue aura around it.

The Goblin's Rod carries a non-elemental attack rating of 134. This staff has the Unleash effect Sargasso, which activates at a rate of 35% (which is standard) and converts the attack into a Mercury-elemental attack with 39 extra attack points added, and the effect has a chance of instantly felling the target. Sargasso visually resembles a large swirling blue mass of energy that appears and expands when the wielder strikes the foe.

The Goblin's Rod, as a Staff-class item, can be wielded by Ivan, Sheba, Jenna, and Mia. The Goblin's Rod, accessible as soon as you can enter the Great Western Sea, is one of many weapons throughout the game that is quite powerful for when it can be first acquired but may not remain in the inventory for a very long period of time because a superior weapon may be found sometime later. In terms of element and unleash effect, the Goblin's Rod is actually a nearly identical version to the Crystal Rod, but with slightly less Unleash bonus power, which is offset by nearly 30 more base attack points than the Crystal Rod. It may seem practical to use because of its Unleash effect, but the Adepts who can equip it are normally used less for physically attacking and more for casting Psynergy, so it may not see as much practical use as other weapons.