List of Helms

Head armor in Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age belong to three general classes which distinguish themselves by which individual Adepts can equip them. The pieces of armor listed here belong to the Helm class of head armor, and as such they are generally equippable by the warrior-style Adepts in each game: Isaac and Garet in the first game and Felix and Piers in the second.

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

Golden Sun Helms
These helms were introduced in the original game and make return appearances in the second.

Open Helm: A common helm that increases base Defense by 9. It is sold in armor vendors at Bilibin and Imil in Golden Sun and at Alhafra and Garoh in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 180 coins and its sell value is 135 coins.

Bronze Helm: A common helm that increases base Defense by 14. It is sold in armor vendors at Kolima, Xian, and Altin in Golden Sun and at Mikasalla and Naribwe in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 600 coins and its sell value is 450 coins.

Iron Helm: A common helm that increases base Defense by 20. It is sold in armor vendors at Altin and Kalay in Golden Sun and at Kibombo in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 1600 coins and its sell value is 1200 coins. It is Piers' initial equipment in The Lost Age.

Steel Helm: A common helm that increases base Defense by 27. It is sold in armor vendors at Tolbi in Golden Sun and at Apojii Islands in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 3100 coins and its sell value is 2325 coins.

Silver Helm: A common helm that increases base Defense by 30. It is sold in armor vendors at Lunpa in Golden Sun and at Champa in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 3900 coins and its sell value is 2925 coins.

Adept's Helm: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 29 and multiplies the Adept's maximum PP meter by 1.2. It is obtained randomly as a prize in Tolbi Spring with your Lucky Medals. Its buy value is 3700 coins and its sell value is 2775.

Knight's Helm: A common helm that increases base Defense by 33. It is sold in armor vendors at Lalivero in Golden Sun and at Contigo in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 3900 coins and its sell value is 2925 coins.

Warrior's Helm: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 35, Venus power by 10, and adds 10% to the Unleash rate of weapons. It is found in a treasure chest in the town Lalivero accessible by climbing onto the wall perimeter from the roof of the lowest left house. Its buy value is 10000 coins and its sell value is 7500 coins.

Golden Sun: The Lost Age Helms
These helms are introduced in the second game:

Viking Helm: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 30 and Mercury resistance by 30. It is found in a treasure chest hidden in a circle of stones near the entrance to Champa and can only be detected and opened with the Reveal Psynergy. Its buy value is 4000 coins and its sell value is 3000.

Minerva Helm: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 43 and base PP by 20. It is obtained randomly as a prize in Lemuria Spring with your Lucky Medals. Its buy value is 8700 coins and its sell value is 6525.

Dragon Helm: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 42 and Mercury and Mars resistance by 20 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 8900 coins and its sell value is 6675.

Millenium Helm: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 45 and base HP by 20. 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 11400 coins and its sell value is 8550.

Mythril Helm: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 44 and adds 12% 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 11400 coins and its sell value is 8550.

Fear Helm: A Cursed Artifact that increases base Defense by 48 and base Attack 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. Its buy value is 12800 coins and its sell value is 9600.

Gloria Helm: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 49 and HP recovery by 10. It is obtained as a rare drop from Aka Manah enemies in Mars Lighthouse. Its buy value is 13800 coins and its sell value is 10350.