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 afterward 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.

Bracelets introduced in Golden Sun

The following bracelets have been around since 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, at Madra, Alhafra, and Garoh in The Lost Age, and at Harapa in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 180 coins and sold for 135 coins. It is among the starting equipment of Ivan in the first game and Sheba 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, at Mikasalla, Naribwe, and Kibombo in The Lost Age, and at Passaj and Ayuthay in Dark Dawn. It is renamed to Leda's Bracelet in Dark Dawn, not to be confused with the Leda's Bracelet in The Lost Age. It can be bought for 900 coins and sold for 675 coins. It is among the starting equipment of Amiti in the third game.

Heavy Armlet: A common bracelet that increases base Defense by 25. It is sold in armor vendors at Kalay and Tolbi in Golden Sun, at Yallam in The Lost Age, and at Te Rya and Belinsk in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 2000 coins and sold for 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 (even if it is not 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 won with Lucky Medals. It can be bought for 2600 coins, sold while intact for 1950 coins, sold while broken for 1300 coins, and repaired for 650 coins.

Silver Armlet: A common bracelet that increases base Defense by 30. It is sold in armor vendors at Lunpa in Golden Sun, at Champa and Contigo in The Lost Age, and at Port Rago, Harun Village, Yamata City, and Tonfon in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 4000 coins and sold for 3000 coins. It is among the default starting equipment of Ivan and Mia in the second game, and of Himi in the third game.

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 (even if it is not 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 on the first screen of Suhalla Desert in Golden Sun, and in a treasure chest in Kolima in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 7000 coins, sold while intact for 5250 coins, sold while broken for 3500 coins, and repaired for 1750 coins.

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 (even if it is not 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, in Loho in The Lost Age, and in Yamata in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 9000 coins, sold while intact for 6750 coins, sold while broken for 4500 coins, and repaired for 2250 coins.

Bracelets introduced in The Lost Age

The following bracelets first appeared in the second game, 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 (even if it is not 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 in The Lost Age, and in Harapa Ruins in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 3000 coins, sold while intact for 2250 coins, sold while broken for 1500 coins, and repaired for 750 coins.

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. It can be bought for is 3500 coins and sold for 2625 coins.

Jester's Armlet: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 39 and base PP by 30. It is found in a treasure chest in the earlier portion of Treasure Isle in The Lost Age, and in a chest in Burning Island Cave in Dark Dawn. 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 won with Lucky Medals. Not to be confused with the Leda's Bracelet in Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 5800 coins and sold for 4350 coins.

Mythril Armlet: An Artifact that increases base Defense by 46 and adds 10% to the Unleash rate of weapons. It is obtained randomly by bringing a Mythril Silver 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 9700 coins and sold for 7275 coins.

Bracelets introduced in Dark Dawn

The following bracelets first appeared in the third game, 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.