Battle Rapier

A Battle Rapier (バトルレイピア, Battle Rapier^?) is a common Light Blade-class weapon available in throughout the Golden Sun series.

In Golden Sun and The Lost Age

Battle Rapier (GBA)
In-Game Description
"Light Blade" (GS) (TLA)
Trade Info
Weapon class	Light Blade
Buy value	2900
Sell value	2175
Artifact?	No
Statistic Boosts
Attack Boost	58
Acquisition
• First sold at Xian (GS) • First sold at Naribwe (TLA)

In the original Golden Sun, the Battle Rapier are sold in the towns Xian, Altin, and Kalay, and can be equipped by Isaac, Garet, and Ivan. In Golden Sun: The Lost Age it is bought in the towns Naribwe, Kibombo, and Yallam, and can additionally be equipped Felix, Jenna, and Piers.

In Golden Sun when it can be first bought in Xian, it is a worthy purchase for an Adept holding a Broad Axe, and if Ivan is holding the Elven Rapier while Mia is still holding the Blessed Ankh, it would be feasible to buy a Battle Rapier for Ivan. Buying Battle Rapiers should not take priority over buying the new and stronger defensive equipment at Xian, though, and unless the player has money to burn, buying multiple Battle Rapiers might be overkill, because in the next town of Altin the player can buy Claymores and the Psynergy Rod artifact from the weapon vendor you can de-submerge as you progress through the Altin Peak dungeon.

In Golden Sun: The Lost Age, much of the game's focus is on completing puzzles in the dungeon-style locations that provide as rewards weapon artifacts far superior to commonly bought weapons and even weapon artifacts that can normally be bought in vendors, so you will most likely not want to buy and equip this weapon because you will have very easily found superior weapon artifacts such as Storm Brand, Hypnos' Sword, and Blow Mace before you even get to the towns that sell Battle Rapiers. The Battle Rapier may have a higher attack rating than the Hypnos' Sword in particular, but it doesn't have an Unleash effect, which makes it actually less useful.

In Golden Sun: Dark Dawn

Battle Rapier (DD)
The DS model of the Battle Rapier
In-Game Description
"Weapon: Light Blade" (DD)
Trade Info
Weapon class	Light Blade
Buy value	2900
Sell value	2175
Artifact?	No
Statistic Boosts
Attack Boost	58
First Unleash effect
Effect name	Critical Strike
Extra damage	x1.5
Second Unleash effect
Effect name	Berserk Rush
Extra damage	x1.6
Side effect	May lower target's Defense by 25%
Acquisition
• Starts on Amiti (DD) • First sold at Ayuthay (DD)

In Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, Battle Rapiers now possess two Unleashes, as part of the revisions to the Unleash system. The first unleash, Critical Strike (かいしんのいちげき, Critical Hit^?), is a non-elemental physical attack that multiplies the potential damage by 1.5. The second unleash, Berserk Rush (こんしんのいちげき, Whole-Body Blow^?), is a non-elemental physical attack that multiplies the potential damage by 1.6. Battle Rapiers can be bought in the towns Ayuthay and Passaj, and can be equipped by Matthew, Tyrell, Karis, Amiti, Eoleo, and Himi.

In Dark Dawn, Amiti joins the party with a Battle Rapier equipped; he will have mastered both Unleashes. At this point, a stronger weapon can not be acquired at least until the Weapons Shop in Passaj opens, at which point he can equip a Composite Bow. However, thanks to the good damage multipliers of the Rapier's two Unleashes, the Battle Rapier will still serve him well until then. If the player desires, they can also equip a Battle Rapier on Karis if they want the attack upgrade, though some may prefer to retain the Elven Rapier until Passaj's shops open up, given the Elven Rapier's status as a Jupiter-aligned pure-element weapon.

Gallery of Dark Dawn unleashes

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  Critical Strike

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  Berserk Rush