Equipment Comparison Tables (GBA)

From Golden Sun Universe

The lists on this page are designed to streamline the process of comparing equippable items in the GBA duology. In Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age there is a split between between "warrior-style Adepts" and "caster-style Adepts". Therefore, this page is divided between the two types of playable characters. The warriors consist of Isaac, Garet, Felix and Piers and the casters consist of Ivan, Mia, Jenna and Sheba.

  • Warrior-style Adepts are consistently capable of wielding Long Swords, Light Blades, Axes, and Maces, and they equip Body Armor, Helms, and Shields. They are uniformly incapable of wielding Staffs and Ankhs or equipping Robes, Circlets, and Bracelets.
  • Caster-style Adepts are consistently capable of wielding Staffs and Ankhs, and they equip Robes, Circlets, and Bracelets. In addition, the casters are further split based on weapons, with the "cleric-style Adepts" Mia and Sheba capable of wielding Maces and the "mage-knight-style Adepts" Ivan and Jenna capable of wielding Light Blades. For ease of reading, this extra split is not reflected in the weapon table. Caster-style Adepts are uniformly incapable of wielding Long Swords and Axes or equipping Body Armor, Helms, and Shields.
  • Lastly, there are equippable items that can be wield by both groups. Those include Clothing, Hats, Gloves, Shirts, Boots and Rings.

Legend

  • "Shop": This item can be bought repeatedly in at least one shop in the listed games.
  • "Artifact": This item appears at least once as an Artifact in the listed games' shops' Artifact menus.
  • "Tolbi Springs"/"Lemuria Springs": This item can be won as a prize from the Lucky Medal Fountains in the listed games, and therefore can be acquired repeatedly.
  • "Lucky Wheels": This item can be won as a prize from the Lucky Wheels minigame in the listed games, and therefore can be acquired repeatedly.
  • "Found": This item can generally be found within one of the chests of the listed game and is one-of-a-kind, but sometimes these can be received from inspecting the world map itself (such as the Turtle Boots).
  • "Forge": This item can be acquired randomly whenever appropriate Forgeable items are brought to Sunshine the Blacksmith in Yallam in Golden Sun: The Lost Age, and therefore can be acquired repeatedly.
  • "Event": This item is received in a scripted event that triggers in the game itself.
  • "Drop": This item is dropped randomly by a defeated monster, and therefore can be acquired repeatedly.
  • "Unobtainable": This item exists in the game code of at least the second game, but cannot be obtained without use of a hacking device.

Warrior-style Adepts

These include the Venus Adept Isaac and the Mars Adept Garet in Golden Sun, who eventually join the party late in The Lost Age after the player has spent most of the game using the Venus Adept Felix and the Mercury Adept Piers.

Body slot

The following is a list of the Clothing and Body Armor that the Adepts Isaac, Garet, Felix, and Piers can equip in the Body Armor slot of an Adept's equipment. Since all three of the game's female party members are casters, any general Clothing exclusive to females (namely Faery Vest and Floral Dress) are not listed here because none of the four warriors can equip them.

Icon Equipment name Type Value DEF Other Obtainable Game
Cotton Shirt Clothing 20 3 N/A Shop Both
Travel Vest Clothing 50 7 N/A Shop Both
Leather Armor Armor 240 12 N/A Shop Both
Fur Coat Clothing 400 16 20 RES
 Found GS
Adept's Clothes Clothing 850 18 8 PP Shop Both
Psynergy Armor Armor 1000 21 20 PP Found
Shop 		Both
Full Metal Vest Clothing 1100 21 N/A Found TLA
Ixion Mail Armor 1300 26 20 RES
20 RES 		Found TLA
Elven Shirt Clothing 1700 22 x1.5 AGI Found GS
Chain Mail Armor 2000 25 N/A Shop Both
Kimono Clothing 2800 25 10 AGI
10 RES
 Tolbi Springs GS
Festival Coat Clothing 2800 28 10 Luck Found TLA
Water Jacket Clothing 3000 30 20 RES
20 RES
 Found GS
Silver Vest Clothing 3200 28 N/A Shop Both
Armored Shell Armor 3600 30 N/A Shop Both
Spirit Armor Armor 4000 32 15 RES
15 RES
15 RES
15 RES
 Tolbi springs GS
Wild Coat Clothing 4000 37 40 AGI Lemuria springs TLA
Plate Mail Armor 4400 33 N/A Shop Both
Planet Armor Armor 4800 36 10 POW
10 POW
10 POW
10 POW
 Forge TLA
Steel Armor Armor 4900 36 N/A Shop Both
Phantasmal Mail Armor 5800 38 7 Luck
Use to delude 		Found TLA
Ninja Garb Clothing 6900 36 10 AGI
10 RES
 Found GS
Erebus Armor Armor 9000 43 6 HP regen Lemuria Springs TLA
Dragon Mail Armor 9700 44 15 RES
15 RES 		Forge TLA
Storm Gear Clothing 9800 42 30 RES
30 RES
30 RES 		Found GS
Erinyes Tunic Clothing 10400 44 5 ATK
10% Unleash 		Found TLA
Chronos Mail Armor 13100 47 20 HP Forge TLA
Spiked Armor Armor 14000 34 10 ATK
6% Unleash 		Drop GS
Stealth Armor Armor 14000 48 Cursed
-10 RES 		Forge TLA
Mythril Clothes Clothing 14900 49 15% Unleash Forge TLA
Asura's Armor Armor 15000 42 5 ATK,
8 HP regen 		Found GS
Dragon Scales Armor 17000 44 30 RES
30 RES 		Found GS
Demon Mail Armor 17000 50 Cursed
-10 RES 		Found GS
Triton's Ward Clothing 21600 47 70 RES
30 POW 		Drop TLA
Xylion Armor Armor 22500 50 12 ATK Forge TLA
Valkyrie Mail Armor 25500 53 20% Unleash Found TLA

Hand slot

The following is a list of the Gloves and Shields that the Adepts Isaac, Garet, Felix, and Piers can equip in the Hand Armor slot of an Adept's equipment.

Icon Equipment name Type Value DEF Other Obtainable Game
Padded Gloves Glove 10 2 N/A Shop Both
Wooden Shield Shield 40 6 N/A Shop Both
Leather Gloves Glove 220 10 N/A Shop Both
Bronze Shield Shield 500 14 N/A Shop Both
Iron Shield Shield 1200 20 N/A Shop Both
Fujin Shield Shield 1400 23 50 RES
 Found TLA
Gauntlets Glove 1600 23 N/A Shop Both
Vambrace Glove 1800 27 5 ATK Found GS
Battle Gloves Glove 2100 26 8 ATK Tolbi Springs GS
Dragon Shield Shield 2400 26 30 RES
 Found GS
Knight's Shield Shield 3000 28 N/A Shop Both
Luna Shield Shield 3900 33 30 RES
 Forge TLA
War Gloves Glove 4000 32 10 ATK Artifact Both
Earth Shield Shield 4100 31 20 RES
Use to heal 150 HP 		Tolbi Springs GS
Crafted Gloves Glove 4600 35 5 ATK Lemuria Springs TLA
Spirit Gloves Glove 5200 34 5 POW
5 POW
5 POW
5 POW
 Found GS
Mirrored Shield Shield 5200 39 Use to delude Artifact Both
Aerial Gloves Glove 5400 37 20 POW
30 AGI 		Forge TLA
Aura Gloves Glove 6500 36 Use to boost RES Drop Both
Aegis Shield Shield 6700 41 10% Unleash Lemuria Springs TLA
Spirit Gloves Glove 7200 40 20 PP Found TLA
Dragon Shield Shield 7400 42 15 RES
15 RES
 Forge TLA
Titan Gloves Glove 8100 43 30 HP Forge TLA
Flame Shield Shield 8600 44 60 RES
 Forge TLA
Big Bang Gloves Glove 10200 47 40 POW
 Forge TLA
Riot Gloves Glove 10400 45 15 ATK,
20% Unleash 		Drop TLA
Terra Shield Shield 11200 48 Cursed
5 ATK 		Forge TLA
Cosmos Shield Shield 12200 49 20 RES
20 RES
20 RES
20 RES
 Forge TLA

Head slot

The following is a list of the Hats/Crowns/Masks and Helms that the Adepts Isaac, Garet, Felix, and Piers can equip in the Head Armor slot of an Adept's equipment. Since all three of the game's female party members are casters, any general Hats exclusive to females (namely Nurse's Cap and Otafuku Mask) are not listed here because none of the four warriors can equip them.

Icon Equipment name Type Value DEF Other Obtainable Game
Leather Cap Hat 30 3 N/A Shop Both
Open Helm Helm 180 9 N/A Shop Both
Wooden Cap Hat 400 10 N/A Shop Both
Bronze Helm Helm 600 14 N/A Shop Both
Iron Helm Helm 1600 20 N/A Shop Both
Mail Cap Hat 2000 23 N/A Shop Both
Ninja Hood Hat 2800 28 20 AGI Tolbi Springs GS
Lure Cap Hat 3000 20 Increases random encounter rate Event GS
Steel Helm Helm 3100 27 N/A Shop Both
Thorn Crown Hat 3300 28 8 ATK Found TLA
Adept's Helm Helm 3700 29 x1.2 PP Tolbi Springs GS
Silver Helm Helm 3900 30 N/A Shop Both
Viking Helm Helm 4000 30 30 RES
 Found TLA
Jeweled Crown Hat 4000 35 5 Luck Artifact Both
Prophet's Hat Hat 4600 30 Use to inflict Death Curse Drop Both
Knight's Helm Helm 4600 33 N/A Shop Both
Lucky Cap Hat 5200 33 2 PP regen
8% Unleash 		Found GS
Floating Hat Hat 5700 34 20 RES
x1.2 Luck 		Forge TLA
Hiotoko Mask Hat 6600 33 Use to attack
Males only 		Drop TLA
Crown of Glory Hat 7400 40 8 PP regen Lemuria Springs TLA
Thunder Crown Hat 7500 40 Cursed
4 PP regen 		Found GS
Minerva Helm Helm 8700 43 20 PP Lemuria Springs TLA
Dragon Helm Helm 8900 42 20 RES
20 RES
 Forge TLA
Warrior's Helm Helm 10000 35 10 POW
10% Unleash 		Found GS
Mythril Helm Helm 11400 44 12% Unleash Forge TLA
Millenium Helm Helm 11400 45 20 HP Forge TLA
Alastor's Hood Hat 11800 47 Use to emulate Condemn Found TLA
Fear Helm Helm 12800 48 Cursed
10 ATK 		Forge TLA
Gloria Helm Helm 13800 49 10 HP regen Drop TLA

Weapon slot

The following is a list of Axes, Light Blades, Long Swords and Maces that the Adepts Isaac, Garet, Felix, and Piers can equip in the Weapon slot of an Adept's equipment. Weapons with an unleash effect align all damage dealt with a singular element, applying resistance as appropriate. In addition, certain weapons cause all basic attacks to align with a singular element; these unleashes and weapons are marked with the correspending elemental icon before the attack value.

Icon Equipment name Type Value ATK Other Obtainable Game
Machete Light Blade N/A 6 N/A Unobtainable TLA
Mace Mace 80 6 N/A Shop Both
Short Sword Light Blade 120 8 N/A Shop Both
Battle Axe Axe 200 24 N/A Shop Both
Long Sword Long Sword 200 14 N/A Shop Both
Heavy Mace Mace 500 26 N/A Shop Both
Hunter's Sword Light Blade 520 28 N/A Shop Both
Bandit's Sword Light Blade 700 12 Unleash: deals x0.9 base damage,
may double the resulting damage 		Drop GS
Broad Sword Long Sword 1000 40 N/A Shop Both
Broad Axe Axe 1400 50 N/A Shop Both
Themis' Axe Axe 1900 30 Unleash: +11 ATK,
may lower the target's Agility by 50% 		Found TLA
Pirate's Sword Light Blade 2000 34 Unleash: +12 ATK,
may inflict Sleep 		Found TLA
Elven Rapier 2200 Light Blade 44 Unleash: +16 ATK
 Found GS
Arctic Blade Long Sword 2600 55 Unleash: +18 ATK,
may lower the target's Attack by 25% 		Found GS
Battle Mace Mace 2600 56 N/A Shop Both
Blow Mace Mace 2800 45 Unleash: +17 ATK Found TLA
Battle Rapier Light Blade 2900 58 N/A Shop Both
Hypnos' Sword Light Blade 2900 49 Unleash: +18 ATK,
may inflict Sleep 		Found TLA
Storm Brand Long Swords 3900 60 Unleash: +21 ATK,
may lower the target's Attack by 25% 		Found TLA
Claymore Long Sword 4000 70 N/A Shop Both
Vulcan Axe Axe 4600 76 Unleash: +20 ATK,
may inflict Stun 		Found GS
Disk Axe Axe 4700 76 Unleash: +24 ATK
 Found TLA
Great Axe Axe 5200 80 N/A Shop Both
War Mace Mace 6200 84 N/A Shop Both
Corsair's Edge Light Blade 6300 90 Unleash: +25 ATK,
may lower the target's Resistances by 40 		Found TLA
Mystery Blade Light Blade 6400 84 Unleash: +25 ATK,
may heal the user by the damage dealt 		Found GS
Master Rapier Light Blade 6800 86 N/A Shop Both
Captain's Axe Axe 6800 95 Attack Use to raise an ally's Defense by 25% Found TLA
Great Sword Long Sword 7000 90 N/A Shop Both
Grievous Mace Mace 7000 88 Unleash: +20 ATK
 Tolbi Springs GS
Righteous Mace Mace 7000 112 3 HP regen
Unleash: +49 ATK,
may inflict Delusion 		Artifact Both
Burning Axe Axe 7500 84 Unleash: +23 ATK
 Tolbi Springs GS
Robber's Blade Long Swords 7600 101 Unleash: +33 ATK,
may lower the target's Defense by 25% 		Found TLA
Assassin Blade Light Blade 7800 90 Unleash: +28 ATK,
may instantly fell the target 		Tolbi Springs GS
Comet Mace Mace 8000 105 Unleash: +34 ATK,
may lower the target's Defense by 25% 		Forged TLA
Hagbone Mace Mace 8400 108 Unleash: +41 ATK,
may inflict Haunt 		Found TLA
Mist Sabre Light Blade 8600 110 Unleash: +36 ATK,
may inflict Delusion 		Found TLA
Ninja Blade Light Blade 8800 94 Unleash: +38 ATK,
may lower the target's Resistances by 40 		Artifact Both
Demon Mace Mace 9200 115 Unleash: +38 ATK,
may inflict Delusion 		Found TLA
Swift Sword Light Blade 9400 104 10 POW
Unleash: +0 ATK,
may triple the resulting damage 		Artifact Both
Shamshir Long Sword 10000 99 Unleash: +34 ATK,
may lower the target's Attack by 25% 		Artifact Both
Sylph Rapier Light Blade 10100 124 Unleash: +40 ATK,
may double the resulting damage 		Forged TLA
Dragon Axe Axe 10300 100 Unleash: +21 ATK,
may inflict Delusion 		Artifact Both
Thanatos Mace Mace 10400 125 Unleash: +42 ATK,
may instantly fell the target 		Found TLA
Pirate's Sabre Light Blade 10600 136 Unleash: +43 ATK,
may inflict Venom 		Found TLA
Tartarus Axe Axe 10800 127 Unleash: +43 ATK,
may heal the user by the damage dealt 		Drop TLA
Viking Axe Axe 11000 137 Unleash: +47 ATK,
may inflict Stun 		Found TLA
Lightning Sword Long Swords 11400 134 Unleash: +46
May inflict Delusion 		Found TLA
Soul Brand Long Swords 11600 141 Unleash: +50 ATK,
may restore the user's PP equal to 10% of the damage dealt 		Found TLA
Cloud Brand Long Swords 11800 130 5% more likely to Unleash
Unleash: +39 ATK,
ignores Defense of dragons 		Found TLA
Mighty Axe Axe 11900 145 Unleash: +41 ATK,
may lower the target's Resistances by 40 		Lemuria Fountain TLA
Silver Blade Long Sword 12000 108 Attack. Unleash: +42 ATK Shop Both
Hestia Blade Long Swords 12900 145 Unleash: +48 ATK,
halves Agility 		Lemuria Springs TLA
Kikuichimonji Light Blade 13400 128 Unleash: +64 ATK,
50%* ignore half of Defense 		Drop GS
Muramasa Long Sword 13600 126 Cursed
Unleash: +60 ATK,
may inflict Haunt 		Found GS
Phaeton's Blade Light Blade 13600 151 Unleash: +51 ATK,
may inflict Delusion 		Found TLA
Wicked Mace Mace 13800 130 Cursed
Unleash: +53 ATK,
may inflict Venom 		Found GS
Rising Mace Mace 13900 152 Unleash: +52 ATK,
may heal the user by the damage dealt 		Drop TLA
Giant Axe Axe 14000 114 Unleash: +47 ATK,
may lower the target's Defense by 25% 		Drop Both
Huge Sword Long Swords 14000 155 Unleash: +60 ATK,
may lower the target's Defense by 25% 		Forged TLA
Blessed Mace Mace 14500 126 2 HP regen
Use to heal 200 HP 		Drop Both
Burning Sword Light Blade 14600 157 Unleash: +54 ATK,
may lower the target's Defense by 25% 		Forged TLA
Mythril Blade Long Swords 14600 160 Unleash: +56 ATK,
may Seal the target's Psynergy 		Forged TLA
Tungsten Mace Mace 14700 159 Unleash: +58 ATK,
may ignore half of Defense 		Forged TLA
Rune Blade Long Swords 15000 162 Unleash: +57 ATK,
may Seal the target's Psynergy 		Drop TLA
Apollo's Axe Axe 15200 158 Unleash: +54 ATK,
may heal the user by the damage dealt 		Forged TLA
Demon Axe Axe 16000 132 Cursed
Unleash: +55 ATK,
may inflict Poison 		Found GS
Gaia's Axe Axe 16400 163 Unleash: +59 ATK,
may inflict Sleep 		Forged TLA
Masamune Light Blade 16400 161 5% more likely to Unleash
Unleash: +62 ATK,
may double the resulting damage 		Found TLA
Gaia Blade Long Sword 17000 135 20 POW
20 RES
Unleash +70 ATK 		Found GS
Kusanagi Long Sword N/A 135 N/A Unobtainable GS
Masamune Long Sword N/A 135 N/A Unobtainable GS
Sol Blade Long Sword N/A 138 N/A Unobtainable GS
Stellar Axe Axe 19700 171 Unleash: +63 ATK,
may inflict Stun 		Forged TLA
Levatine Long Swords 19700 173 Unleash: +66 ATK,
50%* ignore half of Defense 		Forged TLA
Tisiphone Edge Light Blade 23000 178 Unleash: +71 ATK,
20% to double or 50% to triple the resulting damage 		Drop TLA
Fire Brand Long Swords 23400 176 Unleash: +67 ATK,
45%* to inflict Sleep 		Found TLA
Darksword Long Swords 24200 210 Cursed
Unleash: +76 ATK,
55%* to inflict Venom 		Forged TLA
Excalibur Long Swords 29200 180 Unleash: +73 ATK,
60% to triple the resulting damage 		Forged TLA
Sol Blade Long Swords 31200 200 Can only be equipped by Isaac and Felix.
Unleash: always deals triple base damage 		Found TLA

Caster-style Adepts

These include the Jupiter Adept Ivan and the Mercury Adept Mia in Golden Sun, who eventually join the party late in The Lost Age after the player has spent most of the game using the Jupiter Adept Sheba and the Mars Adept Jenna.

Body slot

The following is a list of the Clothing and Robes that the Adepts Ivan, Mia, Jenna and Sheba can equip in the Body Armor slot of an Adept's equipment.

Icon Equipment name Type Value DEF Other Obtainable Game
Cotton Shirt Clothing 20 3 N/A Shop Both
One-Piece Dress Robe 25 4 Females only Shop Both
Travel Vest Clothing 50 7 N/A Shop Both
Travel Robe Robe 200 10 N/A Shop Both
Fur Coat Clothing 400 16 20 RES
 Found GS
Adept's Clothes Clothing 850 18 8 PP Shop Both
Full Metal Vest Clothing 1100 21 N/A Found TLA
Silk Robe Robe 1400 20 N/A Shop Both
China Dress Robe 1600 19 Females only Artifact GS
Elven Shirt Clothing 1700 22 x1.5 AGI Found GS
Jerkin Robe 2400 26 N/A Shop Both
Kimono Clothing 2800 25 10 AGI
10 RES
 Tolbi Springs GS
Festival Coat Clothing 2800 28 10 Luck Found TLA
Water Jacket Clothing 3000 30 20 RES
20 RES
 Found GS
Silver Vest Clothing 3200 28 N/A Shop Both
Cocktail Dress Robe 4000 29 15 PP
Females only 		Tolbi Springs GS
Wild Coat Clothing 4000 37 40 AGI Lemuria springs TLA
Muni Robe Robe 6300 39 10 HP regen
 Found TLA
Floral Dress Clothing 6600 38 Female only
Use to induce Sleep 		Lemuria Springs TLA
Ninja Garb Clothing 6900 36 10 AGI
10 RES
 Found GS
Faery Vest Clothing 6900 38 Female only
Use to heal 200 HP 		Forge TLA
Blessed Robe Robe 7000 36 5 HP regen Artifact Both
Dragon Robe Robe 8900 42 18 RES
18 RES 		Forge TLA
Magical Cassock Robe 9000 39 2 PP regen Artifact Both
Storm Gear Clothing 9800 42 30 RES
30 RES
30 RES 		Found GS
Ardagh Robe Robe 9900 44 20 POW
40 RES 		Forge TLA
Erinyes Tunic Clothing 10400 44 5 ATK,
10% Unleash 		Found TLA
Aeolian Cassock Robe 11400 46 15 POW
50 RES 		Drop TLA
Oracle's Robe Robe 13500 43 10 HP regen
40 RES
Females only 		Found GS
Feathered Robe Robe 14000 45 30 AGI
20 POW
30 RES 		Drop Both
Mythril Clothes Clothing 14900 49 15% Unleash Forge TLA
Iris Robe Robe 16600 47 15 Luck
12 PP regen
30 RES 		Found TLA
Triton's Ward Clothing 21600 47 70 RES
30 POW 		Drop TLA
Mysterious Robe Robe 36500 48 20 HP regen
10 PP regen
 Artifact TLA

Hand slot

The following is a list of the Gloves and Bracelets that the Adepts Ivan, Mia, Jenna and Sheba can equip in the Hand Armor slot of an Adept's equipment.

Icon Equipment name Type Value DEF Other Obtainable Game
Padded Gloves Glove 10 2 N/A Shop Both
Leather Armlet Bracelet 180 7 N/A Shop Both
Leather Gloves Glove 220 10 N/A Shop Both
Armlet Bracelet 900 17 N/A Shop Both
Gauntlets Glove 1600 23 N/A Shop Both
Vambrace Glove 1800 27 5 ATK Found GS
Heavy Armlet Bracelet 2000 25 N/A Shop Both
Battle Gloves Glove 2100 26 8 ATK Tolbi Springs GS
Guardian Armlet Bracelet 2600 27 Use to bolster DEF Tolbi Springs GS
Bone Armlet Bracelet 3000 30 Use to haunt Found TLA
Clear Bracelet Bracelet 3500 31 25 POW
 Forge TLA
Silver Armlet Bracelet 4000 30 N/A Shop Both
War Gloves Glove 4000 32 10 ATK Artifact Both
Crafted Gloves Glove 4600 35 5 ATK Lemuria Springs TLA
Jester's Armlet Bracelet 5100 39 30 PP Found TLA
Spirit Gloves Glove 5200 34 5 POW
5 POW
5 POW
5 POW
 Found GS
Aerial Gloves Glove 5400 37 20 POW
30 AGI 		Forge TLA
Leda's Bracelet Bracelet 5800 38 30 POW
 Lemuria Springs TLA
Aura Gloves Glove 6500 36 Use to boost RES Drop Both
Virtuous Armlet Bracelet 7000 35 10 POW
10 POW
Use to heal 100HP 		Found GS
Spirit Gloves Glove 7200 40 20 PP Found TLA
Titan Gloves Glove 8100 43 30 HP Forge TLA
Spirit Armlet Bracelet 9000 38 10 POW
10 POW
Use to emulate restore 		Artifact Both
Mythril Armlet Bracelet 9700 46 10% Unleash Forge TLA
Big Bang Gloves Glove 10200 47 40 POW
 Forge TLA
Riot Gloves Glove 10400 45 15 ATK,
20% Unleash 		Drop TLA

Head slot

The following is a list of the Hats/Crowns/Masks and Circlets that can be equipped in the Head Armor slot of an Adept's equipment.

Icon Equipment name Type Value DEF Other Obtainable Game
Leather Cap Hat 30 3 N/A Shop Both
Circlet Circlet 120 6 N/A Shop Both
Wooden Cap Hat 400 10 N/A Shop Both
Nurse's Cap Hat 1200 18 Use to restore 70 HP
Females only 		Found TLA
Silver Circlet Circlet 1300 16 N/A Shop Both
Clarity Circlet Circlet 1500 21 15 POW
 Found TLA
Mail Cap Hat 2000 23 N/A Shop Both
Ninja Hood Hat 2800 28 20 AGI Tolbi Springs GS
Lure Cap Hat 3000 20 Increases random encounter rate Event GS
Thorn Crown Hat 3300 28 8 ATK Found TLA
Guardian Circlet Circlet 3400 25 N/A Shop Both
Glittering Tiara Circlet 3600 27 Use to emulate Delude
Females only 		Tolbi Springs GS
Pure Circlet Circlet 3700 29 20 POW
 Forge TLA
Otafuku Mask Hat 3900 31 Use to attack
Females only 		Drop TLA
Jeweled Crown Hat 4000 35 5 Luck Artifact Both
Platinum Circlet Circlet 4200 29 N/A Shop Both
Prophet's Hat Hat 4600 30 Use to inflict Death Curse Drop Both
Astral Circlet Circlet 4600 32 15 PP Forge TLA
Lucky Cap Hat 5200 33 2 PP regen
8% Unleash 		Found GS
Floating Hat Hat 5700 34 20 RES
x1.2 Luck 		Forge TLA
Brilliant Circlet Circlet 6100 36 10 Luck Lemuria Springs TLA
Hiotoko Mask Hat 6600 33 Use to attack
Males only 		Drop TLA
Mythril Circlet Circlet 7000 34 3 PP regen Found GS
Crown of Glory Hat 7400 40 8 PP regen Lemuria Springs TLA
Thunder Crown Hat 7500 40 Cursed
4 PP regen 		Found GS
Psychic Circlet Circlet 8800 39 12 PP regen Forge TLA
Alastor's Hood Hat 11800 47 Use to emulate Condemn Found TLA
Berserker Band Circlet 13700 46 15 ATK Drop TLA
Demon Circlet Circlet 15800 50 Cursed
15% Unleash 		Forge TLA

Weapon slot

The following is a list of Light Blades, Maces, Staffs, and Ankhs that the Adepts Ivan, Mia, Jenna and Sheba can equip in the Weapon slot of an Adept's equipment. While Ivan and Jenna cannot equip Maces and Mia and Sheba cannot equip Light Blades, this list merges both options for ease of reading. Weapons with an unleash effect align all damage dealt with a singular element, applying resistance as appropriate. In addition, certain weapons cause all basic attacks to align with a singular element; these unleashes and weapons are marked with the corresponding elemental icon before the attack value.

Icon Equipment name Type Value ATK Other Obtainable Game
Machete Light Blade N/A 6 N/A Unobtainable TLA
Shaman's Rod Staff N/A 10 N/A Event Both
Wooden Stick Staff 30 4 N/A Shop Both
Mace Mace 80 6 N/A Shop Both
Short Sword Light Blade 120 8 N/A Shop Both
Magic Rod Staff 380 16 Unleash: +10 ATK,
may inflict Sleep 		Artifact Both
Heavy Mace Mace 500 26 N/A Shop Both
Hunter's Sword Light Blade 520 28 N/A Shop Both
Bandit's Sword Light Blade 700 12 Unleash: deals x0.9 base damage,
may double the resulting damage 		Drop GS
Witch's Wand Staff 860 32 Unleash: +12 ATK,
may inflict Stun 		Artifact Both
Blessed Ankh Staff 1600 46 N/A Shop Both
Pirate's Sword Light Blade 2000 34 Unleash: +12 ATK,
may inflict Sleep 		Found TLA
Elven Rapier 2200 Light Blade 44 Unleash: +16 ATK
 Found GS
Battle Mace Mace 2600 56 N/A Shop Both
Blow Mace Mace 2800 45 Unleash: +17 ATK Found TLA
Battle Rapier Light Blade 2900 58 N/A Shop Both
Hypnos' Sword Light Blade 2900 49 Unleash: +18 ATK,
may inflict Sleep 		Found TLA
Psynergy Rod Staff 3800 64 Unleash: +22 ATK,
may restore PP by 10% of damage dealt 		Artifact Both
Frost Wand Staff 5400 76 Unleash: +28 ATK,
may inflict Stun 		Artifact Both
Staff of Anubis Staff 5500 83 Unleash: +30 ATK,
may inflict Haunt 		Drop TLA
War Mace Mace 6200 84 N/A Shop Both
Corsair's Edge Light Blade 6300 90 Unleash: +25 ATK,
may lower the target's Resistances by 40 		Found TLA
Mystery Blade Light Blade 6400 84 Unleash: +25 ATK,
may heal the user by the damage dealt 		Found GS
Angelic Ankh Staff 6400 83 N/A Shop Both
Master Rapier Light Blade 6800 86 N/A Shop Both
Grievous Mace Mace 7000 88 Unleash: +20 ATK
 Tolbi Springs GS
Righteous Mace Mace 7000 112 3 HP regen
Unleash: +49 ATK,
may inflict Delusion 		Artifact Both
Cloud Wand Staff 7000 98 Unleash: +31 ATK,
may inflict Stun 		Forged TLA
Assassin Blade Light Blade 7800 90 Unleash: +28 ATK,
may instantly fell the target 		Tolbi Springs GS
Comet Mace Mace 8000 105 Unleash: +34 ATK,
may lower the target's Defense by 25% 		Forged TLA
Fireman's Pole Staff 8200 130 Use to raise the party's Resistances by 20 each. Lemuria Springs TLA
Hagbone Mace Mace 8400 108 Unleash: +41 ATK,
may inflict Haunt 		Found TLA
Mist Sabre Light Blade 8600 110 Unleash: +36 ATK,
may inflict Delusion 		Found TLA
Ninja Blade Light Blade 8800 94 Unleash: +38 ATK,
may lower the target's Resistances by 40 		Artifact Both
Demon Mace Mace 9200 115 Unleash: +38 ATK,
may inflict Delusion 		Found TLA
Swift Sword Light Blade 9400 104 10 POW
Unleash: +0 ATK,
may triple the resulting damage 		Artifact Both
Goblin's Rod Staff 9800 134 Unleash: +39 ATK,
may instantly fell the target 		Found TLA
Demonic Staff Staff 10000 92 Cursed
Unleash: +43 ATK,
may inflict Haunt 		Artifact Both
Sylph Rapier Light Blade 10100 124 Unleash: +40 ATK,
may double the resulting damage 		Forged TLA
Glower Staff Staff 10100 126 Unleash: +44 ATK,
may Seal the target's Psynergy 		Found TLA
Thanatos Mace Mace 10400 125 Unleash: +42 ATK,
may instantly fell the target 		Found TLA
Pirate's Sabre Light Blade 10600 136 Unleash: +43 ATK,
may inflict Venom 		Found TLA
Dracomace Staff 10700 128 Unleash: +45 ATK,
may heal the user by the damage dealt 		Found TLA
Zodiac Wand Staff 11400 102 Unleash: +57 ATK,
may inflict Delusion 		Drop GS
Kikuichimonji Light Blade 13400 128 Unleash: +64 ATK,
50%* ignore half of Defense 		Drop GS
Crystal Rod Staff 13400 106 Unleash: +47 ATK,
may instantly fell the target 		Artifact Both
Meditation Rod Staff 13400 150 Unleash: +50 ATK,
may restore PP by 10% of the damage dealt 		Found TLA
Kusanagi Long Sword N/A 135 N/A Unobtainable GS
Phaeton's Blade Light Blade 13600 151 Unleash: +51 ATK,
may inflict Delusion 		Found TLA
Wicked Mace Mace 13800 130 Unleash: +53 ATK,
may inflict Venom
cursed 		Found GS
Rising Mace Mace 13900 152 Unleash: +52 ATK,
may heal the user by the damage dealt 		Drop TLA
Salamander Rod Staff 14300 156 Unleash: +51 ATK,
may lower the target's Attack by 25% 		Forged TLA
Blessed Mace Mace 14500 126 2 HP regen
Use to heal 200 HP 		Drop Both
Burning Sword Light Blade 14600 157 Unleash: +54 ATK,
may lower the target's Defense by 25% 		Forged TLA
Tungsten Mace Mace 14700 159 Unleash: +58 ATK,
may ignore half of Defense 		Forged TLA
Nebula Wand Staff 15200 165 Unleash: +58 ATK,
may restore PP by 10% of the damage dealt 		Forged TLA
Masamune Light Blade 16400 161 5% more likely to Unleash
Unleash: +62 ATK,
may double the resulting damage 		Found TLA
Clotho's Distaff Staff 17200 168 Use to restore 1000 HP to an ally Drop TLA
Atropos' Rod Staff 18900 169 5% more likely to Unleash
Unleash: +114 ATK,
may instantly fell the target 		Drop TLA
Lachesis' Rule Staff 21700 177 5% more likely to Unleash
Unleash: +125 ATK,
may inflict Death Curse 		Drop TLA
Tisiphone Edge Light Blade 23000 178 Unleash: +71 ATK,
20% to double or 50% to triple the resulting damage 		Drop TLA

Shirts

The following is a list of all items that can be equipped in the Shirt slot of an Adept's equipment. All Adepts can equip shirts. Note that Shirts and Clothes--despite their similar names--are equipped in different slots; Shirts have their own slot, while Clothes are equipped in the Body Armor slot.

Icon Equipment name Type Value DEF Other Obtainable Game
Casual Shirt Shirt 50 3 5 HP regen
Males only 		Unobtainable N/A
Running Shirt Shirt 400 1 15 AGI Lucky Wheels Both
Silk Shirt Shirt 1800 6 1 Luck
Females only 		Lucky Wheels Both
Herbed Shirt Shirt 1900 7 Use to recover 50 HP Unobtainable N/A
Golden Shirt Shirt 2400 12 10 HP Event TLA
Divine Camisole Shirt 2700 10 5 Luck
Females only 		Unobtainable N/A
Mythril Shirt Shirt 2900 10 5 HP Lucky Wheels Both

Boots

The following is a list of all items that can be equipped in the Boots slot of an Adept's equipment. All Adepts can equip boots.

Icon Equipment name Type Value DEF Other Obtainable Game
Turtle Boots Boots 600 3 x0.5 AGI Found both
Fur Boots Boots 1200 2 15 RES
 Lucky Wheels both
Quick Boots Boots 2100 3 20 AGI Lucky Wheels both
Hyper Boots Boots 2400 4 12% Unleash Lucky Wheels both
Leather Boots Boots 270 6 N/A Shop TLA
Safety Boots Boots 700 12 x0.7 AGI Artifact TLA
Ninja Sandals Boots 2000 5 15% Unleash Unobtainable N/A
Knight's Greave Boots 2700 8 5 HP Unobtainable N/A
Silver Greave Boots 3800 11 4 Luck Unobtainable N/A
Dragon Boots Boots 4200 12 10 RES
10 RES
10 RES
 Forge TLA
Golden Boots Boots 4400 15 30 AGI Event TLA

A Note on Rings

All Rings are equippable by all Adepts, but only the following two rings have active effects when equipped. See this page for details on rings.

Icon Equipment name Type Value DEF Other Obtainable Game
Guardian Ring Ring 1700 4 20 HP Found TLA
Cleric's Ring Ring 6400 N/A Removes side-effects of cursed equipment Found GS

Best-in-slot considerations

There isn't a single item that is all-around best-in-slot. It depends on the character and their role in your party line-out. There are a couple of common statistics people tend to focus in when decided what to equip. Keep in mind this level of optimization isn't really necessary for a casual play-through. If you go for the armors with the highest defense and weapons with the highest attack you still end with some of the best items. Which tends to be enough to beat the game with.

Considering Statistics

Favored Statistics

Most people like to focus on the following stats. These are the easiest items to make builds for characters for in combination with there class/role.

  • Unleash Chance - Unleash Effects are some of the most powerful abilities, rivaling the stronger Psynergies in the game. Normally you can a 35% chance to Unleash such an effect, but there are items that increase this chance. Focusing on these items makes Unleashes a very reliable way to deal a lot of damage.
  • Psynergy Regen (PP Regen) - If you want to get the most out of casting Psynergy without using items. One item focused on PP Regen generally prevent running out of Psynergy during longer combats. Two items enable endless casting for all but the most expensive Psynergies.
  • Elemental Power - Increases elemental damage by a small percentage and healing by a flat amount.
    • The cap is 200 Power, so there is a limit to how effective stacking is. Characters have a base of 104 in their innate Element and around 77 in the other three elements. Setting a Djinni also add 5 Power based on their element.
    • The effective of focusing on a single element can be limited by the Resistance of the boss. You encounter slightly more bosses resistant to Mars, and slightly less bosses with resistance to Jupiter. Venus and Mercury are in the middle between these two.
    • Elemental Power also increases the damage of Unleashes, offensive Djinn and Summons.

Situational Statistics

These are items that are more for specifics builds or bosses.

  • Attack - For normal attacks and Unleashes 2 Attack add 1 Damage, so it inferior to Unleash Chance. However, on Physical Psynergy (such as Quick Strike) this increases the base damage before multiplies from said Psynergy.
    • Also boosts the damage of offensive Djinn.
  • Luck - Luck decreases the chance you will be affected by a negative Status Condition. For every 2 Luck you have, status effects are 3% less likely to affect you. Items with luck are rare, but having a luck rating of 40 or higher provides immunity to Poison, Venom, Haunt, Death Curse and HP being instantly reduced to 1. Even 15 Luck reduces that these effects affect you by a considerable amount.
  • Agility - Agility determines the turn order, more Agility ensures you can act before the enemies. Be warned, as Agility doesn't add defense but also doesn't directly contribute to ending a combat faster, consider Agility in moderation. 269 Agility ensures you go before all bosses or 242 Agility ensures you go before all but the strongest boss.
  • Resistance - Resistance decreases incoming damage of Psynergy by a small percentage. Each point of resistance offers a 0.25% damage reduction against that Element.
    • The cap is 200 Resistance, so there is a limit to how effective stacking is. Characters have a base of 114 in their innate Element and around 87 in the other three elements. Setting a Djinni also add 5 Power based on their element.**
    • The effective of focusing on a single element can be limited by the Psynergies of the boss. Most bosses tend to use two or more elements. You encounter more attacks that are Mars or Venus aligned, some that are Jupiter aligned and only a couple that are Mercury aligned.

Niche Statistics

These are stats people rarely focus on, because in general the numbers are to low to make a significant different. They still add benefits, so there is are no downsides on using these items.

  • Hit Points - Most items offers between 5 and 30 HP. In the End-game attacks deal hundreds of damage.
  • HP Regen - Most items offers between 8 and 20 HP per round. In many combats and especially during bosses you can get hit multiple times per round, whereas HP Regen only heals once per round. This means HP Regen rarely offers a lot of benefit to offset damage.
  • PP - Most items offers between 8 & 30 PP. The end-game expensive Psynergies start around between 20 and end around 40 PP. This means most items barely allow you to cast a single extra Psynergy in combat. Compared to 8 PP Regen which allows an extra spells every 3 to 5 turns. Which can be 2-3 spells in a longer combat.
  • Defense - A single point of defense prevents 0,5 damage, so dropping 30 defense means enemies deal 15 more damage Physical Damage. Like Hit Points, not a big number in the end game.
  • Add to that in the late-game you will be encountering less enemies that use Physical Attacks. For most bosses there is a 1 in 3 chance to use a attack that gets reduced by Defense. The last boss doesn't even use Psychical Attacks.

Warrior-Style Adepts

This table lists the best item for each statistic, that can be equipped by Warrior-Style Adepts.

Statistic Body Hand Head Weapon Shirt Boots Rings Total
Hit Points Chronos Mail
20 HP 		Titan Gloves
30 HP 		Millenium Helm
20 HP 		Golden Shirt13
10 HP 		Guardian Ring1
20 HP 		100 HP
HP Regen Asura's Armor13
8 HP Regen 		Gloria Helm
10 HP Regen 		Righteous Mace2
3 HP Regen 		21 HP Regen
Psynergy Points Psynergy Armor
20 PP 		Spirit Gloves1
20 PP 		Adept's Helm1
×1,2 total PP 		40 PP ×1,25
PP Regen Crown of Glory
8 PP Regen 		8 PP Regen
Attack Xylion Armor
12 ATK 		Riot Gloves
15 ATK 		Fear Helm4
10 ATK 		Darksword4
210 ATK 		247 ATK
Unleash Valkyrie Mail1
20% Unleash 		Riot Gloves
20% Unleash 		Mythril Helm
12% Unleash 		Sol Blade16
35% Unleash 		Hyper Boots
12% Unleash 		99% Unleash
Defense Valkyrie Mail1
53 DEF 		Cosmos Shield
49 DEF 		Gloria Helm
49 DEF 		Golden Shirt13
12 DEF 		Golden Boots13
15 DEF 		Guardian Ring1
4 DEF 		182 DEF
Agility Elven Shirt1
×1,5 total AGI 		Aerial Gloves
30 AGI 		Ninja Hood3
20 AGI 		Running Shirt
15 AGI 		Golden Boots13
30 AGI 		135 AGI ×1,55
Luck Festival Coat1
10 Luck 		Jeweled Crown2
5 Luck 		15 Luck
Venus Power Planet Armor
10 POW 		Spirit Gloves13
5 POW 		Warrior's Helm13
10 POW 		Gaia Blade13
20 POW 		45 POW
Mercury Power Triton's Ward
30 POW 		Spirit Gloves13
5 POW 		35 POW
Mars Power Planet Armor
10 POW 		Big Bang Gloves
40 POW 		50 POW
Jupiter Power Planet Armor
10 POW 		Aerial Gloves
20 POW 		Swift Sword2
10 POW 		40 POW
Venus Resistance Spirit Armor13
15 RES 		Luna Shield
30 RES 		Gaia Blade13
20 RES 		Dragon Boots
10 RES 		75 RES
Mercury Resistance Triton's Ward
70 RES 		Cosmos Shield
20 RES 		Viking Helm1
30 RES 		Fur Boots
15 RES 		135 RES
Mars Resistance Dragon Scales13
30 RES 		Flame Shield
60 RES 		Dragon Helm
20 RES 		Dragon Boots
10 RES 		120 RES
Jupiter Resistance Storm Gear13
30 RES 		Fujin Shield1
50 RES 		80 RES
All-around Resistance Spirit Armor13
15 RES 		Cosmos Shield
20 RES 		Dragon Helm
20 RES 		Dragon Boots
10 RES 		45
65
35 RES

1 Only one available per game.
2 Only two available per game, one of which must be imported from the first game.
3 Must be imported from the first game, or is gained in TLA after doing an event in the first game.
4 Cursed, requires the Cleric's Ring.
5 Also multiplies the base statistics of the character.
6 Can only be wielded by Isaac or Felix.

Alternatives

Some items can be limited, for these extra options will be listed. In addition there are some niche items that are better then considering all their stats, rather then a single stats. These are also listed here.

  • Hit Points
    • Shirt - Mythril Shirt has 5 HP less, but can be acquired unlimited.
  • Hit Point Regen
    • Body - Erebus Armor has 2 HP Regen less, but can be acquired unlimited.
    • Weapon - Blessed Mace has 1 HP Regen less, but can be acquired unlimited. Also has more attack.
  • Psynergy Point
    • Head - Minerva Helm has a static 20 PP instead of increasing all PP by 20%, but can be acquired in TLA.
  • Psynergy Point Regen
    • Weapon - Soul Brand can something restore PP on a unleash. Too unrealiable, but the only weapon that "technically" has PP Regen.
  • Attack
    • Head - Thorn Crown has 2 ATK less, but isn't cursed. Can only be obtained once though.
    • Weapon - Sol Blade has 10 ATK less, but isn't cursed. Can only be obtained once though and be used by Isaac or Felix.
    • Weapon - Excalibur has 30 ATK less, but isn't cursed. Can be used by all Warriors.
  • Unleash
  • Defense
    • Body - Xylion Armor has 3 less defense, but can be acquired unlimited.
    • Shirt - Mythril Shirt has 2 less defense, but can be acquired unlimited.
    • Boots - Dragon Boots has 3 less defense, but can be acquired unlimited. Also offers a nice set of resistances.
  • Agility
    • Body - Wild Coat has a static 40 AGI instead of increasing all AGI by 50%, but can be acquired in TLA and unlimited.
    • Boots - Quick Boots has 10 AGI less, but can be acquired unlimited.
    • Boots - Turtle Boots and Safety Boots actually reduce Agility by percentage, but sometimes you need a certain character to act after another character.
  • Luck
    • Head - Floating Hat increases all Luck by 20%, but you need 28 or more base luck before it gives more then Jeweled Crown. Also can be acquired unlimited.
  • Resistance
    • Body - Ixion Mail has 10 RES less, but can be acquired in TLA.
    • Head - Dragon Helm has 10 RES less, but can be acquired unlimited.
  • All-around resistance
    • While the Spirit Armor offers 15 to ALL resistances, but some items offer multiple resistances at higher numbers. These can be better depending on the boss, although slightly less all-around.
    • Body - Storm Gear offers 15 more RES, but lacks Venus RES. Also needs to imported from the first game, and there is only one.
    • Body - Dragon Scales offers 15 more RES, but lacks both Venus and Jupiter. Can be used on a second character. Also needs to imported from the first game, and there is only one.
    • Body - Water Jacket offers 5 more RES, but lacks both Venus and Jupiter. Can be used on a third character. Also needs to imported from the first game, and there is only one
    • Body - Ixion Mail offers 5 more RES, but lacks both Venus and Mars. Can be used on a third character. Can be acquired in TLA, but still only one.

Caster-Style Adepts

This table lists the best item for each statistic, that can be equipped by each Caster-Style Adepts. Keep in mind that some weapons are limited to either Ivan & Jenna or Mia & Sheba.

Statistic Body Hand Head Weapon Shirt Boots Rings Total
Hit Points Titan Gloves
30 HP 		Golden Shirt13
10 HP 		Guardian Ring1
20 HP 		60 HP
HP Regen Mysterious Robe1
20 HP Regen 		Righteous Mace27
3 HP Regen 		23 HP Regen
Psynergy Points Cocktail Dress3
15 PP 		Jester's Armlet1
30 PP 		Astral Circlet
15 PP 		60 PP
PP Regen Iris Robe1
12 PP Regen 		Psychic Circlet
12 PP Regen 		24 PP Regen
Attack Erinyes Tunic1
5 ATK 		Riot Gloves
15 ATK 		Berserker Band
15 ATK 		Tisiphone Edge6
178 ATK 		213 ATK
Unleash Mythril Clothes
15% Unleash 		Riot Gloves
20% Unleash 		Demon Circlet5
15% Unleash 		Lachesis' Rule
40% Unleash 		Hyper Boots
12% Unleash 		102% Unleash
Defense Mythril Clothes
49 DEF 		Big Bang Gloves
47 DEF 		Demon Circlet5
50 DEF 		Golden Shirt13
12 DEF 		Golden Boots13
15 DEF 		Guardian Ring1
4 DEF 		177 DEF
Agility Elven Shirt1
×1,5 total AGI 		Aerial Gloves
30 AGI 		Ninja Hood3
20 AGI 		Running Shirt
15 AGI 		Golden Boots13
30 AGI 		95 AGI ×1,55
Luck Iris Robe1
10 Luck 		Brilliant Circlet
10 Luck 		Silk Shirt
1 Luck 		21 Luck
Venus Power Spirit Armlet2
10 POW 		10 POW
Mercury Power Triton's Ward
30 POW 		Clear Bracelet
25 POW 		Pure Circlet
20 POW 		75 POW
Mars Power Ardagh Robe
20 POW 		Big Bang Gloves
40 POW 		60 POW
Jupiter Power Feathered Robe
15 POW 		Leda's Bracelet
30 POW 		Clarity Circlet1
15 POW 		Swift Sword26
10 POW 		70 POW
Venus Resistance Dragon Boots
10 RES 		10 RES
Mercury Resistance Triton's Ward
70 RES 		Fur Boots
15 RES 		85 RES
Mars Resistance Ardagh Robe
40 RES 		Dragon Boots
10 RES 		50 RES
Jupiter Resistance Aeolian Cassock
50 RES 		Floating Hat
20 RES 		70 RES
All-around Resistance Storm Gear13
15 RES 		Dragon Boots
10 RES 		10
25
15 RES

1 Only one available per game.
2 Only two available per game, one of which must be imported from the first game.
3 Must be imported from the first game, or is gained in TLA after doing an event in the first game.
4 Cursed, requires the Cleric's Ring.
5 Also multiplies the base statistics of the character.
6 Can only be wielded by Ivan or Jenna.
7 Can only be wielded by Mia or Sheba.

Alternatives

Some items can be limited, for these extra options will be listed. In addition there are some niche items that are better then considering all their stats, rather then a single stats. These are also listed here.

  • Hit Points
    • Shirt - Mythril Shirt has 5 HP less, but can be acquired unlimited.
  • Hit Point Regen
    • Body - Oracle's Robe has 10 HP Regen less, but offers some RES. Still only one available per game and it must be imported from the first game.
    • Body - Muni Robe has 10 HP Regen less, but can be acquired in TLA. Still only one available per game.
    • Body - Blessed Robe has 15 HP Regen less, but can be equipped on a fourth character. Still limited, but you don't have more then 4 caster's.
    • Weapon - Blessed Mace has 1 HP Regen less, but can be acquired unlimited. Also has more attack.
  • Psynergy Point
    • Body - Adept's Clothes has 7 PP less, but can be acquired unlimited.
    • Head - Spirit Gloves has 10 PP less, but can equipped on a second character. Still only one available per game.
  • Psynergy Point Regen
    • Body - Mysterious Robe has 2 PP Regen less, but offers some other stats. Still only one available per game.
    • Body - Magical Cassock has 10 PP Regen less, but can be equipped on a third or third character. Still only two available per game, one of which must be imported from the first game.
    • Weapon - Nebula Wand can something restore PP on a unleash. Too unreliable, but the best Caster-style Adept Weapon that "technically" has PP Regen.
  • Attack
    • Weapon - Lachesis' Rule has 1 ATK less, but can be equipped by Mia or Sheba.
  • Unleash
    • Helm - Lucky Cap has 7% less unleash, but isn't cursed. Still only one available per game and it must be imported from the first game.
    • Weapon - Tisiphone Edge has 5% less unleash, but deals more damage because of the chance of double and triple damage. Also can only be equipped by Ivan or Jenna.
    • Weapon - Atropos' Rod deals less damage, but the Unleash can instant kill enemies. Best for grinding.
  • Defense
    • Head - Alastor's Hood has 3 less defense, but isn't cursed.
    • Shirt - Mythril Shirt has 2 less defense, but can be acquired unlimited.
    • Boots - Dragon Boots has 3 less defense, but can be acquired unlimited. Also offers a nice set of resistances.
  • Agility
    • Body - Wild Coat has a static 40 AGI instead of increasing all AGI by 50%, but can be acquired in TLA and unlimited.
    • Body - Feathered Robe offers less AGI then the other options, but also comes with a Jupiter Power & Resistance.
    • Boots - Quick Boots has 10 AGI less, but can be acquired unlimited.
    • Boots - Turtle Boots and Safety Boots actually reduce Agility by percentage, but sometimes you need a certain character to act after another character.
  • Luck
    • Body - Festival Coat has 5 less Luck, but can equipped on a second character.
    • Head - Floating Hat increases all Luck by 20%, but you need 43 or more base luck before it gives more then Brilliant Circlet. By then you already have enoug Luck to ignore more the more harmfull status effects. Still interesting if you need less then 10 Luck, and can use the resistance.

Summary

Comparing warriors and casters' options for the body slot:

  • All Adepts can gain extreme resistance to Mercury attacks and heavy Mercury Power with the repeatedly droppable Triton's Ward. They can also gain heavy resistances to all but the Venus element with the sole Storm Gear that can be transferred from Golden Sun.
  • While all Adepts can give themselves a very heavy Agility boost via the repeatedly won Wild Coat, only casters can alternatively equip Feathered Robes for slightly decreased Agility ratings in exchange for cranked-up Jupiter Power and Resistance values.
  • Warriors are missing the heavy PP Regen, HP Regen, and Luck-boosting options for the body slot that casters are afforded with the individual Mysterious Robe and Iris Robe pieces.
  • Warriors have the Xylion Armor available to significantly increase their raw Attack rating, whereas there are virtually no body-slot pieces for casters that improve Attack rating.
  • Warriors have the Valkyrie Mail as a one-of-a-kind, exclusive improved version of the Mythril Clothes that any Adept can otherwise make use of to make it more likely they will Unleash with each of their weapon strikes.
  • Casters have opportunities to individually increase their Jupiter and Mars Power values by 20 with Feathered Robes and Ardagh Robes, respectively, whereas warriors can increase all four elemental power values at once by a more modest 10 points with the mid-game-level Planet Armor.

Comparing warriors and casters' options for the hand slot:

  • All Adepts can heavily improve both their attack ratings and Unleash ratings with the repeatedly winnable Riot Gloves. They can alternatively devote their hand slots to Mars Power with the immense 40 Mars Power of the repeatedly forgeable Big Bang Gloves.
  • While both genres can improve their Jupiter Power using their hand slots with Aerial Gloves, only casters have access to Leda's Bracelets as a version without any of the Agility increase but with an even stronger Jupiter Power increase.
  • Casters have Clear Bracelets and, less significantly, up to two Spirit Armlets to increase their Mercury Power ratings, with the Spirit Armlets also giving similarly slight Venus Power boosts.
  • Any one Adept can equip the one Spirit Gloves of The Lost Age for a max PP-meter boost, but only casters can equip the one Jester's Armlet that offers an even higher PP boost.
  • While any Adept can improve their effective survivability with the heavy HP increase of the repeatedly forgeable Titan Gloves, only warriors can equip the Cosmos Shield to improve their survivability via a solid resistance boost in every element. They can alternatively specialize in Mars resistance with Flame Shields, or even give up a lot of defense for a heavy Jupiter resistance boost from the Fujin Shield. Casters cannot use their hand slots to shore up their resistances whatsoever.

Comparing warriors and casters' options for the head slot:

  • Any number of Adepts can equip the repeatedly winnable Crown of Glory for very strong end-of-turn PP regeneration, but any and all of the casters among them would, by definition, prefer the even better Psychic Circlet that can be repeatedly forged.
  • A similar scenario occurs with the use of the two potential Jeweled Crowns for their 5-point Luck boosts, which up to two Adepts (warriors included) can equip, whereas any number of casters can equip directly superior Brilliant Circlets for their 10-point luck boosts.
  • Casters, unexpectedly, are the only genre of Adepts who can use their head slots to give themselves very high 15-point Attack boosts via the repeatedly dropped Berserker Band; warriors would have to make do with either the rather early-game Thorn Crown for its 8 Attack points or the cursed Fear Helm, which still only offers 10 Attack for the trouble.
  • On the other hand, much of an Adept's physical damage output comes from their equipped weapon's Unleash and whether they can consistently proc the effect with each strike, and the warriors clearly have the edge with the repeatedly forgeable Mythril Helms they can equip for 12% Unleash increases. (In addition, the transferrable Warrior's Helm, though only offering a 10% Unleash increase and significantly less defense, also offers Venus Power and Resistance bonuses.) Casters can only make do with either the one transferrable Lucky Cap from Golden Sun, which gives an 8% Unleash increase, or the forgeable Demon Circlet for its far superior defense and Unleash bonuses. This is a strong option if you are willing to assign your sole Cleric's Ring to a caster Adept.
  • Warriors have essentially three options for headpieces that improve survivability, compared to the utter lack of survivability-oriented headpieces for casters: HP-regenerating Gloria Helms, Max-HP-increasing Millenium Helms, and Mars-and-Mercury-resistant Dragon Helms.


Items and Equipment
Weapons Axes • Light Blades • Long Swords • Maces • Staffs/Ankhs • Bows • Fists/Claws
Body Armor Armor • Clothing • Robes
Hand Armor Bracelets • Gloves • Shields
Head Armor Basic Headgear • Circlets • Helms
Accessories Boots • Rings • Shirts
Misc. Quest items • Consumable items (Stat-boosting) • Forgeable items • Utility Psynergy items
Archives Equipment Comparison Tables (GBA) • List of items by index number (GBA)
List of items by index number (Dark Dawn)
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