Flame Shield

From Golden Sun Universe
Flame Shield.gif Flame Shield
In-Game Description
"Shield: Resists Fire" (TLA)
Trade Info
Item class Shield
Buy value 8600
Sell value 6450
Artifact? Yes
Equip/Use Effect
Defense Boost 44
Resistance Boosts Star mars.gif 60
Acquisition
Forged from Salamander Tail (TLA)

A Flame Shield (フレイムシールド, Flame Shield?) is a Shield-class hand armor found in Golden Sun: The Lost Age.

In Golden Sun: The Lost Age

The Flame Shield is obtained by bringing a Salamander Tail forgeable material to Sunshine the blacksmith in Yallam, where he will randomly forge it into either this or several other items. As a Shield, it can be equipped by Felix, Piers, Isaac, and Garet.

If forged when Salamander Tails become first available, this is quite a desirable piece of equipment, as some of the remaining bosses (such as the Flame Dragon pair) focus heavily on Mars-based attacks. Thus, the enormous resistance boost is undeniably useful (and the 44 defense is not insignificant either). Overall, it may be considered inferior to items such as the Cosmos Shield or items forged from Dragon Skin, as these boost resistance to multiple elements, or to other offence-based equipment like the Big Bang Gloves or Riot Gloves. However, as none of these give anywhere near as much resistance to a single element, the Flame Shield is still a desirable piece of endgame equipment.

Salamander Tail equipment
Apollo's AxeArdagh RobeBurning SwordFlame ShieldSalamander Rod
Shields (All Equipment)
Shields featured in Golden Sun
Wooden ShieldBronze ShieldIron ShieldDragon ShieldKnight's ShieldEarth ShieldMirrored Shield
Shields featured in Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Wooden ShieldBronze ShieldIron ShieldFujin ShieldKnight's ShieldLuna ShieldMirrored ShieldAegis ShieldDragon ShieldFlame ShieldTerra ShieldCosmos Shield
Shields featured in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Wooden ShieldBronze ShieldIron ShieldDragon ShieldKnight's ShieldMirrored ShieldAegis ShieldTerra ShieldCosmos Shield