List of Rings

There are many classes of "normal" defensive equipment in the Golden Sun series, but in addition there are several other classes of "supplemental" equipment that you get under special circumstances and can equip for extra benefits in addition to the normal equipment you're wearing. The pieces of armor listed here belong to the Ring class of supplemental equipment, which can be equipped by any party member to date.

All Rings are counted as Artifacts, meaning that they do not appear in the Buy menu of vendors. 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 ring 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 piece of equipment normally are quite reliable indicators of how good each equipment is as they measure against each other in actual battle. This does not necessarily hold true so much for rings, but for consistency's sake they are all arranged by price below anyway. Also, they are divided into groups based on what game they first appear in. Keep in mind that many of these rings continue to be used in later games, even if they are not listed under that game's list of Rings.

Rings Introduced in Golden Sun

The following rings have been around since the original Golden Sun game:

Healing Ring: An Artifact that does not provide any effects whether it is equipped or not. Rather, it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to cure an Adept's HP by around 70 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. In Golden Sun it found in a treasure chest inside the Tret Tree dungeon, and in both games it is obtained as a rare drop from Nightmare enemies, fought in the earlier portion of Venus Lighthouse in the first game and in the earlier portion of Trial Road in the second. Its buy value is 800 coins and its sell value is 600 coins, its sell value while broken is 400, and its repair value is 200.

Unicorn Ring: An Artifact that does not provide any effects whether it is equipped or not. Rather, it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to heal an Adept of the Poison and Venom status effects 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. In Golden Sun it found in the upper right jar in Master Nyunpa's room in Fuchin Temple and is obtained as a rare drop from Recluse enemies in the later portion of Venus Lighthouse, and in The Lost Age it is obtained as a rare drop from Sea Dragon enemies in Aqua Rock. Its buy value is 1100 coins and its sell value is 825 coins, its sell value while broken is 550, and its repair value is 275.

Sleep Ring: An Artifact that does not provide any effects whether it is equipped or not. Rather, it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to attempt to afflict multiple enemies with the Sleep status effect 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 obtained randomly as a prize in Tolbi's Game Ticket Slot Machine in Golden Sun and at Contigo's Game Ticket Slot Machine in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 1400 coins and its sell value is 1050 coins, its sell value while broken is 700, and its repair value is 350.

War Ring: An Artifact that does not provide any effects whether it is equipped or not. Rather, it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to increase an Adept's Attack rating by 25% 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 obtained randomly as a prize in Tolbi's Game Ticket Slot Machine in Golden Sun and at Contigo's Game Ticket Slot Machine in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 2600 coins and its sell value is 1950 coins, its sell value while broken is 1300, and its repair value is 650.

Fairy Ring: An Artifact that does not provide any effects whether it is equipped or not. Rather, it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to heal an Adept of the Sleep, Stun, and Delusion status effects 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 found in a treasure chest in the third floor of Crossbone Isle. Its buy value is 2900 coins and its sell value is 2175 coins, its sell value while broken is 1450, and its repair value is 725.

Adept Ring: An Artifact that does not provide any effects whether it is equipped or not. Rather, it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to restore 7PP (to any Adept outside of battle, though during battle the Adept that has this item can only use this ring on himself), 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's Game Ticket Slot Machine in Golden Sun and at Contigo's Game Ticket Slot Machine in The Lost Age. Its buy value is 3100 coins and its sell value is 2325 coins, its sell value while broken is 1550, and its repair value is 775.

Cleric's Ring: An Artifact that provides one of the most unique effects when equipped; If an Adept is currently equipped with a Cursed item, equipping this ring in addition will prevent that Adept from the risk of being immobilized in battle by the curse of that equipment. It is found near the bottom of Crossbone Isle in both Golden Sun and Dark Dawn. It can be bought for 6400 coins and sold for 4800 coins.

Rings Introduced in The Lost Age

The following rings first appeared in the second game, Golden Sun: The Lost Age:

Rainbow Ring: An Artifact that does not provide any effects whether it is equipped or not. Rather, it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to attempt to inflict Delusion upon up to three 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. In spite of being fully coded in the Golden Sun: The Lost Age game cart, it is impossible to acquire normally without a hacking device. Its buy value is 900 coins and its sell value is 675 coins, its sell value while broken is 450, and its repair value is 225.

Guardian Ring: An Artifact that increases base HP by 20 and base Defense by 4. It is found in a chest earlier in Yampi Desert. Its buy value is 1700 coins and its sell value is 1275 coins.

Soul Ring: An Artifact that does not provide any effects whether it is equipped or not. Rather, it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to attempt to revive a downed Adept 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. In spite of being fully coded in the Golden Sun: The Lost Age game cart, it is impossible to acquire normally without a hacking device. Its buy value is 1800 coins and its sell value is 1350, its sell value while broken is 900, and its repair value is 450.

Aroma Ring: An Artifact that does not provide any effects whether it is equipped or not. Rather, it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to cure all Adepts HP by around 100 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. In spite of being fully coded in the Golden Sun: The Lost Age game cart, it is impossible to acquire normally without a hacking device. Its buy value is 2300 coins and its sell value is 1725, its sell value while broken is 1150, and its repair value is 575.

Stardust Ring: An Artifact that does not provide any effects whether it is equipped or not. Rather, it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to seal an opponent's Psynergy 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 only bought randomly by bringing a Star Dust 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 2500 coins and its sell value is 1875 coins, its sell value while broken is 1250, and its repair value is 625.

Spirit Ring: An Artifact that does not provide any effects whether it is equipped or not. Rather, it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to cure all Adepts HP by around 160 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 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. Its buy value is 3600 coins and its sell value is 2700 coins, its sell value while broken is 1800, and its repair value is 900.

Golden Ring: An Artifact that does not provide any effects whether it is equipped or not. Rather, it can be used as an item while in the inventory of an Adept that is able to equip it (but it does not necessarily have to be actually equipped) to increase all Adepts' resistances by 20 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 can only be found in a data-enhanced game of The Lost Age if Isaac's party rescued Hsu at Alpine Crossing with the Lift Psynergy in that game; the first time Felix attempts to enter the town Champa, a cutscene involving Feizhi will occur and will eventually give you this item. Its buy value is 4000 coins and its sell value is 3000 coins, its sell value while broken is 2000, and its repair value is 1000.

Rings introduced in Dark Dawn

The following rings first appeared in the third game, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn:

Zol Ring: Multiplies the wearer's Agility by a factor of 1.8. It is one of several items Obaba can forge from Quality Zol. Also, one Zol Ring is given by the blacksmiths in Passaj. It can be bought for 2500 coins and sold for 1875 coins.

‎ Lady Moon's Ring: Increases the wearer's base Defense by 8 and all elemental Resistances by 10. This ring is given to Matthew by Lady Hinechou after he brings her children home. It can be bought for 3300 coins and sold for 2475 coins.

Lord Sun's Ring: Increases the wearer's base Attack by 8 and increases the chances of getting an Unleash. This ring is among the treasures stored in the secret room behind Emperor Unan's study in Tonfon. It can be bought for 4900 coins and sold for 3675 coins.

Heirloom Ring: Increases the wearer's Mercury Power by 30 and Mercury Resistance by 40. Also, it can be used in battle to restore 1000 HP to a single party member, just like the Pure Ply Psynergy. This ring is found in a secret room beneath King Paithos's throne after the Grave Eclipse begins. It can be bought for 5600 coins and sold for 4200 coins.

Trivia

• Rings are the only equipment class present in previous games to feature almost entirely new equipment in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn.
  • Boots may also qualify, although this is debatable since many of the "new" boots in Dark Dawn were actually coded into Golden Sun: The Lost Age and were simply left unused.