List of Axes

This is a list of every weapon in the Golden Sun series that the games categorize as "Axes". Mechanically, in Golden Sun and The Lost Age, the only distinction these weapons have from other types of weapons is that the only Adepts who can equip them are the four "warrior-style" Adepts across the two games: Isaac and Garet in the first game, alongside Felix and Piers in the second game. (This makes Axes functionally indistinct from Long Swords, since they also can only be equipped by the four "warriors".)

Many of the weapons in this list can randomly produce an exclusive Unleash effect when you issue an Attack command to the Adept wielding it. In the GBA series, these are always Artifact weapons that will return to vendors' Artifact menus when it is either sold or dropped, whereas "common" weapons sold at vendors never feature Unleashes. Axes do not feature any Mercury-aligned Unleashes in any of the games.

In Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, where character roles are less defined, Axes can be equipped by all three "warrior-like" Adepts: Matthew, Tyrell, and Eoleo (whereas only the former two can additionally wield Long Swords). The game's "Weapon Skill" system causes every attack dealt using a weapon to generate "weapon experience" for that individual weapon on that Adept, which slightly spills over into other weapons of the same category the Adept has not yet mastered. This means that if an Adept sticks with Axes, future Axes will start out with some weapon experience already filled out, thus making them able to be mastered in a shorter amount of time.

Practically every weapon in Dark Dawn now has anywhere between two and four Unleashes it can randomly choose between whenever it attempts to perform an Unleash. A given Adept must build up a weapon's experience in order to unlock each Unleash for its personal list. Once the weapon skill bar is filled to full, the weapon is considered "mastered" and will receive a slight Attack bonus while wielded by that Adept, and the last Unleash in its list will be chosen with a slightly higher probability as well.

Weapons in the following lists are ordered by their sell values.

Introduced in Golden Sun

Battle Axe: Adds 24 Attack. A common weapon purchased for 280 coins at Vault (and then Bilibin and Imil) in Golden Sun and at Madra (and then Alhafra and Garoh) in The Lost Age. Sells for 210 coins.
• In Dark Dawn, it can now produce Critical Strike (x1.5) as its only possible Unleash. It is purchased at Carver's Camp (and then Harapa), making it permanently unavailable once the Clouds of Passaj are reached.

Broad Axe: Adds 50 Attack. A common weapon purchased for 1,400 coins at Kolima Village (and then Xian and Altin) in Golden Sun and at Mikasalla (and then Naribwe, Kibombo, and Yallam) in The Lost Age. Sells for 1,050 coins.
• In Dark Dawn, it can now produce the following Unleashes at random: Critical Strike (x1.5) and Rolling Attack (x1.1, hits each adjacent foe). It is purchased at Ayuthay (and then Passaj and Border Town). It is part of Eoleo's initial equipment.

Vulcan Axe: Adds 76 Attack and automatically aligns all basic attacks with Mars. Unleashes Barrage (+20, may inflict Stun). An Artifact weapon found in a chest early in Lamakan Desert. Sells for 3,450 coins.
• In Dark Dawn, it instead produces the following Unleashes at random: Critical Strike (x1.5) and Barrage (+20, may inflict Stun). It is found in a chest in the Ouroboros.

Great Axe: Adds 80 Attack. A common weapon purchased for 5,200 coins at Kalay (and then Tolbi, Lunpa, and Lalivero) in Golden Sun and at Champa (and then Contigo) in The Lost Age. If a Gold Password is not being used, this will be part of Garet's starting equipment following the Reunion. Sells for 3,900 coins.
• In Dark Dawn, it can now produce the following Unleashes at random: Power Charge (x1.4, may lower Defense by 25%), Critical Strike (x1.5), and Berserk Rush (x1.6, may lower Defense by 25%). It is purchased at Belinsk and Port Rago (and then Yamata City and Champa Camp).

Burning Axe: Adds 84 Attack and automatically aligns all basic attacks with Mars. Unleashes Barrage (+23). An Artifact weapon that is one of the prizes randomly won by tossing a Lucky Medal into the Lucky Medal Fountain in Tolbi. Sells for 5,875 coins.

Dragon Axe: Adds 100 Attack. Unleashes Heat Mirage (+21, may inflict Delusion). An Artifact weapon purchased for 10,300 coins at Lunpa after completing Lunpa Fortress in Golden Sun, and also purchased at Apojii Islands in The Lost Age. Sells for 7,725 coins.
• In Dark Dawn, it instead produces the following Unleashes at random: Critical Strike (x1.5), Rolling Attack (x1.1, hits each adjacent foe), and Heat Mirage (+21, may inflict Delusion). It is purchased at Tonfon.

Giant Axe: Adds 114 Attack. Unleashes Meltdown (+47, may reduce Defense by 25%). An Artifact weapon that drops from Earth Golems in Suhalla Gate and early Venus Lighthouse in Golden Sun and in upper Treasure Isle in The Lost Age, both at a 1/128 chance (or 1/32 if slain using an offensive Jupiter Djinni). Sells for 10,050 coins.
• In Dark Dawn, it instead produces the following Unleashes at random: Stone Justice (+11, reduces Agility by 50%), Berserk Rush (x1.6, may reduce Defense by 25%), and Meltdown (+47, may reduce Defense by 25%, hits each adjacent target). It is found in a chest in Phantasmal Bog, making it permanently unavailable once Arangoa Prelude is requested.

Demon Axe: Adds 132 Attack. Unleashes Poison Cloud (+55, may inflict Poison). A Cursed Artifact weapon found in a chest in the sixth floor of Crossbone Isle. Sells for 12,000 coins.

Introduced in The Lost Age

Themis' Axe: Adds 30 Attack. Unleashes Stone Justice (+11, reduces Agility by 50%). An Artifact weapon found in a chest in Dehkan Plateau. Sells for 1,425 coins.
• In Dark Dawn, it instead produces the following Unleashes at random: Power Charge (x1.4, may lower Defense by 25%) and Stone Justice (+11, reduces Agility by 50%). It is found in a chest in Goma Highlands Road, which makes it permanently unavailable once you follow the path through Konpa Cave's south exit.

Disk Axe: Adds 76 Attack. Unleashes Power Drive (+24). An Artifact weapon found in a chest in Kibombo Mountains. Sells for 3,525 coins.

Captain's Axe: Adds 95 Attack, and can be Used during battle to cast the Guard Psynergy. An Artifact weapon that is dredged up as a Rusty Axe from a shallow spot in the Eastern Sea southeast of the Sea of Time. It can then be reforged at the Blacksmith in Yallam for 6,800 coins. Sells for 5,100 coins; if its Use function is broken, it will cost 1,700 coins to repair, and the item will sell for 3,400 coins until then.

Tartarus Axe: Adds 127 Attack. Unleashes Vein Tap (+43, may heal the user by the damage dealt). An Artifact weapon that drops from Minotaurus in Tundaria Tower and Ankohl Ruins at a 1/64 chance (or 1/16 if slain using an offensive Jupiter Djinni). Sells for 8,100 coins.

Viking Axe: Adds 137 Attack. Unleashes Stun Bolt (+47, may inflict Stun). An Artifact weapon that is found as a Rusty Axe in a chest in upper Treasure Isle, which can then be reforged at the Blacksmith in Yallam for 11,000 coins. Sells for 8,550 coins.

Mighty Axe: Adds 145 Attack. Unleashes Heat Shatter (+41, may reduce Resistances by 40). An Artifact weapon that is one of the prizes randomly won by tossing a Lucky Medal into the Lucky Medal Fountain in Lemuria. Sells for 8,925 coins.

Apollo's Axe: Adds 158 Attack and automatically aligns all basic attacks with Mars. Unleashes Flare Burst (+54, may heal the user by the damage dealt). An Artifact weapon that is one of the random outcomes (with 15% probability) of bringing a Salamander Tail to the Blacksmith in Yallam, which costs 15,200 coins to then buy. Sells for 11,400 coins.

Gaia's Axe: Adds 163 Attack and automatically aligns all basic attacks with Venus. Unleashes Mother Earth (+59, may inflict Sleep). An Artifact weapon that is one of the random outcomes (with 15% probability) of bringing a Golem Core to the Blacksmith in Yallam, which costs 16,400 coins to then buy. Sells for 12,300 coins.

Stellar Axe: Adds 171 Attack. Unleashes Supernova (+63, may inflict Stun). An Artifact weapon that is one of the random outcomes (with 10% probability) of bringing an Orihalcon to the Blacksmith in Yallam, which costs 19,700 coins to then buy. Sells for 14,775 coins.

Introduced in Dark Dawn

Herculean Axe: Adds 186 Attack. It produces the following Unleashes at random: Stone Justice (+11, reduces Agility by 50%), Barrage (+20, may inflict Stun), Meltdown (+47, may reduce Defense by 25%, hits each adjacent foe), and Olympus Rage (x2, may instantly fell the target). An Artifact weapon that is one of the random outcomes of bringing an Orihalcon to the Blacksmith in Champa, which is crafted for free. Sells for 21,000 coins.