List of Maces

This is a list of every weapon in the Golden Sun series that the games categorize as "Maces". Mechanically, in Golden Sun and The Lost Age, they are distinguished from other weapon types by which Adepts can equip them: Isaac, Garet, and Mia in the first game, alongside Felix, Sheba, and Piers in the second game.

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.

In Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, Maces can be equipped by Matthew, Tyrell, Rief, and Eoleo. 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 Maces, future Maces 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

Mace: Adds 6 Attack. A common weapon purchased for 80 coins at Vale (and then Vault) in Golden Sun and at Daila (and then Madra) in The Lost Age. Sells for 60 coins.
• In Dark Dawn, it can now produce Critical Strike (x1.5) as its only possible Unleash. It is purchased in Patcher's Place, making it permanently unavailable once you follow the path through Konpa Cave's south exit.

Heavy Mace: Adds 26 Attack. A common weapon purchased for 500 coins at Bilibin (and then Imil and Kolima Village) in Golden Sun and at Alhafra (and then Garoh) in The Lost Age. Sells for 375 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 Harapa (and then Kaocho), which makes it permanently unavailable once the Clouds of Passaj are reached.

Battle Mace: Adds 56 Attack. A common weapon purchased for 2,600 coins at Xian (and then Altin and Kalay) in Golden Sun and at Naribwe (and then Kibombo and Yallam) in The Lost Age. Is also part of Piers' starting equipment. Sells for 1,950 coins.
• In Dark Dawn, it can now produce the following Unleashes at random: Power Charge (x1.4, may reduce Defense by 25%) and Critical Strike (x1.5). It is purchased at Ayuthay (and then Passaj and Border Town).

War Mace: Adds 84 Attack. A common weapon purchased for 6,200 coins at Tolbi (and then Lunpa and Lalivero) in Golden Sun and at Izumo (and then Contigo) in The Lost Age. If a Gold Password is not being used, this will be part of Mia's starting equipment following the Reunion. Sells for 4,650 coins.
• In Dark Dawn, it can now produce the following Unleashes at random: Critical Strike (x1.5), Rolling Attack (x1.1, hits each adjacent foe), and Berserk Rush (x1.6, may reduce Defense by 25%). It is purchased at Belinsk and Port Rago (and then Harun Village, Yamata City, and Tonfon).

Grievous Mace: Adds 88 Attack and automatically aligns all basic attacks with Venus. Unleashes Terra Strike (+20). 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 5,250 coins.
• In Dark Dawn, it can now produce the following Unleashes at random: Terra Strike (+20) and Fearless Attack (x1.7, may reduce HP by 1). An Artifact weapon found in a chest in the hall leading to the Cancer room in Craggy Peak Ruins.

Righteous Mace: Adds 112 Attack and 3 HP recovered at the end of each turn. Unleashes Blinding Smog (+49, may inflict Delusion). An Artifact weapon purchased for 8,400 coins at Lalivero in Golden Sun, and also purchased at Contigo in The Lost Age. Sells for 6,300 coins.

Wicked Mace: Adds 130 Attack. Unleashes Poison Death (+53, may inflict Venom). A Cursed Artifact weapon found in a chest in the seventh floor of Crossbone Isle. Sells for 10,350 coins.

Blessed Mace: Adds 126 Attack and 2 HP recovered at the end of each turn. Can be Used during battle to restore 200 HP to an ally. An Artifact weapon that drops from Thunder Lizards in upper Venus Lighthouse at a 1/128 chance (or 1/32 if slain using an offensive Venus Djinni) in Golden Sun, and also drops from Turtle Dragons at a 1/128 chance (or 1/32 if slain using an offensive Mars Djinni) in The Lost Age. Sells for 10,875 coins; if its Use function is broken, it will cost 3,625 coins to repair, and the item will sell for 7,250 coins until then.

Introduced in The Lost Age

Blow Mace: Adds 45 Attack. Unleashes Boost Hack (+17). An Artifact weapon found in Yampi Desert. Sells for 2,100 coins.
• In Dark Dawn, it instead produces the following Unleashes at random: Critical Strike (x1.5) and Boost Hack (+17). It is found in a chest in Passaj Mountain Climb.

Comet Mace: Adds 105 Attack. Unleashes Ice Crush (+34, may reduce Defense by 25%). An Artifact weapon that is one of the random outcomes (with 20% probability) of bringing a Star Dust to the Blacksmith in Yallam, which costs 8,000 coins to then buy. Sells for 6,000 coins.

Hagbone Mace: Adds 108 Attack. Unleashes Wyrd Curse (+41, may inflict Haunt). An Artifact weapon that is dredged up as a Rusty Mace from a shallow spot in the Eastern Sea east of Treasure Isle. It can then be reforged at the Blacksmith in Yallam for 8,400 coins. Sells for 6,300 coins.
• In Dark Dawn, it instead produces the following Unleashes at random: Terra Strike (+20) and Wyrd Curse (+41, may inflict Haunt). It is found in a chest in Belinsk Ruins that becomes permanently unavailable once you step up to the purple pedestal in front of the Alchemy Dynamo beyond the final gate.

Demon Mace: Adds 115 Attack. Unleashes Evil Eye (+38, may inflict Delusion). An Artifact weapon found as a Rusty Mace in a chest in the interior maze of Gaia Rock, which can then be reforged at the Blacksmith in Yallam for 9,200 coins. Sells for 6,900 coins.

Thanatos Mace: Adds 125 Attack. Unleashes Heartbreak (+42, may instantly fell the target). An Artifact weapon found in a chest in Ankohl Ruins, requiring casting Sand from Gaia Rock. Sells for 7,800 coins.
• In Dark Dawn, it instead produces the following Unleashes at random: Critical Strike (x1.5), Fearless Attack (x1.7, may reduce HP to 1), and Heartbreak (+42, may instantly fell the target). It is dredged up as an Old Mace from a shallow spot in the Eastern Sea west of Harun Village. It can then be reforged at the Blacksmith in Champa free of charge.

Rising Mace: Adds 152 Attack. Unleashes High Vitals (+52, may heal the user by the damage dealt). An Artifact weapon that drops from Blue Dragons in Jupiter Lighthouse at a 1/64 chance (or 1/16 if slain using an offensive Mars Djinni). Sells for 10,425 coins.

Tungsten Mace: Adds 159 Attack. Unleashes Hammersphere (+58, may ignore half of Defense). 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 14,700 coins to then buy. Sells for 11,025 coins.

Introduced in Dark Dawn

Vajra Mace: Adds 182 Attack. It produces the following Unleashes at random: Power Charge (x1.4, may drop Defense by 25%), Critical Move (x1.4, may reduce HP to 1), Boost Hack (+17), and Final Nemesis (+0, may inflict Stun, hits each adjacent foe). A "common" weapon that drops from Thunder Lizards in Crossbone Isle at a 1/128 chance (or 1/32 if slain using an offensive Venus Djinni). Sells for 18,600 coins (but note that this cannot be bought back if sold).