The Xylion Armor is an Armor-class piece of armor, which can be forged from Orihalcon in Golden Sun: The Lost Age and Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. Visually, it resembles yellow body armor, appearing similar to Erebus Armor.
Basic Description by Game[]
The Xylion Armor increases the wearer's Defense by 50 points and the wearer's Attack by 12 points. It can be bought for 22500 coins and sold for 16875 coins.
In The Lost Age, the Xylion Armor is obtained by bringing an Orihalcon to Sunshine in Yallam, where there is a 20% chance of the Orihalcon being forged into the Xylion Armor. Xylion Armor can be worn by Isaac, Garet, Felix, and Piers.
In Dark Dawn, Xylion Armor is obtained by bringing Orihalcon to Obaba in Champa, who can forge the Orihalcon into Xylion Armor. It can be equipped by Matthew, Tyrell, and Eoleo.
Analysis[]
In both games, the Xylion Armor and the Demon Mail tie for the second-highest defense rating of any Armor, outdone only by the Valkyrie Mail. However, the Xylion Armor is still far superior to the Demon Mail as it increases attack, is not cursed and doesn't reduce Venus resistance. However, one can only obtain one Valkyrie Mail, whereas it is possible to have multiple copies of the Xylion Armor. Its high defense, combined with its bonus to attack, make it a very practical choice for an endgame party. In terms of choosing between Mythril Clothes (+15% Unleash rate) and Xylion Armor, it is down to personal preference whether single element raw power is preferred over being able to buff all abilities whose damage depends on the attack stat.
In Dark Dawn, the Xylion Armor is the armor of choice for any Adept in the Samurai class series, potentially outdoing the Mythril Clothes in terms of usefulness. This is because Quick Strike, one of the Samurai's signature Psynergies, runs off Attack. Due to changes to the Unleash system, increasing the Unleash rate is no longer a sure-fire way of doing large amounts of damage. However, Quick Strike does a consistent damage of 1.8 times the Adept's Attack, making it one of the most reliable ways of doing damage. The Xylion Armor's 12 point increase to Attack only serves to increase Quick Strike's power.
| Body Armor in Golden Sun | |
|---|---|
| Leather Armor • Psynergy Armor • Chain Mail • Armored Shell • Spirit Armor • Plate Mail • Steel Armor • Spiked Armor • Asura's Armor • Dragon Scales • Demon Mail | |
| Body Armor in Golden Sun: The Lost Age | |
| Leather Armor • Psynergy Armor • Ixion Mail • Chain Mail • Armored Shell • Plate Mail • Planet Armor • Steel Armor • Phantasmal Mail • Erebus Armor • Dragon Mail • Chronos Mail • Stealth Armor • Xylion Armor • Valkyrie Mail | |
| Body Armor in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn | |
| Leather Armor • Psynergy Armor • Ixion Mail • Chain Mail • Armored Shell • Plate Mail • Planet Armor • Steel Armor • Chronos Mail • Spiked Armor • Asura's Armor • Dragon Mail • Demon Mail • Xylion Armor • Valkyrie Mail | |