Salamander Tail

Description

 A Salamander Tail is a piece of forgeable material in Golden Sun: The Lost Age. It is described as "A fiery lizard's tail". It is found in various areas after the Great Western Sea is accessed, such as in Magma Rock, and it can also be dropped rarely from a Pyrodra in Treasure Isle (fell it with Mars Djinn to increase drop rate by four times). Being an Artifact, it can be sold and later repurchased. It can be bought for 1400 coins and sold for 1050 coins. It can be forged into the following quite powerful equipment, all Mars-based:

Forgeable Items

Apollo's Axe

• Class: Axe

• Attack: 158 

• Unleash: Flare Burst, which converts to Mars damage, adds 56 attack points, and adds all of the damage done to the user’s own HP.

• Buying Price: 15200 coins

• Selling Price: 11400 coins

• Forging Chance: 15%.

Ardagh Robe

• Class: Robe

• Defense: 44 

• Power: Mars +20
• Resist: Mars +40

• Buying Price: 9900 coins 

• Selling Price: 7425 coins

• Forging Chance: 25%.

Burning Sword

• Class: Light Blade

• Attack: 157 

• Unleash: Blaze Rush, which converts to Mars damage, adds 54 attack points, and cuts enemy defense by 25%.

• Buying Price: 14600 coins

• Selling Price: 10950 coins

• Forging Chance: 15%.

Flame Shield

• Class: Shield

• Defense: 44 

• Power: none
• Resist: Mars +60

• Buying Price: 8600 coins 

• Selling Price: 6450 coins

• Forging Chance: 25%.

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Salamander Rod

• Class: Staff

• Attack: 156 

• Unleash: Fire Dance, which converts to Mars damage, adds 51 attack points, and cuts enemy attack by 25%.

• Buying Price: 14300 coins

• Selling Price: 10725 coins

• Forging Chance: 20%.

Analysis

The weapons forged out of Salamander Tails are not endgame-relevant, but the Ardagh Robe and Flame Shield may have more of a specific appeal in the long run.

Random Number Generator methods

Here is the RNG method for how to get the Salamander Tail.

Salamander Tail can be dropped by Pyrodras in Treasure Isle. Standard rules apply.

Party order: Felix, Jenna, Sheba and Piers. Attack order: Sheba, Jenna, Piers and Felix. Save the game anywhere on the Treasure Isle, turn off the Game Boy and power it back up. Run around inside the isle until you encounter monsters. Your first battle must be against a Pyrodra and another monster, if not, turn off the Game Boy and repeat the process until you find a Pyroda and another monster.

Round 1

Sheba casts Shine Plasma! Big arrow: Pyrodra

Jenna casts Aura!

Piers casts Glacier! Big arrow: [Other Enemy]

You felled [Other enemy]!

Felix casts Clay Spire! Big arrow: Pyrodra

Round 2

In the second round, put Felix and Piers to defend.

Sheba casts Plasma! Big arrow: Pyrodra

Jenna unleashes Torch! Big arrow: Pyrodra

You felled Pyrodra!

You will receive a Salamander Tail.