Merchant
Type | |
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AI Type | Passive AI |
Damage | 121821 (Throwing Knife) |
Max Life | 250 |
Defense | 15 |
KB Resist | 50% |
Hurt | |
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Killed |
- Internal NPC ID: 17
The Merchant is an NPC vendor that will spawn once the following conditions have been met:
- There is an empty House.
- All players in the game world total more than 50 SC between them in their inventories.
(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) He will also spawn as the starter NPC instead of the Guide in Not the bees worlds.
Note that only coins in the main inventory or coin slots are counted; savings stored in a portable storage item like the Piggy Bank do not count toward the requirement. If the Merchant is killed, he will only respawn if the above conditions are met again. This means all players need to have over 50 SC in their combined inventories.
On the Desktop version, Console version, and Mobile version, the Merchant will lob Throwing Knives at nearby enemies to defend himself, dealing 12 / 18 / 21 damage at the start of the game, and as players progress he will gain various stat increases.
Items sold
Item | Cost | Availability
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Mining Helmet | 4 GC (Desktop, Console, Mobile and 3DS versions) 8 GC (Old-gen console version) |
Always available. |
Piggy Bank | 1 GC | Always available. |
Iron Anvil | 50 SC | Always available. |
Bug Net | 25 SC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 1 GC (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
Always available. |
Copper Pickaxe | 5 SC | Always available. |
Copper Axe | 4 SC | Always available. |
Torch | 50 CC | Always available. |
Lesser Healing Potion | 3 SC | Always available. |
Lesser Mana Potion | 1 SC | Always available. |
Wooden Arrow | 5 CC | Always available. |
Shuriken | 15 CC | Always available. |
Rope | 10 CC | Always available. |
Marshmallow | 1 SC | When spoken to in a Snow biome. |
Furnace | 3 SC | When spoken to in a Jungle.(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) |
Pin Wheel(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | 20 SC | During a Windy Day. |
Throwing Knife | 50 CC | During a Blood Moon. |
Glowstick | 10 CC | During night. |
Sharpening Station(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | 10 GC | In Hardmode (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions). |
Any Pylon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | 10 GC | When in a specific biome and is happy enough. |
Safe | 20 GC | When Skeletron has been defeated. |
Disco Ball | 1 GC | In Hardmode. |
Flare | 7 CC | When the player carries a Flare Gun in their inventory. |
Blue Flare | 7 CC | When the player carries a Flare Gun in their inventory. |
Sickle | 60 SC | Always available. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) During Halloween. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
Gold Dust | 17 SC | When the Wall of Flesh has been defeated. |
Drum Set(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | 10 GC | When either the Eater of Worlds, Brain of Cthulhu, Skeletron, or Wall of Flesh have been defeated. |
Drumstick(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | 50 SC | When either the Eater of Worlds, Brain of Cthulhu, Skeletron, or Wall of Flesh have been defeated. |
Nail(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | 1 SC | When the player possesses a Nail Gun(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions). |
Tax Collector's Hat(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | 3 GC | During Halloween. !!Error: Invalid EICONS input! |
Tax Collector's Suit(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | 3 GC | During Halloween. !!Error: Invalid EICONS input! |
Tax Collector's Pants(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | 3 GC | During Halloween. !!Error: Invalid EICONS input! |
Valentine Ring(3DS version) | 1 GC | During Valentine's Day. |
Wiesnbräu(3DS version) | 9 SC95 CC | During Oktoberfest. |
Turkey feather(3DS version) | 10 GC | During Thanksgiving. |
Heart Arrow(3DS version) | 50 CC | During Valentine's Day. |
Festive top hat(3DS version) | 1 GC | During Christmas. |
Living preferences (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Biome | Neighbor | |
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Loves | n/a | n/a |
Likes | ||
Dislikes |
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Hates | n/a |
For more information, see NPC happiness.
Tips
- The Merchant's quote "I feel like an evil presence is watching me." can be used to tell if the Eye of Cthulhu's natural spawn requirements are met.
Names
The Merchant may have any of the following names:
- Additional names have been added to the Xbox One version. Those names include Steve, Logan, and Jason.
Quotes
Interaction quotes
Morning:
Afternoon:
Evening:
Beginning of night:
Midnight:
End of night:
When Eye of Cthulhu has not been defeated:[1]
During a Party(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions):
During Rain:
During a thunderstorm:
During a Windy Day(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions):
(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) When in a Graveyard:
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Happiness quotes (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
When homeless:
When far from home:
When in a sparse area:
When overcrowded:
When in the Forest:
When in the Desert:
When in an Evil Biome or the Dungeon:
When near the Princess:
When near the Golfer:
When near the Nurse:
When near the Tax Collector:
When near the Angler:
When neutral:
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Trivia
- The Merchant sells Furnaces in the Jungle due to the fact that there are no Stone Blocks that are required to make them in the Not the bees World Seed.
- The Merchant's inability to pronounce "Cthulhu" during a Blood Moon is reference to the fact that the American author H. P. Lovecraft, Cthulhu's creator, intended for the name to be impossible to pronounce. However, the Merchant is able to pronounce the name correctly in another of his quotes ("I hope a scrawny kid like you isn't all that is standing between us and Cthulhu's Eye.")
- At the beginning of the night, the Merchant may say "Kosh, kapleck Mog. Oh sorry, that's klingon for 'Buy something or die.'", although Buy something or die is actually translated as
vay' Daje'be'chugh vaj bIHegh
in the Klingon language. Kosh, kapleck Mog does not mean anything in Klingon. - The Merchant is depicted in the paintings "The Merchant" and "Father of Someone".
- Because of being depicted in "Father of Someone", he seems to have an offspring.
- On rare occasions, the Merchant and the Clothier can share the names "Alfred" or "Edmund".
- The Merchant's quote "I hope a scrawny kid like you isn't all that is standing between us and Cthulhu's Eye." is also used by another NPC, the unspawnable Mc MoneyPants.
- The Merchant seems to be greedy, judging by various quotes, such as "Did you say gold? I'll take that off of ya."
- He makes several quotes referencing things he does not sell, such as armour and umbrellas. In addition, despite claiming they sell for a lot overseas, he gives no money for Dirt Blocks.
- His dialogue about buying 99 torches references how before the 1.4.0.1(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) update, Torches only stack to 99.
- While the Merchant likes the Golfer due to how much money he has, the Golfer does not like the Merchant due to his greedy behaviour.
- The Bestiary entry for the Merchant: "The Merchant acts as a simple general store of sorts, providing useful starter tools and supplies needed for exploration."
History
- Desktop 1.4.1: Now sells the Sharpening Station in Hardmode.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- Now has NPC happiness and prefers to live in the Forest.
- Now sells any Pylon for 10 GC when the criteria are met and he is in the correct biome.
- Now sells the Furnace when in the Jungle biome.
- Now sells the Pin Wheel during a Windy Day.
- Now sells the Drum Set and Drumstick.
- No longer sells the Tax Collector's set.
- Now has a chance to be named "Kristian".
- Removed "Finn" as a possible name.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Sprite updated.
- Now sells Nail and Tax Collector's set.
- Sickle price reduced from 1 GC to 60 SC, and is now sold year-round.
- Mining Helmet price reduced from 8 GC to 4 GC.
- Bug Net price reduced from 1 GC to 25 SC.
- Shuriken price reduced from 20 CC to 15 CC.
- Lesser Mana Potion price reduced from 2 SC to 1 SC.
- Desktop 1.2.4.1: Fixed a typo in one of the Merchant’s first names (Isacc is now Isaac).
- Desktop 1.2.3:
- Now sells Bug Net.
- Now always sells Lesser Mana Potions (no base mana requirement).
- Fixed bug where Merchant would not spawn if player owned over 21k .
- Desktop 1.2.1.1: Now correctly sells Sickle during Halloween.
- Desktop 1.2.1: Can now sell the Sickle during Halloween. However, it is not sold properly, due to a bug.
- Desktop 1.2.0.3: Items can no longer be duplicated with the Merchant.
- Desktop 1.2:
- Now sells Rope, Marshmallows, Flares, and Gold Dust.
- Safe price reduced from 50 GC to 20 GC.
- Lesser Mana Potion price raised from 1 SC to 2 SC.
- Desktop 1.1:
- Now has random name given to him on spawn. His deaths will be reported with this name. Also other NPCs will use it in their quotes.
- Sells Disco Ball after activating Hardmode.
- Lesser Mana Potion price reduced from 10 SC to 1 SC.
- Will no longer spawn second and third Merchants in multiplayer.
- Desktop 1.0.5:
- Now sells Lesser Mana Potions (req. 200 base mana), Glowsticks, and Throwing Knives.
- Choice of goods now depend on the time of day or the event.
- Desktop 1.0.3: Like other NPCs, can now be killed by enemies.
- Desktop-Release:
- Introduced.
- Sells Mining Helmet, Piggy Bank, Iron Anvil, Copper Pickaxe, Copper Axe, Torch, Lesser Healing Potion, Wooden Arrow, Shuriken.
- Console 1.09: No longer autobuy first item from a Merchant.
- Console 1.08: When shopping with a merchant you are now able to see your currency.
- Console 1.07: Fixed a typo in one of the Merchant’s first names (Isacc is now Isaac).
- Console 1.06:
- Now sells Bug Net.
- Now always sells Lesser Mana Potions (no base mana requirement).
- Fixed bug where Merchant would not spawn if player owned over 21k .
- Console 1.05: Now sells Disco Ball.
- Console 1.02:
- Now sells Rope, Marshmallows, Flares, and Gold Dust.
- Safe price reduced from 50 GC to 20 GC.
- Lesser Mana Potion price raised from 1 SC to 2 SC.
- You can no longer sell your gold to NPCs.
- Increased speed at which you can buy stacks of things.
- Items can no longer be duplicated with the Merchant.
- Can now sell the Sickle during Halloween.
- Console-Release: Introduced. Disco Ball is unobtainable.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.2.11212:
- Now sells Bug Net.
- Now always sells Lesser Mana Potions (no base mana requirement).
- Fixed bug where Merchant would not spawn if player owned over 21k .
- Fixed a typo in one of the Merchant’s first names (Isacc is now Isaac).
- Mobile 1.2.6508:
- Now sells Rope, Marshmallows, Flares, and Gold Dust.
- Safe price reduced from 50 GC to 20 GC.
- Lesser Mana Potion price raised from 1 SC to 2 SC.
- Mobile 1.1.6255: Now sells Turkey feather during Thanksgiving season.
- Mobile 1.1.5933: Now sells Wiesnbräu during Oktoberfest season.
- Mobile 1.1.8: Now sells Heart Arrows and Valentine Ring during Valentine's Day season.
- Mobile-Release:
- Introduced.
- Sells additional items, however the updates in which these items began to be sold is unknown.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.
References
- Desktop content
- Console content
- Old-gen console content
- Mobile content
- 3DS content
- Valid house NPCs
- Surface NPCs
- Forest NPCs
- NPC NPCs
- Passive AI NPCs
- Pages with template errors
- Pages with errors from Eicons
- Eicons template with invalid platforms
- Pages with information based on outdated versions of Terraria's source code