Traveling Merchant

  

Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.
For  Old-gen console differences, see Legacy:Traveling Merchant.

Traveling Merchant

Map Icon

Statistics

Type	NPC
AI Type	Passive AI
Damage	10
Max Life	250
Defense	15
KB Resist	50%

Drops

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Peddler's Hat(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
  100%

Projectiles created

• Bullet
  
• Pulse Bolt
  

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 368
• Internal Projectile ID: 14, 357

This article is about the NPC that occasionally visits temporarily with a random inventory. For the early-game NPC unlocked by having 50 SC or more, see Merchant. For the Underground skeleton-like NPC, see Skeleton Merchant.

“

A thrift shop? No, I am only selling the highest quality items on the market.

— The Traveling Merchant

The Traveling Merchant is a unique NPC vendor who randomly visits the player's town for one day. His inventory is randomized and different every visit, selling approximately 4–10 different items listed below.

In order for the Traveling Merchant to spawn, at least 2 other NPCs must already be present. The Guide counts as one of these, but the Old Man and Skeleton Merchant do not. He will not spawn during Solar Eclipses, the Goblin Army, Frost Legion, Pirate Invasion, or Martian Madness. He does not require his own house in order to spawn, and will instead spawn next to NPCs, including town pets, spending the day walking around them.

Once the criteria are met, the Traveling Merchant has a 22.12% chance of spawning each day, appearing at a random time between 4:30 AM and 12:00 PM. The chances of him spawning are always the same regardless if the player is sleeping. He leaves the same day at 6:00 PM, but can only do so once he is off-screen. He despawns if the world is vacated any time after he spawns.

If threatened by enemies, the Traveling Merchant will defend himself with a Revolver. Once Hardmode begins, he upgrades to a Pulse Bow.

Items sold

Due to elaborate randomizer functions and dependencies upon several variables, it is nearly impossible to state an exact chance of an item being sold by the Traveling Merchant. However, it is possible to group them in six rarity "slots", ranging from "Common" to "Extraordinarily Rare". Note that these slots do not correspond to the Traveling Merchant's shop inventory slots – all sold items might be from only one slot. They are only meant to provide a rough, comparative estimate of an item's rarity. Each shop slot will roll a 1/n chance for every possible item where n is 100 × the rarity slot. This chance is affected by luck, more specifically the luckiest player currently in the world. When multiple items pass this chance, of the item that was tested, the latest will be the selected.

Within the slots, items higher in the list below have a marginally higher chance of being sold, e.g., the Companion Cube is sold slightly more often than the Water Gun (on average), because it is higher in the list.

The Traveling Merchant always sells exactly one painting, which is always in his last inventory slot. In Hardmode, at least one of the sold items is guaranteed to be from the rarity slot 3 ("Rare") or rarer.

Common

Inventory – Common items (slot 1/6)

Item	Cost	Availability
Yuuma, The Blue Tiger	50 SC	‌
Sunshine of Israpony	50 SC	‌
Do Not Eat the Vile Mushroom!	50 SC	‌
Parsec Pals	50 SC	‌
Cheesy Pizza Poster	50 SC	‌
Duality	50 SC	‌
Benny Warhol	50 SC	‌
Kargoh's Summon	50 SC	‌
Stopwatch	5 GC	‌
Lifeform Analyzer	5 GC	‌
DPS Meter	5 GC	‌
Lawn Flamingo	5 GC	‌
Pink Team Block	1 SC	Only selling one color of Team Blocks at maximum
Pink Team Platform	1 SC	Always when selling Pink Team Blocks
Yellow Team Block	1 SC	Only selling one color of Team Blocks at maximum
Yellow Team Platform	1 SC	Always when selling Yellow Team Blocks
Green Team Block	1 SC	Only selling one color of Team Blocks at maximum
Green Team Platform	1 SC	Always when selling Green Team Blocks
Blue Team Block	1 SC	Only selling one color of Team Blocks at maximum
Blue Team Platform	1 SC	Always when selling Blue Team Blocks
Red Team Block	1 SC	Only selling one color of Team Blocks at maximum
Red Team Platform	1 SC	Always when selling Red Team Blocks
White Team Block	1 SC	Only selling one color of Team Blocks at maximum
White Team Platform	1 SC	Always when selling White Team Blocks
Dynasty Wood	50 CC	‌
Red Dynasty Shingles	50 CC	Always when selling Dynasty Wood
Blue Dynasty Shingles	50 CC	Always when selling Dynasty Wood
Fancy Dishes	20 SC	‌
Chalice	50 SC	‌
Zebra Skin	1 GC	‌
Leopard Skin	1 GC	‌
Tiger Skin	1 GC	‌
Sake	5 SC	‌

Uncommon

Inventory – Uncommon items (slot 2/6)

Item	Cost	Availability
The Bereaved	1 GC	When in The Constant world
The Strongman	1 GC	When in The Constant world
The Firestarter	1 GC	When in The Constant world
The Gentleman Scientist	1 GC	When in The Constant world
Ultrabright Torch	3 SC	‌
Katana	10 GC	When not in Don't dig up or Get fixed boi worlds
Keybrand	10 GC	When in Don't dig up or Get fixed boi worlds
Presserator	10 GC	‌
Portable Cement Mixer	10 GC	‌
Paint Sprayer	10 GC	‌
Extendo Grip	10 GC	‌
Brick Layer	10 GC	‌
Pad Thai	55 SC	‌

Rare

Inventory – Rare items (slot 3/6)

Item	Cost	Availability
The Season	50 SC	After defeating Frost Legion
Snowfellas	50 SC	After defeating Frost Legion
Cursed Saint	50 SC	After defeating Frost Legion
Cold Snap	50 SC	After defeating Frost Legion
Acorns	50 SC	After defeating Frost Legion
Moonman & Company	3 GC	After defeating Moon Lord
The Truth Is Up There	2 GC	After defeating Martian Madness
Martia Lisa	2 GC	After defeating Martian Madness
Castle Marsberg	2 GC	After defeating Martian Madness
Not a Kid, nor a Squid	3 GC	After defeating Moon Lord
Code 2	25 GC	After defeating any mechanical boss
Code 1	5 GC	After defeating the Eye of Cthulhu
Gray Zapinator	17 GC	During pre-Hardmode after defeating the Eye of Cthulhu, Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu, Queen Bee, or Skeletron
Orange Zapinator	50 GC	During Hardmode
Pretty Pink Ribbon	15 GC	‌
Pretty Pink Dress	20 GC	Always when selling Pretty Pink Ribbon
Pretty Pink Stockings	20 GC	Always when selling Pretty Pink Ribbon
Fake Unicorn Horn	2 GC50 SC	‌
Heart Hairpin	2 GC	‌
Star Hairpin	2 GC	‌
Fedora	2 GC50 SC	‌
Goblorc Ears	2 GC50 SC	‌
Vulkelf Ears	2 GC50 SC	‌
Panda Ears	2 GC50 SC	‌
Devil Horns	2 GC50 SC	‌
Demon Horns	2 GC50 SC	‌
Raynebro's Hood	1 GC	‌
Raynebro's Hoodie	1 GC	Always when selling Raynebro's Hood
Raynebro's Pants	1 GC	Always when selling Raynebro's Hood
Star Princess Crown	50 GC	‌
Star Princess Dress	50 GC	Always when selling Star Princess Crown
Celestial Wand	1 PC	Always when selling Star Princess Crown
Master Gamer's Jacket	5 GC	‌
Master Gamer's Pants	5 GC	Always when selling Master Gamer's Jacket
Chef Hat	2 GC50 SC	‌
Chef Uniform	2 GC50 SC	Always when selling Chef Hat
Chef Pants	2 GC50 SC	Always when selling Chef Hat
Gi	2 GC	‌
Mystic Robe	3 GC50 SC	‌
Magic Hat	3 GC	‌
Fez	3 GC50 SC	‌
Revolver	10 GC	After smashing a Shadow Orb/Crimson Heart
Pho	75 SC	‌

Very Rare

Inventory – Very rare items (slot 4/6)

Item	Cost	Availability
The Bereaved	1 GC	When not in The Constant world
The Strongman	1 GC	When not in The Constant world
The Firestarter	1 GC	When not in The Constant world
The Gentleman Scientist	1 GC	When not in The Constant world
Bamboo Leaf	1 PC	‌
Bedazzled Nectar	1 PC	‌
Blue Chicken Egg	25 GC	‌
Exotic Chew Toy	1 PC	‌
Birdie Rattle	1 PC	‌
Anti-Portal Block	1 SC	During Hardmode
Companion Cube	5 PC	‌
Sitting Duck's Fishing Pole	35 GC	After defeating Skeletron
Hunter Cloak	15 GC	‌
Winter Cape	5 GC	‌
Red Cape	5 GC	‌
Mysterious Cape	5 GC	‌
Crimson Cloak	5 GC	‌
Diamond Ring	2 PC	‌
Water Gun	1 GC50 SC	‌
Pulse Bow	45 GC	After defeating all mechanical bosses
Yellow Counterweight	5 GC	‌

Extremely Rare

Inventory – Extremely rare items (slot 5/6)

Item	Cost	Availability
Arcane Rune Wall	2 SC50 CC	‌
Kimono	1 GC	‌
Sergeant United Shield	35 GC	During Hardmode
Gatligator	35 GC	During Hardmode
Black Counterweight	5 GC	‌

Extraordinarily Rare

Inventory – Extraordinarily rare items (slot 6/6)

Item	Cost	Availability
Angel Halo	40 GC	‌

Number of sold items

The number of items available for sale in the Traveling Merchant's inventory randomly varies between visits. The average number of sold items is 5.47 / 6.37. The concrete chances for each number are shown in the table below.

As some items are always sold together, the number of sold items can only include the "base" items. This means that Dynasty Shingles and Team Platforms are not counted in this number, since they are always sold together with their "base" items Dynasty Wood or Team Block, respectively. All two/three pieces of the Pretty Pink set, Raynebro's set, Star Princess set, Master Gamer's set, and Chef set are similarly counted as one item.

Moreover, paintings are also excluded from this number, as the Traveling Merchant always sells exactly one painting in addition to his non-painting wares.

#	Chance
	Classic	Expert
4	19.87% (3255/16384)	19.87% (3255/16384)
5	31.29% (5127/16384)	25.58% (4191/16384)
6	33.22% (16327/49152)	32.26% (7927/24576)
7	13.46% (1103/8192)	23.34% (22945/98304)
8	2.04% (1003/49152)	7.75% (7621/98304)
9	0.12% (19/16384)	1.08% (265/24576)
10	0.002% (1/49152)	0.06% (29/49152)
11	n/a	0.001% (1/98304)

The number of sold "base" items is affected by the player's luck. Higher luck shifts the chances towards the Traveling Merchant selling more than 6 "base" items, while lower luck increases the chances of him only selling 4 to 6 "base" items. Luck merely shifts the chances within the existing bounds, however, so the Traveling Merchant will always sell at least 4 and at most 10 / 11 "base" items (or more under the conditions described below), even with particularly low or high luck. In multiplayer, only the luck of the player with the highest luck currently in the world is considered for this.

Under certain circumstances, the number of sold "base" items is increased:

• If the current world is in Hardmode, the number is increased by 1.
• If a Peddler's Satchel has been used in the current world, the number increased by 1.
• In Get fixed boi worlds, the number is always increased by 1.
• In Celebrationmk10 worlds, the number is always increased by 2.

Pre-Hardmode

Effect	Number of sold "base" items
	Classic	Expert
(none of the below)	4–10 (avg. 5.47)	4–11 (avg. 6.37)
Peddler's Satchel	5–11 (avg. 6.47)	5–12 (avg. 7.37)
Celebrationmk10	6–12 (avg. 7.47)	6–13 (avg. 8.37)
Get fixed boi	5–11 (avg. 6.47)	5–12 (avg. 7.37)
Peddler's Satchel Celebrationmk10	7–13 (avg. 8.47)	7–14 (avg. 9.37)
Peddler's Satchel Get fixed boi	6–12 (avg. 7.47)	6–13 (avg. 8.37)

Hardmode

Effect	Number of sold "base" items
	Classic	Expert
(none of the below)	5–11 (avg. 6.47)	5–12 (avg. 7.37)
Peddler's Satchel	6–12 (avg. 7.47)	6–13 (avg. 8.37)
Celebrationmk10	7–13 (avg. 8.47)	7–14 (avg. 9.37)
Get fixed boi	6–12 (avg. 7.47)	6–13 (avg. 8.37)
Peddler's Satchel Celebrationmk10	8–14 (avg. 9.47)	8–15 (avg. 10.37)
Peddler's Satchel Get fixed boi	7–13 (avg. 8.47)	7–14 (avg. 9.37)

Shimmered form

Shimmered Traveling Merchant

NPC	Map icon

When submerged in Shimmer, the Traveling Merchant will transform into his Shimmered form. This has no impact on gameplay or dialogue and is only a visual change. He can be returned to his classic look by submerging him in Shimmer again.

Notes

• The actual "roll" to spawn the Traveling Merchant is not performed once-per-day like a Goblin Army or how any other events are determined. Instead, the roll is performed every tick.
  • For each tick of the first half of each day (4:30 AM – 12:00 PM = 7.5 hours = 27,000 ticks), there is a 1/108000 chance to spawn the Traveling Merchant. Thus, the Traveling Merchant has a: 1-(107999/108000)^27000 = 0.2212001339 ≈ 22.12% chance of arriving each day.
  • This means that if a specific item from the Traveling Merchant is desired, but he arrived without that particular item, and it is before 12:00 PM in-game, he can be killed for a chance of another Traveling Merchant spawning.
• The Traveling Merchant does not leave during events.
• The Traveling Merchant can throw a Party.

Tips

• The Traveling Merchant departs by simply disappearing while off-screen. If the player keeps him on-screen when he would normally depart, he will remain until he is off-screen again. If he is kept on-screen until dawn, he will not depart until he is off-screen after 6:00 PM the following evening. This does not, however, change his inventory.

Names

The Traveling Merchant may have any of the following names:

• Abraham
• Aedan
• Aphraim
• Bohemas
• Eladon
• Gallius
• Llewellyn
• Mercer
• Rawleigh
• Riley
• Romeo
• Shipton
• Willy

Quotes

"Hmm, you look like you could use an Angel Statue! They slice, and dice, and make everything nice!" "I don't refund for "buyer's remorse..." Or for any other reason, really." "Buy now and get free shipping!" "I sell wares from places that might not even exist!" "You want two penny farthings!? Make it one and we have a deal." "Combination hookah and coffee maker! Also makes julienne fries!" "Come and have a look! One pound fish! Very, very good! One pound fish!" "If you're looking for junk, you've come to the wrong place." "A thrift shop? No, I am only selling the highest quality items on the market." When Merchant is present: "That <name of Merchant>, he really has no appreciation for a really good deal." When Clothier is present: "I sell only what I can get. <name of Clothier> keeps hounding me for exotic clothing." When Guide is present: "Meet me behind <name of Guide>'s house in about three hours, I think I have something you will find very appealing." During a Party(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions): "Many say that parties give you the richest of memories. So buy something and make this memory rich!" During Rain (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions): "Rain or blue skies, I come from afar to serve you! Do you have some coin?" "If my exotic coat shrinks, I will be a tad upset!" During a Thunderstorm(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions): "Hurry up and buy!" "Whew! That was close! Brick and mortar sounds like a pretty good investment right now." During a Windy Day(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions): "I go where winds take me, but this is ridiculous!" "I would sell you exotic wind socks, but I'm afraid I forgot to stock them!" When in a Graveyard(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions): "Whew! Look at my many wares! I totally did NOT take them off the dead buried here, to sell to you." "In my travels, I've never run across anyone living in a dismal place like this! Ah, well, as long as you have coin..."

Trivia

• Many of the things he sells are of Asian origin, often from the Qing dynasty.
  • Many of his wares may be a reference to the East India Company, and to the goods that were brought to Europe during the age of discovery in general.
  • He wears an Asian-inspired outfit in his Shimmered form.
• The name Willy is most likely a reference to the 1949 play Death of a Salesman written by American playwright Arthur Miller, where the main character is Willy Loman, a traveling salesman.
• His quote "Come and have a look! One pound fish! Very, very good! One pound fish!" is a reference to the Pakistani trader and recording artist Muhammad Shahid Nazir, also known as One Pound Fish Man, who found fame as an internet sensation for his viral video "One Pound Fish".
• The quote "Combination hookah and coffee maker! Also makes julienne fries!" is a reference to the 1992 American animated musical fantasy film Aladdin.
• His quote "Hmm, you look like you could use an Angel Statue! They slice, and dice, and make everything nice!" is a reference to the ongoing joke of how Angel Statues are one of the most useless statues in the game; this is also referenced by a quote from the Merchant.
• Along with the Cyborg, the Zoologist and the Princess, the Traveling Merchant is one of the only NPCs to sell a new item post-Moon Lord, which is Not a Kid, nor a Squid and Moonman & Company.

• The Bestiary entry for the Traveling Merchant: "The flamboyantly-dressed Traveling Merchant travels far and wide to bring unique, cultural wares from time to time."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • No longer sells the Ammo Box and Celestial Magnet.
  • Now has an extra guaranteed item slot in his inventory in Hardmode. This slot can only contain items from the 4 less common item pools, with the most common items being excluded.
  • Now also has an extra guaranteed item slot in his inventory at all times, which always contains a painting. Paintings have been removed from all of his other inventory slots, which will slightly increase the odds of obtaining the rest of his wares.
  • Pad Thai has been increased from Tier 1 to Tier 2, making it less common; buy price increased from 30 SC to 55 SC.
  • Pho has been increased from Tier 1 to Tier 3, making it less common; buy price increased from 50 SC to 75 SC.
  • Christmas paintings will now be sold any time after Frost Legion has been defeated, rather than only when Christmas season is active.
  • Gray/Orange Zapinator have been reduced from Tier 5 to Tier 3, making them more common.
  • Pulse Bow is now sold after mechanical bosses are defeated instead of after Plantera.

• Desktop 1.4.3: Now sells 4 new paintings.

• Desktop 1.4.1:
  • Now only sells Sitting Duck's Fishing Pole after defeating Skeletron.
  • No longer sells the Super Star Shooter.

• Desktop 1.4.0.4: Fixed Traveling Merchant and Skeleton Merchant accidentally having NPC happiness.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now sells Celestial Wand, Exotic Chew Toy, Birdie Rattle, and many more new items.

• Desktop 1.3.2: Fixed not being able to attack at Night.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Now sells the Companion Cube, Team Blocks, Team Platforms and the Presserator.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Now defends himself with a Revolver (in pre-Hardmode) and the Pulse Bow (in Hardmode).
  • Now sells many new items, including yoyos, accessories, and paintings.

• Desktop 1.2.4.1: Now sells Animal Skins.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Fixed issue where Scorpions worked with King Statue and Traveling Merchant did not.

• Desktop 1.2.3.1:
  • The Traveling Merchant can no longer spawn in lava.
  • Fixed bug where Queen/King Statues did not teleport the Stylist and Traveling Merchant, respectively.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Now sells many new items, including yoyos, accessories, and paintings. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Now sells many new items, including yoyos, accessories, and paintings. ()

• Console 1.08: Added Capes (Winter, Mysterious, and Red Capes and Crimson Cloak) and Diamond Ring.

• Console 1.07: Introduced with vendor items up to Desktop 1.2.4.1, except the Angel Halo, Capes, and Diamond Ring.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced with vendor items up to Desktop 1.2.4.1.