Merchant

Merchant 17
Information
Type	NPC
Sub-Type	Town
HP	250
Defense	15
Function	Vendor

The Merchant is an NPC who appears when all players on a world have a combined total of at least 50  and there is a Home for him to live in. Once the requirements are met, the Merchant will move into a vacant home in the player's world and begin to buy and sell items. When enemies are near, he will throw Throwing Knives at them.

Sells

Item	Price	Special Conditions
Mining Helmet	4	None
Piggy Bank	1	None
Iron Anvil	50	None
Copper Pickaxe	5	None
Copper Axe	4	None
Torch	50	None
Rope	10	None
Lesser Healing Potion	3	None
Safe	20	Skeletron must be defeated
Lesser Mana Potion	1	None
Wooden Arrow	5	None
Shuriken	15	None
Glowstick	10	Night only
Flare	7	Flare Gun obtained
Blue Flare	7	Flare Gun obtained
Throwing Knife	50	Blood Moon only
Pin Wheel	20	Windy Day only
Disco Ball	1	Wall of Flesh must be defeated
Sickle	60	None During Halloween
Gold Dust	17	Wall of Flesh must be defeated
Marshmallow	1	Must be in Snow Biome
Forest Pylon	8	Must be in Forest biome with three happy NPC’s.
Bug Net	25  1	None
Wiesnbräu	9  95	Sold only during Oktoberfest.
Turkey Feather	10	Sold only during the Thanksgiving season
Heart Arrow	50	During Valentines.
Tax Collector's Hat	3	During Halloween
Tax Collector's Suit	3	During Halloween
Tax Collector's Pants	3	During Halloween
Nail	1	When the player possesses a Nail Gun

Merchant's Quotes

When prompted, the Merchant will say one of the following phrases, depending on the current time: During the morning: "Lovely morning, wouldn't you say? Was there something you needed?" "Sword beats paper! Get one today." During the day and the morning: "The sun is high, but my prices are not!" "Boy, that sun is hot! I do have some perfectly ventilated armour." (Despite not selling any defensive armour, except the mining helmet.) "Sword beats paper! Get one today." (Although the Merchant doesn't sell swords.) "Ah, they will tell tales of <character name> some day... good ones, I'm sure." "<Character name> is it? I've heard good things friend!" (Usually heard the first time you talk to him.) "Check out my dirt blocks, they are extra dirty." (Despite not selling dirt blocks) "You want apples? You want carrots? You want pineapples? We have torches." "The last guy who was here sold me junk... er I mean... treasures!" "You have no idea how much dirt blocks sell for overseas." (Despite not selling dirt blocks) During the evening: "Night will be upon us soon, friend. Make your choices while you can." (Despite selling items at night.) "Ah, they will tell tales of <character name> some day... good ones, I'm sure." During a Blood Moon, "Have you seen Chith... Shith... Chat... The big eye?" During a Blood Moon, "Keep your eye on the prize, buy a lens!" (Despite not selling any lenses) During a Blood Moon, "Hey, this house is secure, right? Right? <character name>?" During a Blood Moon, "Not even a Blood Moon can stop capitalism. Let's do business." During a Blood Moon, "Oh Great. I can hear <Nurse's name> and <Mechanic's name> arguing from here."(Referencing that during a Blood Moon, Female NPCs show tension when they talk, Nurse and Mechanic must be present) At night: "I hear there's a secret treasure... Oh, never mind." "Angel Statue you say? I'm sorry, I'm not a junk dealer." "Kosh, kapleck Mog. Oh sorry, that's Klingon for 'Buy something or die.'" "I wonder if the moon is made of cheese... huh, what? Oh yes, buy something!" "Did you say gold? I'll take that off ya'." "Money, Money, Money!" (Reference to ABBA / Killing Floor) "I hope a scrawny kid like you isn't all that is standing between us and Cthulhu's Eye." (Eye of Cthulhu must not have been defeated yet in the world.) "I feel like an evil presence is watching me." (If you have the requirements for the Eye of Cthulhu.)

Merchant's Names
Note: Upon adding a new name, make sure you add it in alphabetical (ABC) order. Alfred Barney Calvin Connor Edmund Edwin Eugene Finn Frank Frederick Gilbert Gus Harold Howard Humphrey Isacc Joseph Louis Milton Mortimer Ralph Seymour Walter Wilbur

Notes

• Considering how easily one can obtain 50  within the first few nights of a new game, the Merchant is considered the easiest NPC to obtain (besides the Guide).
• Sometimes on the iOS version you will get a second Safe on purchase.

Trivia

• It is possible to have both your Merchant and Clothier named Alfred, but this is very uncommon.
• Before v1.1, it was possible to get up to three Merchants in your world at a time. The second Merchant required at least 3 players with 50  while the third required at least 5 players with 5 .
• The Merchant seems to be very interested in the Eye of Cthulhu.
• Even though he states that he sells dirt, he does not buy nor sell dirt.
• The Merchant sells Iron Anvils even in a world with Lead, thus allowing 1 of 2 ways of getting Iron anvils in a lead world. The others being an Extractinator, or bars from crates.

Update Info

v1.3.0.1

• The Sickle is now sold all year-round.
• Now sells Nails when the player has a Nail Gun in their inventory.
• Sells Tax Collector Outfit during Halloween.

v1.2.4.1

• Fixed a typo in one of the Merchant's first names.

v1.2.3

• Now sells the Bug Net.
• Lesser Mana Potions are now always for sale.
• Fixed a bug where the Merchant would not spawn if the player had over 21,000 .

v1.2.1.1

• Now sells the Sickle on Halloween.

v1.2.0.3

• Merchant duplication glitch fixed.

v1.2

• Now sells Rope, Marshmallows and Flares.

v1.1

• Is now designated a randomly generated name when spawned.
• No longer possible to have multiple Merchants in one world.
• Now sells Disco Ball after Hardmode has been enabled.

v1.0.6

• Now sells the Safe.

v1.0.5

• Glowsticks and Throwing Knives now sold by the Merchant.
• Merchant's inventory of items for sale are now time-of-day and event-dependent.

PC release

• Added to the game.