Traveling Merchant

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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
  100%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 368

This article is about the NPC that occasionally visits temporarily with a random inventory. For the early game NPC unlocked by having 5000*50 or more, see Merchant. For the Underground skeleton-like NPC, see Skeleton 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 4–10 / 4–12 (average 5.47 / 5.97; see below for details) 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 Eclipse, 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 chance of him appearing is just as likely if all players are 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 may 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 of being for every possible item where n is 100 * the rarity slot. This chance is affected by the luckiest player currently in the world. When multiple items pass this chance, 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.

Common

Inventory – Common items (slot 1/6)

Item	Cost	Availability
Stopwatch	50000*5	‌
Lifeform Analyzer	50000*5	‌
DPS Meter	50000*5	‌
Pink Team Block	100*1	Only selling one color of Team Blocks at maximum
Pink Team Platform	100*1	Always when selling Pink Team Blocks
Yellow Team Block	100*1	Only selling one color of Team Blocks at maximum
Yellow Team Platform	100*1	Always when selling Yellow Team Blocks
Green Team Block	100*1	Only selling one color of Team Blocks at maximum
Green Team Platform	100*1	Always when selling Green Team Blocks
Blue Team Block	100*1	Only selling one color of Team Blocks at maximum
Blue Team Platform	100*1	Always when selling Blue Team Blocks
Red Team Block	100*1	Only selling one color of Team Blocks at maximum
Red Team Platform	100*1	Always when selling Red Team Blocks
White Team Block	100*1	Only selling one color of Team Blocks at maximum
White Team Platform	100*1	Always when selling White Team Blocks
Dynasty Wood	50*50	‌
Red Dynasty Shingles	50*50	Always when selling Dynasty Wood
Blue Dynasty Shingles	50*50	Always when selling Dynasty Wood
Fancy Dishes	2000*20	‌
Chalice	5000*50	‌
Zebra Skin	10000*1	‌
Leopard Skin	10000*1	‌
Tiger Skin	10000*1	‌
Pho	5000*50	‌
Pad Thai	3000*30	‌
Sake	500*5	‌

Uncommon

Inventory – Uncommon items (slot 2/6)

Item	Cost	Availability
Ultrabright Torch	300*3	‌
Katana	100000*10 40000*4   250*250	‌
Presserator	100000*10	‌
Portable Cement Mixer	100000*10	‌
Paint Sprayer	100000*10	‌
Extendo Grip	100000*10	‌
Brick Layer	100000*10	‌

Rare

Inventory – Rare items (slot 3/6)

Item	Cost	Availability
The Season	5000*50	During Christmas
Snowfellas	5000*50	During Christmas
Cursed Saint	5000*50	During Christmas
Cold Snap	5000*50	During Christmas
Acorns	5000*50	During Christmas
The Truth Is Up There	20000*2	After defeating Martian Madness
Martia Lisa	20000*2	After defeating Martian Madness
Castle Marsberg	20000*2	After defeating Martian Madness
Not a Kid, nor a Squid	30000*3	After defeating Moon Lord
Code 2	250000*25	After defeating any mechanical boss
Code 1	50000*5	After defeating the Eye of Cthulhu
Pretty Pink Ribbon	150000*15	‌
Pretty Pink Dress	200000*20	Always when selling Pretty Pink Ribbon
Pretty Pink Stockings	200000*20	Always when selling Pretty Pink Ribbon
Fake Unicorn Horn	25000*250	‌
Heart Hairpin	20000*2	‌
Bamboo Leaf	1000000*1	‌
Star Hairpin	20000*2	‌
Fedora	25000*250	‌
Panda Ears	25000*250	‌
Devil Horns	25000*250	‌
Demon Horns	25000*250	‌
Star Princess Crown	500000*50	‌
Star Princess Dress	500000*50	Always when selling Star Princess Crown
Celestial Wand	1000000*1	Always when selling Star Princess Crown
Chef Hat	25000*250	‌
Chef Uniform	25000*250	Always when selling Chef Hat
Chef Pants	25000*250	Always when selling Chef Hat
Master Gamer's Jacket	50000*5	‌
Master Gamer's Pants	50000*5	Always when selling Master Gamer's Jacket
Gi	20000*2	‌
Gypsy Robe	35000*350 20000*2	‌
Magic Hat	30000*3	‌
Fez	35000*350	‌
Ammo Box	150000*15	‌
Revolver	100000*10	After smashing a Shadow Orb/Crimson Heart

Very Rare

Inventory – Very rare items (slot 4/6)

Item	Cost	Availability
Bedazzled Nectar	1000000*1	‌
Exotic Chew Toy	1000000*1	‌
Birdie Rattle	1000000*1	‌
Anti-Portal Block	100*1	During Hardmode
Companion Cube	5000000*5	‌
Sitting Duck's Fishing Pole	350000*35	‌
Hunter Cloak	150000*15	‌
Winter Cape	50000*5	‌
Red Cape	50000*5	‌
Mysterious Cape	50000*5	‌
Crimson Cloak	50000*5	‌
Diamond Ring	2000000*2	‌
Celestial Magnet	150000*15	‌
Water Gun	15000*150	‌
Pulse Bow	450000*45	After defeating Plantera
Yellow Counterweight	50000*5	‌

Extremely Rare

Inventory – Extremely rare items (slot 5/6)

Item	Cost	Availability
Gray Zapinator	170000*17	During Pre-Hardmode after any boss kill
Orange Zapinator	500000*50	During Hardmode
Super Star Shooter	500000*50	After defeating any mechanical boss
Arcane Rune Wall	250*250	‌
Kimono	10000*1	‌
Sergeant United Shield	350000*35	During Hardmode
Gatligator	350000*35	During Hardmode
Black Counterweight	50000*5	‌

Extraordinarily Rare

Inventory – Extraordinarily rare items (slot 6/6)

Item	Cost	Availability
Angel Halo	400000*40	‌

 Console version-only

Inventory – Console-only

Item	Cost	Availability
Dragon Mask	500000*50	0.05% chance
Dragon Breastplate	1000000*1	When selling Dragon Mask
Dragon Greaves	750000*75	When selling Dragon Mask
Titan Helmet	500000*50	0.05% chance
Titan Mail	1000000*1	When selling Titan Helmet
Titan Leggings	750000*75	When selling Titan Helmet
Spectral Headgear	500000*50	0.05% chance
Spectral Armor	1000000*1	When selling Spectral Headgear
Spectral Subligar	750000*75	When selling Spectral Headgear

Number of sold items

The following tables list the chances of the numbers of items sold by the Traveling Merchant. Only "base" items are counted, i.e., Dynasty Shingles and Team Platforms are excluded from this number, since they are always sold together with their "base" items Dynasty Wood or Team Block, respectively.

Number of "base" items	Chance (Classic Mode > Expert Mode)
4	19.87*3255/16384 (19.87%)	9.93*3255/32768 (9.93%)
5	31.29*5127/16384 (31.29%)	25.58*4191/16384 (25.58%)
6	33.22*16327/49152 (33.22%)	32.26*7927/24576 (32.26%)
7	13.46*1103/8192 (13.46%)	23.34*22945/98304 (23.34%)
8	2.04*1003/49152 (2.04%)	7.75*7621/98304 (7.75%)
9	0.12*19/16384 (0.12%)	1.08*265/24576 (1.08%)
10	0.002*1/49152 (0.002%)	0.06*29/49152 (0.06%)
11	n/a	0.001*1/98304 (0.001%)

These chances reveal that the average number of sold "base" items is 5.47 / 5.97.

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 in 108,000 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.

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.
• In Journey Mode, if you pause time when it's between 4:30 AM and 12:00 PM, the Traveling Merchant will instantly spawn (provided all the conditions are met, i.e. at least two NPCs are present, and no invasion is happening). Leaving the world while time is still frozen and then returning will reroll the Traveling Merchant's current stock and location (if there's more than one town in the world). This is a great way to farm for his rarer items.
  • Another way of farming the Traveling Merchant in Journey Mode is increasing the time speed multiplier until he appears and then freezing time. Changing time to midnight and then immediately back to dawn will depart the old merchant and a new one will arrive instantly. The off-screen despawn rule still applies, so changing locations before changing time is required.
    • Note that this method will still trigger invasions like Goblin Army and Pirate Invasion when the time is set to dawn, making the Traveling Merchant stop "respawning".
  • Killing the Traveling Merchant, and then quickly un-pausing time and pausing it back, will spawn a new Traveling Merchant with a new set of stock.

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: "Many say that parties give you the richest of memories. So buy something and make this memory rich!" During Rain : "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: "Hurry up and buy!" "Whew! That was close! Brick and mortar sounds like a pretty good investment right now." During a Windy Day: "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: "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.
• 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 and the Zoologist, 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.

• 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."

See also

• Skeleton Merchant

History

 Desktop version

• 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.

 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.