Traveling Merchant

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Traveling Merchant

Statistics

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

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Peddler's Hat   
  100%

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• Internal NPC ID: 368

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 / 4-11 (average 5.5 / 6) 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 don't. He won't spawn during Events (except Rain, Old One's Army and Slime Rain). He does not require his own House in order to spawn, and will instead spawn near existing NPCs, spending the day walking around near them.

Once the criteria are met, the Traveling Merchant has a 22% chance of spawning each day, appearing at a random time between 4:30 AM and 12 PM. He stays for only one day at a time, after which he leaves at 6:00 PM. He despawns if the world is vacated before that time.

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

Items sold

Inventory

Item	Cost	Availability
Sake	5	3% chance
Pho	30	3% chance
Pad Thai	20	3% chance
Ultrabright Torch	3	1.5% chance
Ammo Box	15	1% chance
Magic Hat	3	1% chance
Gypsy Robe	2	1% chance
Gi	2	1% chance
Celestial Magnet	15	0.66% chance
DPS Meter	5	3% chance
Lifeform Analyzer	5	3% chance
Stopwatch	5	3% chance
Paint Sprayer	10	1.5% chance
Brick Layer	10	1.5% chance
Portable Cement Mixer	10	1.5% chance
Extendo Grip	10	1.5% chance
Presserator	10	1.5% chance
Black Counterweight	5	0.5% chance
Yellow Counterweight	5	0.66% chance
Sitting Duck's Fishing Pole	35	0.66% chance
Katana	4	1.5% chance
Code 1	5	1.5% chance after defeating the Eye of Cthulhu
Revolver	10	1% chance after smashing a Shadow Orb or Crimson Heart
Gatligator	35	0.5% chance during hardmode
Code 2	25	1.5% chance after defeating any Mechanical Boss
Pulse Bow	45	0.66% chance after defeating Plantera
Red Team Block	1	3% chance
Red Team Platform	1	When Selling Red Team Blocks
Yellow Team Block	1	3% chance
Yellow Team Platform	1	When Selling Yellow Team Blocks
Green Team Block	1	3% chance
Green Team Platform	1	When Selling Green Team Blocks
Blue Team Block	1	3% chance
Blue Team Platform	1	When Selling Blue Team Blocks
Pink Team Block	1	3% chance
Pink Team Platform	1	When Selling Pink Team Blocks
White Team Block	1	3% chance
White Team Platform	1	When Selling White Team Blocks
Diamond Ring	2	0.66% chance

Inventory

Item	Cost	Availability
Angel Halo	40	0.33% chance
Fez	3  50	1% chance
Winter Cape	5	0.66% chance
Red Cape	5	0.66% chance
Crimson Cloak	5	0.66% chance
Mysterious Cape	5	0.66% chance
Kimono	1	0.5% chance
Water Gun	1  50	0.66% chance
Companion Cube	5	0.66% chance
Chalice	50	3% chance
Arcane Rune Wall	2  50	0.5% chance
Fancy Dishes	20	3% chance
Dynasty Wood	50	3% chance
Red Dynasty Shingles	50	When selling Dynasty Wood
Blue Dynasty Shingles	50	When selling Dynasty Wood
Zebra Skin	1	1% chance
Leopard Skin	1	1% chance
Tiger Skin	1	1% chance
Castle Marsberg	3	1.5% chance after defeating Martian Madness
Martia Lisa	2	1.5% chance after defeating Martian Madness
The Truth Is Up There	2	1.5% chance after defeating Martian Madness
Not a Kid, nor a Squid	3	1.5% chance after defeating Moon Lord
Acorns	50	1.5% chance during Christmas
Cold Snap	50	1.5% chance during Christmas
Cursed Saint	50	1.5% chance during Christmas
Snowfellas	50	1.5% chance during Christmas
The Season	50	1.5% chance during Christmas
Dragon Mask	50	.05% chance
Dragon Breastplate	1	When selling Dragon Mask
Dragon Greaves	75	When selling Dragon Mask
Titan Helmet	50	.05% chance
Titan Mail	1	When selling Titan Helmet
Titan Leggings	75	When selling Titan Helmet
Spectral Headgear	50	.05% chance
Spectral Armor	1	When selling Spectral Headgear
Spectral Subligar	75	When selling Spectral Headgear

Names

The Traveling Merchant may have any of the following names:

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

Notes

• The actual "roll" to spawn the Traveling Merchant is not performed once-per-day as a Goblin Invasion or any other Event is determined. Rather, the roll is performed once per in-game second for the first half of each day. There are 60 in-game seconds per 1 real-world second.
  • For each in-game second of the first half of each day (4:30am – 12:00pm = 7.5 hours = 27,000 seconds), there is a 1 in 108,000 chance to spawn the Traveling Merchant. Thus, the Traveling Merchant has a: 1-(1-1/108000)^27000 = 0.2212001339 or an estimate 22.12% chance of arriving each day.
  • This means that if you want a specific item from the Traveling Merchant but he arrived without that particular item you can simply kill him and there's a chance that another merchant may spawn if you killed him before 12:00pm. An easy way to kill him (and any other friendly NPC) is with a Boulder if you already got the Goblin Tinkerer (you need the Tinkerer's Workshop to craft it), otherwise your best option is killing him with Lava. (Rotten Eggs may work although they’re not that effective.)
• The Traveling Merchant departs by simply disappearing while off-screen. If the player keeps him on-screen during the time 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 the following evening. This does NOT, however, change his inventory.
• The Traveling Merchant does not leave during Events.

Quotes

• "Combination hookah and coffee maker! Also makes julienne fries!"
• "A thrift shop? No, I am only selling the highest quality items on the market."
• "I don't refund for "buyer's remorse..." Or for any other reason, really."
• "If you're looking for junk, you've come to the wrong place."
• "I sell wares from places that might not even exist!"
• "Hmm, you look like you could use an Angel Statue! They slice, and dice, and make everything nice!"
• "Come and have a look! One pound fish! Very very good! One pound fish!"
• "Buy now, and get free shipping!"
• "You want two penny farthings!? Make it one and we have a deal."

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."

When Clothier is present:

• "I only sell what I can get. [Name of Clothier] keeps hounding me for exotic clothing."

When Merchant is present:

• "That [Name of Merchant], he really has no appreciation for a really good deal."

During a Party

• "Many say that parties give you the richest of memories. So buy something and make this memory rich!"

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 play, "Death of a Salesman", by 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 One Pound Fish Man.
• The quote "Combination hookah and coffee maker! Also makes julienne fries!" is a reference to Aladdin (1992 Disney film).
• Along with the Cyborg, the Traveling Merchant is the only NPC to sell a new item post-Moon Lord, which is Not a Kid, nor a Squid.
• The painting Not a Kid, nor a Squid might be a refrence to Splatoon.

See also

• Skeleton Merchant

History

 Desktop version

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

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: 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 didn't 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.

 Mobile version

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