The Merchant: Detailed Terraria NPC Guide

“You want apples? You want carrots? You want pineapples? We got torches.”

– The Merchant

The Merchant is an NPC that will move in when a player has at least 50 Silver in their inventory. He sells the player tools and ammo, and is very useful in the early game. Some of the most useful items he sells are the Anvil, Torch, Piggy Bank and Safe.

Spawn Requirements

• The player has at least 50 Silver. In multiplayer worlds, the Merchant will spawn in if the players have a combined wealth of 50 Silver.
• There is at least one empty house in the World.

Living Preferences

	Biome	NPC
Loves	–	–
Likes	Forest	Princess, Golfer, Nurse
Dislikes	Desert	Tax Collector
Hates	–	Angler

Shop

Note, the prices may change based on his happiness.

Item	Cost	Availability	Other Info
Mining Helmet	4 Gold	Always	Provides light when worn.
Piggy Bank	1 Gold	Always	Provides a safe space to store coins and other things. Items placed in the Piggy Bank do not drop on death.
Iron Anvil	50 Silver	Always	Lets the player craft with metals.
Bug Net	25 Silver	Always	Allows the player to catch critters.
Copper Pickaxe	5 Silver	Always	–
Copper Axe	4 Silver	Always	–
Torch	50 Copper	Always	Provides light. Considered a light source.
Lesser Healing Potion	3 Silver	Always	Restores 50 Health.
Lesser Mana Potion	1 Silver	Always	Restores 50 Mana
Wooden Arrow	5 Copper	Always	Arrow that deals 5 damage.
Shuriken	15 Copper	Always	Throwable that deals 10 damage.
Rope	10 Copper	Always	Allows the player to ascend to higher places.
Marshmallow	1 Silver	In Snow Biome	Can be turned into the Marshmallow On Stick at a campfire, which provides the Well Fed buff.
Furnace	3 Silver	In Jungle Biome	Allows players to smelt ores, and craft other special blocks like bricks.
Pin Wheel	20 Silver	On a Windy Day	–
Throwing Knife	50 Copper	During Blood Moon	Throwable that deals 12 damage.
Glowstick	10 Copper	At night	Provides light when thrown. Works underwater. Does not count as a light source.
Sharpening Station	10 Gold	Hardmode	Applies the Sharpened buff which provides players with better armor penetration on melee weapons.
Pylon	10 Gold	When Happy enough	Allows the player to teleport from one Pylon to another.
Safe	20 Gold	After Skeletron has been defeated	Provides a safe space to store coins and other things. Items placed in the Piggy Bank do not drop on death.
Disco Ball	1 Gold	Hardmode	–
Flare	7 Copper	When the player has a Flare Gun	Ammo for the Flare Gun.
Blue Flare	7 Copper	When the player has a Flare Gun	Ammo for the Flare Gun.
Sickle	60 Silver	Always	Produces Hay blocks when cutting tall grass
Gold Dust	17 Silver	After the WoF has been defeated	Crafting Material.
Drumset	10 Gold	When either the Eater of Worlds, Brain of Cthulhu, Skeletron or WoF has been defeated.	–
Drumstick	50 Silver	When either the EoW, BoC, Skeletron or WoF has been defeated.	–

Notes and Lore

• The Piggy Banks and Safes he sells allow the player to safely store coins and items. They prevent items dropping upon death, which is especially useful on Mediumcore Characters and players in Expert and Master Mode worlds.
• The Merchant can be seen in the paintings “The Merchant” and “Father of Someone”. He seems to have a Son or Daughter.
• The Merchant says “I feel like an evil presence is watching me” when the Eye of Cthulhu Spawn requirements are met.

Bestiary Entry

The Merchant acts as a simple general store of sorts, providing useful starter tools and supplies needed for exploration.

He has a 1 Star rarity rating.

FAQ

How do you attract the Merchant in Terraria?

• To attract the Merchant, you need a total of 50 Silver in your inventory.

How many Merchants are there in Terraria?

• There are 3 different Merchants in Terraria: The Normal Merchant, Travelling Merchant and Skeleton Merchant.

Why is the Merchant not selling a Pylon?

• The Merchant only sells a Pylon when he’s happy enough. It is recommended to house him near the Golfer or Nurse, as he likes those NPCs.