Legacy:Traveling Merchant

This is the Legacy page whose information relates to the article Traveling Merchant.
It applies only to the Old-gen console version of Terraria, detailing its differences from modern versions.

Old-gen console-Only Content: This information applies only to the Old-gen console version of Terraria.

There are some differences in the Traveling Merchant's inventory. He also cannot defend himself against enemies.

Items sold

Common

Inventory – Common items (slot 1/6)
Item	Cost	Availability
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	‌
Pho	75 SC	‌
Pad Thai	55 SC	‌
Sake	5 SC	‌

Uncommon

Inventory – Uncommon items (slot 2/6)
Item	Cost	Availability
Ultrabright Torch	3 SC	‌
Katana	2 SC50 CC	‌
Portable Cement Mixer	10 GC	‌
Paint Sprayer	10 GC	‌
Extendo Grip	10 GC	‌
Brick Layer	10 GC	‌

Rare

Inventory – Rare items (slot 3/6)
Item	Cost	Availability
Gi	2 GC	‌
Gypsy Robe	2 GC	‌
Magic Hat	3 GC	‌
Fez	3 GC50 SC	‌
Ammo Box	10 GC	‌
Revolver	10 GC	After smashing a Shadow Orb/Crimson Heart

Very Rare

Inventory – Very rare items (slot 4/6)
Item	Cost	Availability
Sitting Duck's Fishing Pole	35 GC	‌
Winter Cape	5 GC	‌
Red Cape	5 GC	‌
Mysterious Cape	5 GC	‌
Crimson Cloak	5 GC	‌
Diamond Ring	2 PC	‌
Celestial Magnet	15 GC	‌
Water Gun	1 GC50 SC	‌
Pulse Bow	45 GC	During Hardmode, after defeating Plantera

Extremely Rare

Inventory – Extremely rare items (slot 5/6)
Item	Cost	Availability
Arcane Rune Wall	2 SC50 CC	‌
Kimono	1 GC	‌
Gatligator	35 GC	During Hardmode

Extraordinarily Rare

Inventory – Extraordinarily rare items (slot 6/6)
Item	Cost	Availability
Angel Halo	40 GC	‌

Number of sold items

The following tables list the chances of the numbers of items sold by the Traveling Merchant.^[1] Only "base" items are counted, i.e., Dynasty Shingles are excluded from this number, since they are always sold together with their "base" item Dynasty Wood.

Number of "base" items	Chance
4	3255/16384 (19.87%)
5	5127/16384 (31.29%)
6	16327/49152 (33.22%)
7	1103/8192 (13.46%)
8	1003/49152 (2.04%)
9	19/16384 (0.12%)
10	1/49152 (0.002%)

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

References

↑ Information taken from the Desktop 1.4.3.6 source code, method SetupTravelShop() in Terraria.Chest.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.

[sourcecode_1-1] Information taken from the Desktop 1.4.3.6 source code, method SetupTravelShop() in Terraria.Chest.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.

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