Lost Ark: A Guide To The Traveling Merchant (2024)

Items are essential for success in any RPG. Whether it's having the right sword to beat a boss or the right gift to win the heart of an NPC, items help the player to achieve a number of important objectives. Usually getting a new item is a simple matter of visiting a shop, but in some games it's more complicated.

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Most items in Lost Ark can be gained by conventional means, but for certain rare and exceptional items there's only one option: Wandering Merchants. Whether these are merchant ships or solitary sellers, Wandering Merchants travel the world, forcing players to track them down if they want their valuable wares. Here's everything the player needs to know about these elusive sellers in Lost Ark.

Merchant Spawn Locations

The first type of Wandering Merchant is the Regional Wandering Merchant, which can spawn in all zones except for city maps and dungeons. The schedule for their appearances can seem complex but follows a reliable pattern, so finding them isn't much more difficult than buying Chaos Shards once the player knows where to look.

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Merchants follow one of three possible schedules, appearing in all channels in the zone. After 25 minutes, the Wandering Merchant will disappear. There are 2-6 possible zone spawn locations for a Merchant per region, and where the Merchant will appear is determined randomly each time they spawn. There's nothing stopping players from camping these spawn locations, pinging their friends, and alerting everyone to the Wandering Merchant's arrival when they appear.

Wandering Merchant Schedules

The good news is that the three schedules that determine Wandering Merchant spawns are extremely reliable, unlike NPC schedules in some other games like Lost Ark. It's important to note that the times below are based on the player's server.

• Schedule 1: 1:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:30, 8:30, 11:30 (AM and PM). Lucas (Yudia), Morris (East Luterra), Mac (Anikka), Jeffrey (Shushire), and Dorella (Feiton) follow Schedule 1.

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• Schedule 2: 12:30, 2:30, 5:30, 6:30, 8:30, 9:30 (AM and PM). Malone (West Luterra), Burt (East Luterra), Oliver (Tortoyk), Nox (Arthetine), Aricer (Rohendel), and Rayni (Punika) follow Schedule 2.
• Schedule 3: 12:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 10:30 (AM and PM). Ben (Rethramis), Peter (North Vern), Laitir (Yorn), and Evan (South Vern) follow Schedule 3.

Wandering Merchant Wares

Every Wandering Merchant offers a different selection of wares, including valuble Rapport items to win over NPCs, making it important for players to know who to seek out for the items they need.

• Ben sells the Fancier Bouquet, Prideholme Potato, Rethramis Holy Water, Surprise Chest, Prideholme Neria Card, Varut Card, and Siera Card.
• Lucas sells the Yudia Spellbook, Yudia Natural Salt, Sky Reflection Oil, Giant Worm Card, Morina Card, and Thunder Card.
• Malone sells the Black Rose, Lakebar Tomato Juice, Stalwart Cage, Chain War Chronicles, Berhart Card, Cadogan Card, Cassleford Card, and Hairplant.
• Morris sells the Azenaporium Brooch, Dyorika Straw Hat, Model of Luterra's Sword, Chain War Chronicles, Brinewt Card, Morpheo Card, Meehan Card, Thunder Wings Card, and Dry-aged Meat.
• Burt sells the Azenaporium Brooch, Dyorika Straw Hat, Model of Luterra's Sword, Chain War Chronicles, Seria Card, Nox Card, Thunder Wings Card, and Hot Chocolate Coffee.
• Oliver sells the Mokoko Carrot, Oversize Ladybug Doll, Round Glass Piece, Shy Wind Flower Pollen, Egg of Creation Card, Eolh Card, and Mokamoka Card.
• Mac sells the Tournament Entrance Stamp, Angler's Fishing Pole, Sir Valleylead Card, Sir Druden Card, Madam Moonscent Card, and Wei Card.

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• Nox sells the Fine Gramophone, Energy X7 Capsule, Bergstrom Card, Stern Neria Card, Krause Card, and Adrenaline-boosting Fluid.
• Peter sells the Exquisite Music Box, Goblin Yam, Magick Cloth, Magick Crystal, Queen's Knights Application, Vern's Founding Coin, Payla Card, Gideon Card, and Thar Card.
• Jeffrey sells the Shimmering Essence, Sirius's Holy Book, Javern Card, Sian Card, Madnick Card, and Sapphire Sardine.
• Aricer sells the Danube's Earrings, Elemental's Feather, Soundstone of Dawn, Sylvain Queens' Blessing, Alifer Card, Lenora Card, Gnosis Card, and Pit-A-Pat Macaron.
• Laitir sells the Piyer's Secret Textbook, Fargar's Beer, Great Castle Neria Card, Piyer, Kaysarr, and Back Alley Rum.
• Dorella sells the Dessicated Wooden Statue, Broken Dagger, Book of Survival, Red Moon's Tears, Goulding Card, Levi, Kaldor, and Blood Pudding Chunk.
• Ryani sells the Piñata Crafting Set, Hollowfruit, Rainbow Tikatika Flower, Oreha Viewing Stone, Seto Card, Stella, Cicerra, Albion, and Blood Pudding Chunk.
• Evan sells the Feather Fan, Mockup Firefly, Febre Potion, Necromancer's Records, Satra Card, Killian Card, Lujean Card, Vern Zenlord Card, and Xereon Card.

Traveling Merchant Ships

The second type of Wandering Merchant is the Traveling Merchant Ship. These ships appear at one of several islands, chosen at random, every hour. They remain there for 30 minutes before moving on, giving players time to drop by after stocking up on Harmony Shards.

The New Vernese Exploring Ship appears at Eternity Isle, Goblin Island, Gravis, Hypnos's Eyes, Niheltalop's Thoughts, and Sublime Island, whereas the Luterran Royal Trading Ship appears at Dreamgull Island, Lopang Island, Sunflower Island, Starlight Isle, Toto Silver Island, and White Wave Island.

Merchant Ship Wares

The New Vernese Exploring Ship offers the following wares: Masterpiece # 27, Stronghold Crew Application Form: Daniel, Stronghold Crew Application Form: Gaon, Stronghold Crew Application Form: Peddler Daniel, Stronghold Crew Application Form: Derick, Stronghold Crew Application Form: Mercenary Captain Ronimus, and Stronghold Crew Application Form: Silver Chain Alice.

The Luterran Royal Trading Ship offers the following wares: Small Music Box, Stronghold Crew Application Form: Cho Jepeng, Stronghold Crew Application Form: Shez, Stronghold Crew Application Form: Jade, Stronghold Crew Application Form: Bijorn, Stronghold Crew Application Form: Lyke, and Stronghold Crew Application Form: Fighter Austin.

Lost Ark is available now on PC.

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