Terraria Map
Stats
| Classic | Expert | Master | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life | 250 | 250 | 250 |
| Contact damage | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Defense | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Knockback resistance | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Coin value | – | – | – |
Where and when it spawns
- Biomes
- Desert
Happiness: where it likes to live
| Biomes | Neighbours | |
|---|---|---|
| Likes | the Desert | Arms Dealer, Painter, Princess |
| Dislikes | the Forest | Steampunker |
| Hates | Pirate |
Town NPCs charge less when they are happy: the game lowers their prices for loved and liked biomes and neighbours and raises them for disliked and hated ones.
Shop
| Item | Price | When it is sold |
|---|---|---|
 Dye Vat | 5 gold | |
 Easter Block | 2 silver | |
 Dye Trader's Turban | 3 gold | Sold during Halloween |
 Dye Trader Robe | 3 gold | Sold during Halloween |
 Silver Dye | 1 gold | |
 Brown Dye | 1 gold | |
 Shadow Dye | 3 gold 75 silver | Sold during Full Moon |
 Negative Dye | 3 gold 75 silver | Sold during Full Moon |
 Bloodbath Dye | 7 gold 50 silver | Sold during a Blood Moon and at night |
Prices are the base prices, before the happiness discount or surcharge. The conditions were found by running the game's own shop code in every world state, one and two at a time.
Drops
| Item | Chance | Amount | Modes | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Exotic Scimitar | 12.5% (1 in 8) | 1 | All modes |
Chances are for one kill, before Luck, Rate of fire or banners change anything. The Modes column says in which difficulties the game lists the drop.
Color pigments, strange flora, and arrival conditions
The Dye Trader is an exotic merchant dedicated to color customization and fabric design. To encourage him to move into town, players must prepare an unoccupied house, conquer at least one pre-Hardmode boss, and hold any dye item, dye ingredient, or Strange Plant in their personal inventory. Gathering Yellow Marigolds, Pink Prickly Pears, or Blue Berries from surface biomes easily fulfills his arrival criteria.
He has 250 life and 15 defense. Despite his delicate silks and theatrical flair, he does not flee when monsters breach town walls. Instead, he brandishes a curved Arabian-style blade to slash aggressively at intruders in close quarters.
Dye vats, silver tints, and botanical quests
His shop provides the essential Dye Vat crafting station, allowing creative players to combine plants, shells, and colored liquids into hundreds of vivid dyes for armor and accessories. He also stocks Silver Dye and Team Dyes for multiplayer team identification.
In Hardmode, he offers special botanical trade quests whenever players bring him Strange Plants found growing on wilderness terrain. Turning in these rare plants rewards bundles of animated special dyes, including Reflective Dye, Living Rainbow Dye, and Mirage Dye, which apply mesmerizing visual effects to vanity sets.
Desert dye bazaar and strange plant exchanges
The Dye Trader favors warm desert air that complements his colorful turban and woven textiles. Refer to the preference table above to inspect his full environmental and neighbour rankings.
Settling his store in the Desert near the Arms Dealer yields optimal price cuts on the Dye Vat, silver dyes, and specialty colorants while supporting the local Desert Pylon. Pairing these vendors together also makes the Desert Pylon available very early in the game without requiring difficult building projects. If slain in combat, he has a 12.5% chance to yield his swift Exotic Scimitar.
Trivia
- His Exotic Scimitar is one of the highest-damage pre-Hardmode broadswords available before defeating evil biome bosses.
- Strange Plant turn-ins in Hardmode always award two bottles of special dye per flower delivered.