What you can obtain
Relic
The Merchant's Rug???With every relic still on the rug. Choice: Win the fight
The Merchant's Rug???With every relic still on the rug. Choice: Win the fightRelic
6 knock-offs6 of the 9 fake relics, 50 Gold each. Choice: Buy from the rug
Gold
300The fight pays 300 Gold. Choice: Win the fight
Where it appears
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Act 2 onward, solo runs only, with at least 100 Gold or a Foul PotionEvery player, in co-op
Which option to take
- Fight if you have a Foul Potion: 300 Gold plus up to six free relics is the best outcome.
- Without it, only Mango??? and Strike Dummy??? are worth 50 Gold; Snecko Eye??? is pure downside.
How it plays
The knockoff shop
No text options: a lookalike merchant sells 6 of 9 knockoff relics at 50 Gold each, give or take the usual 15% shop variance.
The nine knockoffs
Anchor???: 4 Block at combat start.
Blood Vial???: heals 1 at combat start.
Happy Flower???: 1 Energy every 5 turns.- Lee's Waffle???: heals 10% HP on pickup.
Mango???: +3 Max HP.- Orichalcum???: 3 Block if you end a turn without Block.
Strike Dummy???: +1 damage on Strike cards.- Venerable Tea Set???: 1 extra Energy after a rest site.
Snecko Eye???: only starts you Confused.
Throwing the Foul Potion
- Throwing a Foul Potion at him starts a fight: 165 HP (175 on Ascension 8+).
- Swipe: 13 (15 on Ascension 9+). Spew Coins: 2 damage 8 times. Throw Relic: 9 (10) plus 1 Frail. Enrage: 2 Strength.
Random, Enrage weighted triple, no repeats.
Winning
- Pays 300 Gold, The Merchant's Rug??? (does nothing) and every relic still on his shelves.
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