Guida al boss segreto del mercante

Step 1: Find the Potion Courier event

• The Potion Courier event can appear in any act as an Unknown room event.
• The event is random — you cannot force it to appear. Multiple runs may pass without seeing it.
• Foul Potions occupy potion slots. If your potion belt is full, you may need to use or discard an existing potion first.
• The Foul Potion deals 12 damage to ALL characters in combat, including you. Plan accordingly if you use the spares in regular fights.

Step 2: Find the Fake Merchant

• The Fake Merchant event is separate from normal shops on the map. It appears in Unknown rooms, not shop nodes.
• Knockoff relics available include: Heart of Iron???, Anchor???, Venerable Tea Set???, Strike Dummy???, Lee's Waffle???, Blood Vial???, and Orichalcum???. Each is a weaker copy of the original.
• If you see the Fake Merchant without a Foul Potion, note it for future runs. The event exists in the event pool and can appear again.
• Do not waste gold buying knockoff relics. If you have a Foul Potion, you get all of them for free by winning the fight.

Step 3: Throw the Foul Potion to trigger the fight

• Throwing the Foul Potion is not reversible. Once you choose to throw it, the fight begins immediately.
• The fight uses your current deck, potions, and relics — there is no special preparation phase.
• Remaining Foul Potions (you started with 3, used 1 to trigger) can be used during the boss fight itself for 12 AoE damage.

Boss fight: The Merchant???

• Treat the fight like an elite encounter. Block on heavy attack turns, deal damage on lighter turns.
• Use your remaining Foul Potions during the fight. Two Foul Potions deal 24 damage to the Merchant (and 24 to you). At 165 HP, that is roughly 15% of the boss's health for free.
• The self-damage from Foul Potions (12 per use) is manageable if you have 40+ HP. If you are below 30 HP, consider whether the self-damage is worth the extra burst.
• Standard combat potions (Fire Potion, Strength Potion, Block Potion) are effective here. The Merchant has no special resistances or immunities.
• There is no turn timer or anti-stall mechanic. Defensive decks can take their time.

Rewards breakdown

• 300 gold: A massive payout. For context, a typical elite fight yields 30-40 gold. This single fight equals 8-10 elite fights worth of gold.
• All knockoff relics: Every relic the Merchant was selling (4-6 knockoff relics) is added to your inventory for free. While each individual knockoff is weaker than its real counterpart, 4-6 free relics add up to significant combined value.
• Merchant's Rug??? relic: The exclusive relic. The Merchant's Rug??? has no gameplay effect — it does nothing. Its only purpose is Compendium completion. This relic cannot be obtained any other way.
• Standard card reward: You receive a normal post-combat card reward screen with upgraded card options.
• Total value: 300 gold + 4-6 relics + exclusive relic + card reward. No other single encounter in the game gives this much loot.

100% completion significance

• The Compendium tracks all relics you have obtained across all runs. The Merchant's Rug??? slot remains empty until you complete the event chain.
• Because both events (Potion Courier and Fake Merchant) are random, it may take many runs before both appear in the same run. There is no way to guarantee the chain triggers.
• Co-op runs can also trigger the event chain. Both players receive the rewards.

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