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There are literally dozens of different classes that you create characters for, summoning and confining phantoms into the real world in the form of warriors, supporters, and even monsters. One of the most imnportant classes to create early on is the Merchant class.
Merchant Class
Class Focus
Stocking Shop Items
Highest Stats
General Items
The Merchant is an alternative character that focuses on stocking and maintaining the shop on Skullrock Island. The Merchant is not skilled at supporting or attacking, and their use in combat is to collect items using their Stock ability.
Description
Locally Sourced
Gain the use of the Stock Command. When equipped with a General Item, Attack Power +100%.
BOR received +50%. When equipped with a General Item, MOVE & JUMP +10.
Everyday Wisdom
When equipped with a General Item, GUARD +35% for equipped item.
Battle Merchant
When equipped with a General Item, Skill Area +10dm.
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BOR received -50%. When equipped with a General Item, Attack Power + 50%.
When equipped with a General Item and remaining REMOVE is 1 or 2, SPD +75%.
Their class abilities are focused around equipping General Items as their equipment, and boosting their movement and defense as they move around the map collecting items.
The Merchant serves as more of a theoretical class, with their primary use being the maintenance of the shop outside of combat scenarios. They can be used in battle to collect new items for the shop, but shouldn’t be treated as a primary damage class. Keep them away from combat when possible, having them collect items from the ground with their exclusive Store ability.
Best Stats to Boost
When possible, increase the character’s MOVE, which will help them reach far-away items in fewer turns (having a Scrabbit or other character throw them a distance isn’t a bad idea either).
Best Tools to Equip
The best items to equip for the Merchant class areGeneral Items, such as plants and random objects (they’ll have the palm tree symbol for their item class). General Items all have their own unique inherent abilities, and we would recommend looking for a vase thanks to its Firework Launcher move and solid ranged damage.
Don’t bother with weapons or staffs for the Merchant class, even picking up a stone or shrub from the ground will serve as a better weapon for them due to their Locally Sourced ablility.
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