Encountered later in the game, the Desert Trader is a new merchant offering a variety of useful and exotic items through bartering. However, she doesn’t accept Gold and instead encourages you to trade valuables like Omni Geode, Diamond, and Ruby. This Stardew Valley guide provides comprehensive information about the Desert Trader, beginning with a brief explanation of how to unlock her.
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How to Unlock the Desert Trader
You can access the Desert Trader by repairing the bus. To do so, you must either complete all Vault Bundles at the Community Center or pay 40,000g to Joja Community Development Projects. Both methods cost about the same. However, the latter, working with Joja projects, unlocks the Desert instantly.
After gaining access to the Calico Desert, take the bus to visit the Desert Trader. You'll find her near the bus stop, situated next to the camel within the tent.
The Desert Trader Collection
The Desert Trader offers ten permanent items: Artifact Trove, Warp Totem: Deser, Triple Shot Espresso, Spicy Eel, Mega Bomb, Bomb, Warp Totem: Desert Recipe, Butterfly Hutch, Green Turban, and Birch Double Bed.
She also has a rich stock of 13 rotating items: Hay, Fiber, Cloth, Magic Rock Candy, Cheese, Spring Seeds, Summer Seeds, Fall Seeds, Winter Seeds, Staircase, Magic Turban, Magic Cowboy Hat, and the Void Ghost Pendant.
Item | Price | Availability |
|---|---|---|
Artifact Trove | 5 Omni Geodes | Permanent |
Warp Totem: Desert | 3 Omni Geodes | Permanent |
Triple Shot Espresso | 1 Diamond | Permanent |
Spicy Eel | 1 Ruby | Permanent |
Bomb | 5 Quartz | Permanent |
Mega Bomb | 5 Iridium Ore | Permanent |
Butterfly Hutch | 20 Bat Wings | Permanent |
Green Turban | 50 Omni Geodes | Permanent |
Warp Totem: Desert Recipe | 10 Iridium Bar | Permanent |
Birch Double Bed | 1 Pearl | Permanent |
Hay | 1 Omni Geode | Monday |
Fiber | 5 Stone | Tuesday |
Cloth | 3 Aquamarine | Wednesday |
Magic Rock Candy | 3 Prismatic Shard | Thursday |
Chasse | 1 Emerald | Friday |
Spring Seeds | 2 Summer Seeds | Saturday |
Summer Seeds | 2 Fall Seeds | Saturday |
Fall Seeds | 2 Winter Seeds | Saturday |
Winter Seeds | 2 Spring Seeds | Saturday |
Staircase | 1 Jade | Sunday |
Magic Turban | 333 Omni Geodes | Even days |
Magic Cowboy Hat | 333 Omni Geodes | Odd days |
Void Ghost Pendant | 200 Void Essence | When prerequisites are met |
Best Buys From the Desert Trader
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As a barter, the Desert Trader is not the ideal merchant in Stardew Valley. Most of her permanent items are abundant in your inventory by the time you unlock the Desert. However, out of her offers, the following are worth the price: Artifact Trove, Warp Totem Recipe, and the Void Ghost Pendant.
The Void Ghost Pendant is a specialty item requiring a set of prerequisites. To unlock this item, you must be single and increase your friendship level with Krobus to the maximum.
