6. Barter Dark Souls II Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Here, you will learn how to barter in the game world. Also, you will find here information about merchants who can be encountered at the very beginning of your journey. Here, you can learn about the whereabouts of all of the merchants and about the items that you can purchase from them. You will learn what is the game's currency and how you can obtain it. Also, you will get to know about the items that are worth buying.
In Dark Souls 2, merchants have miscellaneous items on sale. Each one of them specializes in a certain area of bartering. The merchants available at the beginning of the game. have been listed below.
Name: Blacksmith Lenigrast
Location: Majula (he starts his business after you buy the smithy key from Merchant Hag Melentia - you can encounter the witch in the Forrest of the Fallen Giants)
Available goods: Longsword, Broadsword, Falchion, Estoc, Rapier, Battle Axe, Mace, Spear, Wood Arrow, Iron Arrow, Wood Bolt, Heavy Bolt, Repair Powder, Titanite Shard.
Worth buying: Titanite Shard, Repair Powder, Wood Arrow
Name: Sweet Shalquoir (cat)
Location: Majula (the house to the right of the big hole)
Available goods: Ring Of The Evil Eye, Silvercat Ring, Redeye Ring, Name-engraved Ring, Ring of Whispers, Homeward Bone, Prism Stone, Alluring Skull, Lloyd's Talisman.
Worth buying: Ring Of The Evil Eye, Silvercat Ring, Homeward Bone
Name: Maughlin the Armourer
Location: Majula, (the house to the left of the big hole)
Available goods: Iron Parma, Silver Eagle Kite Shield, Twin Dragon Greatshield, Standard Helm, Hard Leather Armor Hard Leather Gauntlets, Hard Leather Boots, Infantry Armor, Infantry Gloves, Infantry Boots, Falconer Helm, Falconer Armor, Falconer Gloves, Falconer Boots
Worth buying: Falconer Set and Twin Dragon Greatshield
Name: Merchant Hag Melentia (with progress with the game, she will move to Majula)
Location: Forest Of The Fallen Giants
Available goods: Straight Sword, Axe, Hammer, Fists, Travelling Merchant Hat, Travelling Merchant Coat, traveling Merchant Gloves, Travelling Merchant Boots, Human Effigy, Lifegem, Amber Herb, Firebomb, Witching Urn, Throwing Knife, Pharros' Lockstone, Lenigrast's Key, Soul Arrow, Heal
Worth buying: Human Effigy, Lifegem, Firebomb, Witching Urn, Pharros Lockstone, Lenigrast's Key
Name: Licia of Lindeldt
Location: Heide's Tower Of Flame
Available goods: Cleric's Sacred Chime, Ring of Prayer, Heal, Med. Heal, Great Heal Excerpt, Replenishment, Replenishment Life, Caressing Prayer, Force, Lighting Spear, Homeward, Guidance
Worth buying: a player who invests in Faith and wants to use miracles, can find here a wide variety of goods to buy.
The currency that you can buy from merchants with, are souls. You obtain them in the very same way as described in chapter 3, which concerns leveling up. The most important thing is that each one of the merchants has a limited amount of certain wares (with the exception of e.g. the Basic arrows, you can buy as many of these as you want). After they are depleted, they will not be restored in that merchant's stock.