Update:Traveling Merchant

8 July 2026 • Game update

The Traveling Merchant bundle has been updated, and the Personal Gold system now runs as a lottery ticket system with up to 3,000 winning tickets drawn daily.

The Traveling Merchant on Mainland has been updated. The material bundle requirements have changed, and the Personal Gold system now works as a lottery ticket system — submit your bundle, receive tickets based on $KINS holdings, and results are drawn in every 12hrs.

The merchant visits twice per day at random times — once between 00:00–12:00 UTC and once between 12:00–00:00 UTC. His exact schedule is secret and changes daily.

Tip: Use the Merchant Exchange Calculator and Merchant Gold Calculator to plan how many material bundles you need before visiting the merchant.

Updated Material Bundle

The material bundle required for both Personal and Global merchant interactions has been updated:

Material	Old amount	New amount
Wood	2,500	2,600
Stone	1,500	1,400
Coal	700	800
Cooked Fish Meat	30	40

Highlights

Update	Details
Material bundle	Updated to 2,600 Wood, 1,400 Stone, 800 Coal, and 40 Cooked Fish Meat.
Personal Gold	Now a lottery ticket system — submit a bundle to receive tickets based on $KINS holdings. Up to 3,000 tickets win each day, drawn approximately every 3 hours 14 minutes. Each winning ticket = 1 Gold.
5% resource tax	Burned on ALL submitted materials regardless of outcome — winning tickets burn the full 5%, losing tickets refund the remainder after the 5% burn.
Global pool	Unchanged — donate materials, earn contribution points, claim Gold when the pool opens. Shared 3,000 Gold across both daily visits.
Merchant visits	Twice per day at random times — once 00:00–12:00 UTC, once 12:00–00:00 UTC.
Calculator	Merchant Exchange Calculator and Merchant Gold Calculator help plan bundle gathering for target Gold amounts.

Personal Gold (Lottery Ticket System)

Personal Gold does not compete with the Global pool. Players submit a material bundle to receive lottery ticket entries — the number of tickets depends on $KINS holdings.

How it works:

1. Submit a full material bundle (2,600 Wood, 1,400 Stone, 800 Coal, 40 Cooked Fish Meat).
2. Receive lottery tickets based on your $KINS holding tier.
3. Up to 3,000 tickets win each day, drawn approximately every 3 hours 14 minutes.
4. A winning ticket grants 1 Gold.
5. Regardless of outcome, a 5% resource tax is burned from all submitted materials — winning tickets burn the full remainder after the 5%, losing tickets refund the rest.

$KINS held	Tickets per bundle submitted
Less than 1,000	0 tickets (not eligible)
1,000 to 4,999	2 tickets
5,000 to 9,999	6 tickets
10,000+	10 tickets

The merchant visits twice per day — players can submit bundles on both visits for double the ticket entries per day.

Global Travelling Merchant

The Global Merchant system is unchanged. Players donate material bundles to earn hidden contribution points, which determine their claim limit when the Global pool opens.

How it works

1. Donate materials to the merchant to build hidden contribution points.
2. Points set your claim limit when the Global Merchant opens.
3. Once the pool opens, purchase your allocated Gold using the standard material bundle.
4. The shared pool is 3,000 Gold total split across both daily visits.

Related pages

Page	Why it matters
Traveling Merchant	Full merchant guide — bundles, Personal Gold, and Global pool mechanics.
Merchant Exchange Calculator	Plan material gathering for target Gold amounts.
Economy	How Gold fits into the broader Kintara economy.
$KINS	Determines Personal Gold ticket amounts per bundle.
Mainland	Where the merchant stands near his cart.
Daily Quests	Must be completed before interacting with the merchant.