Merchant Base

The Merchant Base is a collection of shops located behind each team's Throne Room in Champion's Battlegrounds. There are many different shops that offer all kinds of upgrades from standard items to items that are required to win the game.

In the Merchant Base, stand on the pressure plate in the center back to teleport to your character's trait shop (it may take a few seconds to teleport). Here, you can purchase extra character-specific traits as well as your character's Ascension trait.

## Merchant Base Shops

### Component Compound

#### Primary Components

* **Brick Armor** (Leggings)
	+ +2 Armor
	+ *24 nuggets*
* **Pulsar Shroud** (Chestplate)
	+ +2 Max Health
	+ *18 nuggets*
* **Nornne Scrap** (Chestplate)
	+ +4 Armor Toughness
	+ *21 nuggets*
* **Flameskids** (Boots)
	+ +0.2 Attack Speed
	+ *24 nuggets*
* **Witchwood Shurikens** (Helmet)
	+ +0.5 Attack Damage
	+ *32 nuggets*

#### Secondary Components

* **Gold Plate** (Chestplate)
	+ +4 Max Health
	+ +6 Armor Toughness
	+ *Pulsar Shroud + Nornne Scrap*
* **Nornne Plate** (Chestplate)
	+ +0.2 Knockback Resistance
	+ +8 Armor Toughness
	+ *Nornne Scrap + Nornne Scrap*
* **Frostburnt Shield** (Chestplate)
	+ +8 Max Health
	+ *Pulsar Shroud + Pulsar Shroud*
* **Dusk Totem** (Leggings)
	+ +6 Armor
	+ *Brick Armor + Brick Armor*
* **Torch Tonic** (Boots)
	+ +0.01 Movement Speed
	+ +0.5 Attack Speed
	+ *Flameskids + Flameskids*

### Item Vault

#### Defense

* **Dale Recruitment Armor** (Chestplate)
	+ +8 Max Health
	+ +12 Armor Toughness
	+ *Gold Plate + 9 nuggets*
	+ This item is good against burst, as it gives armor toughness. It's also good for added survivability by granting bonus health. Purchase it when playing against enemies that deal a lot of continuous burst damage.

* **Blackstone Barrier** (Chestplate)
	+ +0.5 Knockback Resistance
	+ +16 Armor Toughness
	+ *Nornne Plate + 10 nuggets*
	+ This item is good against burst, as it gives armor toughness. It's also good against self-peel by granting Knockback Resistance. Purchase it when playing against enemies that deal a lot of burst damage at once.
* **Wasteland Ice Bomb** (Helmet)
	+ +8 Armor Toughness
	+ +0.25 Knockback Resistance
	+ +10 Armor
	+ *Nornne Plate + 15 nuggets*
	+ This is a great all-around item, especially after your first back for most tanks, supports, and fighters. It grants both protection against burst and chip damage by granting armor toughness and armor respectively. Purchase it against enemies where you need resistances early game to fight.
* **Reborn Frost Tomb** (Chestplate)
	+ +20 Max Health
	+ *Frostburnt Shield + 28 nuggets*
	+ This is a powerful item if you want a defensive item but don't think you need any resistances. This item is also useful if your character has any kind of health deficit, such as Dendriae!
* **Defense Equinox** (Leggings)
	+ +0.75 Knockback Resistance
	+ +10 Armor
	+ *Dusk Totem + 16 nuggets*
	+ This item is great against chip damage, as it grants armor. It also is very good into self-peel, as it gives 75% Knockback Resistance. This item is a go-to if you are playing against characters that deal sustained melee damage over time, and not burst.

#### Attack

* **Shroom Toxinpiece** (Leggings)
	+ +1 Attack Damage
	+ +4 Armor
	+ *Brick Armor + Witchwood Shurikens*
	+ This item is a good mix of defense and offense, and is recommended on most fighters! It is good to buy this item later into the game, as it's stats are pretty low, making it a good combination when paired with other heavy damage or armor items.
* **Flame Embroidered Cloak** (Helmet)
	+ +1.5 Attack Damage
	+ +0.02 Movement Speed
	+ +0.5 Attack Speed
	+ *Witchwood Shurikens + Flameskids*
	+ This item is good for assassins that want to be able to move fast and deal more damage.
* **Ethereal Lens** (Chestplate)
	+ +3 Attack Damage
	+ *Witchwood Shurikens + Witchwood Shurikens*
	+ This item is good for melee characters that just want to deal more damage and don't care about attack speed. Since its a chestplate, it's important to note that you'd be giving up potential defensive stats for hard offensive stats, which is sometimes a risk!
* **Megaswing Thumper** (Boots)
	+ +1 Attack Damage
	+ +6 Armor Toughness
	+ +0.5 Attack Speed
	+ *Witchwood Shurikens + Flameskids*
	+ This item is a good mix of offense and defense. It is good for fighters that want to deal damage, but also have resistance towards burst.
* **Quickstep Boots** (Boots)
	+ +0.01 Movement Speed
	+ +1 Attack Speed
	+ +0.25 Knockback Resistance
	+ *Torch Tonic + 6 nuggets*
	+ This item is great for assassins that just want to deal damage faster and already have a high attack damage. It is especially useful on characters that have very low attack speeds, such as Sinikill!

#### Range and Swords

* **Bow Mastery**
	+ Power 3 Enchanted Book
	+ *128 nuggets*
	+ Because bow-users do not benefit from bonus attack damage or attack speed attributes, this item is built entirely for them! Note, you can combine two of the same enchantment level books to create an enchantment level one step higher, up to a maximum level of 5.
* **Wooden Sword**
	+ 1.6 Attack Speed
	+ 4 Attack Damage
	+ *24 nuggets*
	+ This is an important item to buy if your character does not start the game with a melee weapon. Buying this before farming the jungle will prove useful!
* **Iron Sword**
	+ 1.6 Attack Speed
	+ 6 Attack Damage
	+ *64 nuggets*

### Critical Shops

#### The Collector

* **Bottle O’ Enchanting** (10)
	+ *8 Rotten Flesh*
* **Bottle O’ Enchanting** (10)
	+ *6 String*
* **Bottle O’ Enchanting** (10)
	+ *6 Bones*
* **Bottle O’ Enchanting** (10)
	+ *6 Gunpowder*

#### Critical Dealer

* **Jungle Gate Destroyer** (Iron Pickaxe)
	+ Can break Jungle Gate walls
	+ *64 nuggets*
* **Obsidian Wall Destroyer** (Diamond Pickaxe)
	+ Can break Center Lane walls
	+ *64 nuggets + 64 enemy nuggets*
* **Reinforced Obsidian Wall Destroyer** (Wooden Pickaxe)
	+ Can break Reinforced Obsidian walls
	+ *64 nuggets + 64 enemy nuggets*
* **Overthrow Button**
	+ Place and select to summon the enemy’s king!
	+ *64 nuggets + 64 enemy nuggets*

#### Black Market

* **Reinforced Obsidian Wall**
	+ Rebuild Center Lane walls!
	+ Can be placed on Red Wool
	+ *8 nuggets*