The Best Merchant Build is to inherit the right Passives and Buffs in Metaphor: ReFantazio. Check out the best builds for the Merchant, and Tycoon, the best characters and Inherited Skills, and the best equipment for the Merchant Lineage.

Best Characters For Merchant Build

Protagonist, Strohl, Basilio

Character	Explanation
Protagonist	The ability to control the Protagonist's stat allocation in the game makes him versatile enough to take on any role, which also includes the Merchant build.
Heismay	Heismay is a viable choice to equip the Merchant build if you wish to have the Archetype be an evasive unit that dishes out Almighty attacks against enemies in battle.
Strohl	Strohl is also recommended if you plan to have a Merchant Build take on a more offensive role that specializes in dealing critical hits.

Best Builds for Each Character

Best Inherited Skills For Merchant Build

Best Inherited Skills to Equip the Merchant Archetype Lineage

Skill	Type	Description
Diligent Desciple	Passive	✦ Brawler Increases critical hit rate by 5%. Boost increases further if Archetypes of the same Lineage are present.
High Voltage	Passive	✦ Pugilist Increases critical hit rate when knocking out an enemy and beginning Squad Battle.
Spirit of Adversity	Passive	✦ Pugilist Increases critical hit rate when wielder is mortally wounded.
Rebellion	Support	✦ Commander Increases Critical Rate for one ally for 3 turns.

The Skills listed above can be equipped as Inherited Skills to further hone the Merchant Archetype Lineage's utility in battle.

The Merchant Archetype Lineage has access to Almighty attacks that can deal critical hits, so it is important to buff its Critical Hit Rate to produce successful results in combat.

It also increases the money you've earned when beating overworld enemies and amplifies the likelihood of acquiring items in battle, which is recommended if you plan to farm money or items in the game.

Best Skills to Inherit

Best Equipment For Merchant Build

Best Equipment to Use for Merchant Archetype Lineage

Merchant Line Build
Merchant	Tycoon
Weapon	Armour
Fortune Abacus Hero King's Abacus	Hero's Cuirass Heavenly Raiment
Gear	Accessory
Golden Gauntlets	Radiant Crystal

You will equip Abacus as your primary weapon when using the Merchant Archetype Lineage.

The Armor, Gears, and Accessories listed above will further enhance the role of the Merchant Archetype Lineage in battle, enhancing its Luck Stat to help you deal critical hits more easily and enable you to farm money and items without difficulty.

List of All Equipment

Best Merchant Role During Combat

Use Merchant Archetype Lineage to Deal Almighty Critical Attacks

The Merchant Archetype Lineage specializes in dealing Almighty Skills that have a chance of being critical hits based on your Luck stat, which is why it is recommended to enhance your Luck to further utilize it.

Best Party Members and Composition

Farm Items and Money Using Merchant Archetype Lineage

It also has the Alchemy Passive Skill that enables you to collect more money from stunning or defeating overworld enemies, so it is recommended to use the Merchant Archetype Lineage when farming money from enemies spawned from Trance Crystals.

Additionally, it has the Lucky Find and Luckier Find Skills that can help you acquire items from defeating enemies in Squad Battles, so find a specific enemy with a drop that you're interested in and take advantage of these skills during combat.

Money Farming Guide

Metaphor: ReFantazio Related Guides

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All Character Builds

Character Builds
Best Protagonist Build	Best Strohl Build
Best Hulkenberg Build	Best Heismay Build
Best Junah Build	Best Eupha Build
Best Basilio Build	-

All Stat Builds

Stat Builds
Best Strength Build	Best Magic Build
Luck Stat Build	Best Agility Build
Best Endurance Build	-

All Archetype Builds

Archetype Builds
Best Seeker Build	Best Knight Build
Best Mage Build	Best Warrior Build
Best Healer Build	Best Merchant Build
Best Gunner Build	Best Masked Dancer Build
Best Berserker Build	Best Summoner Build
Best Brawler Build	Best Thief Build
Best Commander Build	Best Faker Build
Best Prince Build	-