You can trade Spinels for several weapons, items, and resources at the Merchant in Resident Evil 4 Remake (RE4). Check out the best things to trade Spinels for and a list of all tradeable items!

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Chapter 2 New Trading Stock

Items	Spinel Cost
Yellow Herb	3
Punisher	5
Laser Sight	10
Yellow Diamond	3
Treasure Map: Village (Available Only in Village Chapters)	1

Chapter 4 New Trading Stock

Items	Spinel Cost
TMP Stock	8
High-power Scope	7
Elegant Mask	2
Attache Case: Black	8
Red Beryl	4

Chapter 6 New Trading Stock

Items	Spinel Cost
Gunpowder x10	2
Red9 Stock	9

Chapter 7 New Trading Stock

Items	Spinel Cost
Attache Case: Leather	12
Treasure Map: Castle (Available Only in Castle Chapters)	3
Exclusive Upgrade Ticket	30

Chapter 10 New Trading Stock

Items	Spinel Cost
Gunpowder x10	3

Chapter 13 New Trading Stock

Items	Spinel Cost
Treasure Map: Island (Available Only in Island Chapters)	5
Exclusive Upgrade Ticket	40
Velvet Blue	1

Best Items to Trade Spinels For

Spinel Trade Priority
1 - Exclusive Upgrade Tickets 2 - Trade-Exclusive Weapon Parts 3 - Yellow Herb 4 - Red or Black Attache Case 5 - Treasure Maps for Exploration 6 - Punisher and Matilda 7 - Treasures and Gunpowder

1: Exclusive Upgrade Tickets

Unlocking the Exclusive Upgrade for a weapon generally costs 60,000 to 100,000 pesetas on its own, and requires the weapon to have all other upgrades to purchase, for a combined total of 300,000 to 500,000 pesetas to fully upgrade a weapon.

The Exclusive Upgrade Tickets allows players to purchase Exclusive Upgrades while skipping unlocking all other upgrades, saving huge amounts of money and granting access to powerful weapon perks and bonuses early.

Although they're rather expensive at 30 Spinels for the first and 40 Spinels for the second, they're more than worth it so save up for these and buy them when you can.

Best Exclusive Weapon Upgrades

2: Trade-Exclusive Weapon Parts

The Merchant offers exclusive weapon parts in exchange for Spinels. If you have a weapon you regularly use which has an attachment available, consider spending a few Spinels to buy it as it can significantly improve the performance of one of your mainstays.

In particular, the Red9 Stock which helps improve the handgun's aim makes it significantly more usable in exchange for 9 Spinels.

List of All Weapon Attachments and Parts

3: Yellow Herb

There's only one Yellow Herb available for Trade, but it's a cheap buy at only 3 Spinels. Yellow Herbs improve your health permanently and even carry over into New Game Plus, so you won't regret picking this up at some point.

All Yellow Herb Locations

4: Red or Black Attache Case

Buying one of the Attache Cases is not a bad idea as having one will permanently improve your drop rate of either Red Herbs or Resources (L). Having more supplies will be a big help as you attempt higher difficulties like Hardcore and Professional. That said, at 12 Spinels, they're a bit pricey so only grab one if you have an abundance of Spinels at your disposal.

You won't need both, so pick the one for the resource you find yourself needing more often.

List of Cases

5: Treasure Maps for Exploration

If you wish to fully explore the world of RE4 Remake, you can trade in Spinels for Treasure Maps showing you all possible locations of treasure, with the exception of the DLC-exclusive hidden treasures.

Unfortunately, Treasure Maps do not carry over into New Game Plus, while your Spinels do carry over, so if you do purchase these, be sure to find all the Treasures in one playthrough.

All Treasure Locations

6: Punisher and Matilda

The Punisher and Matilda are only available for trade from the Merchant, for 5 and 10 Spinels, respectively. While they have their strengths, there are several other choices of handguns available at each stage of the game, and there's never really a time where buying either of these will significantly change your playstyle, so it's safe to skip these and save your Spinels.

Best Handgun and Pistol

7: Treasures and Gunpowder

Lastly, the least priority for trading would be consumable items like Treasures and Gunpowder. These items reappear on each new playthrough, so it's possible to farm them by simply playing through the game additional times. Spinels don't come easy, so think long-term and save up for higher priority purchases!

All Trade Items Compared

Item	Worth Trading For?
Exclusive Upgrade Ticket	Highest Priority
High Power Scope	Highly Recommended
TMP Stock	Highly Recommended
Red9 Stock	Highly Recommended
Laser Sight	Recommended
Yellow Herb	Recommended
Attache Case: Black	Somewhat Recommended
Attache Case: Leather	Somewhat Recommended
Treasure Maps	Somewhat Recommended
Punisher	Not Recommended
Matilda	Not Recommended
Treasures	Not Recommended
Gunpowder	Not Recommended

How to Farm Spinels

Complete Requests

The main way of farming Spinels in Resident Evil 4 Remake is by completing Merchant Requests. These requests always reward plenty of Spinels upon completion, so we recommend completing them as often as possible.

How to Farm Spinels

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What to Buy First	What to Sell First
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Limited Time Sale Guide	How to Get Gemstones
Trading Guide	How to Get Exclusive Upgrade Tickets
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