How to Complete Silent Stranger Trophy and Challenge

The Silent Stranger Trophy is an achievement in Resident Evil 4 Remake (RE4 Remake) acquired for completing the game without talking to the Merchant once. Read on to learn more tips on how to get this achievement!

How to Get the Silent Stranger Trophy

Have Weapons Upgraded Beforehand

The goal is simple enough, however, you will find that this is difficult to achieve on your first playthrough. Even more so if your initial playthrough is on a higher difficulty because you will be in need of better weapons and upgrades. It is recommended that you upgrade most of your weapons before trying a Silent Stranger run.

Best Weapons to Upgrade: What to Upgrade First

Recommended on Assisted New Game+

On New Game Plus, you will have access to all weapons and upgrades you acquired in your previous run giving you less incentive to talk to the merchant. It also helps to do this run on Assisted difficulty as the enemies will not be as tough, and the drop rate for resources is significantly higher.

Silent Stranger Tips

Silent Stranger Tips and Tricks
Utilize Case Perks to Manipulate Drop Rate Equip Charms to Increase Craft Bonus

Utilize Case Perks to Manipulate Drop Rates

Case	Details
Attache Case: 'Silver'	Perks: Increased drop rate for handgun ammo. Where to Find: Default case.
Attache Case: 'Classic'	Perks: Increased drop rate for gunpowder. Where to Find: Available as Pre-Order Bonus for Deluxe Edition only.
Attache Case: 'Black'	Perks: Increased drop rate for resources (L). Where to Find: Available for purchase from the Merchant. Cost: 8 Spinels

Since you can't talk to the merchant for any resource of any kind, you will have to rely on Case Perks to increase the likelihood of your desired item to drop from enemies and loot from random chests and crates.

List of Cases

Equip Charms to Increase Craft Bonus

Charm	Details
Handgun Ammo	+30% handgun ammo craft bonus frequency. Available as Pre-Order Bonus
Cute Bear	-1 gunpowder used when crafting.
Bella Sisters	+20% magnum ammo craft bonus frequency.
Dr Salvador	+20% rifle ammo craft bonus frequency.
Soldier w/ Hammer	+20% handgun ammo craft bonus frequency.
Zealot w/ Scythe	+20% submachine gun ammo craft bonus frequency.
Zealot w/ Shield	+20% shotgun shells craft bonus frequency.

The same can be said for the Charms you should equip to your case. If you have a weapon of choice, it is recommended that you equip charms that add bonuses to the crafting of that weapon's ammo.

List of Charms and Charm Perks

Silent Stranger Completion Rewards

Silent Stranger Trophy

Silver	Silent Stranger
	Complete the main story without talking to the Merchant once.

Beating the game without talking to the Merchant once will net you the Silent Stranger Trophy.

Achievements List and Trophy Guide

1500 CP from the Silent Stranger Challenge

Completing the Silent Stranger also awards you with 1500 Challenge Points you can use to purchase from the Extra Content Shop!

All Challenges and How to Complete

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