The Merchant Ship in Final Fantasy Resonance is a shop that travels the sea and only trades with airships, so you find it by flying your airship over the ocean. It sells five rare items, and which ones you can buy depends on your chapter. Chapter 6 opens up the first two, Chapter 7 adds two more, and Chapter 8 adds the last one.
Quick answer: Fly the airship over the sea and talk to the Merchant Ship. Its stock opens in Chapters 6, 7 and 8, and buying all five items costs 230,000 Gil.
Merchant Ship stock at a glance
In Chapter 6, the Merchant Ship offers Adamantite and the Ancient Cloak; its Chapter 7 stock includes the Ancient Tome and a Magicite Cryst, while the High-Power Generator is available in Chapter 8.
| Item | Price (Gil) | Available from | Type | Other ways to get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamantite | 35,000 | Chapter 6 | Valuable | Chest, Tablet Shard collector, Colosseum, radar treasure |
| Ancient Cloak | 40,000 | Chapter 6 | Robe (armor) | None |
| Ancient Tome | 45,000 | Chapter 7 | Grimoire (weapon) | None |
| Magicite Cryst | 50,000 | Chapter 7 | Valuable | Chests, side quests, Tablet Shard collector, Colosseum, radar treasures |
| High-Power Generator | 60,000 | Chapter 8 | Valuable | None |
How to find the Merchant Ship
The game hints at the ship on the bulletin board. A news piece titled “A Merchant Ship, A Chance Encounter” describes a trader who “hauls his wares across the seas, never stopping in any port, and only trading with any airships he runs into along the way”. His goods are only what he has picked up on his travels, “yet each one is a treasure”. The piece closes by telling anyone who owns an airship to keep their eyes peeled.
A resident of Gaberada, the Undertown, fills in the rest. They mention “a very particular merchant ship that sails the seas, appearing only when they have acquired some rare oddity to sell”, and add: “It’s rumored that they cater to airship travelers. So if you’re flying above the seas, one of the ships you spot might belong to them.”
A finished sale ends with “Sold! Ye won’t regret this purchase—I guarantee it!” If you’re short on Gil, he turns you away with “Avast! Ye don’t have enough gil! I like ye, but I can’t let ye haggle with me.”
Everything the Merchant Ship sells
Of the five items, three are Valuables used for crafting, awakening Visions or upgrading the radar, and two are Ancient equipment pieces.
- Adamantite: 35,000 Gil, from Chapter 6. “An extremely hard and rare metal. Can be used as a material to craft weapons in the right hands.” (Valuable)
- Ancient Cloak: Available in Chapter 6 for 40,000 Gil. This robe is armor and one of the 12 Ancient pieces; its resale price is 10,000 Gil.
- Ancient Tome: Available in Chapter 7 for 45,000 Gil. This grimoire is a weapon and one of the 12 Ancient pieces; its resale price is 11,250 Gil.
- Magicite Cryst: 50,000 Gil, from Chapter 7. “A magicite cryst imbued with the power of the Farplane. Has the power to awaken visions.” (Valuable)
- High-Power Generator: Chapter 8; costs 60,000 Gil. “A device that increases radar output. Can be used to upgrade the Mysidia Radar.” (Valuable)
The Ancient Tome and the Ancient Cloak share the same in-game hint, which points straight at the ship: “Passed among merchants of the sea, its current location is unknown, but you may yet happen upon it.”
Which Merchant Ship items are worth buying
There is no other way to obtain the Ancient Cloak, Ancient Tome or High-Power Generator; the ship is their sole source. The two Ancient pieces are part of the complete set of 12 Ancient equipment pieces, and the generator appears on the key items list. It also improves the Mysidia Radar, allowing it to locate additional hidden treasure.
Adamantite and the Magicite Cryst can be skipped if your Gil is tight, because you can get both of them elsewhere. Adamantite also comes from a chest, the Tablet Shard collector, Colosseum Rank Battles and a Mysidia Radar treasure, all covered in where to get Adamantite. Magicite Cryst also turns up in chests, side quests, the Colosseum, the Tablet Shard collector and a radar treasure, covered in where to get Magicite.
