# Merchant trait doesn't seem to be working **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [December 19, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/merchant-trait-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/2150 "2015-12-19T19:58:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dhjl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/dhjl/32/3981_2.png) [@dhjl](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/dhjl)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/merchant-trait-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/2150/1 "2015-12-19T19:58:26Z")
Merchant: 25% bonus Gold at the end of battle. To test it, I fought the same opponent twice. First, with a traited Alchemist. And then without: ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/2X/1/16c917524f29b2db9d2b9b064e106acd7e8e0581.jpg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/2X/1/1b55f685359a6455bf1993cadf3ee80429c522c4.jpg) Correct me if I’m wrong, but shouldn’t the gold be over 4000 with a 25% increase? ---
**Author:** ![Machiknight](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/machiknight/32/6108_2.png) [@Machiknight](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Machiknight)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/merchant-trait-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/2150/2 "2015-12-19T19:59:38Z")
The trait applies before the calculation at the end, allowing you to get to the gold cap in a battle faster, but not surpass it. ---
**Author:** ![dhjl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/dhjl/32/3981_2.png) [@dhjl](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/dhjl)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/merchant-trait-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/2150/3 "2015-12-19T20:02:09Z")
Okay, but how does that match the description? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Machiknight](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/machiknight/32/6108_2.png) [@Machiknight](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Machiknight)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/merchant-trait-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/2150/4 "2015-12-19T20:12:04Z")
It doesnt, and the description should be changed. I feel it is misleading, and disheartening when you find out the truth. I was thinking they were finally going to make grinding for resources less annoying. ---
**Author:** ![dhjl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/dhjl/32/3981_2.png) [@dhjl](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/dhjl)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/merchant-trait-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/2150/5 "2015-12-19T20:27:11Z")
Thanks for the help. Guess I’ll stick with my faster, non-Alchemist team since the gold difference is negligible. ---
**Author:** ![Machiknight](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/machiknight/32/6108_2.png) [@Machiknight](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Machiknight)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/merchant-trait-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/2150/6 "2015-12-19T20:35:46Z")
Pretty disappointing huh? Kind of a massive waste of trait stones ---
**Author:** ![Ragereaver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Ragereaver](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ragereaver)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2016, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/merchant-trait-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/2150/7 "2016-10-09T23:30:00Z")
So, the 25% is before all other bonuses, heh figures. What even is the gold cap though?? ---
**Author:** ![Scala](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/scala/32/12470_2.png) [@Scala](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Scala)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/merchant-trait-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/2150/8 "2016-10-10T00:41:27Z")
160 gold, if I am not mistaken. ---
**Author:** ![Phaethon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/49beb7/32.png) [@Phaethon](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Phaethon)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/merchant-trait-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/2150/9 "2016-10-10T01:47:51Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/2X/f/f4ec00a71f2896be68a18e21549192f485fc8d11.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Ragereaver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Ragereaver](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ragereaver)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/merchant-trait-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/2150/10 "2016-11-03T12:50:36Z")
So can someone confirm tht merchant now triggers at the end? ---
**Author:** ![Fifthelement](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fifthelement/32/8383_2.png) [@Fifthelement](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fifthelement)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/merchant-trait-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/2150/11 "2016-11-03T13:09:16Z")
Merchant has nothing to do with the gold you get from the pvp (as in the gold you see when you pick your enemy). It only applies to the _cap_ of the “extra” gold that you can farm during the game … by 4/5 matches or troops generating gold … (now that you have the resource counter, you see the 0/100 gold there right?) with merchant you can collect up to 125 gold inside of the game, rather than 100 - that’s about it. Then THAT gold (125) gets added to the base gold you saw on the pvp screen and that number is multiplied by your armor / difficulty / VIP / whatever else gives gold multiplier). Which means that MERCHANT trait gives you maybe 50-70 gold per battle on average? relatively worthless trait (which might change when new kingdom comes with the troops basing their dmg on gold collected WITHIN that single game). ---
**Author:** ![Sidousai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/sidousai/32/604_2.png) [@Sidousai](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sidousai)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/merchant-trait-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/2150/12 "2016-11-03T16:09:51Z")
> [@dhjl](#): > > Okay, but how does that match the description? 😕 It means that, like the cake, the gold is also a Lie!