Market System
The market is your lifeline in Loot Survivor, offering equipment upgrades and life-saving potions. Understanding pricing mechanics and market generation helps you make strategic purchasing decisions that can mean the difference between victory and defeat.
🛍️ Market Philosophy: Every gold piece spent should advance your survival strategy!
Market Overview
🏪 Market Mechanics
Duration: Same market persists for your entire level
Refresh: New randomly generated market on next level up
Purchases: Buy as many items as you can afford
Inventory: Limited to 15 bag slots + 8 equipped items
Item Pricing
Base Pricing System
💰 Equipment Pricing Formula
| Tier | Base Price | With 10 CHA | With 20 CHA |
|---|---|---|---|
| T5 (Common) | 20 gold | 10 gold | 1 gold (min) |
| T4 | 16 gold | 6 gold | 1 gold (min) |
| T3 | 12 gold | 2 gold | 1 gold (min) |
| T2 | 8 gold | 1 gold (min) | 1 gold (min) |
| T1 (Legendary) | 4 gold | 1 gold (min) | 1 gold (min) |
Charisma Discount: -1 gold per CHA point (minimum 1 gold)
💡 Important: All purchased items start at Greatness 1. A T1 item may initially be weaker than your leveled T5 equipment - you need to gain experience and level the item to unlock its full potential!
Potion System
Health Potions
🧪 Potion Mechanics
Health Restored: +10 HP per potion
Purchase Limit: Unlimited (buy as many as you can afford)
Base Price = 1 gold × Adventurer Level
CHA Discount = 2 gold per CHA point
Final Price = Base - Discount (minimum 1 gold)
Potion Pricing Table
| Level | Base Price | 1 CHA | 5 CHA | 10 CHA | 15 CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1g | 1g | 1g | 1g | 1g |
| 5 | 5g | 3g | 1g | 1g | 1g |
| 10 | 10g | 8g | 1g | 1g | 1g |
| 20 | 20g | 18g | 10g | 1g | 1g |
| 50 | 50g | 48g | 40g | 30g | 20g |
💡 Strategy: High CHA makes potions extremely cheap, allowing bulk healing purchases!
Market Generation
🎲 How Markets Generate
Each level generates a unique market through RNG:
Game rolls for 25 random items
Duplicate items are removed (only one instance appears)
Market size varies from 1-25 items
Small markets = many duplicate rolls occurred
Market remains constant until next level
Market Size Probabilities
- 20-25 items: Common (most markets)
- 15-19 items: Occasional
- 10-14 items: Uncommon
- 5-9 items: Rare
- 1-4 items: Very rare (extreme bad luck)
Market Tips & Tricks
🎯 Pro Market Strategies
Check Everything: Scroll through entire market - gems might be at the bottom
Type Coverage: Prioritize items that give you type advantages
Empty Slots: Any armor is better than no armor
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Overspending Early: Don't buy everything just because you can
- Ignoring CHA: Even 3 CHA dramatically reduces T5 prices
- Potion Neglect: Always keep HP topped up between fights
Summary
The market system rewards strategic planning and smart stat allocation. High Charisma turns the market into your personal armory, while understanding pricing helps you maximize every gold piece. Remember: the best deal is the item that keeps you alive!
Key Market Principles:- Markets refresh on level up only
- CHA dramatically reduces all prices
- Potions scale with level but CHA discount is powerful
- Small markets mean bad RNG - work with what you get
- Every purchase should advance your survival strategy