How to Get the Arms Dealer in Terraria

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The Arms Dealer is one of the most important NPCs in Terraria. He sells you ammo, which can be hard to come by, and also sells items such as the Illegal Gun Parts, and the Minishark. Read on to find out how to gain this valuable NPC.

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Gaining Ammo

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    You can rarely find these in chests scattered around the world.
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    Then, wait patiently till the Arms Dealer shows up!
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Getting a Gun

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    Go deep underground until you find a Shadow Orb. A Musket will most likely drop out, allowing you to get the Arms Dealer.
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    There's a 100% chance of The Undertaker (a kind of pistol) dropping out of every first Crimson Heart you destroy.
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    . Then, explore the Dungeon until you find the Handgun. The Handgun is slightly more difficult to obtain than the two guns mentioned above.
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    . The Phoenix Blaster is obtained by combining the Handgun and a few Hellstone bars at the Iron/Lead anvil.
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    There's a 20% chance that he'll drop the Stinger.
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      • If you get a Magic gun, such as the Space Gun or Bee Gun, the Arms Dealer will NOT appear. You need a bullet firing Gun to get him to show up.
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