[Top 10] Fallout 4 Best Traders ( And Where To Find Them)

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16 Feb 2022

Fallout 4 has a long list of traders to buy stuff from, but not all of them have the best collection of items and resources. That’s why here are the 10 best traders in the game and where to find them. All of them have something special about them including many unique weapons and armor and rare resources. Let’s get started!

10 . Allen Lee

Allen Lee is the first trader you meet when you get to Far Harbor. While he has the basic stock of weapons, items, and resources he also possesses special apparel exclusive to the DLC. Not only that, Allen sells Admiral's Friend, a one-of-a-kind legendary harpoon gun with the Instigating effect, which deals twice as much damage if the target is at full health.

Where to find them:

At Far Harbor

9 . Deb

You can find Deb in Bunker Hill right along with Cricket in the market section. She sells important items like Crystal, Fiberglass, Gold, and Lead which you need for various Power Armor and weapon upgrades. Not only that she sells unique armors like the Black Ops chest piece and right shin guard, Destroyer’s left arm, and Wastelander’s friend, a pistol that deals 50% extra limb damage.

Where to find them:

At Bunker Hill

8 . Tinker Tom

You meet Tinker Tom as soon as you join the Railroad. He’ll be available at the Railroad HQ giving you those MILA missions. If you complete the Jackpot missions for the Railroad, he’ll have high end weapons like the Gauss rifles and unique pieces of armor. In addition to that, he is your only legitimate source for Stealth Boys if you like them.

Where to find them:

At Railroad HQ

7 . Cog

Cog is available at Acadia as a merchant and also a friend of Julie, the synth with memory problems. The most important resource he sells is Adhesive which is necessary. Adding to that, he also sells the Recon Marine Armor chest piece, a unique legendary armor piece.

Where to find them:

At Acadia in Far Harbor DLC

6 . Cricket

Cricket is a pretty heavy chem user when you first meet her and acts weird, but she does sell some sweet stuff. She has a great collection of weapons including the Spray n’ Pray legendary weapon. That weapon is extremely necessary if you want to clear enemies quickly so make sure to get that. She’s a wandering trader so you’ll find her at different locations including her base in Bunker Hill. She mainly covers the Southern area of the map.

Where to find them:

At Bunker Hill
Outside Diamond City, Vault 81 and Warwick Homestead
Random encounters in the southern area of the map

5 . KL-E-0

KL-E-0 is a weird female assault on you meet in Goodneighbor. As weird as she seems, the arsenal of weapons and resources she has is pretty staggering and you should visit her often. There’s a great number of items including the Devastator’s chest piece and right greave. She also sells Partystarter, a unique missile launcher.

Where to find them:

At Goodneighbor

4 . Proctor Teagan

Proctor Teagan is the vendor of the Brotherhood of Steel on board the Prydwen. What’s unique about him is that he sells mods for laser weapons, Gatling lasers, miniguns, and missile launchers. He also possesses the unique Commando armor and also the BoS T-60 Power Armor. Among resources, he sells shipments of fiber optics, oil, ballistic fiber, and circuitry which are extremely important for mods.

Where to find them:

At the Prydwen after joining the Brotherhood

3 . Alexis Combes

You can find Alexis inside Vault 81 after taking the elevator to the upper floor. Her shop is located on the right side. She stockpiles amazing resources including ballistic fiber, fiber optics, and nuclear material. She is your only source of nuclear material in the base game. Adding to that, she has the unique Overseer’s Guardian combat rile.

Where to find them:

At Vault 81

2 . Arturo Rodriguez

Arturo’s shop is located in Diamon City and is really hard to miss as he is the city’s weapon dealer. He sells really great variants of weapons including the Big Boy, two-shot Fat Man, Old Faithful. In addition, he sells weapon mods, power armor frames, and important resources like aluminum and screws. Visit him often, if you need great weapons early in the game.

Where to find them:

At Diamond City

1 . Aaron Corbett

Aaron Corbett in Nuka World is probably the best trader you can find in the game including all the DLCs. He sells really high-end stuff earlier than any trader. If you reach level 30 and go to Nuka World, you can buy amazing weapons and ammo including the handmade rifle. Not only that he sells a unique variant of the handmade rifle, the Splattercannon, which increases damage with each consecutive hit on a target. In addition, he also sells other greatly modified weapons.

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