If you’re looking for better equipment in ZENONIA 1, the Dark Merchant is definitely someone you should know about. The merchant appears in the inn of each town, but you won’t find the same type of items every time you visit.
In this guide, I’ll show you the Dark Merchant timings for every town so you know exactly when to enter the inn for weapons, armor, or items. The schedule follows a simple pattern, but the actual hours change depending on the city.
Once you know these timings, you can simply check the right town at the right time instead of repeatedly entering the inn and hoping the merchant is selling what you need.
ZENONIA 1 Dark Merchant Timings – Location, Schedule
The Dark Merchant appears in each town’s inn during specific hours.
The order is always the same: Weapons → Armor → Items. Each type is available for one consecutive in-game hour before the merchant changes to the next category.
The important part is that every town uses a different starting time. So, if you’re looking for a weapon, you need to know the specific hour for the town you’re currently in.
Here are all of the currently known Dark Merchant timings.
Adonis Dark Merchant
Adonis follows a simple three-hour schedule:
- 2:00 – Weapons
- 3:00 – Armor
- 4:00 – Items
For example, if you enter the Adonis Inn at around 2:40, you’ll find the Dark Merchant selling weapons.
If you miss the weapon window, you’ll need to wait until the next cycle rather than expecting the merchant to keep the same stock.
Hades Dark Merchant
The Dark Merchant appears much later in Hades:
- 21:00 – Weapons
- 22:00 – Armor
- 23:00 – Items
So, if you’re looking for weapons in Hades, make sure you enter the inn between 21:00 and 22:00.
If you arrive during the next hour, the merchant will have switched to armor.
Chronos Dark Merchant
Chronos has a slightly unusual schedule because the item window crosses midnight:
- 24:00 – Weapons
- 1:00 – Armor
- 2:00 – Items
The 24:00 time represents midnight, so keep that in mind when checking the schedule.
If you’re specifically trying to buy weapons from the Dark Merchant in Chronos, you’ll want to visit the inn at midnight.
Libra Oasis Dark Merchant
In Libra Oasis, the schedule is:
- 20:00 – Weapons
- 21:00 – Armor
- 22:00 – Items
This makes 20:00 the time to remember if you’re searching for Dark Merchant weapons in Libra Oasis.
Leo Dark Merchant
Leo uses the following schedule:
- 1:00 – Weapons
- 2:00 – Armor
- 3:00 – Items
So, for weapons, head to the Leo Inn at 1:00. The merchant switches to armor at 2:00 and items at 3:00.
How the Dark Merchant Schedule Works
The easiest way to remember the system is that the Dark Merchant always follows the same order:
Weapons → Armor → Items
What changes is the time at which that three-hour cycle begins in each town.
For example, Adonis starts with weapons at 2:00, while Hades starts with weapons at 21:00. Once the weapon hour ends, the merchant moves to armor, followed by items.
So if you’re looking for a specific category, don’t just check the merchant randomly. Check the town’s schedule first and enter the inn during the correct hour.
The Dark Merchant can be easy to miss if you don’t know about the different schedules. Once you have the timings written down, though, it’s much easier to plan your visits.
I recommend checking the schedule before heading to an inn, especially if you’re specifically looking for a weapon or piece of armor. Just remember that the merchant changes stock every hour in the order of weapons, armor, then items.
As more players explore the current version of ZENONIA 1, we may get more information about the Dark Merchant and what kind of items can appear in each category.