Few travelers seek Refined Metal, yet in Dredge’s fog-lrozen ports, a single, glinting shard can steer your fortunes-and your fate.
Where to buy Refined Metal in Dredge
Refined Metal can be purchased from the Traveling Merchant when they visit towns in Dredge. Look for their cart on the road and trade through their rotating inventory, which changes with each stop. If you miss them, return on subsequent days as they cycle through regions.
The easiest way to get Refined Metal is to buy it. The traveling merchant who’s set up shop at each of the four archipelagos – Twisted Strand, Devil’s Spine, Stellar Basin, and Gale Cliffs – sells it for $500 a pop. She’s got limited supply, however, so you’ll only get one per pontoon before she needs to restock. The $500 price tag is a bit hefty in the world of Dredge, but it’s not that hard to wrack up the funds necessary.
Plus, during conversation, the Traveling Merchant will offer you a book called Art of the Silver Tongue; this decreases prices on items she sells and increases prices for fish she’ll buy. Keep chatting with her and bringing her fish and things to fix to get the book, which you’ll then have to read while trawling the ocean. Regardless, go catch some fish and keep selling them to her until you’ve got the funds. The Refined Metal is located on the last tab of the Traveling Merchant’s Shipyard menu screen.
Where to find Refined Metal in Dredge
Refined Metal appears in blocked passages across archipelagos like Gale Cliffs, Stellar Basin, Twisted Strand, and Devil’s Spine, often requiring Packed Explosives to clear debris and reach chests. The Traveling Merchant at Dusty Pontoon in Gale Cliffs sells it for $500 per piece on the Shipyard menu’s final tab, with stock refreshing after leaving and returning or reloading a save. A chest hides behind a waterfall in Gale Cliffs, while Stellar Basin offers a floating one west of the southernmost island.
But if you’d rather not buy Refined Metal, you can find it across Dredge. Each of the archipelagos has at least one area where you’ll find Refined Metal. The majority of them are blocked by debris, meaning there’s an extra step in collecting it. That extra step is Packed Explosives, which you’re able to buy in Gale Cliffs’ Ingfell once you finish that area’s storyline. It’s handy to have on you at all times, because the blocked off areas always have good stuff.
The easiest spot to snag Refined Metal is in Gale Cliffs, actually – sail into the open area and locate the waterfall. Go through the waterfall, where you’ll find a chest with Refined Materials and other goodies. The other simple spot, acquirable without explosives, is in the Stellar Basin. To the west of the most western island’s southern tip there’s a floating treasure chest with Refined Metal. (It can be hard to spot because the chest is submerged, so keep those eyes on the water!)
Exact locations of all Traveling Merchants selling Refined Metal
The Traveling Merchant in Dredge sells Refined Metal. She is the primary merchant offering it consistently for $500 per piece (one at a time, restocking daily or via save/load).
Merchant Locations
She rotates through four fixed pontoon spots, one per archipelago, always accessible after reaching each area:
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Gale Cliffs: Dusty (or Rusty) Pontoon, north side of the bay across from Ingfell town (northwest Gale Cliffs).
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Twisted Strand: Dedicated pontoon in this archipelago (early-game area).
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Stellar Basin: Pontoon established here (check southern/western islands vicinity).
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Devil’s Spine: Pontoon in this region (post-Gale Cliffs unlock).
Purchase Tips
Access her Shipyard menu’s last tab for Refined Metal. Talk to her repeatedly for the “Art of the Silver Tongue” book to lower prices (to ~$450). Fish nearby and sell to her for quick funds; upgrade hull immediately at the on-site Shipwright.
How to restock Traveling Merchant inventory quickly
In Dredge, the Traveling Merchant restocks her Refined Metal inventory (one piece at a time) after waiting one full in-game day or using a quick save/load trick.
Quick Restock Methods
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Save/Load Trick: Save your game near her pontoon, talk to her to buy if available, then reload the save repeatedly until she restocks (works instantly, no waiting).
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Advance Time: Dock at any safe harbor (like Greater Yarmouth or Ingfell), wait/sleep until the next day passes, then return-she refreshes daily.
Best Practices
Combine with the “Art of the Silver Tongue” book (from repeated chats with her) to lower the $500 price. Fish and sell catches to her for funds without leaving the area.
