Trader's Van
The Trader's Van, often referred to as the "Trader" or the "Van", is a van that sells any sort of weapon and item in the game that makes the weapon the same level as you. It sells weapons cheaper compared to weapons in the Armory and also can sell weapons non-obtainable in the Armory and mythical event weapons and cosmetics. It comes out with new weapons usually every 2-3 days unless the Trader’s Van decides to stay with the same weapons longer by the developers' choice. It is unlocked at level 9 as of 21.4.2.
Overview
The Trader's Van sells weapons and other items that are only available for a limited time. This may include weapons from all categories and of all rarities. The weapons sold usually correspond to a specific theme, with the Trader's Van itself changing appearance to match the theme, which is why the van can come as a simple van with a window showing the trader and the weapons, but the theme of the van could vary. The Trader's Van also cycles through weapons from Primary to Heavy and wrapping around back again, just like how the Armory displays its weapon categories. Occasionally, when a set is available for purchase, buying the entire van will additionally reward a skin.
Moreover, the Trader's Van may also sell various cosmetics which include Wear and Avatars.
The weapons and cosmetics can only be bought for the duration of the Trader's Van, with the duration lasting anywhere from 1-20 days. Once the Trader's Van leaves, the weapons may no longer be purchased and will only appear in the Armory for owners (although the weapons may return as part of another limited-time Trader's Van or as part of the Super Lottery).
The weapons/cosmetics listed above may not appear for some players because they might already own them. If the player already owns them all, the van will not appear. Moreover, the costs of these weapons and cosmetics mostly depend on the player's level. The list may also not be updated so new vans might be different compared to the weapons in this list. They may also not appear due to the fact that they are on iOS and updates come late, so they might not see these offers.
Sometimes, there are weapons in the van can be bought with an immediate upgrade to Mythical grade, at a much cheaper rate than if the player were to use in the Armory to upgrade its grade. If the player already owns those weapons at a lower grade, the offer is still available and they can buy the upgrade for a substantially lower cost.
Trivia
- A possible reason for the high cost is that all the guns are only available for a limited time, making them rare and therefore costing more. (Note that weapons from the Trader’s Van are upgraded to the max level. This may also be a reason as to why the weapons are so expensive.)
- However, the player can obtain most of the Trader’s Van's items from the Gallery when they are available.
- The player cannot view the Trader's Van in Offline Mode, as purchasing and upgrade weapons and other items are available only in the game's server side.
- Sometimes, when new weapons come up in the van, the chatting channels in the Pixel Gun 3D Discord become temporarily more active, hence why slow mode is increased by the moderators to keep the chat flowing more slowly.
- The items being sold might differ from platform to platform especially iOS to Android. This is because iOS get their updates later than Android does. This is also why some weapons sold on a new update in Android have to be camouflaged as different weapons on iOS.
- The developers sometimes host a community van or a holiday van, which includes certain wanted weapons requested by the community to come back, or exclusive holiday-themed weapons that only return during their specificly-themed holiday
- Three Category Spammers are always waiting for excellent offers such as Ultimatum, Heroic Epee or Viking.
List of Trader's Van Weapons
These are weapons that can be obtained from here, battle passes, or from event lotteries.
Primary
Backup
Melee
Special
Sniper
Heavy
List of Trader Van's Non-Exclusive Weapons
The weapons in this list can be bought from both the Trader's Van and Armory.
Primary
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Adamant Laser Cannon | |
Casanova | |
Champion Peacemaker | |
Crystal Laser Cannon | |
Devastator | |
Energy Assault Rifle | |
Impulse Rifle | |
Invader | |
Pencil Thrower |
Backup
Weapon Name | Sold With |
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Champion Mercenary | |
Electro-Blast Pistol | |
Emperor's Servants | |
Orbital Pistol | |
Pizza Heater | |
Sawed-Off Shotguns | |
Void Energy Pistol |
Melee
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Combat Yo-Yo | / |
Core Sword | |
Elder Force Saber | |
Zeus Chain-Sword |
Special
Weapon Name | Sold With |
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Acid Cannon | |
Gas Launcher | |
Hedgehog | |
High Voltage | |
Laser Bouncer | |
Music Lover | |
Nitrogen Sprayer | |
Reflector | |
Toxic Bane |
Sniper
Weapon Name | Sold With |
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Anti-Hero Rifle | |
Charge Rifle | |
Laser Crossbow | |
Little Cthulhu | |
Mr. Squido | |
Neutralizer | |
Poison Hunter | |
Prototype | |
Railgun | |
Semi Auto Sniper Rifle | |
"Sunrise" | |
Wyvern |
Heavy
List of Trader's Van Cosmetics
Hats
Hat Name | Sold With |
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Pawn's Hat | |
Knight's Hat | |
Rook's Hat | |
Queen's Hat | |
King's Hat |
Avatars
Avatar Name | Sold With |
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Gum Beast | |
Knitted Doll | |
Barbarian | |
Amazon | |
Cyclops Chief | |
Orc | |
Gingerbread | |
Skelton Pirate | |
Pawn Figure | |
Knight Figure | |
Rook Figure | |
Queen Figure | |
King Figure |
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Loki | |
Fenrir |
Weapon Skins
Christmas Skins
In the 17.1.1 update, they went back to adding weapon skins to various event weapons, like the Chipping Whip and the Sniper Exoskeleton and an extra skin for the One Shot. However, the skins (other than the One Shot skin added in 17.1.1) were being added differently and most of them were not actually added into the game yet, but the skins interface for these weapons did appear. Instead of releasing the skins and making them available for purchase, the skins for these weapons are event skins in the Trader's Van that come with a maximum efficiency upgrade for the weapon. The first 6 weapons with event skins are the Black Mamba, the Disc Battle Station, the Ouroboros, the Thunderer, the Sniper Exoskeleton and the Big Buddy, who all got them on December 21, 2019. 19 other weapons got an event skin three days later.
NOTE: THIS CHRISTMAS SKINS ISNT COMPLETED YET, THERE ARE THE 2021 CHRISTMAS SKINS, AND IT ISNT FINISHED YET
These are the event weapon skins obtainable from the Trader's Van. Note that cost isn't included since Trader's Van costs depend on the player's level and possession of the weapon.
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Mythical Power Skins
These are the Mythical Power event weapon skins obtainable from the Trader's Van. All of the skins have the same name "Mythical Power" and they all can be upgraded to the maximum efficiency and the Mythical grade. These skins can be bought only for . Note that cost isn't included since Trader's Van costs depend on the player's level.
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Halloween Skins
The 18.2.2 Update saw the introduction of skins coming from a community skin contest. 24 skins in total were added, but only 12 were added to the van, 2 for each category. These skins could have been bought only for gems. However, the skins were already available to buy from the weapon itself; the van provided the weapons, and discounts for the weapon skins.
These are the event weapon skins obtainable from the Trader's Van. Note that cost isn't included since Trader's Van costs depend on the player's level and possession of the weapon, and if the weapon is upgraded or not.
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Black Friday Skins
The 19.1.0 update saw the introductions of 6 money-themed skins, one for each category. Just like the Mythical Power skins, buying these skins upgraded the weapon to mythical. However, these weapons were much cheaper, but still costed costed . All of the skins included a money shine.
At level 65, buying both the weapon and the skin costed 420 , buying skin and the upgrade to mythical with a underleveled weapon costed 320 , and buying the skin and the mythical upgrade for a max level weapon costed 300 . If the weapon was already mythical, the skin would have costed only 60 .
These are the Black Friday event weapon skins obtainable from the Trader's Van. All of the skins have the same name "Black Friday" and they all can be upgraded to the maximum efficiency and the Mythical grade. These skins can be bought only for .
Strangely, these weapons and their skins were brought back in the 21.1.2 update despite Black Friday being around 8 months away.
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Ice Dragon Cult
These are the Ice Dragon Cult event weapon skins obtainable from the Trader's Van. All of the skins have the same name "Ice Dragon Cult" and they all can be upgraded to the maximum efficiency and the Mythical grade. These skins can be bought only for . Note that cost isn't included since Trader's Van costs depend on the player's level.
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Chinese New Year
These were the special skins for CNY 2022, that ends in 5 days.
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Valentine Skins
These were the skins for Valentine 2022. It ends in 5 days.
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Football Skins
These were the skins for the Football Van in 22.1. It ends in 6 days.
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Altered Skins
These were the skins that was added in 22.2. The skins were made for the 6th Pixel Pass. It ends in 6 days.
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Black Dragon Skins
These were the skins for the 7th Pixel Pass. It was added in 22.3 and ends in 6 days.
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Constellations Skins
These were the skins for the 8th Pixel Pass. It was added in 22.4 and ends in 8 days.
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PBand Skins
These are the skins for the PBand Van in 22.5.0.
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Anime Skins
These are the Japanese and anime style weapon skins in 22.6.
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