What Items are Tradable in Wizard101?
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Navigating the intricate world of Wizard101 can be overwhelming, especially when it comes to trading. Knowing what items you can and can’t trade is crucial for both new and veteran players. The direct answer is quite nuanced: While Wizard101 has a limited trading system, it does allow for the exchange of specific items between players. Non-Enchanted Treasure Cards are the primary tradable items. Additionally, you can gift items purchased with Crowns to other players. However, many in-game items, including most gear, pets, and gold itself, are not directly tradable. Let’s dive into the specifics and clarify exactly what you can and cannot exchange with your fellow wizards.
Understanding the Trading System
The core of trading in Wizard101 revolves around Treasure Cards. These are spells that can be used once and then are consumed. Specifically, only non-enchanted Treasure Cards can be traded. These are typically obtained through gameplay or crafting, rather than purchasing directly with crowns or through specific events. To initiate a trade, you need to be in close proximity to the wizard you want to trade with, and they must be on your friends list. From your friends list, you can select their name and the option to trade will appear.
How to Trade Treasure Cards
- Be Near: Ensure you’re close to the player you intend to trade with in the game.
- Friendship Required: They need to be added to your in-game friend list.
- Initiate the Trade: Click on their name in your friends list and select “Trade.”
- Select Cards: Choose the non-enchanted Treasure Cards you wish to trade.
- Confirm: Both players must confirm the trade to finalize it.
The Limitations of Trading
It’s important to understand what you cannot trade in Wizard101. This includes:
- Regular Gear: This includes weapons, armor, amulets, rings, athames, etc. While you might acquire duplicates of some items, these cannot be given to other players.
- Pets: Pets themselves are not tradable. You cannot give a pet to another wizard. However, you can lend pets for hatching purposes (as detailed below).
- Gold: You cannot directly trade gold between players. If you wish to help a friend with gold, you must purchase items that they can use and transfer those items, assuming that the item is not a “no trade item”.
- Enchanted Treasure Cards: Unlike their non-enchanted counterparts, enchanted treasure cards cannot be traded.
- No Trade Items: Some specific items are flagged as “no trade,” meaning they are not transferable in any way. These items are generally acquired from specific events or purchases.
- Houses/Castles: These cannot be traded, though you can buy a castle for another Wizard using the gifting system, as described below.
Gifting Items: A Crown-Based Alternative
While direct trading is limited, Wizard101 allows for gifting. You can buy certain items with Crowns, the premium currency of the game, and then gift them to another player on your friend list. This is a notable exception to the typical “no trade” rule. Not every item purchasable with Crowns is giftable, so make sure you see the gift icon next to the item before purchasing.
How Gifting Works
- Purchase with Crowns: Items must be bought using Crowns, not gold.
- Gift Option: Look for the “Gift” option when purchasing an item. It won’t appear if the item is not giftable.
- Select a Friend: Choose the friend to whom you want to send the gift.
- Send Gift: The item will then be sent to that friend’s gift box.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. Can I trade pets in Wizard101?
No, you cannot directly trade pets with other players. If you no longer want your pet you can sell it at a shop, and this is the only way to get rid of pets you no longer want. You can, however, hatch with other players’ pets by lending them, which creates a new pet egg, which you will then have to hatch yourself.
2. Can I sell items to other players?
No, you cannot sell items directly to other players. You can, however, sell items to shopkeepers for gold. Alternatively, you can gift items bought with Crowns to other players.
3. Can I buy Crowns with gold in Wizard101?
No, you cannot buy Crowns with gold. Crowns are bought with real-world money, and are used to purchase items in the Crown Shop. Conversely, you can buy gold with Crowns, if you’re in need of more gold, this is one of the options to obtain it, though generally not recommended.
4. Can I trade clothing items with other players?
No, you cannot trade clothing items. You can, however, gift them if you purchase them with Crowns and if they are marked as giftable in the Crown Shop.
5. Can I trade wands, amulets, rings, or athames?
No, you cannot trade wands, amulets, rings, or athames. These items can only be obtained via gameplay or shopkeepers, and are bound to your character, and therefore cannot be gifted or traded.
6. Can I transfer gold between my wizards?
No, you cannot directly transfer gold between your wizards. However, you can buy items that are tradable and then move them into your shared bank, which all of your wizards have access to. Make sure the item doesn’t have a “No Trade” tag on it.
7. Can I combine two pieces of gear?
Yes, you can combine the appearance of one piece of gear with the stats of another. You can do this by visiting the Stitch Shop in Olde Town, which is in Wizard City.
8. Can I trade fish in Wizard101?
While you can’t directly trade fish, you can transfer them in aquariums via the shared bank. Put the aquarium, complete with the fish in it, in the shared bank, and then take it out with your other wizard.
9. Can I breed two of my own pets?
Yes, you can hatch two of your own pets together. You just need to go to the hatching area solo.
10. Can I sell my castle in Wizard101?
Yes, you can sell your castles back to castle shopkeepers for a small amount of gold, generally between 5-10% of what you paid for them, depending on the castle.
11. How many times can I lend my pet per day?
The number of times you can lend your pet per day depends on your Wizard’s level. You usually are able to lend at least three times.
12. Do gifted items ever expire?
To the best of our knowledge, gifts do not expire. They will stay in your gift box until you claim them.
13. Where can I farm for gold?
The best places to farm for gold are typically the areas that drop gear, which can be sold for gold. The best place to farm for gold depends on your level. Early Grizzleheim areas, the Wizard City telegraph box during B.O.X.E.S events, and Halfang’s Cave in Vestrilund are all good areas to farm gold, with Halfang’s Cave being the best once you are of a higher level.
14. Where can I find the secret shop in Wizard101?
The secret shop is in Krokotopia, near the necklace and ring shop. You have to enter a jumping portal that will bring you up to the shop.
15. Why can’t I sell my fish?
You likely are too close to the max gold limit. The game prevents you from selling items if the sale would put you over the max gold cap.
By understanding these trading mechanics, you can better navigate the world of Wizard101 and help your fellow wizards!