Per the scavland.wiki factions page, Scavland ships 9 named Act I traders — Nadja, Sasha, Raisa, Mosin, Voron, Bertha, Katya, Grigory, and Bro — each gated by per-faction reputation. The reputation tier framework on the wiki uses -300 as the hostile threshold, 0 as the neutral baseline (resettable by Raisa in exchange for courier missions), and named positive tiers above 0 that unlock better stock. The four high-profit barter goods — spark plugs, functional lighters, wire coils, and weapon springs — are worth holding for the right trader, and the Mosin-Nagant is loot-only and worth keeping. Donations to Grigory and courier missions for Raisa are the named reputation-gain routes.
The 9 Named Act I Traders
Per the scavland.wiki factions page, Scavland Act I ships 9 named traders across the post-apocalyptic Soviet map: Nadja, Sasha, Raisa, Mosin, Voron, Bertha, Katya, Grigory, and Bro. The Steam store page for AppID 3373500 confirms a 10-faction reputation system and references traders as one of the reputation-driven systems, but the named 9-trader roster itself is community-tracked on scavland.wiki rather than posted as a named list on the Steam store entry. What this means for the buy-decision and the first-week economy: each named trader is anchored to a specific faction, and each faction tracks its own reputation rather than sharing a single global standing. The named locations and the named reputation gates are listed on the wiki factions page; the per-trader buy prices for named barter goods (spark plugs, functional lighters, wire coils, weapon springs) and the loot-only Mosin-Nagant are also tracked there.
Reputation Tiers: -300 Hostile, 0 Neutral, and Named Positive Tiers
The scavland.wiki factions page describes a per-faction reputation tier framework with a -300 hostile threshold below which a trader will refuse to trade, a 0 neutral baseline that functions as the starting point after a Raisa reset, and named positive tiers above 0 that progressively unlock better stock and better buy prices. The -300 hostile threshold is the canonical bottom of the tradeable range; the 0 neutral baseline is the canonical midpoint and the reset point for Raisa courier missions. What this means in practice: a player who drops below -300 with any named trader is locked out until they raise their standing through a named route (Grigory donations, Raisa courier missions, contract completion, side-quest completion). The per-trader stock unlocks at each positive tier are community-tracked on the wiki factions page rather than posted as a versioned table on the Steam store AppID 3373500 page, so the wiki is the closest sourceable answer to the tier question.
High-Profit Barter Goods: Spark Plugs, Lighters, Wire Coils, Weapon Springs
The scavland.wiki factions page lists 4 named high-profit barter goods that are worth holding for the right trader rather than selling to the first open vendor: spark plugs, functional lighters, wire coils, and weapon springs. Each named barter good has a named trader who pays the named rate for it, and the wiki factions page tracks which trader pays the best rate for which good. Selling these four barter goods to the wrong trader is the exact friction that the active Steam General Discussions thread What to sell, and to who? by Mads is asking about. What this means in practice: a player who picks up a spark plug from a procedural bunker or a functional lighter from a settlement should check the wiki factions page before selling it, because the named barter rate at the right trader is materially better than the generic sell price at a nearby open vendor. The loot-only Mosin-Nagant rifle is flagged on the same wiki page as worth keeping rather than selling because of its named value to specific trader requests, so the Mosin-Nagant should not be liquidated at the generic vendor even when the player is low on cash.
How to Raise Reputation: Grigory Donations and Raisa Courier Missions
The scavland.wiki factions page lists two named reputation-gain routes for Act I. Donating loot to Grigory buys a wide range of barter goods at a named rate and raises reputation with Grigory's faction; courier missions for Raisa raise reputation with Raisa's faction and additionally let Raisa reset your standing to neutral with any trader who has dropped below the -300 hostile threshold, which is the canonical recovery path after a hostile lockout. What this means in practice: a player who is at the -300 hostile threshold with a named trader should run a Raisa courier mission first (to reset to 0 neutral), then resume trading at the named neutral baseline. A player who is at the 0 neutral baseline with a named trader but wants to reach the named positive tiers should donate barter goods to Grigory and complete courier missions for Raisa in parallel; contract completion and side-quest completion are also listed as reputation sources on the Steam store page for AppID 3373500, but the per-trader delta for each contract or quest is not broken down in the public source set.
Pending v0.5.121 Trader Balance Changes
The scavland.wiki updates page describes the pending v0.5.121 patch as carrying trader-balance adjustments; the two named line items in the wiki tracker are an increase to Nadja's daily screw stockpile and the removal of the Mosin-Nagant from Sasha's Level 0 stock. Both items are positioned as answers to the active Steam General Discussions thread What to sell, and to who? by Mads and the related Bug with selling artifact thread by Brothelli, which are the player-side friction points these adjustments are aimed at. What this means in practice: a player who plans to sell the Mosin-Nagant to Sasha at Level 0 reputation should not rely on that trade being available after v0.5.121 ships, and a player who relies on Nadja's screw stockpile for crafting should expect a higher daily count after v0.5.121 lands. As of 2026-09-08, v0.5.121 is not a published Steam release on the AppID 3373500 hub, so these adjustments are watch-list items rather than confirmed patch content.
FAQ
How many traders are in Scavland Act I?
Per the Scavland community wiki factions page, Act I ships 9 named traders across the post-apocalyptic Soviet map: Nadja, Sasha, Raisa, Mosin, Voron, Bertha, Katya, Grigory, and Bro. The Steam store page for AppID 3373500 confirms a 10-faction reputation system; the named trader roster itself is community-tracked on scavland.wiki and not asserted as an official named list on the store page. The named locations and the specific faction each trader belongs to are published on the wiki factions page, which is the closest sourceable answer to the count question.
How does reputation gate Scavland traders?
Per the scavland.wiki factions page, trader stock and buy prices are gated by per-faction reputation tiers. The named threshold framework on the wiki uses -300 as the hostile threshold below which a trader will refuse to trade, 0 as the neutral baseline (which Raisa can reset to in exchange for courier missions), and named positive tiers above 0 that progressively unlock better stock and buy prices. The exact tier labels and the exact per-trader stock unlocks at each tier are community-tracked rather than officially posted on the Steam store AppID 3373500 page.
What should I sell to Scavland traders and what should I keep?
The scavland.wiki factions page lists 4 high-profit barter goods that are worth holding for the right trader rather than selling to the first vendor: spark plugs, functional lighters, wire coils, and weapon springs. The loot-only Mosin-Nagant rifle is flagged on the same wiki page as worth keeping rather than selling because of its named value to specific trader requests. The general rule from the wiki is to liquidate common loot (scrap metal, low-tier weapon parts, duplicate ammunition) at the nearest open trader and reserve the four named barter goods plus the Mosin-Nagant for the trader who pays the named barter rate.
How do I raise Scavland faction reputation?
The scavland.wiki factions page lists two named reputation-gain routes for Act I: donating loot to Grigory (who buys a wide range of barter goods at a named rate) and running courier missions for Raisa (which also lets Raisa reset your standing to neutral if you have slipped below the -300 hostile threshold with any trader). Donations to Grigory and completed courier missions for Raisa are the published gain routes; contract completion and side-quest completion are also referenced as reputation sources on the Steam store page for AppID 3373500 but are not broken down by per-trader deltas in the public source set.
Does the pending Scavland v0.5.121 patch change trader balance?
The scavland.wiki updates page describes the pending v0.5.121 patch as carrying trader-balance adjustments; the two named line items in the wiki tracker are an increase to Nadja's daily screw stockpile and the removal of the Mosin-Nagant from Sasha's Level 0 stock. As of 2026-09-08, v0.5.121 is not a published Steam release on the AppID 3373500 hub, so these adjustments are watch-list items until Steam Community news confirms them. The active Steam General Discussions thread What to sell, and to who? by Mads is the player-side friction point these adjustments are aimed at.