Best Shops in Kenshi — Towns Ranked by Stock
Heft is the best shopping town: its shops list 220 different items, ahead of Mongrel (205). For armour and goods it is Heft again.
- Most items listed220Heft
- Armour pieces51Heft
- Weapons24Flotsam Village and World's End
- Towns ranked35153 shops
The same stock lists feed the shop finder, which answers "who sells this item". This page answers "which town should I shop in".
All 35 towns, ranked by stock
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35 of 35 towns
| # | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heft | United Cities | 10 | 11 | 51 | 12 | 18 | 63 | 65 | 220 | 102 |
| 2 | Mongrel | Mongrel | 11 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 20 | 61 | 52 | 205 | 117 |
| 3 | World's End | Tech Hunters | 7 | 24 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 61 | 46 | 183 | 93 |
| 4 | Heng | United Cities | 7 | 18 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 47 | 50 | 177 | 87 |
| 5 | Black Scratch | Tech Hunters | 7 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 62 | 43 | 151 | 68 |
| 6 | Blister Hill | The Holy Nation | 13 | 13 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 151 | 84 |
| 7 | Flats Lagoon | Tech Hunters | 6 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 45 | 34 | 137 | 69 |
| 8 | Stack | The Holy Nation | 11 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 53 | 41 | 137 | 77 |
| 9 | Stoat | United Cities | 7 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 43 | 42 | 133 | 67 |
| 10 | Sho-Battai | United Cities | 7 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 29 | 122 | 58 |
| 11 | Drifter's Last | United Cities | 6 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 118 | 62 |
| 12 | Clownsteady | United Cities | 6 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 23 | 103 | 60 |
| 13 | Shark | Swampers | 5 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 101 | 77 |
| 14 | Bark | United Cities | 6 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 30 | 100 | 44 |
| 15 | Admag | Shek Kingdom | 7 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 14 | 99 | 53 |
| 16 | The Hub | Holy Nation Outlaws | 2 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 19 | 97 | 34 |
| 17 | Brink | United Cities | 3 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 86 | 38 |
| 18 | Flotsam Village | Flotsam Ninjas | 2 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 77 | 57 |
| 19 | Last Stand | Shek Kingdom | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 71 | 40 |
| 20 | Spring | Anti-Slavers | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 63 | 26 |
| 21 | Bad Teeth | The Holy Nation | 8 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 61 | 45 |
| 22 | Squin | Shek Kingdom | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 60 | 32 |
| 23 | Rot | Hounds | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 58 | 44 |
| 24 | Mourn | Tech Hunters | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 57 | 26 |
| 25 | Eyesocket | Slave Traders | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 53 | 4 |
| 26 | Slave Markets | Slave Traders | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 53 | 4 |
| 27 | Catun | United Cities | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 51 | 31 |
| 28 | Farming Village | United Cities | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 39 | 14 |
| 29 | Mud Town | Swampers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 29 |
| 30 | Okran's Fist | The Holy Nation | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 23 |
| 31 | Okran's Shield | The Holy Nation | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 19 |
| 32 | Black Desert City | Skeletons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 33 | Slave Farm | Slave Traders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 14 |
| 34 | Crab Town | Crab Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 35 | Rebirth | The Holy Nation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
The best single shops
Towns win by having many shops. For one stop, these are the shops with the longest lists of their own.
| Shop | Town | Pieces |
|---|---|---|
| Ronin Armor Shop | Flats Lagoon | 23 |
| Ronin Armor Shop | World's End | 23 |
| Heft Armory | Heft | 22 |
| Clothes Shop | Blister Hill | 20 |
| Clothing Shop | Brink | 20 |
| Clothing Shop | Heft | 20 |
| Clothing Shop | Heng | 20 |
| Mongrel Clothes Shop | Mongrel | 20 |
| Shop | Town | Limbs |
|---|---|---|
| Mongrel Robotics Workshop | Mongrel | 20 |
| Robotics Workshop | Black Scratch | 18 |
| Travel and Repairs Shop | Flats Lagoon | 18 |
| Robotics Workshop | Heft | 18 |
| Shop | Town | Weapons |
|---|---|---|
| Flotsam Armory | Flotsam Village | 24 |
| Black Market Bar | The Hub | 22 |
| Empire Weapon Shop | Heng | 18 |
| Ronin Weapon Shop | World's End | 18 |
| Mongrel Weapon Shop | Mongrel | 17 |
| Holy Weapon Shop | Bad Teeth | 13 |
| Holy Weapon Shop | Blister Hill | 13 |
| Shark Smithy | Shark | 13 |
FAQ
What is the best shop town in Kenshi?
Heft: its shops list 220 different items, then Mongrel with 205.
Where is the best armour shop in Kenshi?
By distinct armour pieces in one shop, the Ronin Armor Shop in Flats Lagoon (23). By town, Heft (51 pieces across its shops).
Where is the best robotics or limb shop?
The Mongrel Robotics Workshop in Mongrel lists the most limbs (20); see where to buy robot limbs for all of them.
Where is the best weapon shop in Kenshi?
The Flotsam Armory in Flotsam Village lists 24 weapons, the most in one shop. By town, Flotsam Village and World's End tie at 24.
Does this say which shop is cheapest?
No. The data has stock lists and rarity labels, not prices per shop.
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