Fallout 76 Minerva Today: Location, Schedule and Inventory
Fallout 76 Minerva is the Gold Bullion trader of the Blue Ridge Caravan Company. She sells plans from the Settler, Raider and Regs Gold Bullion vendors at 25% off, with no faction reputation needed. The catch: she's only around for a few days at a time, rotates between four fixed locations and leaves at noon Eastern on her last day. Where she is right now and when she shows up next is calculated fresh in the box below every time you load the page.
If you rely on the neat "every four weeks" rhythm most guides describe, you'll eventually find an empty spot. There are full empty weeks between her visits. The calculation uses the documented rotation pattern and the community tracker Nuka Knights. Bethesda doesn't publish an official Minerva calendar.
Minerva ist heute nicht im Spiel – es läuft eine Leerwoche. Ihr nächster Auftritt beginnt am Mo, 26.10.2026, 18:00 Uhr in The Crater (gegenüber den Feldern, außerhalb des Hauptgebäudes) und endet am Mi, 28.10.2026, 18:00 Uhr.
Ihre Listen bestehen aus Plänen der Siedler, der Raider und von Regs aus Vault 79, dazu Belohnungen aus Daily Ops und Pläne aus dem alten Nuclear-Winter-Modus. Der Preis liegt immer bei 75 Prozent des regulären Händlerpreises, aufgerundet. Welche Pläne in Liste 6 genau stecken, führt der Community-Tracker Nuka Knights tagesaktuell – er zieht sie aus den Spieldateien.
| Liste | Ort | Zeitraum | Art |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | The Crater | Mo 26.10. bis Mi 28.10.2026 | Reguläres Angebot |
| 7 | Fort Atlas | Mo 02.11. bis Mi 04.11.2026 | Reguläres Angebot |
| 8 | Whitespring Resort | Do 12.11. bis Mo 16.11.2026 | Großer Ausverkauf |
| 9 | Foundation | Mo 23.11. bis Mi 25.11.2026 | Reguläres Angebot |
| 10 | The Crater | Mo 30.11. bis Mi 02.12.2026 | Reguläres Angebot |
| 11 | Fort Atlas | Mo 07.12. bis Mi 09.12.2026 | Reguläres Angebot |
| 12 | Whitespring Resort | Do 17.12. bis Mo 21.12.2026 | Großer Ausverkauf |
| 13 | Foundation | Mo 28.12. bis Mi 30.12.2026 | Reguläres Angebot |
Alle Zeiten in deutscher Zeit – das Fenster öffnet und schließt jeweils um 18:00 Uhr, zum täglichen Reset. Die Termine sind aus dem belegten Rotationsmuster berechnet, der Anker stammt vom Community-Tracker Nuka Knights. Bethesda veröffentlicht keinen Minerva-Kalender. Stand der Berechnung: 24.10.2026, 02:49 Uhr.
📍 Where Fallout 76 Minerva sets up, and when
Minerva travels with her bodyguard Tommy Ten-Toes and the brahmin Minos. She rotates between four fixed locations. There's no random spawn.
| Location | Exact spot |
|---|---|
| Foundation | to the right of the main gate, past the bridge |
| The Crater | across from the fields, outside the main building |
| Fort Atlas | on the right side as you walk up to the main gate |
| Whitespring Resort | in front of the main entrance, Big Sale only |
She has two kinds of visits:
- Regular visit (Minerva's Emporium): Monday to Wednesday, arriving and leaving at 12:00 p.m. ET. Three days.
- Minerva's Big Sale: Thursday to Monday, also at 12:00 p.m. ET. Five days, always at the Whitespring Resort.
The noon trap: on her last day she leaves at 12:00 p.m. Eastern, not at midnight. For a regular visit that's Wednesday, for the Big Sale it's Monday. The exact date is in the box above. Log in after dinner on her last day and you'll find an empty spot.
It's the same time as the daily reset for daily challenges and season tasks. Whether the Gold Press exchange limit runs on that clock too, or on its own window that starts with your first exchange, is disputed in the community.
🗓️ Why "every four weeks" is wrong
This is where almost every summary gets it wrong. Between the last Emporium visit and the start of the Big Sale there's a full empty week, and another one after that. So it's four visits over roughly six weeks, not four visits in four weeks. Plan your Gold Bullion around "every four weeks" and you'll plan wrong.
The list system behind it has 24 entries. Regular visits use lists 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 9 to 11 and so on. The Big Sale always uses the lists divisible by four: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24. After list 24 the cycle starts over at 1. One block of four lists takes exactly 35 days, and that's what lets you calculate every future date. The box above does exactly that.
🛒 What Fallout 76 Minerva sells next
The box above shows which list is up. Bethesda doesn't announce her stock, but it can still be read out: the 24 lists are fixed objects in the game files, and trackers like Nuka Knights pull them from there, sometimes already from the public test server. That's why her stock often circulates before she even arrives.
The trackers themselves call this a preview of possible contents, and for good reason: Bethesda can still change things between the files and her visit. That's why we don't copy the individual lists here. A copied list would be wrong after the next big patch, and the trackers keep the current version better anyway. What doesn't change:
- What her lists contain: plans from the Settlers, the Raiders and Regs in Vault 79, plus Daily Ops rewards and plans from the old Nuclear Winter mode.
- What they cost: always 75% of the regular vendor price, rounded up.
- Where to find today's list: the community tracker Nuka Knights, which pulls it from the game files.
To give you an idea of the size: this was list 23, which ran at Fort Atlas in August 2026.
- Plan: Alien Backpack
- Plan: Brotherhood of Steel Minigun Paint
- Plan: Slocum Joe's Power Armor Paint
- Plan: Arctic Marine Armor, all six pieces (helmet, torso, both arms, both legs)
- Plan: Wendigo Tube
- Plan: Meat Bag Stash Box
- Plan: Gauss Minigun
- Plan: Crusader Pistol
All of this comes from community trackers like Nuka Knights, which have logged her rotation for years. A quick example of the price rule: the Secret Service chest piece costs 1,250 Gold Bullion from Regs and 938 from her. If you know the normal price, you get the discount price in one step. If the Gauss Minigun plan caught your eye, see where it ranks in our Fallout 76 best weapons tier list.
💰 Two myths that won't die
"The Big Sale has a bigger discount"
No. The discount is always 25%, regular visit or Big Sale. What the Big Sale gives you is selection: list 24 combines lists 21, 22 and 23 from the three previous visits. If you missed something earlier, you get another shot at the same price.
"There's an opening sale"
There isn't. Minerva has exactly two visit types, the regular Emporium and the Big Sale. A third mode doesn't appear in any source.
🧾 Gold Bullion: the real hurdle
Minerva herself needs no faction reputation, no quest and no minimum level. That's what sets her apart from Mortimer with the Raiders and Samuel with the Settlers, whose plans are locked behind reputation ranks from Cautious to Ally. Minerva skips all of that, which makes her the best stop for newer players.
The hurdle is the currency. Gold Bullion only unlocks after you finish the Wastelanders main quest "Secrets Revealed." After that:
| Source | Rate | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury Notes at the Gold Press | 1 note = 10 Gold Bullion | 40 notes per day = 400 Gold Bullion |
| During a Gold Rush event | same rate | 80 notes per day |
| Smiley at The Wayward, for Caps | 50 Gold Bullion for 1,000 Caps | 300 Gold Bullion per week (6,000 Caps) |
Watch out for an old number: some guides still quote a daily limit of 200 Gold Bullion. That's outdated. It's 400 now. There's also a hard cap: a character can't hold more than 10,000 Gold Bullion, and anything above that is lost for good. Saving up for a Big Sale only makes sense up to that point.
Our math: during one three-day Emporium window you can get at most 1,200 Gold Bullion from Treasury Notes, plus 300 from Smiley. If you start farming on Monday, your budget is tight. The empty week before is your real farming time.
🔧 When Fallout 76 Minerva isn't there
- Wrong day. The most common case. She's only in the game for three or five days per cycle, with whole weeks without her in between. Check the box above before you fast travel.
- Wrong place. She's never in two places at once. The Big Sale is always at the Whitespring Resort. Head to Fort Atlas then and you'll find nothing.
- Too late on her last day. The window closes at noon Eastern, not at midnight. The box above shows the exact time. After that she's gone, even though the day isn't over.
Once you've stocked up on plans, put them to use: our Fallout 76 best builds guide shows which armor and weapons fit which setup.
🧪 FAQ about Fallout 76 Minerva
Where is Fallout 76 Minerva today?
Check the box at the top. It shows either where she is right now, with her exact departure time, or, during an empty week, when and where her next visit starts. It's recalculated on every page load from the documented rotation pattern and the Nuka Knights anchor. Bethesda doesn't publish a Minerva calendar.
How much of a discount does Minerva give?
Always 25% off the regular Gold Bullion vendors. The Big Sale doesn't change that. It only bundles the stock of the three previous visits.
Do I need faction reputation to buy from her?
No. No reputation, no level and no quest with her. You only need to be able to hold Gold Bullion, which means finishing the Wastelanders quest "Secrets Revealed."
How much Gold Bullion can I get per day?
400 from Treasury Notes at the Gold Press, double that during Gold Rush. On top of that, Smiley at The Wayward sells 300 Gold Bullion per week for 6,000 Caps.
Is it worth saving Gold Bullion for the Big Sale?
Up to 10,000, yes. That's the cap per character and anything above it is lost. The Big Sale repeats the lists of the three previous visits. When the next one is due is in the box above. It always carries a list number divisible by four.
As of October 11, 2026 (game version 1.7.26.13, Season 26). The schedule and stock data come from the community tracker Nuka Knights and other trackers that match it. The rotation pattern, discount, Gold Bullion limits and the 10,000 cap were checked against fallout.wiki, a community wiki built from the game files. Bethesda doesn't publish a Minerva schedule. The dates in the box are calculated from the rotation pattern, which we checked against 20 documented visits without a mismatch. List contents come from community datamining, not from Bethesda.
