Best method to kill shopkeeper?

[Cal]

So what's the best way to take out the shoperkeeper if you don't have any weapons, his shop doesn't have any weapons, and there isn't an idol nearby for a boulder kill?

I've tried whipping him and trying to take his shotgun but he recovers incredibly fast from the stun. I've tried throwing bombs but he reacts to it before it even detonates.

[JROB774]

It all depends on the surrounding terrain but usually I'll chuck a bomb in then hope he falls down out of the shop, if he doesn't I will try and lure him out, once he is outside I will either try luring him on to spikes or get the high ground and analyse his movement pattern, once I have I will jump down land on his head and quickly pickup his Shotgun and blast away.

[step]

I throw a rope up outside the entrance to the shop, then climb up it a bit and throw a bomb in and immediately climb to the top of the rope, his jumping pattern when you're at the top of the rope will sometimes place him right on the bomb when it blows up, if I have no bombs I'll throw a rope and then go inside, pick up an item (preferably bombs), then immediately jump out and climb the rope, I know it's more resource intensive but any good run will see you getting climbing gloves or a jetpack, negating the cost

remember that shopkeepers try to match your elevation if you're in range, so if you can make him walk over a gap and fall that gives you an aerial advantage, after a while you'll be good enough to reliably jump down and land on their heads, then either grab their shotgun and blast them or throw them far away from their shotgun and blast them

[naptalie]

whip him pick up the shotgun and shoot him 3 times.

[GodDang]

I posted this in another disscusion so I'm just going to copy paste it here.

"Its actually really really easy to rob the shopkeeper. Its not random and it works everytime. All it cost is one heart.

What you want to do is set yourself up right next to the shopkeeper. You want to be close enough for your whip to hit him while you are facing away from him, but far enough so you wont get stuck under the block hes standing under. What you do now is whip and as soon as you whip you jump also.

The shopkeep will be aggro'd and will be running out. Unfortunately for him, you are a falling which in turn knocks him out and conveniently drops a shotgun for you to pick it up and shoot him with."

[MazLad]

I go for the bomb from a rope method detailed above. It's also worth noting that grabbing a freeze ray, if available, firing it then jumping on the ice block does him in.

[step]

I just gave your method a try goddang and it worked like a charm, I'll definitely use it in the future when need be

[Protomario]

Rope up 5 blocks stay a top drop bombs

Freeze and jump him

Shoot him in the back 3 times with the shotgun

1 Sticky Bomb

Traping him down below

Spike boots jumping

Machette corner trapping