Defend Farming Merit Checklist

A checklist of the kinds of in-game Torn merits typically achievable through repeated, high-volume defends (i.e. taking losses on purpose, which is exactly what loss selling produces). Merit names/thresholds change with Torn updates - treat the categories below as what to look for in-game, not a guaranteed live list.

Attack/defend count merits

[ ] Total attacks won milestones.
[ ] Total attacks lost milestones (this is the category loss selling directly feeds - every verified loss you take as a seller counts).
[ ] Total defends (being attacked) milestones.

Combat-adjacent merits

[ ] Elimination / stalemate count milestones, if you rack up enough volume that these come up incidentally.
[ ] Critical hit count milestones (from being on the receiving end of attacks with critical mechanics enabled).

How to track progress

Check your Torn profile's Merits tab periodically - it shows progress toward the next threshold for each merit category.
Cross-reference with your Relay history: /wallet history (or the equivalent transaction log) shows how many verified claims you have completed, which is a rough proxy for attack/defend volume.
If you are close to a threshold, prioritize claiming a few more quick hits before spending a session on something else.

Notes

Merits earned through Relay-verified losses are exactly the same merits Torn would award for any other loss - Relay does not create special in-game rewards, it just gets you the volume efficiently and safely.
Do not chase merits in a way that violates anti-mug-policy.md or any other server rule - a banned account earns nothing.