Mastering Octopath Traveler 0: Top Job Picks and Essential Skills

Octopath Traveler 0 introduces a fresh spin on the series’ iconic Job system, allowing players to engage deeply with a variety of classes and skills. This guide provides insight into these Jobs and their best applications.

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Job System Unveiled

In Octopath Traveler 0, the protagonist can unlock and utilize eight distinct Jobs, each with its own set of unique skills akin to traditional RPG classes.

Changing Jobs for the Protagonist:

How to change Protagonist’s Jobs
The game menu of 'Octopath Traveler II' displays the world map, character levels, and 'Protagonist's Jobs' option highlighted with Cragspear marked on the map.
The image shows the character Astrid in 'Warrior' class within the 'Protagonist's Jobs' menu, displaying attributes and battle skills in a game interface.
  1. Press Triangle (PlayStation) / Y (Xbox) / X (Nintendo Switch) to access the Main Menu
  2. Select the Skills tab
  3. Select Protagonist’s Jobs option
  4. Choose your Job

Only the protagonist can switch Jobs, while other characters are locked into their fixed Job roles.

Understanding JP Costs

Learning Battle Skills becomes more costly as your progress within a single Job, with later skills demanding more JP. The initial two skills are automatically unlocked.

Skill Learned JP Cost
1st Learned Battle Skill 30 JP
2nd Learned Battle Skill 100 JP
3rd Learned Battle Skill (Unlocks new Job) 300 JP
4th Learned Battle Skill 800 JP
5th Learned Battle Skill 1,500 JP

Support Skills, conversely, are unlocked as more Battle Skills are acquired.

Support Skill Slot Battle Skills Required to Unlock
Support Skill 1 Unlocked after learning 4 Battle Skills
Support Skill 2 Unlocked after learning 5 Battle Skills
Support Skill 3 Unlocked after learning 6 Battle Skills
Support Skill 4 Unlocked after learning 7 Battle Skills

Protagonist’s Jobs at a Glance

The image shows a game menu titled 'Protagonist’s Jobs' for a character named Astrid, highlighting the 'Warrior' job with various attributes like Max. HP and Phys. Atk, alongside battle skills such as 'Cross Strike' and 'Helmcleaver.'
The eight Protagonist’s Jobs

After completing the introduction, players can select a starting Job from eight possibilities. Achieving a new Job requires mastering three skills from the previous Job, costing a total of 430 JP (30 JP for the first skill, 100 for the second, 300 for the third).

Job Class Weapons Primary Focus
Warrior Swords, Spears Physical Attack, High Defense
Merchant Spears, Bows Leaf and JP earning abilities, support focus
Thief Swords, Daggers Steals HP, SP, items, high speed
Apothecary Axes, Tomes Healing focus with decent Physical and Elemental damage
Hunter Bows, Axes High agility, great at inflicting status ailments
Cleric Staves, Fans Magic focus for healing and damage
Scholar Tomes, Staves Elemental damage
Dancer Fans, Daggers High speed, support focus

Warrior

A character named Astrid is shown in the job selection screen as a 'Warrior' with attributes like Max. HP 609 and skills such as 'Cross Strike' and 'Abide' featured in the game 'Octopath Traveler II.'
The Warrior Job

With a focus on physical damage using Swords and Spears, the Warrior excels in counterattacks and enhancing their own attack power.

Skills like Helmcleaver and Support Skill Peak Performance shine when paired with other physical-damage-focused characters, especially with full health maintenance.

Skill Type Skill Name SP Cost Effect / Description
Battle Skill Cross Strike 12 Deal sword damage to a foe.
Battle Skill Abide 6 Raise own Phys. Atk. for 3 turn(s).