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Octopath Traveler II: Best Job and Skill Combinations for Characters
This video analyzes the best job and skill combinations in Octopath Traveler II to optimize each character. Hikari and Osvald are recommended as starting characters, and detailed builds are provided for each of the eight characters, emphasizing support skills and equipment options to maximize their potential in the endgame.
1. 🎮 Introduction to strategies for mastering Octopath Traveler II
- ✅ The goal is to provide the best strategies for the game, for both new and veteran players.
- ✅ The best starting character options and early recruitment strategies will be explored.
- ✅ Optimized builds will be presented for each of the eight characters, crucial for completing the game.
00:01 - 00:57
1. 🎮 Introduction to strategies for mastering Octopath Traveler II
- ✅ The goal is to provide the best strategies for the game, for both new and veteran players.
- ✅ The best starting character options and early recruitment strategies will be explored.
- ✅ Optimized builds will be presented for each of the eight characters, crucial for completing the game.
00:58 - 03:50
2. ⚔️ The best starting characters: Hikari and Osvald
- ✅ Hikari: Recommended for new players due to his great strength and versatility. His ability to learn new skills by challenging opponents is invaluable. His bribe path action is useful for discovering important information.
- ✅ Osvald: Ideal for RPG veterans. His story is compelling and his magical power surpasses that of Cyrus from the first game. His path actions, 'Scrutinize' and 'Mug', offer unique benefits, such as revealing hidden items and obtaining additional items from NPCs.
03:51 - 05:31
3. 🤝 Early recruitment: Castti and Temenos
- ✅ If you start with Hikari, recruit Castti first. She heals and buffs with her concoctions, and is also a good source of secondary damage.
- ✅ If you start with Osvald, recruit Temenos. He is a great healer for the group and covers the light weaknesses that Osvald cannot exploit.
05:32 - 06:46
4. 🗡️ Hikari Build: Warrior/Conjurer with cursed equipment
- ✅ Secondary job: Conjurer for access to staves and the BP boost divine skill.
- ✅ Equipment: The best user of the Giant Club. Equip with the strongest weapons and cursed equipment, using the Vengeance Collar to turn negative effects into positive ones.
- ✅ Support skills:
- ✅ 'Deal More Damage' (Warrior)
- ✅ 'Starting Boost' (Merchant)
- ✅ 'Offensive Master' (Armsmaster)
- ✅ 'Weapon Refinement' (Armsmaster)
- ✅ Hikari becomes the team's main physical power.
06:47 - 08:11
5. 🧪 Castti Build: Apothecary/Cleric for support
- ✅ Role: Support.
- ✅ Secondary job: Cleric to expand her support potential.
- ✅ Equipment: Prioritize equipment that provides as much resistance as possible.
- ✅ Support skills:
- ✅ 'Full Power' (Merchant)
- ✅ 'The Show Must Go On' (Dancer)
- ✅ 'Dodor's Charity' (Dancer)
- ✅ 'Rise Again' (Cleric)
- ✅ 'Invigorate and Inspire' (Dancer)
- ✅ Castti provides much-needed support for the entire team.
08:12 - 09:54
6. 🔥 Osvald Build: Armsmaster for elemental damage
- ✅ Secondary job: Armsmaster to duplicate essential equipment.
- ✅ Strategy: Equip with as many elemental power weapons as possible, duplicating whenever possible to maximize damage.
- ✅ Support skills:
- ✅ 'Deal More Damage' (Warrior)
- ✅ 'Price of Power' (Sorcerer)
- ✅ 'SP Saver' (Conjurer)
- ✅ 'Elemental Augmentation' (Scholar)
- ✅ This build turns Osvald into a walking bomb capable of pulverizing enemies.
09:55 - 11:44
7. ✨ Temenos Build: Cleric/Scholar to break defenses
- ✅ Secondary job: Scholar to access five exploitable elemental weaknesses and one weapon weakness.
- ✅ Strategy: Break up to eight shield points at once on an enemy. Use 'Advanced Magic' and 'Olafon's Wisdom' to break three shields on all enemies.
- ✅ Support skills:
- ✅ 'SP Saver' (Conjurer)
- ✅ 'Inner Strength' (Cleric)
- ✅ 'Hurtful Stab' (Hunter)
- ✅ 'Resilience' (Cleric)
- ✅ Temenos sacrifices singular damage for broad coverage, preparing damage dealers like Osvald and Hikari.
11:45 - 13:23
8. 💃 Agnea Build: Dancer/Merchant for farming and support
- ✅ Secondary job: Merchant so that single-target skills hit all enemies.
- ✅ Strategy: Use 'Together With Me' to allow 'Collect' and 'Arrow of Fortune' to hit all enemies, making her unparalleled for farming.
- ✅ Support skills:
- ✅ 'The Show Must Go On' (Dancer)
- ✅ 'Invigorate and Inspire' (Dancer)
- ✅ 'Latent Power Plus' (Warrior)
- ✅ 'BP Regeneration' (Conjurer)
- ✅ Agnea is an excellent support, increasing farming potential and supporting the group monetarily.
13:24 - 14:57
9. 💰 Partitio Build: Merchant/Sorcerer for group support
- ✅ Secondary job: Sorcerer thanks to 'Sealticge's Seduction', which turns all of Partitio's self-buffs into buffs for the entire group.
- ✅ Strategy: 'Rest' to restore the group's HP and SP for free, 'Sidestep' for immunity to physical attacks, and 'Reflective Barrier' for magic.
- ✅ Support skills:
- ✅ 'Invigorate and Inspire' (Dancer)
- ✅ 'Latent Power Plus' (Warrior)
- ✅ 'Full Power' (Merchant)
- ✅ 'BP Generation' (Conjurer)
- ✅ Partitio and Agnea ensure that the group has effective buffs and BP.
14:58 - 16:32
10. 🏹 Ochette Build: Hunter/Thief for debuffs and damage
- ✅ Secondary job: Thief for access to four types of weapons and a considerable increase in speed.
- ✅ Strategy: Combine 'Legold's Trap' (Hunter) with 'Armor Corrosive' (Thief) for effective debuffs.
- ✅ Support skills:
- ✅ 'Eagle Eye' (Hunter)
- ✅ 'Deal More Damage' (Warrior)
- ✅ 'More Rare Monsters' (Hunter) or 'Insidious Trap' (Thief)
- ✅ 'Hurtful Stab' (Hunter)
- ✅ Ochette becomes a viable character until the end of the game.
16:33 - 18:02
11. ⚙️ Throné Build: Thief/Inventor for single target damage
- ✅ Secondary job: Inventor to benefit from subsequent immediate turns thanks to her latent power.
- ✅ Strategy: Throné's latent power and high speed reduce the build time of the Inventor's weapons.
- ✅ Support skills:
- ✅ 'Deal More Damage' (Warrior)
- ✅ 'Peak Performance' (Armsmaster)
- ✅ 'A Step Ahead' (Inventor)
- ✅ 'Lightfoot' (Thief)
- ✅ Throné Inventor is an impressive damage dealer.