All Primary Skills in Octopath Traveler 2 Listed

Octopath Traveler 2 is a game with a fantastic and highly customizable combat system. The backbone of that combat system? The jobs and the skills they come with. Here is the complete list of all skills in Octopath Traveler 2, from core jobs to secret job skills.

All Primary Skills in Octopath Traveler 2 Listed

There are eight primary jobs in Octopath Traveler 2. Each character starts with a different one, but all characters can re-class upon gaining a Guild License. Here are each of the skills of those eight primary classes. Note that the Merchant’s skill, Hired Help, can gain an additional choice by beating an optional boss.

Apothecary Primary Skills

SKILL	SP COST	SKILL DETAILS
Healing Touch	6	Restore HP to or revive a single ally.
Icicle	7	Deal ice-based damage to a single foe.
Rehabilitate	10	Grant a single ally immunity to status ailments for (2/4/6/8) turns.
Sweeping Cleave	9	Unleash an axe attack on all foes.
Poison Axe	12	Unleash a powerful axe attack on a single foe, and poison them for 2 turns.
Replenish Health	9	For (3/5/7/9) turns, grant HP to a single ally after they perform an action.
Weak to Poison	4	Make a single foe weak to poison for (2/4/6/8) turns.
Dohter’s Charity	30	Extend the reach of a single ally’s items to affect all for 3 turns.

Apothecary Support Skills

SKILL	SKILL DETAILS
Vigorous Victory	Restores 30% of the equipping character’s max HP and SP upon winning the battle.
Hale and Hearty	Raises the equipping character’s max HP by 500.
Inspiriting Break	Restores the equipping character’s SP when breaking a foe.
Preventative Measures	Grants the equipping character immunity to enfeebling effects for 3 turns at the start of battle.

Cleric Skills

SKILL	SP COST	SKILL DETAILS
Heal Wounds	15	Tier I (Normal): Restore HP to all allies Tier II (Advanced Magic): Restore a great amount of HP to all allies. Tier III (Alephan’s Wisdom): Restore a massive amount of HP to all allies.
Holy Light	6	Inflict light-based damage to a single foe.
Prayer to the Flame	8	Raise the physical and elemental defense of a single ally for (2/4/6/8) turns
Mystical Staff	6	Unleash a staff attack on a single foe 2 times, and steal SP equivalent to 10% of the damage dealt
Luminescence	9	Tier I (Normal): Deal light-based damage to all foes. Tier II (Advanced Magic): Deal light-based damage to all foes 2 times.Tier III (Alephan’s Wisdom): Deal light-based damage to all foes 3 times.
Sacred Shield	10	Grant a shield to a singly ally, reducing damage taken from the next hit by (50/665/80/100%).
Revive	40	Tier I (Normal): Revive all allies Tier II (Advanced Magic): Revive all allies and restore a great amount of HP. Tier III (Alephan’s Wisdom): Revive all allies and restore a massive amount of HP.
Aelfric’s Blessing	30	Grant a single ally the ability to act again at the end of a turn for 3 turns. Only one additional action can be taken per turn.

Cleric Support Skills

SKILL	SKILL USED
Resilience	Raises the amount of HP restored to the equipping character when healed
Inner Strength	Raises the equipping character’s max SP by 50.
Evil Ward	Increases the party’s success rate when attempting to flee (Equipping multiple characters with this skill will have no added effect).
Rise Again	The equipping character will recover 25% of their max HP once per battle upon being incapacitated

Dancer Skills

SKILL	SP COST	SKILL DETAILS
Lion Dance	4	Raise the physical attack of a single ally for (2/4/6/8) turns.
Ruinous Kick	10	Unleash a powerful physical attack on a single foe and reduce their Shield Points regardless of their weak points.
Peacock Strut	4	Raise the elemental attack of a single ally for (2/4/6/8) turns.
Sweeping Gale	7	Deal wind-based damage to a single foe.
Stimulate	5	Move a single ally’s next action up (1/2/3/act first) spot.
Dagger Dance	9	Unleash a dagger attack on all foes
Bewildering Grace	25	Cause a curious effect to occur (1/2/3/4) time. The effects can be positive or negative, each BP used triggers an additional effect.
Sealticge’s Seduction	30	Extend the reach of a single ally’s skills to all for 3 turns. This does not affect divine skills or skills that only affect the user.

Dancer Support Skills

SKILL	SKILL DETAILS
The Show Goes On	Extends the duration of augmenting effects granted by the equipping character by 1 turn
Ever Evasive	Enables the equipping character to more easily evade enemy attacks
Hard Worker	Receive additional JP after battles. (Equipping multiple characters with this skill will have no added effect.)
Invigorate and Inspire	Slightly fills the target’s latent power gauge when the equipping character grants them an augmented effect

Hunter Skills

SKILL	SP COST	SKILL DETAILS
Precise Shot	6	Bow attack on (2/3/4/5) selected foes
Thunderbird	7	Deal heavy lightning damage to a single foe.
Cleaving Blow	12	Axe attack on a single enemy, and grant yourself positive status effects based on the foe’s type for 3 turns.
Mercy Strike	4	Unleash a bow attack on a single foe. Otherwise lethal attacks will instead leave the target with 1hp
Take Aim	8	Raise the critical rate and accuracy of all allies for (2/4/6/8) turns
Leghold Trap	10	Cause a single foe to act at the end of the turn for (2/4/6/8) turns.
Abating Orb	9	Nullify (1/2/3/4) of a single foe’s augmenting effects
Draefendi’s Bow	30	Unleash a powerful bow attack on all foes 3 times.

Hunter Support Skills

SKILL	SKILL DETAILS
Heighten Senses	Gain an increased chance of attack first in a battle. (Equipping this skill with multiple characters will have no added effect)
Eagle Eye	Increases the critical of the equipped character by 50.
More Rare Monsters	Raises the chance of encountering rare monsters. (Equipping this skill with multiple characters will have no added effect)
Salt in the Wound	The equipping character has a 50% chance of acting twice when breaking a foe. This will not trigger in succession

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Merchant Skills

SKILL	SP COST	SKILL DETAILS
Arrow of Fortune	12	Unleash a powerful bow attack on a single foe and receive JP. The more damage you deal, the more JP you receive.
Rest	0	Restore one’s own HP and SP, and cure status ailments.
Collect	2	Collect money from a single foe.
Ember	7	Deal fire-based damage to a single foe.
Donate BP	6	Grant (1/2/3/4) BP to a single ally.
Sidestep	10	Dodge (1/2/3/4) physical attack/s with a 100% success rate.
Hired Help	0	Pay money to summon hired help to the battlefield. Mercenary ($150) – Unleash a sword attack on all foes and raise the physical defense of all allies. Ruffian ($800) – Reduce the physical attack and physical defense of all foes. Thespian ($2000) – Raise the elemental attack of all allies, and restore their SP. Guard ($7000) – Unleash a staff attack on all foes and delay their actions. Beastling ($15000) – Unleash a physical attack on all foes, and reduce their Shield Points regardless of their weak points. Veteran Soldier ($30000) – Unleash a powerful attack on all foes with various weapons. Foreign Assassin ($50000) – Unleash a powerful dagger attack on all foes and restore HP and SP to all allies. (Unlock: Beat foreign assassin in Western Merry Hills Pass, Crestlands)
Bifelgan’s Bounty	30	Unleash a non-elemental attack on a single foe and receive leaf coin (money) equivalent to the damage dealt.

Merchant Support Skills

SKILL	SKILL DETAILS
Grow on Trees	Receive additional money after battles. (Equipping multiple characters with this skill will have no added effect.)
Boost-Start	Grants the equipping character 1 BP at the start of battle.
Hang Tough	When the equipping character is not near death, otherwise lethal attacks will instead leave them with 1 HP.
Full Power	Completely fills the equipping character’s latent power gauge at the start of battle.

Scholar Skills

SKILL	SP COST	SKILL DETAILS
Fireball (Tier 1 / Tier 2 / Tier 3)	14	Tier I (Normal): Deal fire-based damage to all foes. Tier II (Advanced Magic): Deal fire-based damage to all foes 2 times. Tier III (Alephan’s Wisdom): Deal fire-based damage to all foes 3 times.
Icewind (Tier 1 / Tier 2 / Tier 3)	14	Tier I (Normal): Deal ice-based damage to all foes. Tier II (Advanced Magic): Deal ice -based damage to all foes 2 times. Tier III (Alephan’s Wisdom): Deal ice -based damage to all foes 3 times.
Lightning Bolt (Tier 1 / Tier 2 / Tier 3)	14	Tier I (Normal): Deal lightning-based damage to all foes. Tier II (Advanced Magic): Deal lightning-based damage to all foes 2 times. Tier III (Alephan’s Wisdom): Deal lightning-based damage to all foes 3 times.
Analyze	1	Reveal the HP and (1/2/3/5) weak point of a single foe
Stroke of Genius	5	Grant yourself (2/3/4/5) attribute-raising effects at random (Effects will stack)
Elemental Barrage	10	Deal either fire-, ice-, or lightning-based damage to random foes (3-5 / 4-6 / 5-7 / 6-8) times.
Advance Magic	15	Boosts the intensity of a single ally’s spells 2 times (Default Tier 1 AOE spell becomes Tier 2 spell.)
Alephan’s Wisdom	30	Greatly boosts the intensity of a single ally’s spells 3 times. (Default Tier 1 AOE spell becomes Tier 3 spell.)

Scholar Support Skills

SKILL	SKILL DETAILS
Evasive Maneuvers	Reduces the rate of random encounters. (Equipping this skill with multiple characters will have no added effect)
Elemental Augmentation	Augments the equipping character’s elemental attack strength by 50.
Extra Experience	Gain additional experience from battles. (Equipping this skill with multiple characters will have no added effect) [+10% EXP]
Advanced Magic Master	Raises the number of times the equipping character can use more intense spells by 1

Thief Skills

SKILL	SP COST	SKILL DETAILS
Steal	2	Steal an item from a single foe. Odds increase with BP spent.
Darkest Night	7	Dark-based attack.
HP Thief	6	Attack a single foe twice with a dagger and steal HP equivalent to half of damage dealt.
Surprise Attack	12	Unleash a sword attack on a single foe. The sooner your action comes during a turn, the more potent the attack.
Swift Step	4	Raise your speed for 3 turns
Armor Corrosive	4	Reduce the physical defense of a single foe for (2/4/6/8) turns.
Shackle Foe	4	Reduce the physical attack of a single foe for (2/4/6/8) turns.
Aeber’s Reckoning	30	Attack all foes with a dagger, dealing damage proportional to your speed.

Thief Support Skills

SKILL	SKILL DETAILS
Incidental Attack	The equipping character has a 50% chance of attacking when using a non-damaging skill
Fleetfoot	Raise the equipping character’s speed by 50
Ensnare	The equipping character has a 50% chance of inflicting an attribute-reducing effect when taking physical damage
Life in the Shadows	Receive additional EXP and JP after battles at night (Equipping multiple characters with this skill will have no added effect) [+50% EXP & JP]

Warrior Skills

SKILLS	SP COST	SKILL DETAIL
Aggressive Slash	9	Unleash a sword attack on random foes (3/4/5/6) times.
Piercing Thrust	12	Unleash a powerful polearm attack on a single foe, and have a (25/50/75/100%) chance to deal a critical hit.
Abide	4	Raise your physical attack for (3/5/7/9) turns.
Enervating Slash	7	Nullify all positive status effects on a single foe, then unleash a sword attack. The more status effects you nullify, the more potent the attack.
Stout Wall	4	Raise your physical defence for (3/5/7/9) turns.
Incite	4	Draw foes’ single-target attacks to yourself for 3 turns.
Vengeful Blade	6	Grant yourself the ability to counter physical damage with a sword attack (2/3/4/5) times. The counterattack reduces the enemy’s Shield Points regardless of their weak points.
Brand’s Blade	30	Unleash an extraordinarily powerful sword attack on a single foe.

Warrior Support Skills

SKILLS	SKILL DETAIL
Bolstering Break	Raises the equipping character’s physical attack when breaking an enemy.
Summon Strength	Increases the physical strength of the equipping character by 50.
Latent Power Plus	Raises the amount of latent power gained by the equipping character.
Deal More Damage	Increases the maximum damage that can be dealt by the equipping character to 99,999.

If you want to reclass your party member into a specific job, you’re going to need to find the Guild headquarters. Here’s a list of all guild locations and how to get there in Octopath Traveler 2.

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