It ’s a chore , we know .
Grinding is a chore in any JRPG . But in Octopath Traveler 2 , it can particularly be time - consuming since there areeight characters , four party slots , and no experience communion . Each reference is also mandatory in their story chapter , so you could never really bench anyone . We ’d like to think you’re able to advance enough EXP to push through the main write up by just never skipping mob battles , but there are ways to grind quicker . Here ’s how to crunch JP and stratum in Octopath Traveler 2 .
How to get EXP fast in Octopath Traveler 2 - Leveling Guide
The safest way to grind EXP in Octopath Traveler is with Osvald the Scholar . After learn six job accomplishment , he can be equipped with the supererogatory Experience passive attainment , which increases the EXP the party profit after battles . Osvald is also arguably the dependable AoE / multi - enemy attacker in the game , so he can kill mobs the quickest . However , the flying way to level mill is withAgnea the Dancer(or any member of the party with a Dancer subjob ) .
terpsichorean learn an ability calledBewildering Grace , which procs a random event in battle . It can be positive or negative . Three of its irrefutable effects can beEXP x2,EXP x5 , andEXP x100 . Each Boost procs Bewildering Grace once , so Dancers can trigger it up to four times with a maxed encouragement every routine .
It can also kill you , leave alone the entire company at 1 HP , bring down three to four random status effects , deoxidise SP to zero , and produce other nasty effects , so be careful .
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We recommend make a motion to an area that ’s around five levels above your stiff political party member . Do n’t be frightened ! With the proper equipment , you ’d be surprised at how doable the next chapter areas are . Alwaysroam around an domain near a save level . bewilder Grace stack with the surplus Experience passive accomplishment as well . Plus , be sure to equipLife in the Shadows , the stealer financial backing skill that let you gain extra EXP at night .
Do not forget to preserve every successful x100 roll , or even in battles with a series of EXP x5s . You do n’t need your hard work to go to waste .
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Best EXP grinding party in Octopath Traveler 2
If you need to be efficient , your party needs to have the following members :
The Merchant job let characters learn theHang Toughpassive ( learned after six unlocked merchant skills ) which get them survive anything deadly with one HP , including Bewildering Grace . Partitio canpass BP , letting you get those Bewildering Graces in more often .
Finally , do n’t blank out to have a healer ! Bewildering Grace can shoot down your entire party because of a bad roll . Apothecaries have a skill that lets them quicken a political party phallus as one of their base occupation skills . you’re able to also go for a Cleric for its all - party Revive . Both jobs can plunk for your party in case Bewildering Grace puts everyone on the brink of death . However , think back that Revive cost a mickle of SP and will only revive people with 1 HP .
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Once you manage to get the Dancer Secondary business , have both Agnea and another party member with the caper fit out , so two of them can touch off the skill every other turn .
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How to get JP fast in Octopath Traveler 2 - JP Grinding Guide
While you’re able to also JP grind using Bewildering Grace ( and might accidentally roll some JP x5s and JP x100s ) , there ’s a more true fashion . Just bringPartitioor Merchant Agneawith you and ramble in an country with demon that take forever to kill . This can be because of their high HPs or high levels .
Merchants have one of our favorite skills in the game : Arrow of Fortune . It can earn you a net ton of extra JP . More boosts mean more JP reap from the monster it hits . The amount of JP you could get from Arrow of Fortune is dependent on two things :
Early in the game , we got around 15 to 18 JP per Arrow of Fortune collision and more down the personal credit line . It work , we promise ! If you ’re JP moil , the goal is to have your Merchants deal most of the damage in bulk with Arrow of Fortune . perfectly do not get someone like Osvald raze your enemy to the ground .
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you’re able to employ any Merchant in your party , but JP travail is more efficientPartitio ’s Latent Power . If you recollect it to the full replenishes his Talent Gauge on command . Once you unlock seven Merchant accomplishment on him , he even learns theFull Powerpassive , which fully replenishes said gauge at the start of every fight .
away from Partitio , you may also bring Agnea and get her the Merchant secondary task . Agnea ’s Latent Powerturns individual - target attacks into AoE. It can be used with Arrow of Fortune for fast pulverisation . you may impart an mixed bag of characters with her to weaken all foe carapace at once . We recommend multi - weapon characters like Hikari and Ochette , plus Osvald to continue elemental weakness .
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