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Action Skill Guide
Action Skills are skills that can be used in combat and be equipped by different characters in Octopath Traveler 0 (Octopath 0). Read on to learn more about how Action Skills are used, how to equip them, and how to get more.

Action Skills Guides
List of Action Skills Action Skills Guide

How to Use Action Skills

Equip Action Skills in a Tavern

Change Skills at Tavern
Action Skills can be equipped by going to a tavern in town. Taverns are indicated by a mug icon in the map.

Talk to the bartender and select Change Skills. This will allow you to equip and unequip Action Skills of party members according to the available Mastery Skills you have in your inventory.

A character can equip up to 3 Battle Action Skills, and 2 Support Action Skills at a time.

Use Action Skills in Battle Under Learned Skills

Stia Using a Learned Skill
Action Skills that you equipped can be found under Learned Skills during battles. You can use them as combat actions to inflict damage and target enemy weaknesses.

What Are Action Skills?

Learnable Skills That Can Be Equipped By Anyone

Unlike Battle Skills, Action Skills can be equipped by any character and is not limited to specific jobs. They are usually indicated by a green weapon icon.

These skills can be used to make up for missing type advantages and dealing heavier attacks.

List of All Action Skills

How to Get More Action Skills

Contend with Townspeople

Contend to Get Action Skill
Some townspeople will have Action Skills as a reward if you contend with them. Keep in mind that contending will lead to battle, so be sure to note the difference between a townsperon's level compared to your own. If you lose the battle, you will fail to contend, and lose reputation.

Entreat with Townspeople

Entreat to obtain Action Skills
Action Skills can also be found as a reward for entreating. How successfully you can entreat is determined by your influence stat and your town reputation.

Increasing your Fame influence stat will give you higher success rates for entreating. However, if you have a low town reputation, you willl be unable to use any Path Actions at all.

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