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Octopath Traveler 0 (Octopath 0)

Hunter Job Guide: Skills and Weapons

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The Hunter is a job in Octopath Traveler 0 (Octopath 0). See an overview of the Hunter job, the weapons it uses, the characters in this job, and its skills in this guide.

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Hunter Overview

Hunter Job Details

Hunter Hunter Weapons
Axes Bows
Expert trackers who never lose their prey, hunters are adept at physical attacks and inflicting foes with status ailments. They use their inherent agility to make quick work of their targets.

The Hunter is one of the available jobs in the game. This can be chosen by the protagonist at the start of the game, and can be changed in the Skills menu upon unlocking enough Battle Skills.
How to Change Jobs

Hunter Characters

All Hunter Characters

PhennPhenn DelitiaDelitia HH'aanit

These are the characters who have Hunter as their primary job. Feel free to recruit them should you need a Hunter on your team as you progress.
List of All Characters

The Hunter Can Also Be Taken as the Protagonist's Job

Protagonist
The Hunter is also one of the available jobs for the protagonist. If this job fits your character’s playstyle, feel free to change to it or start with it as you progress.
Best Starting Job for the Protagonist

Hunter Skills

Here are the skills you can learn from taking the Hunter job. You can also access these in the Skill menu, and if you need these skills, make sure to keep earning JP to unlock them.
List of All Skills

All Hunter Battle Skills

Skill Type Details
Stray Arrows IconStray Arrows Physical
Damage Type: Bows
SP Cost: 14
Deal bow damage to random foes 2 time(s).
Boomerang Toss IconBoomerang Toss Physical
Damage Type: Axes
SP Cost: 14
Deal axe damage to random foes 2 time(s).
Trade Tempest IconTrade Tempest Magic
Damage Type: Wind
SP Cost: 15
Deal wind damage to all foes.
Ensnare IconEnsnare Debuff
Damage Type: N/A
SP Cost: 9
Cause a foe to act last for 2 turn(s).
First Shot IconFirst Shot Physical
Damage Type: Bows
SP Cost: 30
Deal bow damage to a foe. Next attack is guaranteed to be a critical hit.
Rain of Arrows IconRain of Arrows Physical
Damage Type: Bows
SP Cost: 12
Deal bow damage to random foes 5 to 8 time(s).
Two-Tiered Shot IconTwo-Tiered Shot Physical
Damage Type: Bows
SP Cost: 30
Deal bow damage to a foe 2 time(s), then move to the back row. At the end of turn, deal special bow damage to a foe 2 time(s).

List of All Battle Skills

All Hunter Support Skills

Skill Type Details
Extra Experience IconExtra Experience Passive
Damage Type: N/A
Receive additional EXP at the end of battle. (The effect is not cumulative.)
Invigorating Break IconInvigorating Break Passive
Damage Type: N/A
Restore the equipped character's HP when breaking a foe.
Crit. +50 IconCrit. +50 Passive
Damage Type: N/A
Raise the equipped character's Crit. by 50.
Sniper IconSniper Passive
Damage Type: N/A
At the end of turn, the equipped character will unleash a special attack with their equipped weapon when in the back row.

List of All Support Skills

Hunter Weapons

The Hunter has Axes and Bows as its primary weapons. This means these are the only equippable weapons in this job, and other weapons will not be usable.

List of All Weapons

Axes

Weapon Phys Atk Other Stats
Battle-Tested Axe Battle-Tested Axe +350 Elem Atk: +250
Extra Effect: Raise potency of ice/lightning-based attacks.
Dual Axe Dual Axe +196 Acc: +198
Extra Effect: Deal 1 additional attack
Frost Axe Frost Axe +110 Spd: +30
Extra Effect: Raise potency of ice-based attacks.
Helmcleaver Helmcleaver +71 Acc: -41
Extra Effect: Small chance to reduce target's Phys. Def.
Guard Guard's Greataxe +54 Crit: +10
Silver-Laden Axe Silver-Laden Axe +43 Acc: +12
Arcane Hatchet Arcane Hatchet +36 Elem Atk: +36
War Axe War Axe +26 Acc: +6
Iron Axe Iron Axe +24 Acc: +12
Handaxe Handaxe +4 Acc: +8
Forbidden Axe Forbidden Axe +391 Spd: +80
Acc: -50
Spirit Axe Spirit Axe +300 Elem Atk: +350
Extra Effect: Raise potency of all elemental attacks.
Hero Hero's Axe +340 Crit: +102
Extra Effect: Raise potency of lightning-based attacks.
Bloody Axe Bloody Axe +297 Spd: +91
Extra Effect: Small chance to inflict bleeding.
Ogre Cleaver Ogre Cleaver +286 Crit: +110
Gargantuan Axe Gargantuan Axe +248 Acc: +98
Extra Effect: Small chance to lower target's Phys. Def.
Adamantine Hatchet Adamantine Hatchet +112 Elem Atk: +230
Hill Cleaver Hill Cleaver +221 Crit: +86
Limbus Axe Limbus Axe +250 Acc: +82
Extra Effect: Lose SP equal to 3% of own max SP every turn.
Elemental Hatchet Elemental Hatchet +98 Elem Atk: +206
Graviton Axe Graviton Axe +186 Acc: +74
Bear Cleaver Bear Cleaver +181 Crit: +74
Extra Effect: Small chance to lower target's Phys. Attack.
Rock Cleaver Rock Cleaver +156 Crit: +64
Soul Hatchet Soul Hatchet +78 Elem Atk: +147
Francisca Francisca +103 Spd: +35
Enchanted Axe Enchanted Axe +40 Elem Atk: +98
Extra Effect: Small chance to put target to sleep.
Hunter Hunter's Handaxe +81 Spd: +20
Noxious Spider Axe Noxious Spider Axe +78 Elem Atk: +68
Extra Effect: Small chance to poison target.
Cleaver Cleaver +70 Crit: +40
Heavy Axe Heavy Axe +76 Acc: +24
Battle Hatchet Battle Hatchet +59 Spd: +14

List of All Axes

Bows

Weapon Phys Atk Other Stats
Battle-Tested Bow Battle-Tested Bow +390 Crit: +120
Extra Effect: Small chance to reduce target's Phys. Def.
Woodland Bow Woodland Bow +310 Eva: +96
Marksman Marksman's Longbow +105 Crit: +22
Magus Magus's Bow +68 Elem Atk: +52
Killer Bow Killer Bow +60 Elem Atk: +30
Acc: +30
Arcane Bow Arcane Bow +38 Elem Atk: +52
Extra Effect: Small chance to reduce target's Elem. Atk.
Stone Bow Stone Bow +29 Acc: +33
Extra Effect: Small chance to blind target.
Giant Bow Giant Bow +24 Crit: +6
Composite Bow Composite Bow +18 Elem Atk: +16
Acc: +20
Longbow Longbow +8 Elem Atk: +1
Acc: +2
Forbidden Greatbow Forbidden Greatbow +350 Elem Atk: +350
Spd: -100
Moonlit Bow Moonlit Bow +363 Elem Atk: +370
Extra Effect: Small chance to reduce target's Speed.
Primeval Bow of Storms Primeval Bow of Storms +241 Elem Atk: +342
Evening Mist Evening Mist +293 Elem Atk: +325
Extra Effect: Small chance to blind target.
Leviathan Greatbow Leviathan Greatbow +296 Crit: +89
Holy Longbow Holy Longbow +246 Crit: +103
Swiftstrike Bow Swiftstrike Bow +223 Acc: +47
Rune Bow Rune Bow +198 Elem Atk: +202
Acc: +96
Yeti Yeti's Longbow +229 Elem Atk: +95
Extra Effect: Small chance to blind target.
Limbus Bow Limbus Bow +235 Elem Atk: +245
Extra Effect: Lose SP equal to 3% of own max SP every turn.
Adamantine Bow Adamantine Bow +178 Elem Atk: +209
Augmented Bow of the Falcon Augmented Bow of the Falcon +182 Elem Atk: +182
Crit: +62
Master Master's Longbow +192 Crit: +85
Extra Effect: Small chance to poison target.
Brilliant Bow Brilliant Bow +152 Elem Atk: +176
Acc: +88
Armor Crusher Armor Crusher +146 Crit: +45
Extra Effect: Small chance to lower target's Phys. Def.
Exotic Bow Exotic Bow +134 Acc: +41
Huntress Huntress's Longbow +128 Crit: +43
Raging Bow Raging Bow +121 Crit: +23
Rapid Bow Rapid Bow +118 Spd: +35
Elemental Bow Elemental Bow +108 Elem Atk: +98
Acc: +74
Knight Knight's Greatbow +77 Crit: +33
Heavy Bow Heavy Bow +69 Elem Atk: +66
Acc: +44
Magus Bow Magus Bow +58 Elem Atk: +62

List of All Bows

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