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Octopath Traveler 0 (Octopath 0)

Merchant Job Guide: Skills and Weapons

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

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Merchant Overview

Merchant Job Details

Merchant Merchant Weapons
Polearms Bows
Responsible for distributing goods all across Orsterra, merchants earn leaves and JP in a variety of ways. They support their allies with polearm or bow in hand.

The Merchant 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

Merchant Characters

All Merchant Characters

LudoLudo CarindaCarinda TressaTressa

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

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

Protagonist
The Merchant 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

Merchant Skills

Here are the skills you can learn from taking the Merchant 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 Merchant Battle Skills

Skill Type Details
Deadly ThrustDeadly Thrust Physical
Damage Type: Polearms
SP Cost: 20
More easily land critical polearm hits on a foe.
RestRest Recovery SP Cost: 0
Restore own HP/SP, and cure own status ailments.
Mystic ShotMystic Shot Physical
Damage Type: Bows
SP Cost: 18
Deal bow damage to all foes, and restore SP equal to 2% of damage dealt to the entire front row.
CollectCollect Physical SP Cost: 3
Collect leaves from a foe.
Piercing ThrustPiercing Thrust Physical
Damage Type: Polearms
SP Cost: 30
Deal critical polearm damage to a foe.
Arrow of FortuneArrow of Fortune Physical
Damage Type: Bows
SP Cost: 35
Deal great bow damage, and obtain JP based on damage dealt.
Donate BPDonate BP Recovery SP Cost: 5
Grant 1 BP to an ally.

List of All Battle Skills

All Merchant Support Skills

Skill Type Details
Extra LeavesExtra Leaves Passive Receive additional leaves at the end of battle. (The effect is not cumulative).
Phys. Def. +50Phys. Def. +50 Passive Raise the equipped character's Phys. Def. by 50.
Elem. Def. +50Elem. Def. +50 Passive Raise the equipped character's Elem. Def. by 50.
Borrow BPBorrow BP Passive Borrow insufficient BP for Boost from paired back ally. Neither will restore BP next turn.

List of All Support Skills

Merchant Weapons

The Merchant has Polearms 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

Polearms

Weapon Phys Atk Other Stats
Heavy LongspearHeavy Longspear +222 Extra Effect: Small chance to reduce target's speed.
Silver SpearSilver Spear +56 Spd: +24
War SpearWar Spear +34 Spd: +10
Bone SpearBone Spear +28 Acc: -18
Iron SpearIron Spear +23 Spd: +6
SpearSpear +8 Spd: +2

Bows

Weapon Phys Atk Other Stats
Battle-Tested BowBattle-Tested Bow +390 Crit: +120
Extra Effect: Small chance to reduce target's Phys. Def.
Woodland BowWoodland Bow +310 Eva: +96
MarksmanMarksman's Longbow +105 Crit: +22
MagusMagus's Bow +68 Elem Atk: +52
Killer BowKiller Bow +60 Elem Atk: +30
Acc: +30
Arcane BowArcane Bow +38 Elem Atk: +52
Extra Effect: Small chance to reduce target's Elem. Atk.
Stone BowStone Bow +29 Acc: +33
Extra Effect: Small chance to blind target.
Giant BowGiant Bow +24 Crit: +6
Composite BowComposite Bow +18 Elem Atk: +16
Acc: +20
LongbowLongbow +8 Elem Atk: +1
Acc: +2

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