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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 Thrust IconDeadly Thrust Physical
Damage Type: Polearms
SP Cost: 20
More easily land critical polearm hits on a foe.
Rest IconRest Recovery
Damage Type: N/A
SP Cost: 0
Restore own HP/SP, and cure own status ailments.
Mystic Shot IconMystic 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.
Collect IconCollect Physical
Damage Type: N/A
SP Cost: 3
Collect leaves from a foe.
Piercing Thrust IconPiercing Thrust Physical
Damage Type: Polearms
SP Cost: 30
Deal critical polearm damage to a foe.
Arrow of Fortune IconArrow of Fortune Physical
Damage Type: Bows
SP Cost: 35
Deal great bow damage, and obtain JP based on damage dealt.
Donate BP IconDonate BP Recovery
Damage Type: N/A
SP Cost: 5
Grant 1 BP to an ally.

List of All Battle Skills

All Merchant Support Skills

Skill Type Details
Extra Leaves IconExtra Leaves Passive
Damage Type: N/A
Receive additional leaves at the end of battle. (The effect is not cumulative).
Phys. Def. +50 IconPhys. Def. +50 Passive
Damage Type: N/A
Raise the equipped character's Phys. Def. by 50.
Elem. Def. +50 IconElem. Def. +50 Passive
Damage Type: N/A
Raise the equipped character's Elem. Def. by 50.
Borrow BP IconBorrow BP Passive
Damage Type: N/A
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 Longspear Heavy Longspear +222 Extra Effect: Small chance to reduce target's speed.
Silver Spear Silver Spear +56 Spd: +24
War Spear War Spear +34 Spd: +10
Bone Spear Bone Spear +28 Acc: -18
Iron Spear Iron Spear +23 Spd: +6
Spear Spear +8 Spd: +2
Battle-Tested Spear Battle-Tested Spear +390 Crit: +148
Extra Effect: Small chance to blind target.
Forbidden Spear Forbidden Spear +320 Spd: -120
Eva: +50
Tempest Spear Tempest Spear +375 Spd: +99
Extra Effect: Small chance to raise potency of own physical attacks.
Gravity Lance Gravity Lance +375 Acc: -75
Eva: -90
Venom Lance Venom Lance +292 Crit: +98
Rare Metal Glaive Rare Metal Glaive +284 Eva: +82
Soul Glaive Soul Glaive +121 Elem Atk: +252
Jade Lance Jade Lance +228 Elem Atk: +115
Limbus Spear Limbus Spear +238 Crit: +72
Extra Effect: Lose SP equal to 3% of own max SP every turn.
Platinum Spear Platinum Spear +196 Spd: +92
Imperial Lance Imperial Lance +180 Crit: +88
Elemental Glaive Elemental Glaive +104 Elem Atk: +173
Magus Glaive Magus Glaive +96 Elem Atk: +162
Hedgehog Spear Hedgehog Spear +142 Spd: +84
Bridge Lance Bridge Lance +128 Crit: +71
Black Iron Trident Black Iron Trident +114 Crit: +35
Extra Effect: Small chance to lower target's Evasion.
Jaguar Lance Jaguar Lance +112 Crit: +66
Heavy Bone Spear Heavy Bone Spear +125 Acc: -60
Light Spear Light Spear +104 Spd: +40
Master Harpoon Master Harpoon +103 Acc: +31
Sunlands Spear Sunlands Spear +72 Spd: +6
Extra Effect: Small chance to lower target's Evasion.
Sandstorm Spear Sandstorm Spear +58 Spd: +17
Memorial Harpoon Memorial Harpoon +38 Extra Effect: Small chance to lower target's Speed.

List of All Polearms

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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