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Octopath Traveler 0 (Octopath 0)

Thief Job Guide: Skills and Weapons

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

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Thief Overview

Thief Job Details

Thief Thief Weapons
Swords Daggers
Ruffians who mastered the art of stealing to survive, thieves can take all manner of things from their targets, including items, HP, and SP. Extremely nimble, they are fleeter of foot than anyone else.

The Thief 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

Thief Characters

All Thief Characters

CelsusCelsus TherionTherion BargelloBargello

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

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

Protagonist
The Thief 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

Thief Skills

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

Skill Type Details
StealSteal Physical SP Cost: 3
Steal an item from a foe.
HP ThiefHP Thief Physical
Damage Type: Daggers
SP Cost: 9
Deal dagger damage to a foe 2 time(s), and steal HP equal to 50% of damage dealt.
Shadow BindShadow Bind Magic
Damage Type: Dark
SP Cost: 8
Deal dark damage to a foe, and lower Speed for 2 turn(s).
Level SlashLevel Slash Physical
Damage Type: Swords
SP Cost: 14
Deal sword damage to all foes.
SP ThiefSP Thief Physical
Damage Type: Daggers
SP Cost: 9
Deal dagger damage to a foe 2 time(s), and steal SP equal to 50% of damage dealt.
Master of ShadowsMaster of Shadows Magic
Damage Type: Dark
SP Cost: 8
Deal dark damage to a foe 2 time(s).
Tri-EdgeTri-Edge Physical
Damage Type: Daggers
SP Cost: 27
Deal dagger damage to a foe 3 time(s).

List of All Battle Skills

All Thief Support Skills

Skill Type Details
Extended EnfeeblementExtended Enfeeblement Passive When the equipped character has an attribute-reducing effect, extend duration by 1 turn.
Evasion +50Evasion +50 Passive Raise the equipped character's Evasion by 50.
Speed +50Speed +50 Passive Raise the equipped character's Speed by 50.
EntrapEntrap Passive When the equipped character takes physical damage, gain a 50% chance to inflict a random status-reducing effect on the foe.

List of All Support Skills

Thief Weapons

The Thief has Swords and Daggers 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

Sword

Weapon Phys Atk Other Stats
Enchanted SwordEnchanted Sword +240 Elem Atk: +220
Crit: +40
Falcon SwordFalcon Sword +80 Spd: +60
Magic EaterMagic Eater +68 Eva: +17
GreatswordGreatsword +65 Spd: +4
Iron BladeIron Blade +43 Acc: -18
Iron SwordIron Sword +22 Spd: +18
Sword of the WatchSword of the Watch +10
Long SwordLong Sword +80 Spd: +2

Daggers

Weapon Phys Atk Other Stats
High House DaggerHigh House Dagger +203 Eva: +120
Extra Effect: Small chance to reduce target's Phys. Atk.
Falcon DaggerFalcon Dagger +52 Eva: +22
Befuddling DaggerBefuddling Dagger +48 Spd: +20
Extra Effect: Small chance to reduce target's accuracy.
Arcane KnifeArcane Knife +32 Elem Atk: +42
Stinging DaggerStinging Dagger +26 Eva: +18
Extra Effect: Small chance to poison target.
Iron DaggerIron Dagger +20 Eva: +16
DaggerDagger +7 Eva: +6

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