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Octopath Traveler 0 (Octopath 0)

Best Masteries and How to Get Them

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Octopath Traveler 0 - Best Masteries

You can get masteries from Path Actions, Elite Enemies, Shops, chests, and by learning all of a character's skill of Octopath Traveler 0 (Octopath 0). Read on for a list of all the best masteries to use in combat, as well as how to get masteries here!

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Best Masteries to Use in Combat

Battle Masteries

Skill SP Effect
Greater Heal Icon Greater Heal N/A Raise the amount restored by the equipped character's HP/SP recovery skills.
Helmcleaver Icon Helmcleaver 8 Deal sword damage to a foe, and lower Phys. Def. for 2 turn(s).
Lunar Arc Icon Lunar Arc 55 Deal great polearm damage to all foes, then move to the back row.
Shadow Bind Icon Shadow Bind 8 Deal dark damage to a foe, and lower Speed for 2 turn(s).
Smite of Fury Icon Smite of Fury 36 Select a weapon and deal great damage to all foes.
Weaken Foundation Icon Weaken Foundation 6 Lower Phys. Atk/Phys. Def. of a foe for 2 turn(s).
Poison Breath Icon Poison Breath 15 Deal non-elemental physical damage to all foes, and gain a chance to inflict poison for 2 turn(s).
Rehabilitate Icon Rehabilitate 15 Grant an ally immunity to status ailments for 2 turn(s).
Ignis Ardere Icon Ignis Ardere 54 Deal fire damage to all foes 3 time(s).
Dragonfire Icon Dragonfire 30 Deal great fire damage to all foes.
Wild Infernal Blade Icon Wild Infernal Blade 42 Deal great fire damage to all foes 3 time(s).
Glacies Claudere Icon Glacies Claudere 54 Deal ice damage to all foes 3 time(s).
Avalanche of Frost Icon Avalanche of Frost 26 Deal ice damage to random foes 4 time(s).
Swiftbolt Icon Swiftbolt 23 Deal lightning damage to random foes 3 time(s). More potent if acting first that turn.
Tune of the Tempest Icon Tune of the Tempest 19 Deal wind damage to random foes 3 time(s). Song Skill.
Heaven Heaven's Vengeance 53 Deal great light damage to all foes 4 time(s).
Veil of Darkness Icon Veil of Darkness 18 Deal dark damage to all foes, and dodge 1 physical attack with a 100% success rate.
Tenebrae Operire Icon Tenebrae Operire 54 Deal dark damage to all foes 3 time(s).
Curse of Shadow Icon Curse of Shadow 19 Deal dark damage to random foes 3 time(s).
Shadow of Remorse Icon Shadow of Remorse 26 Deal dark damage to random foes 4 time(s).
Swiftstrike Icon Swiftstrike 36 Deal sword damage to all foes, and lower Phys. Def. for 2 turn(s).
Torrential Strike Icon Torrential Strike 29 Deal sword damage to random foes 4 time(s).
Savage Claw Icon Savage Claw 30 Deal non-elemental physcal damage to all foes, and lower Phys. Atk. for 2 turn(s).
Eerie Smile Icon Eerie Smile 24 Lower Phys. Def./Elem. Def. of all foes for 2 turn(s).
Ultimate Stance Icon Ultimate Stance 10 Extend the reach of your "Attack" to all foes for 3 turn(s).

Battle Masteries are skills that can be equipped to use in combat and you can only equip three Battle Masteries at a time.

List of All Battle Skills

Support Masteries

Skill SP Effect
Eye for an Eye Icon Eye for an Eye N/A 50% chance to counter physical attacks.
Greater Heal Icon Greater Heal N/A Raise the amount restored by the equipped character's HP/SP recovery skills.
Resilient Stance Icon Resilient Stance N/A At the start of turn, raise the equipped character's Elem. Def. up to 5 tiers when in the front row. Effect is canceled when in the back row at the start of turn.
Preventative Measures Icon Preventative Measures N/A At the start of battle, grant self the ability to nullify 3 attribute-reducing effects.
Evasive Maneuvers Icon Evasive Maneuvers N/A Reduce the rate of random encounters by 50%. (Effect does not stack.)
Elemental Expertise N/A Raise damage dealt by the equipped character's elemental attacks.
Peak Performance N/A Raise the equipped character's attack skill potency when HP is at least 100%
Elemental Edge Icon Elemental Edge N/A Enhance the equipped character's Elem.Atk./Elem. Def. during battle.
Spirit of the Stage N/A Augment effects of dance and song skills, raise potency of recover effects, and extend duration of augmenting and enfeebling effects by 1 turn.
Extra Experience N/A Receive additional EXP at the end of battle. (This effect is not cumulative).
Ultimate Support N/A Increase the amount the equipped character's ultimate technique gauge fills.

Support Masteries are passive skills that activate without using them in combat and you can only equip two Support Masteries at a time.

List of All Support Skills

How to Get Masteries

How to Get Masteries
Checkmark Choose From the Start
Checkmark Obtain from NPCs via Path Actions
Checkmark Found in Regular and Blue Chests
Checkmark [Steal From Enemies](#hm_6
Checkmark Unlock WIth JP After Learning All of a Character's Skill
align]Checkmark [Purchase From Trade Lists in Wishvale

Choose From the Start

BP in Adversary

Upon starting a new game, you have the option to pick which mastery best fits your character. Pick carefully though, as these starting choices can shape your combat style and strategy later on.

Best Starting Mastery to Pick

Obtain from NPCs via Path Actions

Path Action NPC

You can get masteries from NPCs via Path Actions either by entreating, purchasing or contending for them.

Path Actions Guide

Found in Regular and Blue Chests

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Masteries can be hidden throughout Orsterra in regular chests or blue chests with an Elite Enemy as a guard, so make sure you unlock and upgrade your Church in Wishvale to unlock blue chests as early as possible!

How to Open Blue Chests

Steal From Enemies

Steal From Enemies

Some Masteries can be obtained by successfully using the Steal action on foes, so it's a good habit to steal from enemies first before trying to kill them off.

Best Items to Steal

Unlock WIth JP After Learning All of a Character's Skill

Unlocking Skills

Once a character masters all of their own skills, JP can be spent to unlock additional Masteries. This is ideal for customizing a fully-leveled character.

JP Farming Guide: How to Farm JP Fast

Purchase From Trade Lists in Wishvale

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Upon gaining access to certain Trade Lists, Ludo's Shop will eventually sell Masteries through the Trade Lists in Wishvale These require high amounts of Leaves so make sure you come prepared!

Wishvale Town Building Guide

What Are Masteries?

License to Use Action Skills

In Octopath Traveler 0, a Mastery acts like a license that allows a character to use a specific Action Skill or gain a passive effect, even if their current job wouldn’t normally allow it.

How to Equip Masteries

Equip Masteries From the Skills Menu

Learn Skills

Open the menu, scroll down to the Skills option, and select Equip Skills. This will display your companions’ currently equipped Masteries, separated into Action Skills, Battle Masteries, and Support Skills.

Characters do not start with all Mastery slots unlocked. Each character begins with a single Battle Mastery slot . Additional slots can be unlocked by spending JP which are earned through combat or by training at the Wishvale Training Ground. At maximum, a character can equip three Battle Masteries and two Support Masteries.

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