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Octopath Traveler 2 (Octopath 2)
Hikari Character Guide: Best Learned Skills, Build, and Job
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Hikaru Ku, The Warrior, is one of the eight playable characters in Octopath Traveler 2 (Octopath 2). Read on to learn more about Hikari's profile and his role as a protagonist, the traveler's EX Skill location, best party setup, Job and Support Skills, the hero's Latent Power, Path Actions, voice actor, as well as the best Secondary Job and build for Hikari!
| All Hikari Guides | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hikari Character Profile | Hikari Story Chapters |
Hikari Best Learned Skills |
List of Contents
Hikari Profile and Best Secondary Job
Basic Information and Background
Day
Night
 Hikari Ku | ||
| Age | 21 | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Job | ||
| Weapon | ||
| Path Action |  Challenge | |
| Voice Actors | EN: Howard Wang JP: Yoji Matsuda | |
| Latent Power | Shadow's Hold | |
| Talent | Learned Skills | |
| Your name is Hikari, and you are a warrior. Your tale begins in the desert region of Hinoeuma. You are the younger prince of Ku, a nation ever at war, and worry for your people who have suffered greatly from the ceaseless battles. Hoping to bring peace to your nation, you strike out on a journey for your like-minded allies... | ||
 Hikari Ku | ||
| Age | 21 | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Job | ||
| Weapon | ||
| Path Action |  Bribe | |
| Voice Actors | EN: Howard Wang JP: Yoji Matsuda | |
| Latent Power | Shadow's Hold | |
| Talent | Learned Skills | |
| Your name is Hikari, and you are a warrior. Your tale begins in the desert region of Hinoeuma. You are the younger prince of Ku, a nation ever at war, and worry for your people who have suffered greatly from the ceaseless battles. Hoping to bring peace to your nation, you strike out on a journey for your like-minded allies... | ||
Hikari Best Secondary Job and Build
| Job | Explanation |
|---|---|
 Armsmaster
|
・The Armsmaster job provides all weapon types to the character. Whether you're building Hikari as a tank or a damage-dealer, this job will fit him well.
・The Armsmaster's Bulwark utlilized with the Warrior's Incite, Vengeful Blade, and Stout Wall makes for a great combo for tank builds. ・The Warrior's Abide paired with the Armsmaster's Lionheart's Axe: On the Hunt is one of the highest damage dealing skill pairs in the game. |
The best Secondary Job for Hikari is Armsmaster. To get this build, you need to have at least one Rusty Weapon in your posession. Once you have a Rusty Weapon, head for Gravell, Wildlands and knock out the Debt Collector standing outside the Retired Blacksmith's house.
After knocking out the Debt Collector, head inside the house and talk to the Retired Blacksmith. She will forge your Rusty Weapon into a Divine Weapon and give you the Proof of the Armsmaster. Equip the job to Hikari by going to the Job menu.
All you need to do next is to find the other 5 Rusty Weapons to unlock all of the Armsmaster's Job Skills. Make sure to equip the Divine Weapons to Hikari so he can use the Armsmaster Job Skill associated with it.
Best Secondary Jobs and Class Combos
Hikari Tier Rating
| Rating | Explanation |
|---|---|
 Excellent |
・Can be flexible as a DPS due to being able to learn skills.
・Able to act as a tank when using Incite, which allows him to fill his Latent gauge faster. While tanking, he can combo this skill with Vengeful Blade, allowing him to counterattack in the process. ・Can deal massive damage, reaching even past the maximum damage limit, with Deal More Damage and Brand's Blade at max BP to destroy an enemy with a broken shield. ・Has exclusive access to Shinjumonjigiri, potentially the highest damage-dealing skill in the entire game. |
Hikari EX Skill Location
Find the Warrior Altar at Eastern Sai Sands, Hinoeuma
| Map | World View |
|---|---|
 |
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| How to Get to the Warrior Altar | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fast Travel to Canalbrine in the Harborlands region and head west until you reach the Canalbrine Bridge. |
| 2 | Take the path leading south, all the way down to the Western Conning Creek Coast. |
| 3 | Once you're there, head to the Eastern Sai Sands to the west and look for a ruined temple located south of the area.. |
| 4 | Enter the ruins and take the stairs down to get to the altar. |
| 5 | With Hikari in your party, examine the statue so he can receive his EX Skill. |
Make Sure to Have Hikari In Your Party
Before heading for Eastern Sai Sands, Hinoeuma to get Hikari's EX Skill, you need to make sure that you have him in your party first. Otherwise, you won't be able to get his EX Skill.
Start Hikari's story or add him to your party by going to a tavern.
If you don't have him yet, you can always visit the altar again once you have him in your party.
Tavern Guide: Things to Do at Taverns
Finish Hikari's Story
Hikari's second and last EX Skill can only be obtained by finishing his story. It will automatically be given to him once you've cleared all chapters in his story.
Hikari Best Party Setup
Physical Attacker
| Traveler | Role and Explanation |
|---|---|
 Hikari
|
【Physical Attacker】 ・Preserve as much BP as possible until the enemies' shield breaks. ・When their shield breaks, augment your skills using BP to strike your opponents down. ・Can use Incite with Vengeful Blade to act as a tank. |
 Castti
or  Temenos
|
【Healer】 ・Castti's Healing Touch works as a heal and revive. ・Can cleanse status ailments using Rehabilitate. ・Temenos has synergy with Throne during night battles with Moonlight Judgment. ・Strong damage mitigation skills. |
 Throne
|
【Debuffer】 ・Armor Corrosive decreases an enemy's defense. ・Has Veil of Darkness that allows the whole party to avoid Physical Attacks ・Blessing of Darkness strengthens all allies during the night at the start of the battle. |
 Partitio
or  Ochette
|
【BP Raiser and Defensive Buffer】 ・Partitio can Donate BP to an ally. ・Can hire cheap mercenaries with good physical defensive buffs. 【Flexible Support DPS】 ・Can help DPS with strong monsters ・Can manipulate an enemy's turn order with Leghold Trap. ・Can use Beastly Howl to reduce elemental and physical defense for all foes. ・Very flexible against different types of enemies depending on the monster she captures. |
Hikari works best as a physical attacker that sweeps up the remaining hurdles in the battlefield. To maximize his wide array of offensive skills, Hikari should be accompanied by buffers to further capitalize on his wide range of attacks.
It is also recommended to have healers on your team should Hikari need some HP or SP recovery.
Best Party Setup and Team Composition
Hikari Primary Job and Skills
| Jump to a Skill Type! | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Job | Support | Divine | EX |
Warrior Job Skills
| Skill | Description | Damage Type | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abide | Raise your physical attack for 3 turns. | - | 4 |
| Stout Wall | Raise your physical defense for 3 turns. | - | 4 |
| Incite | Draw foes' single-target attacks to yourself for 3 turns. | - | 4 |
| Vengeful Blade | Grant yourself the ability to counter physical damage with a sword attack 2 times. |
 Sword
|
6 |
| Enervating Slash | Nullify all positive status effects on a single foe, then unleash a sword attack. |
Sword
|
7 |
| Aggressive Slash | Unleash a sword attack on random foes 3 times. |
Sword
|
9 |
| Piercing Thrust | Unleash a powerful polearm attack on a single foe, and have a 25% chance deal a critical hit. |
 Polearm
|
12 |
Warrior Support Skills
| Skill | Description | Req. Skills |
|---|---|---|
| Bolstering Break | Raises the equipping character's physical attack when breaking an enemy. |
4 (130 Total JP) |
| Summon Strength | Raises the equipping character's physical attack by 50. |
5 (630 Total JP) |
| Latent Power Plus | Raises the amount of latent power gained by the equipping character. |
6 (1,630 Total JP) |
| Deal More Damage | Increases the maximum damage that can be dealt by the equipping character to 99,999. |
7 (4,630 Total JP) |
Hikari Divine Skill
| Skill | Description | Damage Type | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand's Blade | Unleash an extraordinarily powerful sword attack on a single foe. |
Sword
|
30 |
Hikari EX Skills
| Skill | Description | Damage Type | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Stance | Extend the reach of your Attack to all foes for 3/5/7/9 turns. | - | 10 |
| Shinjumonjigiri | Unleash a sword attack on all foes, then a powerful sword attack on a single foe. |
Sword
|
32 |
Hikari Talent
Learned Skills
Hikari's Talent, Learned Skills, lets him master skills during Challenges and use them in battle.
To Challenge someone, use Hikari's Day Path Action Challenge by pressing the Y button near a townsperson. Best them in duel to learn their skills!
Best Starting Character: Who to Start With
Hikari Latent Power
Shadow's Hold
With Shadow's Hold, Hikari can deal large amounts of continuous damage to enemies.
Use this when Hikari's Latent Power Gauge is full. This gauge can be charged passively throughout the battle by taking damage and breaking foes.
Hikari Path Actions
Day Path Action: Challenge
Hikari's Day Path Action is called Challenge - an ability that allows him to challenge townspeople to duels and learn skills to use in battles.
Once a skill has been learned, you can use it any time during a battle.
Night Path Action: Bribe
Hikari's Night Path Action is called Bribe - an ability that allows him to bribe people in exchange for useful information. Make sure you always have enough leaves to bribe townspeople with!
How to Get Hikari
Defeat the Guards in Ryu
When you arrive at Ryu with your starting character, you will find Hikari against a couple of guards. Defeat the guards and Hikari will join your party.
Octopath Traveler 2 Related Guides
All Playable Characters
| Main Characters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hikari |
 Agnea |
Partitio |
 Osvald |
| Temenos |
Throne |
Ochette |
Castti |
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