Hikari Character Guide: Best Learned Skills, Build, and Job

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!

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Hikari Profile and Best Secondary Job

Basic Information and Background

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.

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Hikari EX Skill Location

Find the Warrior Altar at Eastern Sai Sands, Hinoeuma

Map	World View

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.

All Altar Locations

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's Storyline

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

List of All Job Skills

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)

List of All Support Skills

Hikari Divine Skill

Skill	Description	Damage Type	SP
Brand's Blade	Unleash an extraordinarily powerful sword attack on a single foe.	Sword	30

List of All Divine Skills

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

List of All EX Skills

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.

Latent Powers Explained

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!

All Path Actions Explained

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Hikari	Agnea	Partitio	Osvald
Temenos	Throne	Ochette	Castti