Octopath Traveler 2 (Octopath 2)

Throne Character Guide: Best Build, Skills, and Job

Octopath Traveler 2 Throne Anguis

Throne Anguis, The Thief, is one of the eight playable characters in Octopath Traveler 2 (Octopath 2). Read on to learn more about Throne' profile and her 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 Throne!

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Throne Profile and Best Secondary Job

Basic Information and Background

Day
Night
Octopath Traveler 2 - Throne Day
Throne Anguis
Age 23
Primary Job
Weapon
Dark Dark
Path Action
Octopath Traveler 2 - Day Steal
Voice Actors EN: Erica Mendez
JP: Rie Tanaka
Latent Power Leave No Trace
Talent Blessing of Darkness
Your name is Throné Anguis, and you are a thief. Your tale begins in a thrilling city in the Brightlands. You are a member of the Blacksnakes, a thieves guild that controls the city from the shadows. Your job is to steal...and clean. Determined to escape the cycle of bloodshed, you embark on a journey for the keys to your freedom...
Octopath Traveler 2 - Throne Night
Throne Anguis
Age 23
Primary Job
Weapon
Dark Dark
Path Action
Octopath Traveler 2 - Night Ambush
Voice Actors EN: Erica Mendez
JP: Rie Tanaka
Latent Power Leave No Trace
Talent Blessing of Darkness
Your name is Throné Anguis, and you are a thief. Your tale begins in a thrilling city in the Brightlands. You are a member of the Blacksnakes, a thieves guild that controls the city from the shadows. Your job is to steal...and clean. Determined to escape the cycle of bloodshed, you embark on a journey for the keys to your freedom...

Throne Best Secondary Job and Build

Secondary Job Explanation
Dancer Dancer ・A combination where Throne is used as a support where she can inflict status ailments while at the same time giving buffs to her allies.
・Her Latent Power Leave no Trace allows her to have twice the actions per turn and is very useful for applying more buffs or status ailments.
・You also cover two types of elemental attacks when using Dancer, Wind and Dark.

The best Secondary Job for Throne is Dancer. You can get this build by going to Wellgrove, Leaflands and talking to the Dancer Guild Master at the Dancer Guild. She'll give you the Dancer License shortly after and you can equip it on Throne from the Jobs menu.

Best Secondary Jobs and Class Combos

Throne Tier Rating

Rating Explanation
B Tier
Good
・Can use Veil of Darkness, which is a skill that deals dark-based damage to all enemies and allows her allies to dodge 1 physical attack with a 100% success rate.
・Can act twice a turn using her Latent Power.
・Able to inflict Armor Corrosive that decreases an enemy's physical defense for 2 turns.
・Has Blessing of Darkness, which grants a buff to all allies during nighttime.
・With her speed, she can act first and use Surprise Attack, which deals more damage the sooner her action comes during a turn.
・As strong as Throne is, she's outmatched by Ochette, who has better debuffs than Throne and can even inflict a status ailment that makes enemies go last.

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Throne EX Skill Location

Find the Thief Altar at Southern Clockbank Highroad, Brightlands

Octopath Traveler 2 - Thief Altar

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How to Get to the Thief's Altar
1 Fast travel to New Delsta in the Brightlands region.
2 Head east into the Eastern New Delsta Highroad.
3 Keep heading east past the Western Clockbank Highroad and into the Southern Clockbank Highroad.
4 Cross the wooden bridge north and head over to the port to get in a Canoe.
5 In the river, row your boat to the east before the waterfalls, then head south to get to the altar.
6 With Throne in your party, examine the statue so she can receive her EX Skill.

All Altar Locations

Make Sure to Have Throne In Your Party

Before heading for Southern Clockbank Highroad, Brightlands to get Throne's EX Skill, you need to make sure that you have her in your party first. Otherwise, you won't be able to get her EX Skill.

Start Throne's story or add her to your party by going to a tavern.

If you don't have her yet, you can always visit the altar again once you have her in your party.

Tavern Guide: Things to Do at Taverns

Finish Throne's Story

Octopath Traveler 2 - Thone Disguise EX Skill

Throne's second and last EX Skill can only be obtained by finishing her story. It will automatically be given to her once you've cleared all chapters in her story.

Throne's Storyline

Throne Best Party Setup

Flexible Buffer and Debuffer

Traveler Role and Explanation
Throne Throne 【Debuffer】
Armor Corrosive reduces an enemy's defense.
Veil of Darkness allows the whole party to evade physical attacks.
・Can also get damage done using Surprise Attack.
・Grants allies buff at night time with Blessing of Darkness.
Temenos Temenos 【Healer and Night Only Debuffer】
・Provides heals for everyone in the party
・Temenos has synergy with Throne during night battles with Moonlight Judgment.
・Strong damage mitigation skills
Hikari 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.
Agnea Agnea 【Attack Up Buffer】
・Can grant allies a buff to their elemental or physical attack.
・Can extend her buff to all her allies with the use of her Latent Power.
・Can use Stimulate to manipulate turn order.

When it comes to debuffing your enemies, Throne is undoubtedly a top pick. From stealing away HP to reducing the defenses of your foes, Throne has the skill that would make most battles easier and convenient. As a physical attacker, this alluring thief is second to none when it comes to speed.

Her Support Skill Life in the Shadows also syncs up with Temenos' Moonlight Judgement, which helps nighttime exploration much more fun.

Best Party Setup and Team Composition

Throne Primary Job and Skills

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Job Support Divine EX

Thief Job Skills

Skill Description Damage Type SP
Steal Steal an item from a single foe. - 2
Swift Step Raise your speed for 3 turns. - 4
Armor Corrosive Reduce the physical defense of a single foe for 2 turns. - 4
Shackle Foe Reduce the physical attack of a single foe for 2 turns. - 4
HP Thief Unleash a dagger attack on a single foe 2 times, and steal HP equivalent to half of the damage dealt. Dagger Dagger 6
Darkest Night Deal dark-based damage to a single foe. Dark Dark 7
Surprise Attack Unleash a sword attack on a single foe. The sooner your action comes during a turn, the more potent the attack. Sword Sword 12

List of All Job Skills

Thief Support Skills

Skill Description Req. Skills
Incidental Attack The equipping character has a 50% chance of attacking when using a non-damaging skill. 4
(130 Total JP)
Fleetfoot Raises the equipping character's speed by 50. 5
(630 Total JP)
Ensnare The equipping character has a 50% chance of inflicting an attribute-reducing effect when taking physical damage. 6
(1,630 Total JP)
Life in the Shadows Receive additional EXP and JP after battles at night. (Equipping multiple characters with this skill will have no added effect.) 7
(4,630 Total JP)

List of All Support Skills

Throne Divine Skill

Skill Description Damage Type SP
Aeber's Reckoning Attack all foes with a dagger, dealing damage proportional to your speed. Dagger Dagger 30

List of All Divine Skills

Throne EX Skills

Skill Description Damage Type SP
Disguise Disguise as an ally for 2/4/6/8 turns. - 18
Veil of Darkness Deal dark-based damage to all foes, and dodge 1 physical attack with a 100% success rate. Dark Dark 25

List of All EX Skills

Throne Talent

Blessing of Darkness

Throne's talent is Blessing of Darkness. This allows her to strengthen all allies at the start of a battle occuring at night.

Exploit this talent and take on ferocious foes at night to gain valuable rewards.

Best Starting Character: Who to Start With

Throne Latent Power

Leave No Trace

Octopath Traveler 2 Throne Latent Power Leave No Trace

Throne's Latent Power is Leave No Trace. With it, Throne can act twice in a single turn.

This power goes great with the Inventor Job Skill Springy Boots because it can make Throne act multiple times in a single turn.

Latent Powers Explained

Throne Path Actions

Day Path Action: Steal

Throne's Day Path Action is Steal - an ability that allows her to steal other people's belongings.

By interacting with the person you want to steal from, you'll see the success rate of stealing an item from them.

We recommend going with the items with high success rates so you won't fail and sully your reputation in town.

Reputation Guide: How to Restore Reputation

Night Path Action: Ambush

At night, Throne can knock enemies unconscious using Ambush. This ability is great for stealth or rescue missions where your team needs to sneak around enemies.

All Path Actions Explained

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Octopath Traveler 2 - Temenos Temenos Octopath Traveler 2 - Throne Throne Octopath Traveler 2 - Ochette Ochette Octopath Traveler 2 - Castti Castti

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