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Octopath Traveler 2 - How to Increase Wild Encounter Rate
You can increase encounter rate by dashing in Octopath Traveler 2. Find out how you can encounter more enemies, recommended time to increase encounter rate and even how to decrease them!

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How to Increase Wild Encounter Rate

Dash to Increase Enemy Spawn Rate

Red Radar Encounter
Dash by holding PS4 - Circle Button.png, NSW - B or Shift Button

Be mindful of the lower right corner of the screen!

When you are dashing, the radar will glow red which means there is a high chance of encountering more enemies.

Radar Icons and What They Mean

Consider Dashing at Night for Higher Level Foes

Dashing at Night
Change time of day by pressing PS4 - R2 Button.png,NSW - ZR or T

Stronger monsters come out at night so you should consider switch the time of day if you want to fight these monsters and gain more experience points.
Day and Night Cycle Guide: How to Change Time of Day

Wild Encounter Rate Measurement

Encounter Rate Between Walking and Dashing

Number of Times Walk Dash
1st Encounter 25 seconds 10 seconds
2nd Encounter 20 seconds 12 seconds
3rd Encounter 26 seconds 14 seconds
4th Encounter 19 seconds 12 seconds
5th Encounter 20 seconds 13 seconds
Average: About 22 seconds About 10 seconds

We conducted a test to see when the next battle will occur after dashing and while walking.

How to Lower Wild Encounter Rate

Use Osvald's Support Skill

Osvald Support Skill

Number of Times Walk Dash
1st Encounter 52 seconds 19 seconds
2nd Encounter 42 seconds 26 seconds
3rd Encounter 53 seconds 22 seconds
4th Encounter 45 seconds 24 seconds
5th Encounter 54 seconds 27 seconds
Average with Skill: About 49 seconds About 24 seconds
Average without Skill: About 22 seconds About 10 seconds

Evasive Maneuvers is one of Osvald's support skill that will help lower the encounter rate. This skill does not stack if you equip it on multiple characters.
Osvald V. Vanstein Profile: Story, Job, and Path Actions

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