Support Skills in Octopath Traveler 2 (Octopath 2) can be obtained by unlocking a certain number of Job Skills on the Skills menu. Read on to learn what are Support Skills, what they do, how many skills are required to unlock them, how to get Support Skills, as well as a list of all Support Skills.

List of All Support Skills

All Primary Job Support Skills

All Primary Job Support Skills
Warrior	Dancer	Merchant	Scholar
Cleric	Thief	Hunter	Apothecary

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)
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Warrior Job Skills, Support Skills, and How to Get

Dancer Support Skills

Skill	Description	Req. Skills
The Show Goes On	Extends the duration of augmenting effects granted by the equipping character by 1 turn.	4 (130 Total JP)
Ever Evasive	Enables the equipping character to more easily evade enemy attacks.	5 (630 Total JP)
Hard Worker	Receive additional JP after battles. (Equipping multiple characters with this skill will have no added effect.)	6 (1,630 Total JP)
Invigorate and Inspire	Slightly fills the target's latent power gauge when the equipping character grants them an augmenting effect.	7 (4,630 Total JP)
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Dancer Job Skills, Support Skills, and How to Get

Merchant Support Skills

Skill	Description	Req. Skills
Grows on Trees	Receive additional leaves after battles. (Equipping multiple characters with this skill will have no added effect.)	4 (130 Total JP)
Boost-Start	Grants the equipping character 1 BP at the start of battle.	5 (630 Total JP)
Hang Tough	When the equipping character is not near death, otherwise lethal attacks will instead leave them with 1 HP.	6 (1,630 Total JP)
Full Power	Completely fills the equipping character's latent power gauge at the start of battle.	7 (4,630 Total JP)
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Merchant Job Skills, Support Skills, and How to Get

Scholar Support Skills

Skill	Description	Req. Skills
Evasive Maneuvers	Reduces the rate of random encounters. (Equipping multiple characters with this skill will have no added effect.)	4 (130 Total JP)
Elemental Augmentation	Raises the equipping character's elemental attack by 50.	5 (630 Total JP)
Extra Experience	Receive additional EXP after battles. (Equipping multiple characters with this skill will have no added effect.)	6 (1,630 Total JP)
Advanced Magic Master	Raises the number of times the equipping character can use more intense spells by 1.	7 (4,630 Total JP)
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Scholar Job Skills, Support Skills, and How to Get

Cleric Support Skills

Skill	Description	Req. Skills
Resilience	Raises the amount of HP restored to the equipping character when healed.	4 (130 Total JP)
Inner Strength	Raises the equipping character's max SP by 50.	5 (630 Total JP)
Evil Ward	Increases the party's success rate when attempting to flee. (Equipping multiple characters with this skill will have no added effect.)	6 (1,630 Total JP)
Rise Again	The equipping character will recover with 25% of their max HP once per battle upon being incapacitated.	7 (4,630 Total JP)
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Cleric Job Skills, Support Skills, and How to Get

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)
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Thief Job Skills, Support Skills, and How to Get

Hunter Support Skills

Skill	Description	Req. Skills
Heighten Senses	Gain an increased chance of attacking first in battle. (Equipping multiple characters with this skill will have no added effect.)	4 (130 Total JP)
Eagle Eye	Raises the equipping character's critical rate by 50.	5 (630 Total JP)
More Rare Monsters	Raises the chances of encountering rare monsters. (Equipping multiple characters with this skill will have no added effect.)	6 (1,630 Total JP)
Salt the Wound	The equipping character has a 50% chance of acting twice when breaking a foe. This will not trigger in succession.	7 (4,630 Total JP)
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Hunter Job Skills, Support Skills, and How to Get

Apothecary Support Skills

Skill	Description	Req. Skills
Vigorous Victor	Restores 30% of the equipping character's max HP and SP upon winning the battle.	4 (130 Total JP)
Hale and Hearty	Raises the equipping character's max HP by 500.	5 (630 Total JP)
Inspiriting Break	Restores the equipping character's SP when breaking a foe.	6 (1,630 Total JP)
Preventive Measues	Grants the equipping character immunity to enfeebling effects for 3 turns at the start of battle	7 (4,630 Total JP)
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Apothecary Job Skills, Support Skills, and How to Get

All Secondary Job Support Skills

All Secondary Job Support Skills
Inventor	Armsmaster	Conjurer	Arcanist

Inventor Support Skills

Skill	Description	Req. Skills
A Step Ahead	The equipping character will act first at the start of battle.	4 (130 Total JP)
Upgraded Accessories	Raises the attributes of the equipping character's accessories.	5 (630 Total JP)
BP in Adversity	Grants the equipping character 2 BP when near death.	6 (1,630 Total JP)
Fruits of Labor	Raises the physical defense and elemental defense of the equipping character by 1 for every job skill learned (+6).	7 (4,630 Total JP)
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Inventor Job Skills, Support Skills, and How to Get

Armsmaster Support Skills

Skill	Description	Req. Skills
Master of Offense	Enables the equipping character to more easily land critical hits on broken foes.	4 (130 Total JP)
Peak Performance	Raises damage dealt when the equipping character is at or above max HP.	5 (630 Total JP)
Invigorating Break	Restores the equipping character's HP when breaking a foe.	6 (1,630 Total JP)
Arms Refinement	Fills the equipping character's latent power gauge when exploiting an enemy's weak point.	7 (4,630 Total JP)
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Conjurer Support Skills

Skill	Description	Req. Skills
Purification	Attribute-reducing effects on the equipping character will dissipate twice as quickly.	4 (130 Total JP)
SP Saver	Halves SP required for the equipping character's skills.	5 (630 Total JP)
Divine Wrath	Bring misfortune upon the foe who renders the equipping character incapacitated.	6 (1,630 Total JP)
BP Regeneration	When using BP, the equipping character has a 25% chance of recovering the amount of BP used.	7 (4,630 Total JP)
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Arcanist Support Skills

Skill	Description	Req. Skills
SP Recovery	Upon taking damage, gain an amount of SP equivalent to 1% of damage taken.	4 (130 Total JP)
Lasting Memory	The equipping character's status effects do not disappear even when they become incapacitated.	5 (630 Total JP)
Price of Power	Doubles the amount of SP consumed when using magic, but increases the effect of spells.	6 (1,630 Total JP)
Of Equal Might	Equalizes the physical attack and elemental attack of the equipping character to whichever value is higher. This does not include attributes raised by equipment.	7 (4,630 Total JP)
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How to Get Support Skills

Earn Support Skills By Getting More Job Skills

Support Skills are another type of skills in Octopath Traveler 2 that players can get by unlocking more Job Skills.

Once you've reached the required number of Job Skills a Support Skill needs, it will automatically be unlocked!

Equip Support Skills From the Menu

After unlocking a Support Skill, go to the main menu again and select "Skills". Choose "Equip Support Skills" from the two choices, then select your newly acquired Support Skill in the next menu to equip it.

What Are Support Skills?

Passive Skills

Support Skills are passive skills that can help your travelers during or outside of battles. Each support skill is unique to a job and they can be earned by unlocking more Job Skills for that job.

Equip your traveler with a maximum of 4 Support Skills by going to the "Equip Support Skills" menu.

Octopath Traveler 2 Related Guides

List of All Skills

All Skill Types

All Skill Types
Job Skills		Divine Skills		Support Skills
EX Skills			Learned Skills