Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth - Best Jobs for Early-Game

Best jobs for early-game in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (LAD 8, Yakuza 8), including recommended classes for Kasuga, Kiryu, Tomizawa, and Chitose, each job's unique characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses, how to unlock each job, and other useful tips.

Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Best Jobs for Early Game

Best Jobs for Early Game in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

List of Recommended Early-Game Jobs (Classes)

Character Recommended Job
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Ichiban Kasuga Character IconIchiban Kasuga Hero
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Kazuma Kiryu Character IconKazuma Kiryu Dragon of Dojima
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Eric Tomizawa Character IconEric Tomizawa Pyro Dancer
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Chitose Fujinomiya Character IconChitose Fujinomiya Heiress

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Jobs List and Guide

Best Early-Game Job for Kasuga: Hero

Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Hero Bat Breaker Skill

Kasuga’s best early-game job is the Hero. It is an extremely well-rounded job with high-damage skills (both single- and multi-target) and access to useful buff and revive abilities. The Hero job also boasts respectable damage output with both basic attacks and skills using bat weapons.

All of these good traits are complemented with good survivability owing to the job’s above-average defense.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Hero Job Guide

How to Unlock Hero Job

The Hero job is automatically unlocked for Kasuga in Chapter 1: Doin’ the Best I can.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Chapter 1: Doin’ the Best I Can Walkthrough

Best Early-Game Job for Kiryu: Dragon of Dojima

Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Dragon of Dojima Dragon's Resurgence Skill

The Dragon of Dojima is the best job for Kiryu which he starts with in the game. This class is essentially a versatile offensive powerhouse that can adjust to a wide variety of enemy types in the game. While in this job, Kiryu has excellent damage output via combos with Dragon’s Resurgence and unique Heat Actions. Despite these pros, the Dragon of Dojima has low MP, though the class does not need a lot in battle anyway.

Offense and survivability of the Dragon of Dojima job is furthered boosted by Awakening parameters that uniquely affect the job. You also do not need to purchase weapons for Kiryu as this job does not need them which lets you save money.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Dragon of Dojima Guide

How to Unlock Dragon of Dojima Job

The Hero job is automatically unlocked for Kiryu once he joins the party in Chapter 3: The Fool.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Chapter 3: The Fool Walkthrough

Best Early-Game Job for Tomizawa: Pyro Dancer

Tomizawa excels in the Pyro Dancer job during the early-game stages. This job gives Tomizawa access to useful skills that remove status ailments (while gaining status resistance), grant HP regen to allies, and drain HP from enemies.

The HP recovery skills that the Pyro Dancer has access to work to compensate for Tomizawa’s lackluster defense, granting him better survivability to continue supporting allies in battle.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Pyro Dancer Guide

How to Unlock Pyro Dancer Job

The Pyro Dancer job becomes available upon reaching Passion Lv.3 and completing the Fire Show activity at Alo-Happy Tours.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Alo-Happy Tours Guide

Best Early-Game Job for Chitose: Heiress

Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Heiress Grand Pete Skill

The best early-game job for Chitose is her default Heiress class. This versatile job allows Chitose to fulfill the support and debuffer role by being able to use full recovery skills in addition to useful abilities that lower enemy stats in battle.

The Heiress also has good speed, allowing Chitose to set-up her stat debuffs before enemies can act or cast healing skills just in time before an ally is knocked out.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Heiress Guide

How to Unlock Heiress Job

The Hero job is automatically unlocked for Chitose once she joins the party in Chapter 4: The Ghetto.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Chapter 4: In the Ghetto Walkthrough

How to Unlock Jobs in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Complete job unlock activities at Alo-Happy Tours.

One method to unlock new jobs in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is to clear job-unlock activities at Alo-Happy Tours on Waikiki Street West. Note that each activity offered at Alo-Happy Tour’s office will require you to have the sufficient levels of various Personality Stats. A fee must also be settled to begin each job-unlock activity in the game.

How to Unlock Alo-Happy Tours

Becomes accessible near the beginning of the game’s main story.

Alo-Happy Tours becomes available early on during the game’s main story. This means that you will get access to new jobs not too long after you begin the game’s story chapters as well.

How to Change Jobs

Change jobs in the Alo-Happy Room at Alo-Happy Tours (Waikiki Street West).

You can change into jobs you have unlocked by going to the Alo-Happy Tours. Once inside, simply enter the Alo-Happy Room to switch any character to a different job.

When to Change Jobs

After learning Extreme Techniques.

It is recommended to change jobs once a character has learned Extreme Techniques from reaching specific job ranks in the game. Extreme Techniques can be transferred to different jobs, expanding a character’s options and strategies available to them in battle.

After gaining increased stats.

Raising your job rank gives you useful boosts to a character’s base and job stats. Because of this, try changing to as many jobs as you can and raise each one’s job rank to benefit from the bonuses granted to your character’s base attributes in battle.

Benefits of Changing Jobs

Lets you inherit Extreme Techniques of other jobs.

Extreme Techniques learned from one job can be transferred to another. This grants a character a wider arsenal of abilities to use in battle which can synergize with other techniques learned by other characters.

You can initially inherit a maximum of 4 Extreme Techniques to a different job. This can be increased to 6 once you raise your bond level in the game.

Stat increase can be carried over to different jobs.

The stat increases gained for reaching specific job levels carries over to any job you change into. Job stat bonuses unique to each job, however, cannot be inherited between jobs.

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Main Story Walkthroughs

Demo (Chapter 0)

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Demo Walkthrough
Demo (Chapter 0)

Main Story Chapters

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Main Story Walkthroughs
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Yakuza 8, LAD 8) - Chapter 1: Doin' the Best I CanChapter 1: Doin' the Best I Can Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Chapter 2: Paradise, Hawaiian StyleChapter 2: Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Chapter 3: The FoolChapter 3: The Fool Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Chapter 4: In the GhettoChapter 4: In the Ghetto
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Chapter 5: Suspicious MindsChapter 5: Suspicious Minds Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Chapter 6: Puppet on a StringChapter 6: Puppet on a String
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Chapter 7: TroubleChapter 6: Trouble Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Chapter 8: Return to SenderChapter 8: Return to Sender
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Chapter 9: Hard Headed WomanChapter 9: Hard-Headed Woman Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Chapter 10: Don't Be CruelChapter 10: Don't Be Cruel
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Chapter 11: Devil in DisguiseChapter 11: Devil in Disguise Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Chapter 12: For Ol' Times SakeChapter 12: For Ol' Times Sake
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Chapter 13: Promised LandChapter 13: Promised Land Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Chapter 14 (Finale): If I Can DreamChapter 14 (Finale): If I Can Dream
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Substories

Chapter 1 Substories

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Substory 1: Radio Active

Chapter 2 Substories

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Substory 2: Sujimon, Generation II Substory 3: Crazy Money

Chapter 3 Substories

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Chapter 3 Substories
Substory 4: Busted Substory 5: Welcome to Hawaii, MFer
Substory 6: Surfin’ the Streets Substory 7: Miss Match
Substory 8: Snap Those Sickos Substory 9: A Love as Sweet as Lemons
Substory 10: Coming Out of Her Shell Substory 11: Wait for Me
Substory 12: Saved by Kindness Substory 13: Rock and Roil
Substory 14: Neck-Deep in Love Substory 15: Samurai, May We Walk Together?
Substory 16: Beach Guardian - Water, Water Everywhere Substory 17: Beach Guardian - No Kidding Around
Substory 18: Beach Guardian - Heroes of the Sand Substory 19: Home to Roost

Chapter 4 Substories

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Chapter 4 Substories
Substory 20: A Better Bat Substory 21: Playing with Fire
Substory 22: Rise and Grind Substory 23: The More the Plumeria
Substory 24: Let It Snow Substory 25: Embrace Your Wild Side
Substory 26: Anaconda Escape Substory 27: The Pursuit of Realism
Substory 28: An Authentic Blockbuster Substory 29: Litterbugged
Substory 37: Choose Your Starter Substory 43: A Man Named Asakura
Substory 44: A Changed Man Substory 45: The Final Showdown for Real
Substory 46: A Man Facing the Future

Chapter 5 Substories

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Chapter 5 Substories
Substory 30: Close Encounters of the Bird Kind Substory 31: Let’s Go Alo-Happy
Substory 32: Tropical Photo Rally Substory 34: The Legend of the Labyrinth

Chapter 6 Substories

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Chapter 6 Substories
Substory 33: The Island at Rock Bottom Substory 35: Love and Punishment

Chapter 9 Substories

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Chapter 9 Substories
Substory 36: Relics of the Past

Non-Chapter Substories

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Non-Chapter Substories
Substory 38: The CEO of Suji Substory 39: The Queen's Subilee
Substory 40: A True Gym Battle Substory 41: Sodachi's Revenge
Substory 42: Atop the Plateau Substory 47: Certifiable Lover
Substory 48: The Ultimate Alo-Happy Activity Substory 49: She Never Misses
Substory 50: Together, Forever Substory 51: Experimental Procedures
Substory 52: Surviving Paradise
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Boss Guides

▼LAD: Infinite Boss Guides
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Yakuza 8, LAD 8) - Kuwaki (Boss)Kuwaki Boss 2
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Boss List and Guides

Characters

Playable Characters

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Playable Characters
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Ichiban Kasuga Character IconIchiban Kasuga Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Kazuma Kiryu Character IconKazuma Kiryu
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Eric Tomizawa Character IconEric Tomizawa Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Chitose Fujinomiya Character IconChitose Fujinomiya
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Yu Nanba Character IconYu Nanba Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Koichi Adachi Character IconKoichi Adachi
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Saeko Mukoda Character IconSaeko Mukoda Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Seonhee Character IconSeonhee
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Joongi Han Character IconJoongi Han Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Tianyou Zhao Character IconTianyou Zhao

Non-Playable Characters

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Non-Playable Characters
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Jo Sawashiro Character IconJo Sawashiro Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Eiji Mitamura Character IconEiji Mitamura
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Masataka Ebina Character IconMasataka Ebina Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Masumi Arakawa Character IconMasumi Arakawa
Yutaka Yamai Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Dwight Mendez Character IconDwight Mendez
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Wong Tou Character IconWong Tou Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Bryce Fairchild Character IconBryce Fairchild
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Kihei Hanawa Character IconKihei Hanawa Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Akane Character IconAkane
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku 8, Yakuza 8) - Asakura Character IconAsakura
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Job Guides

Character-Exclusive Jobs

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Unique Jobs
Freelancer (Returning) Hero (Returning)
Dragon of Dojima (New) Cabbie (New)
Heiress (New) Homeless Guy (Returning)
Detective (Returning) Barmaid (Returning)
Assassin (New) Hitman (Returning)
Mafia (Returning) -

Male-Exclusive Jobs

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Male Jobs
Sujimancer (New) Samurai (New)
Aquanaut (New) Desperado (New)
Action Star (New) Pyro Dancer (New)
Breaker (Returning) Host (Returning)
Linebacker (DLC, New) -

Female-Exclusive Jobs

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Female Jobs
Kunoichi (New) Housekeeper (New)
Geodancer (New) Night Queen (Returning)
Idol (Returning) Tennis Ace (DLC, New)
Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth Job List and Guides

Game Guides

Useful Guides

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Useful Guides
Trophy and Achievement List Post-Game Unlockables
New Game Plus (NG+) Guide Permanent Events and Missables
Best Party Setups Best Jobs for Early Game
Best Equipment for Early Game Best Weapons for Each Character
Best Weapons for Each Job Best Armor
Best Accessories Jobs List and Guide
Fast Leveling Guide Money Farming Guide
Ounabara Vocational School Exam Answers Table Talks List and Guide
Personality Chance Dialogue Choices and Answers Drink Link Answer List and Guide
Sujimon List (Sujidex) How to Get Legendary Sujimon
Poundmates List and Guide All Outfits List
How to Get Hello Work Employee Outfit Restaurant Meal Combo Effects List
How to Unlock All Party Members How to Get Safe Keys
How to Get Ethereal Egesta

Collectibles and Locations Guides

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Collectibles and Locations Guides
Bond Bingo Walk & Talks List and Locations Photo Rally List and Locations
Aloha Links List and Locations All Safe Locations and Guide
Keepers of the City List and Locations All Dondoko Island DIY Blueprint Locations
ATM List and Locations Taxi Stand Locations and Guide
All Restaurant Locations List and Guide All Honk-Honk Locations and Guide

Personality Stat Guides

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Personality Stat Guides
Charisma Confidence
Intellect Kindness
Kindness Passion
Style
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Personality Stats Guide

The Bucket List Guides

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth The Bucket List Guides
Bucket List Side Story Guide Life Links List and Guide
Memoirs of a Dragon Locations and Guide Unfinished Business List and Guide

Sujimon Battle Guides

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Sujimon Battle Guides
Sujimon Battle Guide Sujimon List (Sujidex)
Sujimon Gacha Guide How to Get Sujimon Gacha Tickets
Sujimon League Guide How to Get All Sujimon
Sujimon Evolution Guide

Gameplay Features Guides

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Gameplay Features Guides
Personality Stats Guide Alo-Happy Tours Guide
Aloha Links Guide Bucket List Side Story Guide
Weapon Crafting Guide Dungeons Guide
Smartphone Features Guide Revolve Bar Guide
Street Surfer Guide Camera Guide
Treasure Hunt Guide DLC List and Guide
Multiplayer Features Guide

Gameplay Mechanics Guides

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Gameplay Mechanics Guides
How to Increase Personality Stats How to Increase Bond Level
How to Unlock Jobs How to Change Jobs
How to Swim How to Change Outfits

Battle System Guides

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Battle System Guides
Battle System Guide How to Perfect Guard
How to Do Back Attacks Extreme Technique List
Tag Team Attacks List and Guide Dragon's Resurgence Guide
Status Ailments List and Guide Death Penalty Guide

System Settings and Specs

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth System Settings and Specs
PC System Requirements and Specs How to Change Language
Can You Change the Difficulty?

Mini-Games

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Mini-Games
Crazy Delivery Dondoko Island
Miss Match Karaoke
Arcade Games m Hold 'Em
Gambling Hall Can Quest
Sicko Snap Ounabara Vocational School
Sujimon Battles
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Mini Games List and Guide

Game Database

Equipment

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Equipment Database
Weapons Armor
Headgear Body Armor
Leg Armor Accessories
Weapon Crafting Crafting Materials

Skills and Abilities

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Ability Database
Job Skills Bond Skills
Extreme Techniques Tag Team Attacks

Restaurants and Food Effects

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Restaurant and Food Database
All Food List and Effects Restaurant Meal Combo Effects List
All Restaurant Locations List and Guide Soleil Combo Meal List and Effects
Aloha Seaside Combo Meal List and Effects Cream & Berry (Waikiki) Combo Meal List and Effects
Oahu Burger Combo Meal List and Effects

Other

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Other Databases
Sujimon Poundmates
Outfits Food and Effects

Pre-Release Information

▼LAD: Infinite Wealth Pre-Release Information
Pre-Order Bonuses Game Editions
How Long to Beat the Game New Features
Voice Actor List Story Overview and Summary
Is the Game Coming to Xbox Game Pass? Does Demo Progress Carry Over?
Does the Game Have Cross-Play and Cross-Save? Does the Game Have Romance?

Game Forum

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Chat Board Question Board
Bug Report Board

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