Octopath Traveler II - Osvald V. Vanstein Character Guide

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Character information and guide for Osvald V. Vanstein, a playable character in Octopath Traveler 2, including background, recruitment conditions, stats, path actions, talent, warrior skills, support skills, available subjobs, etc.

Octopath Traveler II 2 - Osvald V. Vanstein Character Information and Guide

Osvald V. Vanstein, the For Revenge traveler in Octopath Traveler II

Octopath Traveler II 2 - Osvald V. Vanstein Character Overview and Guide

Osvald Overview

Octopath Traveler II 2 - Osvald V. Vanstein Character Icon Your name is Osvald V. Vanstein, and you are a scholar. Your tale begins in the snowswept reaches of the Winterlands.

You have been sentenced to life in prison for murdering your wife and daughter, and have since spent 1,879 days locked within a frigid cell.

“Harvey—the man who took everything from me— shall die by my hand. I swear it.”

Not even the bitter cold can extinguish the raging fire in your breast. And so you set out to exact your revenge…

Osvald V. Vanstein is voiced by Jōji Nakata (JP) and Alejandro Saab (EN).

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Osvald Trophies and Achievements

Trophy How to Unlock
PlayStation 4 - Silver TrophyAn Answer, a Journey Completed Osvald’s story.
PlayStation 4 - Silver TrophyMysteries of the Night Sky Completed Osvald and Partitio’s Crossed Path.
PlayStation 4 - Silver TrophyInformed Adventurer
 Gleaned information from 100 townspeople.
PlayStation 4 - Silver TrophyEX Skill Master
 Learned all EX skills.

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Osvald Information

Gender Male
Initial Job Class Scholar
Initial Location The Winterlands
Initial Damage Types Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Stave Damage IconStave, Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Fire Damage IconFire, Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Ice Damage IconIce, Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Lightning Damage IconLightning
How to Recruit Clear Osvald Chapter 1 and Chapter 2

Osvald Stats

Base Stats (Level 1)

Octopath Traveler II 2 - HP Stat IconMax HP Octopath Traveler II 2 - Shield Point Stat IconMax SP Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Attack Stat IconPhys. ATK Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Defense Stat IconPhys. DEF Octopath Traveler II 2 - Magic Attack Stat IconElem. ATK
200 60 72 72 104
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Magic Defense Stat IconElem. MDEF Octopath Traveler II 2 - Accuracy Stat IconAccuracy Octopath Traveler II 2 - Evasion Stat IconEvasion Octopath Traveler II 2 - Critical Stat IconCritical Octopath Traveler II 2 - Speed Stat IconSpeed
96 80 80 64 72

Octopath Traveler II Character Base Stats

Max Stats (Level 99)

Octopath Traveler II 2 - HP Stat IconMax HP Octopath Traveler II 2 - Shield Point Stat IconMax SP Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Attack Stat IconPhys. ATK Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Defense Stat IconPhys. DEF Octopath Traveler II 2 - Magic Attack Stat IconElem. ATK
3,557 218 256 256 370
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Magic Defense Stat IconElem. MDEF Octopath Traveler II 2 - Accuracy Stat IconAccuracy Octopath Traveler II 2 - Evasion Stat IconEvasion Octopath Traveler II 2 - Critical Stat IconCritical Octopath Traveler II 2 - Speed Stat IconSpeed
342 285 285 228 256

Octopath Traveler II Character Max Stats

Osvald Initial Damage Types

Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Axe Damage IconAxe Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Bow Damage IconBow Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Dagger Damage IconDagger Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Polearm Damage IconPolearm Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Stave Damage IconStave Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Sword Damage IconSword
– – – – ✓ –
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Dark Damage IconDark Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Fire Damage IconFire Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Ice Damage IconIce Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Light Damage IconLight Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Lightning Damage IconLightning Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Wind Damage IconWind
– ✓ ✓ – ✓ –

Octopath Traveler II Initial Damage Types

Osvald Crossed Paths (with Partitio)

Crossed Path Description
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Crossed Paths Osvald Scholar and Partitio Merchant StorylineOsvald and Partitio Octopath Traveler II 2 - Crossed Paths Osvald Scholar and Partitio Merchant StorylineOsvald and Partitio come across a man who has collapsed on the street. He turns out to be an old friend of Osvald’s and an Astronomer. Intrigued by his story, the two eventually find themselves embroiled in his troubles…

Osvald Path Actions

Path Action Description
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Osvald V. Vanstein Path Action Daytime ScrutinizeScrutinize (Daytime) Octopath Traveler II 2 - Osvald V. Vanstein Path Action Daytime ScrutinizeGlean information from people (with a given probability). Fail, and your reputation in town will suffer. You won’t be able to use Path Actions if your reputation suffers. Raise Osvald’s level to increase his chances of success.
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Osvald V. Vanstein Path Action Nighttime MugMug (Nighttime) Octopath Traveler II 2 - Osvald V. Vanstein Path Action Nighttime MugObtain items from people. You must best them in battle to get the spoils you seek. Mug someone to commence the battle. Emerge victorious, and you can take all their belongings.

Osvald Talent

Octopath Traveler II 2 - Osvald V. Vanstein Talent Study Foe

Study Foe

Osvald can gain insight into one of a foe’s weak points at the start of battle.

Osvald will automatically use Study Foe when the battle begins. Knowing an enemy’s weakness is invaluable when strategizing.

Utilize scholarly spells to exploit enemy weaknesses and break foes.

Osvald Latent Power (NEW)

Octopath Traveler II 2 - Osvald V. Vanstein Latent Power Concentrate Spells

Concentrate Spells

When his latent power gauge is full, Osvald can focus spells that usually target all foes onto a single target with increased potency. Boosting can further enhance this magical might.

Many of Osvald’s magic skills target all foes. His latent power allows you to deal heavy damage to bosses and other powerful enemies.

Osvald Scholar Active Skills

Skill SP Cost Damage Type
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Fire Damage IconFireball
  • 14 SP
  • Elemental
  • Fire
Description
  • Deal fire-based damage to all foes.
How to Unlock
  • Already available.
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Ice Damage IconIcewind
  • 14 SP
  • Elemental
  • Ice
Description
  • Deal ice-based damage to all foes.
How to Unlock
  • Already available.
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Lightning Damage IconLightning Bolt
  • 14 SP
  • Elemental
  • Lightning
Description
  • Deal lightning-based damage to all foes.
How to Unlock
  • Spend job points.
Analyze
  • 1 SP
  • Support
  • Utility
Description
  • Reveal the HP and 1 weak point of a single foe.
How to Unlock
  • Spend job points.
Stroke of Genius
  • 5 SP
  • Support
  • Buff
Description
  • Grant yourself 2 attribute-raising effects at random. (Effects will stack.)
How to Unlock
  • Spend job points.
Elemental Barrage
  • 10 SP
  • Elemental
  • Fire
  • Ice
  • Lightning
Description
  • Deal either fire-, ice-, or lightning-based damage to random foes 3 to 5 times.
How to Unlock
  • Spend job points.
Advanced Magic
  • 15 SP
  • Support
  • Buff
Description
  • Boosts the intensity of a single ally’s spells 2 times.
How to Unlock
  • Spend job points.

Osvald EX Skills

Skill SP Cost Damage Type
Teach
  • 10 SP
  • Support
  • Buff
Description
  • Grant a single ally your attribute-raising effects for 2/3/4/5 turns.
How to Unlock
  • Unlocked from the Altar of the Scholarking.
One True Magic
One True Magic II
One True Magic III
  • 20 SP
  • Support
  • Debuff
Description
  • Deal highly powerful magic damage that transcends the elements to all foes, and reduce their Shield Points regardless of their weak points.
How to Unlock
  • ?

Osvald Support Skills

Skill Job Points Needed Jobs Skills Needed
Evasive Maneuvers
  • 130 JP
  • 4 Skills
Description
  • Reduces the rate of random encounters. (Equipping multiple characters with this skill will have no added effect.)
How to Unlock
  • Already available.
Elemental Augmentation
  • 630 JP
  • 5 Skills
Description
  • Raises equipping character’s elemental attack by 50.
How to Unlock
  • Already available.
Extra Experience
  • 1,630 JP
  • 6 Skills
Description
  • Receive additional Exp after battles. (Equipping multiple characters with this skill will have no added effect.)
How to Unlock
  • Already available.
Advanced Magic Master
  • 4,630 JP
  • 7 Skills
Description
  • Raises the number of times the equipping character can use more intense spells by 1.
How to Unlock
  • Already available.

Osvald Side Stories

Crossed Path Description
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Winterlands Side Story IconWinterlands Side Story Octopath Traveler II 2 - Scholar Osvald Winterlands Side Story List and GuidesThere are optional side missions called Side Stories in addition to Scholar Osvald’s main story chapters. Side Stories requires you to interact with other Winterlands NPCs and solve their various concerns.

Octopath Traveler II Winterlands Side Story List and Guides

Osvald Best Subjobs

Character Default Base Job Secondary Base Jobs Secondary Advanced Jobs
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Osvald V. Vanstein Character IconnOsvald V. Vanstein Octopath Traveler II 2 - Scholar Base Job Class Icon OsvaldScholar Octopath Traveler II 2 - Dancer Base Job Class Icon PartitioDancer Octopath Traveler II 2 - Conjurer Advanced Job Class Icon TemenosConjurer
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Merchant Base Job Class Icon CasttiMerchant
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Cleric Base Job Class Icon OsvaldCleric Octopath Traveler II 2 - Arcanist Advanced Job Class Icon OsvaldArcanist

Octopath Traveler II Best Job Classes for each Character

Source: Square Enix

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