Octopath Traveler II - Merchant Job Class Guide

March 1, 2023 Pixel Jello Octopath Traveler II 0

Overview and guide for the Merchant base job class in Octopath Traveler 2, including a breakdown of damage types, active and passive skills, instructions on how to get the Merchant job license, and the best traveler character to use the Merchant as a secondary job in the game.

Octopath Traveler II 2 - Merchant Job Class Guide and How to Unlock

Merchant Job Class Guide and How to Unlock in Octopath Traveler II

Merchant Job Class Overview

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Merchant Job Class 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
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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
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Merchant Job Class Active Skills

Skill SP Cost Damage Type
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Bow Damage IconArrow of Fortune
  • 12 SP
  • Physical
  • Bow
Description
  • Unleash a powerful bow attack on a single foe and receive JP. The more damage you deal, the more JP you receive.
How to Unlock
  • Already available.
Rest
  • 0 SP
  • Support
  • Healing
  • Recovery
Description
  • Restore your own HP and SP, and cure status ailments.
How to Unlock
  • Already available.
Collect
  • 2 SP
  • Utility
Description
  • Collect money from a single foe.
How to Unlock
  • Spend job points.
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Fire Damage IconEmber
  • 7 SP
  • Elemental
  • Fire
Description
  • Deal fire-based damage to a single foe.
How to Unlock
  • Spend job points.
Donate BP
  • 6 SP
  • Support
  • Buff
Description
  • Grant 1 BP to a single ally.
How to Unlock
  • Spend job points.
Sidestep
  • 10 SP
  • Support
  • Buff
Description
  • Dodge 1 physical attack with a 100% success rate.
How to Unlock
  • Spend job points.
Hired Help
  • 0 SP
  • Summon
Description
  • Pay money to summon hired help to the battlefield.
How to Unlock
  • Spend job points.

Merchant Job Class EX Skills

Skill SP Cost Damage Type
Negotiate Schedule
  • Leaves
  • Support
  • Debuff
  • Buff
Description
  • Pay a single foe to let you act during their turn.
How to Unlock
  • Unlocked from the Altar of the Trader.
Share SP
  • ? SP
  • Support
  • Debuff
Description
  • Grant a single ally 25%/50%/75%/100% of your remaining SP.
How to Unlock
  • ?

Merchant Job Class Support Skills

Skill Job Points Needed Jobs Skills Needed
Grows on Trees
  • 130 JP
  • 4 Skills
Description
  • Gain additional money after battles. (Equipping this skill with multiple characters will have no added effect.).
How to Unlock
  • Already available.
Boost-Start
  • 630 JP
  • 5 Skills
Description
  • Grants the equipping character 1 BP at the start of battle.
How to Unlock
  • Already available.
Hang Tough
  • 1,630 JP
  • 6 Skills
Description
  • When the equipping character is not near death, otherwise lethal attacks will instead leave them.
How to Unlock
  • Already available.
Full Power
  • 4,630 JP
  • 7 Skills
Description
  • Completely fills the equipping character’s latent power gauge at the start of battle.
How to Unlock
  • Already available.

Merchant Job License and Guild Location

Job License Overview

Job License Location Enter the Merchant Guild at Western Crackridge, Wildlands.
Recommended Level Level 34 or higher.
How to Acquire Speak to Merchant Guild Master.

Job License Walkthrough

1 Fast travel back to Cropdale, Leaflands.
2 Move east to the Eastern Cropdale Trail.
3 Go northeast to Crackridge Harbor: Anchorage.
4 This time, head north and enter the Southern Crackridge Wilds.
5 Turn east to reach Western Crackridge Wilds.
6 To obtain the Merchant License, follow the Guild Mark on your map.
7 Enter and speak to the Merchant Guild Master to obtain the Merchant Job License.

Merchant Best Secondary Job Users

Character Secondary Job Advantages
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Base Job Classes

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