Octopath Traveler II - Warden Davids Boss Guide

Guide on how to defeat Warden Davids and his Prison Guards in Octopath Traveler 2. This includes the boss enemy's information, weaknesses, recommended battle strategies, and clear rewards.

How to Defeat Warden Davids in Octopath Traveler II

Warden Davids is a boss enemy faced by the player in Osvald Chapter 1 of Octopath Traveler II. The boss is encountered at Frigit Isle: Prison, The Winterlands.

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Warden Davids Boss Information

Warden Davids Overview

Location	Frigit Isle: Prison, The Winterlands
Chapter	Osvald Chapter 1
Enemy Shield Points	Warden Davids (5 Shield Points) and Prison Guards (2 Shield Points)
Recommended Level	Level 6 or higher.
Recommended Characters	Osvald and Emerald
EXP Rewards	+41 EXP or higher, +15 JP
Money Rewards	535 Leaves
Item Rewards	Inspiriting Plum Basket x1

Warden Davids Stats

HP	Shield Points	Phys. ATK	Phys. DEF	Elem. ATK
2,700	5	125	95	133
Elem. DEF	Accuracy	Evasion	Critical	Speed
100	86	86	20	70

Warden Davids Weaknesses

Axe	Bow	Dagger	Polearm	Stave	Sword
–	–	Weak	–	Weak	–
Dark	Fire	Ice	Light	Lightning	Wind
–	Weak	–	–	Weak	–

Prison Guard x2 Stats

HP	Shield Points	Phys. ATK	Phys. DEF	Elem. ATK
750/375	2/1	100	86	128
Elem. DEF	Accuracy	Evasion	Critical	Speed
85	86	86	20	70/68

Prison Guard x2 Weaknesses

Axe	Bow	Dagger	Polearm	Stave	Sword
–	–	Weak	–	Weak	–
Dark	Fire	Ice	Light	Lightning	Wind
–	–	Weak	–	Weak	–

Warden Davids Party Build

Warden Davids Party Build and Setup

Member	Damage Type	Essential Skills	Strategy Notes
Osvald	Stave, Fire, Ice, Lightning	Damage: Fireball (Fire), Icewind (Ice), and Lightning Bolt (Lightning)	Has access to Fire, Ice, and Lightning skills which Warden Davids and the Prison Guards are weak against. Possesses buff skills like “Stroke of Genius” and “Advanced Magic” that boosts stat attributes and elemental attack power respectively. Can utilize his Latent Power, Concentrate Spells, to focus spells onto a Warden Davids.
Osvald	Stave, Fire, Ice, Lightning	Buff: Stroke of Genius (Random Attributes) and Advanced Magic (Elemental Attack)
Emerald	Dagger	Damage: Stab in the Dark (Dagger)	Has access to Dagger skills which Warden Davids and the Prison Guards are weak against. Casts debuff skills like Sabotage to reduce the enemy’s physical attack power. Could also heal allies during battle.
		Recovery: First Aid (HP)
		Debuff: Sabotage (Physical Attack)

Warden Davids Boss Strategies

Carry multiple recovery and battle items

Make sure you have a supply of HP and SP recovery items on-hand before facing the boss. Before you get to the boss, there is a Provisioner NPC who you may purchase them from. Additionally, carry along a supply of combat goods, such as status effects and elemental damage items. They may also be acquired from chests and NPCs besides stores.

Learn new skills

Before engaging the boss, make sure Osvald learned new skills like Lightning Bolt, Stroke of Genius, or Advanced Magic.

Use Dagger and Ice skills to eliminate the Prison Guards

First, take down the Prison Guards (Weak to Ice and Dagger). Start by lowering their shield points, then increase your boost points until you have 3 BP. While eliminating the minions, you can also decrease Warden Davids’ shield points.

Put Warden Davids under a debuff

Debuff Warden Davids from time to time. While attempting to eliminate the Prison Guard minions, utilize Emerald’s Sabotage skill to lower the boss enemy’s physical attack power.

Inflict Status Effects on Warden Davids

Additionally, you can impair the boss’ status by using items like Bottle of Blinding Dust or Bottle of Poison Dust. Although the status infliction’s success likelihood is not 100%, if it hits, his effectiveness in the boss fight would drop.

Recover lost HP and SP

To keep your party’s HP and SP at a safe range, utilize Emerald’s First Aid healing skill or consume HP and SP recovery items. This is effective when you are stalling or building up your BP count in preparation for Boost Mode.

Use Dagger, Fire, and Lighting skills against Warden Davids

After taking out the Prison Guards, focus your attention on Warden Davids (Weak to Dagger, Fire, and Lighting). Use the same method of building up your BP while reducing the shield points of the boss.

Activate Boost Mode to deal heavy damage

Utilize Boost Mode and deliver significant damage to Warden Davids once Osvald and Emerald have at least 3 BP. Use your dagger skills for Emerald, and your fire and lightning skills for Osvald.

Combine Oswald’s Boost Mode with his Latent Power

When Osvald’s Latent Power, Concentrate Spells, is completely charged. Deliver even more devastating damage to the boss by activating it together with a 3 BP Boost Mode.

If the boss is still alive, repeat the process. The freshly summoned minions should also be ignored because the boss will eventually be defeated after a few turns.

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