Octopath Traveler 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the popular 2018 JRPG, introduces a variety of new features and mechanics to the combat, exploration, and character progression systems of the original game. One of the most exciting additions is the new secondary job system, which allows each character to equip a secondary job after progressing to a certain point. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know about unlocking, equipping, and mastering secondary jobs for every character in Octopath 2.

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Getting Started with Secondary Jobs

In Octopath Traveler 2, every playable character begins with access to their default starting job – Olberic as a Warrior, Primrose as a Dancer, etc. After completing each character’s Chapter 2 story quest and reaching Level 18, you’ll unlock the ability for that character to equip a secondary job.

Secondary jobs work similarly to primary jobs – equipping a job levels it up to a max of Level 12 as you earn JP through combat and grants access to that job’s unique mixture of statistical bonuses, weapon proficiencies, skills, talent arts, and support skills. However, characters retain the base stats and stat growth rates of their default job even when equipping a secondary job.

Here are some key pointers to understand about secondary jobs:

• Characters unlock the ability to equip secondary jobs individually after finishing their Chapter 2 and reaching Level 18
• You can switch between secondary jobs at any time outside of battle without penalty
• Secondary jobs grant new skills, talent arts, stat bonuses and support skills
• JP earned goes towards leveling up the currently equipped secondary job
• Characters keep the base stats and stat growths of their default job

With the basics covered, let’s take a look at how and where to unlock each secondary job in Octopath 2!

Unlocking Warrior as a Secondary Job

The stalwart Warrior job returns in Octopath 2, offering unmatched physical offensive potential at the cost of defensive abilities. To unlock Warrior as a secondary job:

• Complete Olberic’s Chapter 2 – Progress through Olberic’s story until reaching the end of Chapter 2
• Travel to Victor’s Hollow – After finishing Olberic’s Chapter 2, travel to Victor’s Hollow in the Flatlands region
• Speak to Erhardt – Chat with Olberic’s former friend and rival to unlock the Warrior job

Once unlocked, Warrior makes for a powerful offensive secondary job option for characters like Tressa, Therion, and Cyrus. Pairing Warrior with Scholar can make for a highly flexible magic/physical damage hybrid build as well. Make sure to grab Warrior’s essential support skills like SP Saver andphysical attack boosting passives to get the most out of this brute force job.

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Where To Find the Hunter Job

For those favoring agility and precision over brute strength, the Hunter job delivers skills, talent arts, and passives tailored for critical hits, speed, and accuracy. Here is where to find Hunter as a secondary job possibility:

• Complete H’aanit’s Chapter 2 – Play through H’aanit’s storyline up until finishing Chapter 2
• Travel to S’warkii – After completing Chapter 2, head to S’warkii in the Woodlands region
• Talk to Draefendi – Speak with the village chief to unlock the Hunter job

With its bow skills, crit boosts, and talisman lore talent arts, Hunter makes an ideal secondary job for characters like Primrose, Tressa and Cyrus. Mixing Hunter with Scholar or Cleric can yield some powerfully unorthodox class combinations as well!

Unlocking the Apothecary Job

Returning Octopath fans will remember the formidable healing and support abilities granted by the Apothecary job. To obtain Apothecary as a secondary job option:

• Finish Alfyn’s Chapter 2 – Play through Alfyn’s Chapter 2 story content
• Travel to Clearbrook – After completing Chapter 2, head to Clearbrook in the Sunlands
• Talk to Zeph – Chat with Alfyn’s childhood friend to unlock the Apothecary job

The Apothecary’s ample healing skills and SP regen talent arts can bolster the sustainability of any character. Pairing Apothecary with Scholar, Thief or Merchant results in incredibly versatile combinations capable of serving most party roles simultaneously.

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Where to Find the Thief Job

The Thief job specializes in inflicting debilitating debuffs on enemies while pilfering items and BP from foes. To grab Thief as a secondary job:

• Finish Therion’s Chapter 2 – Complete Therion’s second story chapter
• Go to Ravus Manor – After Chapter 2, travel to Ravus Manor in the Highlands region
• Talk to Heathcote – Speak to the loyal butler to unlock the Thief job

With skills to rob BP, talent arts that apply status ailments, and movement boosting support skills, Thief is a disruption engine capable of wreaking havoc. Pairing Thief with jobs like Warrior, Hunter or Apothecary creates self-sustaining versatile hybrids.

How to Unlock the Cleric Job

The Cleric job brings mighty light magic spells for healing and smiting foes alongside useful support skills. To add Cleric to your list of potential secondary jobs:

• Complete Ophilia’s Chapter 2 – Play through all of Ophilia’s Chapter 2 story content
• Travel to Flamesgrace – After finishing Chapter 2, return to Flamesgrace in the Frostlands
• Speak to Lianna – Chat with Ophilia’s adoptive sister to unlock the Cleric job

Cleric continues to excel at healing, buffing and keeping the party alive. The holy magic also packs a punch against unholy foes. Pairing Cleric with Scholar or Warrior is an easy way to beef up offensive magical or physical capabilities respectively.

Where to Find the Scholar Job

The Scholar job brings a wide range of elemental magic offensive spells allowing the wielder to exploit enemy elemental weaknesses. Here is where to grab Scholar as a secondary job:

• Finish Cyrus’ Chapter 2 – Play through all of Cyrus’ second chapter story content
• Travel to the Royal Academy – After completing Chapter 2, head to the Royal Academy in Atlasdam
• Talk to Therese – Chat with Cyrus’ academy colleague to unlock the Scholar job

With its varied elemental magic and ability to boost elemental attack power, Scholar is an easy choice to complement just about any primary job. Pairing Scholar with Warrior or Thief is particularly nasty to create a skillset with both brains and brawn.

Unlocking the Merchant Job

The jack-of-all-trades Merchant job offers a mixture of offensive wind spells, healing skills, bargaining abilities, and fantastic money making support skills. Here is where to find the Merchant job:

• Finish Tressa’s Chapter 2 – Play through Tressa’s story up until completing Chapter 2
• Go to Rippletide – After finishing Chapter 2, travel to Rippletide in the Coastlands
• Speak to Ali – Talk to one of Tressa’s fellow merchants to unlock the Merchant job

The Merchant job is essentially a Swiss army knife – capable of fulfilling most basic party roles in a pinch. Pairing Merchant with Thief yields a speedy support character adept at debuffing foes and keeping party resources replenished.

Where to Find the Dancer Job

The dancer job mixes randomized offensive divine skills with useful party-wide buffs through its dancer divine talent art. To unlock Dancer:

• Complete Primrose’s Chapter 2 – Play through all of Primrose’s second chapter story content
• Travel to Sunshade – After finishing Chapter 2, go to Sunshade in the Sunlands
• Talk to Helgenish – Chat with Primrose’s former crow master to unlock the Dancer job

Dancer continues to fill its role as a utility jack-of-all-trades job in Octopath 2 – offering modest heal capability, random but powerful attacks, and the incredibly useful Lion Dance talent art for a big boost to physical attack power. Pairing Dancer with Warrior or Hunter ratchets up those jobs’ already formidable damage potential.

Obtaining the Starseer Job

The elusive Starseer job returns in Octopath 2, with cosmic magic capable of devastating groups of enemies or providing party-wide buffs. Unfortunately, Starseer cannot be accessed until very late in the game. Here is how to unlock it:

• Reach Chapter 4 – Finish all eight character’s Chapter 3 story quests to unlock Chapter 4
• Complete the Gate of Finis – Playing through a multi-part endgame dungeon
• Defeat the Fallen One – Clear this challenging boss fight at the end of the Gate of Finis
• Speak to the Seer job holder – After defeating the Fallen One, chat with the NPC accompanying you to add Starseer to your roster of jobs!

Starseer is worth the long unlock requirement – it dishes out phenomenal area-of-effect damage and can make your entire party nearly invincible. Pairing Starseer with any primary job amplifies their capabilities.

Mastering a Secondary Job

After unlocking a secondary job, you can equip it on a character to begin gaining JP and leveling that job up. JP earned from any source automatically goes towards increasing your currently equipped secondary job’s level.

Each secondary job can reach a maximum level of 12 by accruing enough JP through combat. Leveling a secondary job boosts stats and unlocks new skills and support skills – but be aware your currently equipped equipment requirements are determined by that secondary job as well.

Here are some key things to keep in mind regarding mastering secondary jobs:

• Each secondary job levels up individually by accruing JP in battle
• JP goes towards whichever secondary job you currently have equipped
• Secondary jobs cap at 12 – unlocking all skills and stat bonuses along the way
• Equipped weapons/armor is decided by the current secondary job

Once you’ve gotten a secondary job to 12, you’ve effectively mastered it – but can continue using and leveling it as desired. Try mastering at least 2-3 secondary jobs per character to give yourself a versatile range of abilities at your disposal (and to see all the cool talent arts)!

The Best Secondary Job Combinations

With so many secondary jobs available after unlocking them, which jobs combine together into the most cohesive or broken builds? Here are some of our picks for the best secondary job pairings in Octopath 2:

• Warrior/Thief – Unstoppable physical offense and disruption
• Hunter/Merchant – Ranged crit machine with heals and wind skills
• Cleric/Scholar – Magic medic delivering huge elemental damage
• Apothecary/Thief – Fast heals and status effects for days
• Warrior/Cleric – Smite foes up close or afar with equal prowess
• Thief/Merchant – Jack of all trades with buffs, debuffs and more

Of course, we encourage mixing and matching jobs to find creative combinations that best suit your playstyle! Identify synergies between primary and secondary jobs to put together whatever weird or wacky profession mixes you desire. That freedom of customization is part of what makes mastering secondary jobs so enjoyable.

Over to You!

We hope this guide gives you a solid foundation on the basics of unlocking, leveling, and mastering secondary jobs within Octopath Traveler 2. The sequel makes wisely expanding upon one of the most addicting parts of the original game’s progression system. Take the time to experiment with secondary jobs to assemble creative party builds catered exactly to your liking.

With eight unique adventures to explore, fascinating characters to befriend, new jobs to tinker with, and the expansive world of Solistia to traverse – Octopath Traveler 2 promises to occupy fans of classic JRPG goodness for hours upon hours. Now grab your weapons, strap on some armor, prepare your spells and talents arts – then set forth on your own journey through this long-awaited sequel. The possibilities for adventure are endless!

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