Octora 0 early stage strategy complete map | Strongest food buff recipe collection, torch priority route, merchant job immediate release, guide to quickly reach level 50 with Catlin high-speed hunting

In the early stages of Octopath Traveler Continental Traveler 0, commonly known as Octora 0, by focusing on the buff effects of the food system and the release of facilities for city reconstruction, it is possible to improve the experience point acquisition efficiency, job point earning, and item drop rate at once.

This guide details the ingredient routes for instant mass production of buff dishes such as grape juice and lucky Scotch eggs in a map-like manner, releases fields and ranches early by prioritizing the progress of the Torchbearer story, seamlessly transitions the main character's job from thief to merchant, optimizes Catlin hunting by utilizing the gimmick to increase encounters with the Grag Spear, combat rotation techniques that take advantage of the unlimited replacement rule for 8-person formations, and even a financial cycle that prioritizes tank equipment. By doing these things, you can raise your entire party to level 30 or higher in just a few hours after clearing the prologue, and you can pass the rest of the master story stress-free.

1. A thorough explanation of the basics of food buffs and an overall strategy to increase efficiency by 10 times in the early stages by linking with town reconstruction

The key to Octora 0's combat system is to concentrate damage based on breaks, but the biggest weapon to make up for the lack of level in the early stages is the food buff. The essence of city reconstruction is that a single dish has an unprecedented effect of +25% experience points, +25% job points, and +50% item drop rate, and that it can be mass-produced infinitely in bars. First, after clearing the prologue and recruiting Stear, immediately accept and clear the subquest “Light of Restoration Part 1” at the Wishvale construction workshop. This quest only requires a brief exploration of the Woodland area to unlock the town build. Next, go straight to Torchbearer Chapter 1, “Invite Hunter Fenn'', and use the field command “Invite'' to invite Fenn in the Snowflake Cave. This will unlock the bar and allow you to cook food.

The priority for town reconstruction is absolutely fields and ranches. You can unlock the field by clearing Chapter 2 “Boy Basil” and build the farm immediately by leveling up the town. After joining Basil, he obtains information about Granny Margo from the concerned priest of Valore Church by “asking” her, invites her from the back street of Herminia mansion, and starts growing Basil in the wishvale field. Crop growth progresses with each battle victory, so grapes and broccoli will be automatically harvested just by repeating subsequent small fry battles. Similarly, farms have cows and chickens to provide a steady supply of milk, beef, and eggs. If you repeatedly upgrade, the yield will increase dramatically, and you can get more than 10 ingredients in one battle cycle. By simply running this loop, you will be able to travel around all maps while maintaining the food buff at all times, and the foundation for hunting Catlin will be in place.

Furthermore, in the initial settings, select Beef Dishes (Physical Attack +5%, HP/SP +10%, Lasts for 15 turns) as your “favorite dish”. It can be obtained immediately from the mother and increases damage by 20% in early physical battles. Snacks (physical defense +5%) are another option, but beef is the best choice for firepower. Cooking use can be activated for all parties from the pre-battle menu, and surplus turns can be carried over to the next battle. Octra 0's true value is demonstrated through strategic meal management, which sets it apart from mediocre play without buffs.

2. All routes for obtaining ingredients revealed & complete list of over 20 recipes for the strongest buff dishes

If you neglect to obtain ingredients, the buff will be interrupted and the efficiency will be drastically reduced. Below is a summary of all routes in chronological order. First, obtain grape seeds by begging from the old woman watching over Valore Avenue West (success rate is close to 100%). Mass production of grapes will begin immediately with field planting. Next, buy a cow from Graguspia Slums (for a small fee) and produce unlimited milk and beef at the farm. Get broccoli seeds by asking the girl in front of the Tavern in Shiatopolis. Eggs must come from farm chickens. Now that you have the four basic ingredients, you can start cooking at the bar.

Create a table with the strongest recipes (effect lasts 20 to 30 turns).

recipe name	Necessary ingredients	Effect details	Priority/Usage scene
grape juice	Grape seeds x1	Gained experience points +25%	S: Required for all laps, specialized for leveling up
grape ice cream	Grape x 1 + Milk x 1	Earned job points +25%	S: Accelerates merchant ability acquisition when JP is exhausted
Good luck fried egg	Egg x 1	Item drop rate +10%	A: We will collect materials for small fish and provide financial support.
good luck scotch egg	Egg x 1 + Beef x 1 + Broccoli x 1	Item drop rate +50%	SS: Aim for Catlin Rare Drop
Yakitori	Chicken x 1	Physical attack +5%, HP recovered by 10% after battle	A: Increase physical firepower
tomato stewed chicken	Chicken x 2 + Tomato x 1	Physical attack +10%, speed +10%	S: Improves boss battle action rotation
fried potatoes	Potato x2	Physical defense +5%, HP recovered by 10% after battle	B: Responds when durability is insufficient
cream pasta	Noodles x 1 + milk x 2	SP recovery amount +20%	A: We will respond to long-term battles.

To obtain additional recipes, you can obtain Valore cuisine recipes from the Valore Boulevard bartender's “Kidari'', Siatopolis recipes from the Old Man of Shyatopolis who “asked'', and Rippletide recipes from Ripletide's mother “Ikidaru''. Now there are over 20 buff variations, dramatically improving your ability to respond to situations. Cooking is done automatically from the bar menu, and if you have excess ingredients, you can sell them and convert them into leaves. If you play more than 10 battles in a day, you will have a bottomless inventory of ingredients, creating an infinite buff loop.

Obtain Grape Ice Crist (1200 leaves) by “purchasing” from the Valore Tavern regular, which will quickly stabilize JP+25%. Broccoli seeds have a high success rate for girls, and if you fail, reload will confirm. After purchasing a cow, place it on the farm and produce one cow per battle, which will double in grade 3. These small optimizations will increase meal buff uptime to 99%.

3. Priority progression route for those who light the torch: Clear all reconstruction tasks to immediately release fields, ranches, and training grounds

A common mistake beginners make is to parallel the story of wealth, power, and fame, and leave the torch behind. To avoid this, we will special attack the Torch Chapter 1 right after the prologue. As Chapter 1, after clearing the Light of Restoration Part 1, you will be able to invite Fen in the Snowflake Cave and open the bar. In Chapter 2, Priest Valore asks the old woman to invite her and cultivate a field of basil. Next, you can build a farm and raise cows and chickens immediately after achieving town level 2.

If you advance to Chapter 3 “Merchant Ludo”, you can unlock the training center and become secret (JP consumption after learning all abilities). To conquer Wish Veil Margo, search for the Sunshade merchant, defeat the lizardmen on the trade route, and defeat the boss lizardman (recommended level 28, focus on break weaknesses: spears and axes). This will accelerate the progress of reconstruction tasks and facility upgrades. Beacon of Restoration Part 2 (Rippletide) is recommended at level 20, Beacon Part 3 (Cragspear South Bridge) is available after completing the task.

The complete steps are as follows.

1. Talk to Stia at the Wishvale Architectural Workshop.
2. Clear Light 1 in Woodland Exploration.
3. Join Fen and use the bar.
4. After talking to Fenn, move to Valore.
5. After asking the priest, invite the old woman to grow basil in the field.
6. Purchase cows and secure chickens on the farm.
7. Proceed to Chapter 3, talk to Margo, then conquer Sunshade, Trade Route, and Boss.

With this route, all facilities will be unlocked within 2 hours, and after that, a golden cycle of 1 battle = +1 ingredients will begin. Other stories are parallel chapter by chapter, avoiding enemy reinforcement through excessive progress.

4. Main character's strongest job route details: Stealing at a thief's secret equipment merchant, BP, firepower, and financial strategy integrated

The main character's initial job is a thief. Immediately after the prologue, go through the West Valore forest road to Graguspear (2 battles). Obtain “The Secret of Stealing” by “stealing” from a man who looks like a merchant in the center of the slums (100% at Fame 9). Set this as a select ability.

Next, change the main character's job to merchant. After unlocking the merchant with Grag Spear, prioritize learning Lucky Arrow (converts 2% damage to JP), Critical Spear, Money Collection (earning money), and BP Passer (supplying ally BP). You can definitely steal all NPC items by equipping the merchant with the secret to stealing. BP Passer guarantees rear attack action, and Lucky Arrow makes JP self-sufficient.

The route details are as follows.

1. Get the secret of stealing with thief.
2. Change to merchant and set secret.
3. Add a hunter and add a critical attack.
4. Ensure durability with the priest.

This allows you to go around solo, making it more efficient even before you join your team. As an alternative, it is possible to start as a swordsman, but the JP delay is fatal.

5. Increase encounters by defeating Grag Spear and build a high-speed hunting loop for Catlin

Catlin (West Valore Forest Road level 23 appearance, rate 3%, escape 50%) has 1000 experience points, 150 job points, and 3000 leaves. To increase the number of encounters that increase hunting efficiency, obtain the secret by winning the Graguspear “Battered Man”, and purchase the attracting ribbon from the cattle merchant (increasing the encounter rate). After equipping, drop +60% with Good Luck Scotch Egg + Fried Egg, and be sure to sharpen with Magic Spirit Stone (many physical mistakes).

The optimal cycle is as follows.

1. Equip the ribbon.
2. Go around the forest path (using the escape function) and make Catlyn appear.
3. Defeat with 3 consecutive lightning/staff spirit stones from dagger/axe break (shield 2).
4. Obtain town building materials from the “Cat's Whisker” drop.

One lap is 2 minutes, and the level will increase by 10 in 10 laps. Since evasion is high, scholar lightning magic is prioritized.

6. 8-person formation unlimited replacement strategy: instant kill pattern of all enemies with break concentration & attribute cover

By making full use of 8 people, we will break 4 people in the front line and bring in the firepower of 4 people in the rear line. Since there is no limit to replacements, we will immediately introduce the most suitable member after identifying weaknesses. An example is a merchant's BP passer, a hunter's critical spear, and a swordsman's entire slash. Maximize boost by switching during breaks. Endurance group (priest recovery, pharmacist prevention) will always be available.

An example of the organization is as follows.

Vanguard: Swordsman Tank, Thief Agility, Merchant BP, Hunter Firepower.

Rear guard: Priest recovery, scholar weakness, dancer buff, pharmacist status.

The replacement timing is to add firepower just before the break and increase durability when hit.

7. Zero-regret money plan & equipment route: Steal all NPCs + Prioritize tanks to get 200,000 leaves and divine equipment immediately

As a money measure, collect merchant money + 3000 catlin leaves. By begging/stealing equipment, you can get free items such as Silver Ax (Thiatopolis Soldier) and Iron Armor (Torch Knight). Prioritize tanks and strengthen armor starting with 50 physical defense to ensure boss durability.

The complete list of NPCs includes more than 20 types, including Valore dancer “Hayate clothes'' and Ember Glow girl “Fur robe.'' Input materials at the blacksmith and instantly complete a level 10 weapon.

8. Execution Checklist Summary: Conquer the early stages of Octora 0 the fastest with these 8 steps

1. From the prologue, Torch Chapters 1 to 3 Special Attacks and Field Farm will be released.
2. All ingredients are available and grape juice/ice cream/scotch eggs are always available.
3. From thief to merchant route, secret set.
4. Increase the encounter with Grag Spear Beater & Ribbon.
5. Hunt 10 Western Valore Catlins.
6. Master the 8-person break swap.
7. Execute all NPC commands and earn 200,000 yen.
8. Chapter 1 of other stories parallel, reach level 50.

This is perfect at the beginning. Continuing laps will advance to the middle stage.