Octopath Travelers 0 Complete Strategy Guide for the Early Stage: Achieve fastest training with merchant jobs and town reconstruction! A thorough explanation of the optimal route for livestock automation and membership

Octopath Travelers 0, commonly known as Octora 0, is a single-player RPG released by Square Enix on December 4, 2025. In this work, the player becomes the main character, and an epic story unfolds in the past of the continent of Orstella, about revenge for the ring of God and the restoration of his hometown, Wishveil. Beautiful dot art with HD-2D graphics and strategic turn-based battles based on a party of eight people are attractive. Immediately after its release, the high level of training difficulty in the early stages has become a hot topic, with players being particularly troubled by the lack of job points (JP) and tight cash flow. However, if you take the right route, you can resolve these issues early on and proceed through the middle stages and beyond with overwhelming comfort.

In this guide, we will activate the livestock breeding system and establish automatic income and JP earnings by equipping the main character with the merchant job as the top priority and promoting the “Those Who Light the Torch” route in parallel. We will explain step-by-step that anyone can reproduce, including joining Tresa in Ripultide, joining Pius in Cragspear, and obtaining “The Secret of Stealing”. If you follow this route, you can eliminate stress at the beginning and reach level 20 in half the time it normally takes. We will provide complete and comprehensive explanations without leaving any details out. Now, start playing Octra 0 with true efficiency.

Golden rule for selecting the main character job: Merchant job is the absolute top priority in the early stages

After completing Octora 0's prologue, the protagonist's first job selection determines the pace of the entire game. Many players choose Swordsman for stability, but that's a short-term mistake. Swordsmen have both firepower and debuffs with “storage'' and “helmet splitting'', and are highly durable, making them suitable for small fry battles in the early stages. However, it reaches a plateau in the middle stages when the shortage of JP becomes more serious. The true optimal solution is to get Merchant as your second job. The Merchant Job can be obtained at the Job Shrine near Wishvale, and can be unlocked by learning 3 battle abilities (430 JP total).

The core of the Merchant job lies in the following four abilities:

• BP Passer (SP5 consumption): Pass 1 BP to a single ally. Boosts the turn and more than doubles the attacker's firepower. It can be safely operated in a rear guard position.
• SP Passer (SP15 consumption): Restores SP15 to a single ally. Dramatically improves the fuel efficiency of magic attackers and is strong in long-term battles.
• Money collection (SP10 consumption): Obtain a large amount of leaves when winning a battle. You can collect the initial funds of 3000 leaves immediately.
• Lucky Arrow (SP35 consumption, single bow attribute damage): Obtain 20% of damage dealt as JP. You can get JP8 with 400 damage, and it is the cornerstone of the loop.

The operational loop is simple. Boost the attacker with BP Passer, collect JP with Lucky Arrow, recharge with SP Passer, and continue making money by collecting money. This cycle will achieve JP self-sufficiency and accelerate the release of other jobs. Thieves specialize in speed and are good at collecting items, but they lack durability. The medicine man has strong recovery but weak JP earning, and the priest has excellent light attribute but is inferior in versatility. Only merchants have all the three features of support, JP, and financial support.

Please note that Lucky Arrow's SP35 is heavy, so combine automatic SP recovery with Fen's “post-battle recovery” secret. Prioritize bow reinforcement for initial equipment, and complement attribute attacks by equipping the scholar with “History of Orstella'' (obtained by begging) in Syatopolis. With this choice, you can break through the early wall and shorten the time to reach town level 4 by 1 hour.

Detailed walkthrough of the town reconstruction “Those who light the torch” route: Complete steps to raise the town level

Town reconstruction is Octra 0's lifeline, and by progressing through the main story “The One Who Lights the Torch” from Chapters 1 to 3 with top priority, the town level will rise rapidly. The benefits of reconstruction will be enormous, including the liberation of fields and pastures, the elimination of tax liability, and the automation of harvest boxes and delivery boxes. If left unattended, leaves and materials will accumulate, reducing manual work by 80%.

Chapter 1 “Hunter Fen” Strategy (Recommended Lv8-10)

1. Talk to Stier at the Wish Veil Workshop to receive an order.
2. Head to the Snowflake Cave northwest of the West Emberglow Snow Path.
3. After the event, you will fight 3x spiky lizards (4 shields, weak points: dagger/bow). Prioritize Break and eliminate them one by one to prepare for the boss battle where your HP will be fully recovered.
4. Ask Fen → invite him. Upon returning to Wishveil, you will join Fen, unlock the tavern, and obtain 3 chicken pieces. The town will rise to level 1-2.

Chapter 2 “Boy Basil” Strategy (Recommended Lv10-12)

1. Talk to Fen in front of the bar.
2. Gather information from the church priest on Valore Boulevard and search for Margo in the alley behind the Herminia mansion.
3. After the Basil event, there will be a battle with young Basil (weakness: spear/axe). Breaks by stacking debuffs.
4. Town level 3 will be released, field expanded, and pasture initialized.

Chapter 3 “Merchant Ludo” Strategy (Recommended Lv28)

1. Talk to Margo and use Sunshade to search for Ludo.
2. Find Merchant Ludo in Clear Brook → Sunshade and fight the boss (3 at once, many weak points).
3. By joining Rudo, you can start trading and unlock town level 4. Harvest boxes and delivery boxes have been lifted, allowing the use of grape seeds and milk dishes.

At the same time, proceed with the sub-quest “Light of Reconstruction Part 1-3'' and secure 15 residents by building a private house. Collect 6 Shining Foundations to rise to church rank 3. Valuables slot increases at store rank 3, and special moves are released at training center rank 2. Automatic growth will now begin.

Complete strategy for Ripple Tide: Get a pig and join Tresa to revolutionize your financial strategy

Immediately after clearing Chapter 2 of the Torch, head south along the Rippletide Kaido from the east exit of Sheatopolis Plain (recommended level 20). Many of the enemies along the way are weak to bows, so you can overcome them while earning JP as a merchant.

Get a pig

• “Purchase'' from a former sailor merchant for 3000 leaves. Meat production speeds up cooking and delivery.

Joining Tresa “Encounter with Tresa” (Recommended Lv24)

1. Talk to Merchant Orneo.
2. Gather information at Shiatopolis Shopkeeper → Corzone Shokai.
3. After defeating the boss, Tresa will join you. Increase your wealth and influence and get the Tresa salad recipe.

Tresa is a merchant who has excellent compatibility with BP passer, and is a walking money-making machine that strengthens collection.

At the Ripple Tide Tavern, you can also clear “Bigoted Master” and obtain high-quality whiskey.

Complete steps for raising livestock: Build an automatic income source at the fastest speed and realize idle play

After releasing the ranch, we will prepare livestock. Chickens (initial free, egg production), pigs (meat), cows (Cragspear Slums “Sarcastic Merchant” 4500 leaves, milk).

Training procedure

1. Assign a manager to the farm (butcher skills given priority).
2. Grow with battle victories. It feeds on field vegetables.
3. Harvest boxes will be installed at town level 4 and collected automatically.
4. Convert excess material to leaves in the delivery box. 10,000 leaves per day is possible.

Cooking example: Pork + grapes will restore JPUP, milk will restore HP/SP. When we have too much food, we prioritize delivery.

Crag Spear Complete Guide: Item Revolution with Pius Joining and the Secret of Stealing

Crag Spear (recommended Lv25) from Valore Morimichi West. After purchasing a cow in the slums, there will be a pius event in front of the church.

Joining Pius “Encounter with Pius”

1. Talk to Pius and have a Wishveil graveside event.
2. Join Priest Pius by clicking “Add to Friend”. Improves stability through total backward recovery.

The secret to stealing

• There is a 5% chance to obtain it from the upper right NPC. Non-thieves can steal, and you can get unlimited items.

Collect equipment such as the forbidden dagger at Cragspear.

Building a JP/money strategy loop: High-speed growth technique centered on the arrow of fortune

Loop with merchant protagonist + Tresa.

1. BP passer fires repeatedly.
2. Lucky arrow boost (JP8/times).
3. Leaf with money collection.
4. Cooking buff doubles efficiency.

Go around the torch route with enemies. Accumulate JP500 in 1 hour.

Recommended early stage party formation and battle tips: 8-person unrivaled formation

vanguard	role
Main character (merchant)	JP Earn/Support
Fen (Hunter)	firepower
Tresa (merchant)	Money plan/BP
Delitia	debuff

rear guard	role
Pius (priest)	recovery
Steer	SP recovery
Alexia (scholar)	Exposure of weaknesses
Macy	buff

Tips: Prioritize weak point attack break, wipe out with 2 boosts. I use it all the time for cooking.

Summary: Use this route to overwhelmingly conquer the early stages of Octora 0

1. Get a merchant job.
2. Priority will be given to Torch Chapters 1-3.
3. Rippletide pig + Tresa.
4. Livestock is in full operation.
5. Crag Spearpius + secret.
6. Grow in a loop.
7. Party optimization.

With this flow, we will cut the initial clearing time in half and move towards completing the reconstruction. Let's demonstrate the true value of Octra 0.