Octopath Travelers 0 mid-game complete strategy guide! Maximize your military power at once by thoroughly covering everything from obtaining the strongest equipment to developing super efficiency, unlocking trade, and strengthening secrets.

The middle phase of Octopath Travelers 0 is an important turning point where the progress of the reconstruction arc accelerates and free exploration becomes possible. At this stage, you can prepare for the sudden increase in difficulty in the second half by equipping yourself with the right equipment, streamlining your training, and expanding your trade.

In this guide, we will add detailed data based on the core information and comprehensively explain tips for adding specific steps, status values, and points to note. The content is designed to be played step by step, with players around level 20 to 30 in mind. If you don't neglect reconstruction and proceed with equipment first, you will have an overwhelming advantage in small fry battles and boss battles.

1. Basic policy for mid-game strategy and detailed points on how to proceed

The basic strategy for mid-game strategy is to utilize free exploration and actively attack high-difficulty areas. After clearing the prologue and the early torchlight, almost all fields will be open and powerful enemies will be waiting for you, but excellent equipment will also be scattered around. First, prioritize the restoration of Wishvale and expand your range of movement by acquiring ships. The ship is available at the port of Rippletide. This will make it easier to access Flame Grace and Victor Hollow.

We recommend the following order as points on how to proceed. First, prepare core physical and attribute equipment at Atlas Dam, and then strengthen attribute-specific equipment around Flame Grace. After that, obtain the Forbidden Great Bow in the East Forest of Victor Hollow, start circulating Bourgeois Catlin, and raise your level at once. In parallel, the encounter will be halved and search efficiency will be improved. Don't forget to buy/interrogate trading NPCs and be prepared to purchase the strongest equipment at the Wishvale store. The training center will be put into full use once the recovery level has been raised.

The ideal party composition for the mid-game is Hydne (specializing in offense and defense down) in the vanguard, and the main character and Tresa Prim Rose Delitia Via Trucia Shapius in the rear guard. Hydne's triple throw effectively cuts down the shield, and Pius' row recovery ensures durability. This formation makes it easier to attack elemental weaknesses and greatly improves the stability of boss battles. In high-risk areas, prioritize recovering treasure chests by taking advantage of Kel'zas' increased escape success rate. After clearing Chapter 5 of the Restoration Edition, a blue treasure chest will be opened, so raise the church level to around 30 and take advantage of it.

Please note that you should earn JP at the same time and prepare for mastering your abilities. JP efficiency will further improve if you obtain the Forbidden Bow using the begging command from the old man in the town where the arena is located. Overall, it is possible to reach level 30 in the shortest possible time by repeating the cycle of equipment → training → trade → secret. If you follow this policy, you can completely avoid mid-game stagnation.

2. Detailed information on how to obtain and utilize the physical and attribute core equipment available in Atlas Dam

Atlas Dam to the west of Theatopolis is the most important area to build the foundation for mid-game physical and attribute attacks. The power belt (physical attack power +50), elemental equipment (attribute attack +100), and Piratina sword (physical attack +166) that can be obtained here will significantly strengthen the equipment from the beginning. Access is via Valore Boulevard. Enemies with a danger level of around Lv20 will appear, but it is possible to break through with the main character and Fen's basic party.

The specific steps to obtain it are as follows. First, go north from the Atlas Dam entrance and collect the treasure chests in the houses. Get the power belt from the hidden treasure chest behind the blacksmith shop in the center. When equipped with this equipment on a physical attacker (Sazantos or Hydne), normal attack damage will increase by more than 1.5 times. Next, in the market area on the east side, obtain elemental items such as Element Gauntlet (Fire attribute +100) and Element Robe (Wind attribute +100) from the NPC using the command to beg or steal. Piratina Sword is guaranteed to be obtained as a drop after defeating the boss-class enemy “Steel Guardian”. The additional effect of this sword is +20 critical hit rate, so you can expect a series of critical hits during mid-game boss battles.

As a useful method, assign the power belt to the vanguard physical role and the elemental system to the rear magical role. Attribute attack +100 nearly doubles the damage when hitting a weak point, making Piratina Sword ideal for follow-up attacks after a break. With these equipment, the time to conquer the mid-stage boss “Hot Sand Lizardman I” (weaknesses: spear, dagger, book, fan, wind, darkness) will be halved. If you use enhanced nuts in combination, it is possible to break through the status upper limit. Please do not sell it immediately after obtaining it, but use it as your main power before becoming secret. Clearing this area will complete the foundation of your strength.

As an additional tip, Bourgeois Catlin may appear in the Atlas Dam Plains, and is weak to swords, daggers, axes, bows, and staffs. Please prepare these weapons in advance and earn experience points. Use Tresa's money collection ability to increase the rate of equipment acquisition.

3. Complete guide to gathering the strongest attribute-specific equipment around Flame Grace and status analysis

The road from Ember Grove to Flame Grace is an area where attribute attacks are extremely strengthened. You can get the Forbidden Book (Attribute Attack +390) and Element Booster (Attribute Damage +20%), which will determine the magic firepower in the middle and late stages. You can access it immediately after acquiring the ship. Enemies on snowy roads have high resistance to fire and ice, so prioritize equipping them with wind and lightning attributes.

This is a detailed guide. Obtain the Forbidden Book by asking the old NPC near Flame Grace's house to the center right. The true value of this book is that it has +390 attributes and -10% SP consumption, which allows you to fire repeatedly. Obtain the Element Booster from the inner treasure chest of Elfric Sacred Point and combine it with the Forbidden Book to achieve over 500 elemental damage. In Flame Grace Snowy Path, defeat the “Ice Grotto” boss to drop an additional element glove (all attributes +50).

Status analysis. When equipped with this forbidden book, Primrose's flame magic damage increases from 200 to 600 or more. Element booster increases the speed of boss shield cutting by an additional +30% when boosted. This equipment is the best solution for the Flame Grace-related boss “Guardian of the Ice Dragon's Mouth” (weak to wind and light). You can create attribute-specific formations by rotating equipment to backup members.

Please be careful. Prepare speed +50 accessories because the slip gimmick on snowy roads tends to cause movement delays. After obtaining it, please use it as a trade item instead of selling it at the Wishvale store. With this enhancement, you can wipe out mid-game attribute bosses.

4. Thorough explanation of how to obtain the forbidden longbow and increase the level of speed by going around Bourgeois Catlin

In the forest east of Victor Hollow, execute the command to ask the “old man who mutters about his winning streak” to obtain the Forbidden Great Bow (350 attack power, reduced action speed). This bow is the key to earning JP and can also be obtained from Arena Grandpa. Cover the disadvantages with speed equipment and use it to specialize the enemy's weak points with the bow.

Bourgeois Catlin orbit is the most efficient way to level up. It appears in the Northern Shepherd Rock Mountain Path and the Hidden Mist Mountain Cave (Lv50 and above) and is weak to swords, daggers, axes, bows, and staffs. When 3 of them appear at the same time, the experience value will increase dramatically and you can increase the level by 2 in 10 minutes per lap. Break through the damage limit with the Forbidden Longbow equipment and use Tresa's wind call to remove the entire damage. Get a large amount of leaves and JP in the results.

It's a procedure. Equip the encounter rate increasing accessory “Attraction Ribbon” Double your EXP with Mystical Dance before the turn. Finish with Hanit's Samidare Arrow. If you repeat until you reach level 30, you are guaranteed to clear the middle stage. As a precaution, you must be at least Lv60 or above to prepare for another type of Catlin.

5. Encounter halving release route and strategy to dramatically improve search efficiency

Defeat the boss of the mountain path that connects Rippletide and Shepard Rock to unlock half the encounter. The route is from the entrance of Ripultide to the boss “Shadow Wanderer” (weak to spear/darkness) going north on the mountain path. Conquer the attack by using Hydne's slow action and repeatedly hitting attribute attacks.

After release, small fry battles will be halved and treasure chest collection time will be shortened by 1/3. When used in conjunction with the scholar job's encounter halving support ability, you will be able to explore almost invincibly. Combine this with ship movement to accelerate recovery of all equipment.

6. Utilization of Wishveil Training Center: Complete manual for developing backup characters and releasing secrets and special moves

Build a training center in Wishveil (after lighting the torch) and train members with attribute specialization, recovery specialization, and support specialization. In grade 2, the special move is released with JP swing. It can be transferred to other characters, such as Pius's rear recovery support (automatic recovery of the vanguard in secret mode) and Hydne's stealing.

It's a procedure. After raising the reconstruction level, add Tresa Primrose to the construction reserve. Improve your party's flexibility with secret techniques and instantly kill bosses with special moves. A support-specific formation that is unrivaled in the midfield.

7. Detailed list of all trade item additional NPC locations and strongest equipment purchase strategy

Additional trade items can be unlocked by purchasing or asking specific NPCs. This is a list of locations.

• Near the Rippletide entrance: A troublesome middleman (purchasing HP recovery grapes, etc.)
• East side of Ember Grove: Strict Scarlet Wing Soldier
• Flame Grace's house on the center right: A thug who is good at cooking.
• House on the right side of the sunshade: This is a strong farmhouse.
• Cragspear lower left: A soldier who protects the royal capital.
• Front of Clearbrook Village: A distant relative of the noble family.
• Near Shepherd Rock Fountain: Merchant Orneo.
• Victor Hollow Inn Top Right: A merchant who makes money from theatergoers.

This will add the strongest equipment (Silver Ax Large Helm, etc.) to the store. As a strategy, we will purchase in bulk after the wealth price increases through Wish Bale. Increase your strength by purchasing equipment.

8. Joining key companions in the middle stage and opening the blue treasure chest: Reconstruction chapter 5 completion summary and final tips

He will join as a mid-game companion through sub-stories such as Pius (column recovery), Hydne (debuff), Tresa (wind magic), and Southern Toss (physics). After clearing Chapter 5 of the Restoration Edition, the blue treasure chest will be opened in the church (around level 30). The contents are super rare equipment and materials.

Summary. Conquer the mid-game with the four pillars of halving equipment advance encounters and expanding secret trade at the training center. At level 30, you are ready to enter the second half. If you continue to rebuild, you will remain invincible.