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Octopath Traveler 2starts by giving you a growing party of eight characters in all - hence the ‘octopath’, you see. Each character comes with their own job, but you can unlock up to three licenses for additional characters to tap into in a secondary role. In addition to the eight basic jobs, there are four more that must be unlocked before they can be utilized.
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So, that’s 12 in all. A dozen jobs with as many reasons to wield them. Our guide will tell you where to find those four secret jobs, but first, we’ll focus on the locations of each of the eight core jobs' guilds, so you may start earning those licenses.
Updated on June 17, 2025 by Quinton O’Connor:Ahoy, travelers! We’ve added a new section to this guide covering how to gain every additional license for the main jobs.
The Main Octet
Every time you acquire a new character in Octopath Traveler 2, you acquire their job - but only in the sense that that character can use it. If you want more than just Castti to have the Apothecary role, for example, then you must find the Apothecary’s Guild. The same holds true if you want more than Ochette for Hunter, more than Hikari for Warrior, and so forth.Here is the location of each of the main eight job classes' guilds.
The Special Quartet
For the big four job classes thataren’ttied to a specific traveler, there’s a little more legwork involved. Well… mostly. One of them is actually pretty easy; the rest, not so much. We’ll start with the simple one.
Inventor
For theInventorclass, all you need to do isexit New Delsta and traverse the local roadsa bit until you spota big house(see above)with a fellow named Arkar inside. The man doesn’t exactly go to great lengths to conceal his existence. He’ll immediately reward you with the Inventor class just for visiting (and automatically agreeing to be his apprentice).
Armsmaster
Honestly, this one’s not so bad, either, though reaching the town ofGravellwill take more time as it’s surrounded by higher-level danger zones.Once you’re in Gravell, switch to nighttime, and have Throné ambush the debt collector standing outside the above house. You could theoretically take care of the guy via other confrontation path actions, but there’s nothing simpler, nor sweeter, than a good old-fashioned instant knockout.
The blacksmith inside will teach theArmsmasterlicense. Note that in order to gain more skills, you must acquire legendary weapons.
Arcanist
ForArcanist, you must first acquire the boat via Partitio’sScent of Commercequests inToto’haru. Next, you need to be powerful enough todefeat the optional boss causing that whirlpool just to the archipelago’s northeast. With it out of the way,sail due east to the south of the eastern continent. There’s quite a bit of open water here.
Eventually, you will come upon two islands. The first, unhelpfully designated ‘??? Island’, is for the post-game optional mega boss. The second,Lost Isle, has a big maze-like look to it (as can be seen in greater detail in the above screenshot). Here, you’re tasked withfinding the true path; doing so meanswalking west over an invisible pathrather than simply going through the maze. (Though you should totally do that for the various treasures here.)
At the end of the invisible path, you’ll find an ancient of some sort who confers the license before disappearing. Spooky.
Conjurer
The last of the optional classes,Conjurer, can be found by scaling a tower of back-to-back optional fights - five total, though you’re able to save and heal between bouts.This tower is located in Ku, Hikari’s home city, but since the city is unavailable until Hikari’s final chapter (not counting his first chapter, at which point the tower fights cannot be accessed),know that you will need to complete Hikari’s story for access to Conjurer.
Where To Find Additional Licenses
We’ve talked a lot about how to unlock each class, but as you’ll discover the moment you speak with a guild leader for any of the eight ‘regular’ jobs,you can gain multiple instances of each basic class - up to three. This doesn’t apply to the special stuff - Inventor, Armsmaster, Arcanist, and Conjurer. Frankly, that’d be overpowered!
Having access to up to three licenses for each of the classes means you could, theoretically, have a party where everybody’s a Cleric (in addition to whatever else). Will that need to happen often in Octopath Traveler 2? Probably not, no, but it’s nice to know you can grind several characters in a given class simultaneously, seeking out whichever passive skills you’re on the hunt for at the time.
The below table covers thesecond and third licensesfor each becausethe first license always becomes available as soon as you meet with the guild leader.In other words, all you need to know to nab that first one is where to locate each guild, which we’ve already covered above.
To earn the second and eventually third licenses for each class,report back to the guildmaster after meeting the given condition.
Have two characters learn the Warrior’s Divine Skill.
Apothecary
At theBlack MarketinNew Delsta Flats, purchase threeHerb-of-Gracebuds and then bring them to the guildmaster.
Acquire threePrimeval Horn ElixirsfromDevil Deerenemies atHouse Wellows Manoror its surrounding whereabouts.
Merchant
Pay the guildmaster 100,000 leaves.
Pay the guildmaster 300,000 leaves. This isn’t cumulative with the first 100k, so you’ll need to save up all over again!
Have two characters learn the Dancer’s Divine Skill.
Thief
StealtheThieves' Gemfrom the old man inClockbank. Note that it must be daytime for this path action to be available.
Find theMaster Thief’s Sapphire Stoneaboard theShipwreckin the Sundering Sea. Access to the Sundering Sea is restricted until you have acquired Partitio’s ship, the Grand Terry.
Scholar
Gather fiveAncient Cores. you’re able to get these fromAncient Sentinelsin Partitio’s second-chapter dungeon, or by stealing from theRemnantenemies in theWandering Wood.
Gather fiveAlmighty Soulstones. There are numerous ways to acquire these powerful items, but an easy one is to run around atnightjust outside the Scholar’s Guild and steal from theElementalfoes.
Cleric
InStarfall Spring, an optional dungeon atEastern Cropdale Trail, defeat the bossMonarchto acquire theHigh Priest’s Amulet.
Bringfour NPCs for a full party of eightto’Beneath the Wall’south of Stormhail. Cross the bridge with eight people to shatter it and unlock a high-tier dungeon. Defeat the mightyDreadwolffoe for theHigh Priest’s Book of Scripture.
Hunter
Head toWestern Sai Sandsand locate theQuicksand Gaoloptional dungeon. Defeat theLord of the Sandsboss forQuicksand Monster’s Liver.
Enter thewhirlpoolon theSundering Seato challenge and defeat theScourge of the Seaboss monster. Receive theSea Monster Whisker. Access to the Sundering Sea is restricted until you have acquired Partitio’s ship, the Grand Terry.
