In the captivating universe of Octopath Traveler 0, mastering the art of JP farming is key to unlocking the full potential of your travelers. This immersive game invites players to engage in numerous battles to gather Job Points, crucial for enhancing character skills and slots. Yet, the journey to acquire these points can often feel like a grind. But fear not, as a strategic approach can yield over 2000 JP every five minutes, transforming your journey from tedious to thrilling with minimal effort.
Core Strategy
This JP farming strategy is centered on dealing 9,999 damage to any adversary with the Merchant’s Arrow of Fortune skill, which offers a JP bonus based on damage inflicted. However, to achieve such high damage levels, even in the early or mid-game phases, some preparatory measures are necessary.
Requirements
To efficiently farm JP even in the early stages, take these steps:
- Unlock the Merchant Job for your protagonist and acquire the Arrow of Fortune skill.
- Recruit Alexia.
- Secure the Forbidden Greatbow in Victors Hollow, which poses a challenge if you’re below level 25.
- Utilize any method to decrease the enemy’s Physical Defense, such as Therion’s Armor Corrosive Skill.
Unlocking the Merchant Job
Acquiring the Merchant Job for the protagonist is straightforward and typically requires minimal grinding. If it remains locked, simply learn three skills for your most recently unlocked Job.
How to Farm Over 2000 JP Every 5 Minutes
Pre-battle preparation
- Assign the Merchant Job with the Arrow of Fortune skill unlocked and equip the Forbidden Greatbow to your protagonist.
- Form your battle party: position the protagonist, Stia, and Alexia in front. For the fourth character, choose anyone capable of reducing enemies’ Physical Defense, such as Therion if he’s available.
- Remove the equipped Staff and Tome from Alexia to ensure she can break low-level enemies without eliminating them.
- Stock up on SP restoration items like Inspiring Plums to replenish the party’s SP without resting at an inn.
Step-by-Step Strategy
1. Head to Emberglow Slopes
The Emberglow Slopes area, to the North of Emberglow, is the optimal early game spot for JP farming using this method. It’s frequented by Ice Lizardman III and Frost Fox enemies, easily broken by Alexia without defeating them.
2. Break the Enemy and Prepare for Max Damage
Engage enemies that Alexia can damage without a knockout and prepare to deal 9999 damage with Arrow of Fortune:
- Have Alexia break an enemy
- Therion or another character should reduce the enemy’s Physical Defense.
- Use Stia to donate BP to the protagonist or Alexia as needed.
3. Defeat the Enemy
The Forbidden Greatbow’s speed penalty ensures your protagonist acts last after increasing BPs and breaking and weakening an enemy. Use the R1 (PlayStation) / RB (Xbox) / R (Switch) to Boost and release Arrow of Fortune Max.
If the protagonist is still faster, no worries; on the next turn, the debuffs remain, allowing Arrow of Fortune to deal 9,999 damage for an extra 199 JP per defeated enemy.
After defeating the initial enemy, repeat the preparation steps to empower Arrow of Fortune and eliminate all foes by dealing 9,999 damage.
Throughout Octopath Traveler 0, this JP farming strategy remains highly effective. Once Ludo is recruited in the Sunlands, you can construct the Training Grounds in Wishvale. This enhancement allocates EXP and JP to absent party members and allows resident assignment with the Technical Skill ability to modestly boost JP gains. In the later stages, breaking enemies becomes unnecessary, as the blend of high Physical Damage and reduced Physical Defense suffices to reach the 9,999 damage cap against weaker foes.