Unlock the Scholar's full potential in Octopath Traveler! Discover powerful skills like Fireball and Analyze, and learn how to best utilize Support Skills like Elemental Augmentation.
The Scholar is a fantastic job in Octopath Traveler, offering powerful offensive magic and the crucial ability to analyze enemy weaknesses. Let's break down its skills and how to make the most of them!
Skills
| Skill Name | SP Cost | Description |
| Fireball | 8 | Deal fire damage to all foes |
| Icewind | 8 | Deal ice damage to all foes |
| Lightning Bolt | 8 | Deal lightning damage to all foes |
| Analyze | 1 | Reveal HP and one weakness of a single foe |
| Fire Storm | 22 | Deal fire damage to all foes twice |
| Blizzard | 22 | Deal ice damage to all foes twice |
| Lightning Blast | 22 | Deal lightning damage to all foes twice |
| Alephan’s Enlightenment | 30 | [Divine Skill] For 3 turns, spells cast by a single chosen ally that usually target all foes will instead by focused on a single foe at increased intensity |
Support Skills
| Skill Name | Skills To Unlock | Description |
| Evasive Maneuvers | 4 | Encounter less random battles in the world (Equipping this skill with multiple characters will have no added effect) |
| Elemental Augmentation | 5 | Augments the equipping character’s elemental attack strength by 50 |
| Percipience | 6 | Prevents the part from being surprised by foes (Equipping this skill with multiple characters will have no added effect) |
| Vim and Vigor | 7 | The equipping chracter will regenerate HP each turn |
The Scholar's active skills are a mix of multi-hit elemental attacks and the incredibly useful Analyze skill. For just 1 SP, Analyze is your go-to for scouting out enemy weaknesses and their remaining HP, which is vital for planning your battles. The higher-tier spells like Fire Storm, Blizzard, and Lightning Blast are great for dealing heavy damage to groups of enemies, especially when you need to exploit elemental weaknesses.
Don't sleep on Alephan’s Enlightenment, the Scholar's Divine Skill! This can turn a single-target spell into a devastating blow against a boss or a tough enemy. Imagine focusing the power of a multi-hit spell onto one foe – it can melt their HP bar!
When it comes to Support Skills, Elemental Augmentation is a must-have for any Scholar, boosting their elemental attack power significantly. Vim and Vigor is also excellent for keeping your Scholar healthy turn after turn, reducing the need for healing items. Evasive Maneuvers can be a lifesaver if you're trying to get through dangerous areas quickly, and Percipience is key to avoiding nasty surprise attacks that can put you on the back foot right away.
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