Game:

Octopath Traveler II (2023)

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Guide

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Don't mind Osvald; he absolutely INSISTED on watching even though I told him he wasn't allowed to participate. For those that actually want to know why I didn't have him at 0, it was simply because you can't swap out KO'ed party members at the tavern, and since you need at least one person with health in the party, I wasn't able to fully knock out the four people I wasn't using. As such, I just had him defend the entire phase one where the boss is never able to attack us, and where his ability to spot a weakness doesn't actually influence the fight like it would phase two where he could be considered an extra target or increase Lionheart Axe damage by showing a weakness.

For those that want to see the build, here it is:

https://www.reddit.com/r/octopathtraveler/comments/11mibaa/build_post_for_2manning_secret_boss/

And before you ask, yes some RNG is involved, but only on the second phase. First phase can be done 100% of the time using this strategy. For phase two, turn two basically dictates how it will go, as it's entirely possible for Hikari to go first, meaning he has to Hienka to go at the end/after the main body, then pray to the gods that the appendages don't either seal his physical abilities, or do the triple magic hit attack. As long as Hikari can go after the main body on turn two, the chances of succeeding are pretty high.

For those who are looking for a guide on this boss, I made one here, but it's worth noting that since I didn't use subclasses in this guide, the strategy I used in this 2-man post with Throne in the first phase that requires her as a cleric is a good way to pass phase 1 as a general rule:

https://www.reddit.com/r/octopathtraveler/comments/11l0lme/secret_boss_kill_guide_no_subclasses_no_duplicate/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

For a general guide that uses no subclasses or duplicate battle tested equipment:

https://youtu.be/cPWTYYRdiWw

For my 1 turn per phase fight:

https://youtu.be/jXB3B-A61CA

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