Apothecaries combine medical knowledge with brute strength, using axes and restorative concoctions to keep the party alive in even the toughest fights. Their signature skills allow them to heal wounds, cure status ailments, and even revive fallen allies. In Octopath Traveler 0, Apothecaries remain one of the most balanced jobs – capable of supporting the team while still holding their own in combat.
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Apothecary Description
Healers who concoct medicines to treat the sick and injured. Though apothecaries excel at restoring HP and preventing status ailments, they can also go on the offensive with their axes.
Apothecary Attribute Bonuses
The Apothecary job has bonuses to:
- Phys. Def.
- Max. SP
- Elem. Atk.
- Elem. Def.
Apothecary Weapons
The Apothecary job can use the axe and tome weapons.
Apothecary Battle Skills
The best skills for the Apothecary are First Aid, Heal All, and Vivify. These make the Apothecary a useful battle healer that can also revive fallen allies.
| Skill | SP Cost | Description |
| First Aid | 6 | Restore HP of an ally. |
| Amputation | 12 | Deal axe damage to a foe. |
| Enshroud | 9 | Gain a chance to inflict blindness on a foe for 2 turn(s). |
| Rehabilitate | 15 | Grant an ally immunity to status ailments for 2 turn(s). |
| Vivify | 24 | Revive an ally. |
| Heal All | 15 | Grant HP regeneration to the entire front row or entire back row for 3 turn(s). |
| Cross Cleave | 30 | Deal great axe damage to a foe. |
| Dohter’s Charity | ULT | Item effects apply to all targets. |
Apothecary Support Skills
The Apothecary’s support skills make them more resistant to ailments, while also giving them better overall stats with increased SP and HP, plus SP recovery when breaking an enemy.
| Skill | Description |
| Resist Ailments | Improve the equipped character’s resistance to poison/bleeding/sleep/paralysis/blindness/silence/terror/weakness. |
| Max. SP +50 | SP +50 |
| Max. HP +500 | HP +500 |
| Inspiriting Break | Restore the equipped character’s SP when breaking a foe. |
Apothecary Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Restore HP, cure status ailments, and revive allies.
- Can use axes to deal meaningful damage.
- Tomes improve their flexibility, allowing them to mix physical and elemental offense.
- Rehabilitate and Heal All provide strong utility.
- Excellent balance of defense, SP, and magic stats.
Cons
- Healing and support skills have short durations.
- Lacks the burst potential of pure offensive jobs like Warrior or Scholar.
- Revival skill (Vivify) has a high SP cost, limiting its use.
- Lacks strong area-of-effect attacks early on.
- Requires access to good ingredients or support gear.
