Dear Travelers: To provide you with a better gaming experience, we will conduct maintenance updates from 7:00 to 11:30 (UTC) on January 29, 2026. The game will be inaccessible during maintenance.
Ver. 3.22.5 will be released after maintenance on January 29. Travelers can follow the in-game info to obtain the latest version.
You can also manually update through the App Store or Google Play Store for a better gaming experience and stability.
(The actual timing of the new version's appearance in stores may vary by platform.)
We will enable forced updates after maintenance is complete. Please note that Ver. 3.22.4 and earlier will no longer be playable.
■Update Contents
1. New Traveler of Memories: Scholar Xerc. During the event period, each Guide will award Fragment (Xerc). Exchange 150 Fragment (Xerc) for 1 Xerc's Grand Sacred Seal (6★).
2. New Limited-Time Paid Only Guidance: STEP UP Traveler of Memories - Xerc. STEP 5 guarantees one 5★ or higher Traveler, with a 50% chance for 6★ Xerc. STEP Guide rewards include Memories Fragment and Fragment (Xerc). Exchange 150 Fragment (Xerc) for 1 Xerc's Grand Sacred Seal (6★). Exchange 200 Memories Fragment for a Sacred Seal of any currently available Traveler.
3. Memoirs Update:
Xerc's Memories: Soulstone Mania
4. The Exchange Update: Soul Shard exchange updated, now offering Xerc's Soul of War and Soul of Mastery.
5. Ultimate Technique Enhancement Available: Xerc.
6. Characters updated with Class Breakthrough to 6★: Xerc.
7. Characters updated with Blessing of the Lantern: Xerc.
8. Tower of Trials launches limited-time Job towers: Scholar Training & Apothecary Training. The Exchange now offers Scholar Token and Apothecary Token exchanges.
9. New Hunt Event: Increased Guidestone drops for Xerc in Hunt/Expert Hunt. Event period: After maintenance on January 29, 2026 - 07:00 (UTC) February 5.
10. New Packs: Xerc Power-up Pack.
11. Novice Experience Optimization
This update will optimize the novice experience. The optimizations include:
1) Added story icons in map.
Story type info has been added to map interface. You can now more intuitively view different types of tasks including Main, Side, and Traveler Story.
2) Added Key Side Story category.
To help you better distinguish and select side tasks, we have marked certain side stories that unlock new features as Key Side Story with a new icon. We recommend new players complete these tasks first to unlock important in-game systems and features.
12. Version Update Gift: 300 Free Rubies will be distributed after maintenance. Collection period: After maintenance on January 29, 2026 - 07:00 (UTC) February 12.
13. First New Character from OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0 Celebration Gift ①
Gift content: Xerc’s Awakening Stone x1
Collection period: After maintenance on January 29, 2026 - 07:00 (UTC) February 12.
14. First New Character from OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0 Celebration Gift ②
Gift content: Orsterra of Memories Awakening Fortune Box x1
*Using it to obtain a random character's Awakening Stone from: Richard/Bargello/Levina/Alaune/Dancer Alaune/Rondo/Krauser/Rinyuu/Apothecary Rinyuu/Eltrix/Elrica/Thief Elrica/Hunter Ditraina/Sonia/Signa/Sazantos/Solon/Nephti/Tiziano/Shana/Isla/Kilns/Rique.
Collection period: After maintenance on February 5, 2026 ~ 07:00, February 12 (UTC).
15. Details of new Character Xerc’s skills are as follows:
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Type |
Skill Name |
Skill Effect |
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Support Skill |
Soulstone Expertise Vol. I |
Augment Self based on the number of active Soulstone Resonances from the following: Fire/Ice/Lightning. 1+: Raise Dmg. Limit by 10000 and gain the ability to trigger critical hits with elemental attacks. 2+: Raise Dmg. Limit by 10000 and Elem. Atk. by 20%. 3: Raise Dmg. Limit by 10000 and Elem. Dmg. by 10%. Soulstone Resonance: Raise the corresponding element's damage by 10%.
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Support Skill |
Soulstone Experiment |
When in front row: Gain the ability to trigger a follow-up strike when any ally in front row deals Fire/Ice/Lightning/Wind/Light/Dark damage (only activates once for each element in an action). Follow-up(Fire): Deal Fire damage to All Foes (potency: 100). Follow-up (Ice): Deal Ice damage to All Foes (potency: 100). Follow-up (Lightning): Deal Lightning damage to All Foes (potency: 100). Follow-up (Wind): Deal Wind damage to All Foes (potency: 100). Follow-up (Light) Deal Light damage to All Foes (potency: 100). Follow-up (Dark) Deal Dark damage to All Foes (potency: 100).
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Battle Skill |
Abstract |
Deal Phys. Tome damage to Single Foe 3 time(s) (potency: 65-120). |
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Battle Skill |
Safety Protocols |
Restore HP of Entire Front Row (potency: 65-220). Also restore their BP by 2 at Max Boost. |
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Battle Skill |
Elemental Decay |
Lower Elem. Res. of Single Foe by 20% (turns: 2-5) and show 1-4 weak point(s). |
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Battle Skill |
Theory Integration |
Raise Elem. Dmg. of Entire Front Row by 30% (turns: 2-5). |
|
Battle Skill |
Lab Clearance |
Deal non-elemental damage to All Foes (potency: 730-1200). Exploits Fire, Ice, Lightning, Wind, Light, and Dark weaknesses (damage calculation based on non-elemental attack). Dmg Limit of this skill is increased by 100000. |
|
Battle Skill |
Theory of Detonation |
Gain Fire and Lightning Soulstone Resonances (turns: 3/granted as a support skill/does not stack), and deal alternating Elem. Fire and Lightning damage to All Foes 2 times each (potency: 55-100). At Max Boost: Repeat the attacks. |
|
Battle Skill |
Theory of Rheology |
Gain Ice and Wind Soulstone Resonances (turns: 3/granted as a support skill/ does not stack), and deal alternating Elem. Ice and Wind damage to All Foes 2 times each (potency:55-100). At Max Boost: Repeat the attacks. |
|
Battle Skill |
Theory of Polarity |
Gain Light and Dark Soulstone Resonances (turns: 3/granted as a support skill/ does not stack), and deal alternating Elem. Light and Dark damage to All Foes 2 times each (potency:55-100). At Max Boost: Repeat the attacks. |
|
Battle Skill |
Wild Soulstone Toss |
Deal Elem. Fire, Ice, Lightning, Wind, Light, and Dark damage to Random Foe 1 time each (potency: 65-115) and have a moderate chance to lower their Elem. Def. by 15% with every attack (turns: 2). |
|
Ultimate Technique |
Soulstone's Might |
[Lv. 1]: Deal Elem. Fire, Ice, Lightning, Wind, Light, and Dark damage to Single Foe 1 time each (potency: 70). At 200% Overcharge: Active Soulstone Resonance doubles the potency of corresponding element.
At 200% Overcharge: Active Soulstone Resonance doubles the potency of corresponding element.
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Battle Skills - Blessing of the Lantern |
Calculated Compound |
Cast countdown on Self (count: 3). Once the countdown ends, deal Elem. Fire, Ice, Lightning, Wind, Light, and Dark damage to All Foes 1 time each (potency: 95-150). |
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Support Skill - Blessing of the Lantern |
Soulstone Expertise Vol. II |
Augment Self based on the number of active Soulstone Resonances from the following: Wind/Light/Dark. 1+: Raise Dmg. Limit by 10000, and raise damage by 10% when exploiting enemy weakness. 2+: Raise Dmg. Limit by 60000. 3: Raise Dmg. Limit by 10000, and raise the limit of Elem. Dmg. augments from support skills and equipment effects to 50%. Soulstone Resonance: Raise the corresponding element's damage by 10%. |
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EX Skill |
Hyper Catalysis |
Act faster during turn, gain Fire, Ice, Lightning, Wind, Light, and Dark Soulstone Resonances (turns: 3/granted as a support skill/does not stack), and raise potency by 80%(turns: 3/turns cannot be extended/does not stack with effects of the same type), Dmg. Limit by 50000 (turns: 3), and deal damage to Entire Front Row (potency: 50% of target's max HP/cannot incapacitate allies). You have a 50% chance to trigger a huge success: Raise potency by 120% (turns: 3/turns cannot be extended/does not stack with effects of the same type) and Dmg. Limit by 100000 (turns: 3) instead without dealing damage. [Usage Conditions] The party includes at least 3 Scholars. |
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Awakening Accessory |
Soulstone Pendant |
Limit from support skills and equipment effects: 30%
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■Notice
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OCTOPATH TRAVELER: Champions of the Continent Operations Team