Aside from the main bosses encountered in the story of Octopath Traveler 2, there are a few optional ones to be found here and there, one of which is the Scourge of the Sea boss.
How to Beat the Scourge of the Sea in Octopath Traveler 2
Before we begin, here are the boss stats and moveset to remember.
Scourge of the Seas’ stats
| Stat | Modifier |
|---|---|
| Shields | 12 |
| HP | 95,000 |
| Weakness | Axe, Fire, Light, Staff, Sword |
Scourge of the Seas’ moveset
| Move | Description |
|---|---|
| Attack | 1100 approximate damage to one part member. |
| Bad Dream | Party attack that deals more than 1100 damage and has a chance to put a member of your party to sleep. |
| Shipwreck | Party attack that deals more than 800 damage and has a chance to inflict a status effect, blocking boost attacks of any sorts. |
| Dark Vortex | Party dark attack that deals 1100 damage and has a high chance to deal a critical hit. |
| The enemy attempts to swallow everything… | If the name isn’t obvious, this is a charge attack that will have three members of your team swallowed. |
This fight requires you to strike a delicate balance between keeping your team alive, breaking the Scourge’s shields, and then unleashing your accumulated BP and latent abilities to do as much damage as possible.
The Scourge will start the battle by removing two of your party members for two rounds. The two are chosen at random. In essence, the Scourge will dismiss two party members for two turns and inflict damage on your two team members (usually hitting both). The rest of your team will reappear, and the Scourge will continue to use team-hitting attacks and debuffs for a few more turns. Then he’ll send two of your party members away again, and so on.
This pattern will be broken once the damage you deal to him reaches 30000 HP. He will then prepare his charge up move, “The Scourge of the Sea wishes to swallow…”
You must now do everything possible to break the Scourge. If necessary, use BP. That’s because if the Scourge “swallows” your party, only one member will remain on the field. The Scourge’s speed will increase as well, as will its ability to attack multiple times in a row.
If the character left on the field has less than 2,400 health, they will most likely die and the game will end immediately. You also have no idea which party member will be devoured, and you can only hope it’s not your healer or weakest unit.
If you make it past this point, carry on as usual, breaking the Scourge whenever possible. It will periodically Shapeshift, changing its Shield points and weaknesses. When this happens, use the Scholar’s Elemental Barrage or the Armsmaster Sixfold Strike to quickly determine its new weaknesses.
The Scourge may be the most difficult boss you’ve faced up to this point. However, with two healers and two tanky DPS, you should be able to get through. After that, you’ll be able to access one of the hidden jobs and obtain the quest item, Sea Monster’s Whisker.
Alternatively, you can use two Merchants to throw money at the problem, max out your BP, hire Veteran Warriors, and do nearly 80,000 damage in one round. Assuming the Scourge is broken.
This is how you defeat the Scourge of the Sea boss in Octopath Traveler 2.
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