Octopath Traveler 2 inventor skill item locations

InventorOne of the most Octopath Traveler 2’s secret jobs, and has a special method for unlocking the skills. To unlock new skills, you will need to use Job Points instead of JP. You can bring in items from all over the world to the guildmasters items.

The skills you start off with are Springy Boots or Changeable Catapult. But the other skills will require that Akar be presented with items. Some items are easy to find — and you’ll likely have them on hand — like soulstones and weapons. Other items can be more difficult to locate and will require that you hunt them down. You could steal them from NPCs (or find them in chests).

Once you make each of the inventions, you’ll get the Divinity Skill “All-Purpose Tool,” which begins the crafting time on all inventions, so you don’t have to wait for another turn. You’ll also get some money and the Mechanical Top Hat armor.

To get these items, you will require characters that can steal from NPCs and knock them out. We recommend using Agnea and Throné.

Below, we list out where to find the equipment and unique items you’ll need to learn all the inventor skills.

Locations of Critical Scope items

Weapon shops can sell both the Critical Scope items (Unerring Earrings and Critical Earrings).

Unerring earrings is from New Delsta (where you get Throné) and Essential EarringYou can buy Castti at Canalbrine

ElementalLocate Bomb Bottle products

To build the Elemental Bomb Bottle, you’ll need a Fire Soulstone, Ice Soulstone, Thunder Soulstone, and a Rainbow Glass Bottle. The soulstones are easy enough to come by — you should get a ton from pickpocketing NPCs, defeating monsters, and opening chests.

The following are some of the highlights. Rainbow Glass BottleThis is an exclusive item found in a chest located in Conning Creek’s harbor.

An open treasure chest in Octopath Traveler 2 at the end of a beach

Locate Tin Horn products

An Empowering Lychee is required for the Tin Horn. You can also find it in lots around the globe. A Tin Toy, and a Mythical Horn are needed.

The Tin Toy is a unique item that requires you to complete chapter three of Partitio’s storyline. After you have finished the Wellgrove department store, enter at night. You can get the toy from a local merchant.

A merchant upstairs in a department store in Octopath Traveler 2

The Mythical HornIt is located in the Nameless Village chest. It will require you to defeat a beastling in order to reach it.

A beastling blocks a bridge to an open chest in Octopath Traveler 2

Hastening Hammer item locations

The required items for the Hastening Hammer are a Soldier’s Bow, aFantastic Blade, and a Guardian’s Axe. The Soldier’s Bow can be bought from the shop in Clockbank and the Guardian’s Axe can be bought from the weapon shop in Stormhail.

The Great Blade isn’t a unique item, but you can grab one from this soldier in the tavern at night in Stormhail. Agnea can get it off of him if she’s level 37 or higher.

A bunch people in a dark tavern in Octopath Traveler 2

Arkar’s Coil item locations

Arkar’s Coil is the last skill and it requires the most items, all of which are unique: Scrap Metal, an Ancient Cog, and Natural Magnetite.

An NPC in Clockbank’s Industrial District TheScrap Metal and you can use any of the party’s respective item-taking skills to get it from them:

A man stands outside a weapon shop in Octopath Traveler 2

The Ancient Cog is on Roque Island, and you’ll need to get it from an NPC at night. If you don’t have access to Roque Island, you need to do more of Partitito’s story to unlock the boat. NPC can be found in the vicinity below, at the house right next to the tavern.

The Octopath Traveler 2 gang approaches a woman in her house

The Natural Magnetite is inside a mine labeled as an “Unfinished Tunnel” connected to Southern Crackridge Wilds. You’ll need to knock out the NPC in front that warns you that it’s too dangerous and open up a chest: