Octopath Traveller: 14 Tips & Tricks The Game Doesn't Tell You

14. There's Another Way To Figure Out An Enemy's Weakness

Designed to be a method of trial and error until you figure out which enemies are weak to what, there is another way to figure out what will break an enemy as you get through a battle.

Basically, the way weaknesses are laid out is always in a specific order from left to right. It goes:

Swords > Spears > Daggers > Axes > Bows > Staves > Fire > Ice > Lightning > Wind > Holy > Dark

You can use this layout to make more educated guesses once you've uncovered any tile, and if you've unlocked two "bookend" weaknesses on opposing sides, this will let you nail what's left in the middle.