Octopath Traveler CotC: Tips, Tricks and Strategies.

General Tips

• Manage your party carefully. Make sure to switch out your party members often to make sure everyone is getting experience and can be used in different types of battles.
• Make sure to use all eight characters. You can only use four characters at a time, but you should make sure to use all eight characters in your party so that you can benefit from their diverse abilities.
• Make use of elemental weaknesses. When battling enemies, take note of their elemental weaknesses and use characters who specialize in that element to take advantage of that weakness.
• Explore everywhere. Explore all the nooks and crannies of the world to find hidden items, secret passages, and powerful enemies that you can battle.
• Make use of Break Arts and Boosts. Break Arts are powerful attacks that can be used to do massive amounts of damage to an enemy. Boosts are special abilities that can be used to make attacks more powerful or increase the chance of success of a certain action.

Battle Strategies

• Make use of Weak Points and Battle Actions. When in battle, take advantage of an enemy's weak points to do extra damage. Make sure to also use your characters' Battle Actions in order to do extra damage or take advantage of an enemy's weaknesses.
• Pay attention to enemy patterns. Most enemies have certain attack patterns that can be easily exploited. Pay attention to these patterns and use them to your advantage.
• Use Battle Items. Battle items can be used to restore health or status effects. Make sure to use them to your advantage in order to defeat powerful enemies.
• Make use of Support Actions. Support Actions are special abilities that can be used to help out your allies in battle. Make sure to use them to help your party survive tough battles.