The Best Octopath Traveler Characters, All 8 Ranked
7. Alfyn
Alfyn’s story in Octopath Traveler isn’t bad, but when you compare him to the rest of the cast, he feels aimless. The biggest problem with Alfyn’s story is that he lacks any kind of narrative motivation other than “I want to travel and help people along the way,” and while that’s really nice and all, it’s just not terribly exciting. Sadly, Ogen (who appears in chapters 3 and 4) ends up being the much more interesting apothecary than Alfyn.
Now, when it comes to combat, things are a little different. As an Apothecary, Alfyn has access to cheap healing that can get pretty damn broken once you figure out his Concoct recipes. Late in the game, he can use a Purifying Seed + Essence of Grape combo to heal a party for 9,999 HP. Considering that Purifying Seeds and Essences of Grape are pretty easy to come by in chapter 4, his solo healing output is ridiculous. His group healing output seems to be capped at 3,000, but even that isn’t too shabby when you compare it to a Cleric’s Heal Wounds ability.
Alfyn can also absorb damage and become a tank with passive abilities. And if you really want, you can even give him the Warrior secondary class and start dealing better damage. Why do we need Olberic again?