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Level her up to boost those chances.

Use Latent Powers for any tough opponent, not just big boss fights.

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Just confirm to check their estimated strength before initiating a battle.

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Use your power

Octopath 2 introduces Latent Powers during key points in each characters first boss fight.

The Scrutinize action reveals hidden secrets about NPCs.

Roll with the punches

Your Latent Power meter fills up as you take damage.

Knowledge is power and profit

Several characters can glean information from nearly every NPC.

Osvalds Scrutinize action has a high chance of sussing people out.

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Temenos can break their minds, which is handy thanks to his Latent Power, but also time-consuming.

Casttis method is the easiest, since it relies on her level and not chance.

However you do it, double-check to get information from everyone.

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NPCs with quest items arent marked on the map or with any kind of quest indicator.

If youre stumped in a side quest, Scrutinizing or gathering information is probably the way forward.

Take some time between traveling to new story locations to explore the regions youre in.

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Experiment with classes as well.

Thats where the optional dungeons come in.

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