Octopath Traveler 0: How to attack from the back row
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Actually, you can’t attack or use skills while positioned in the back row. This makes some skill descriptions a little unclear. Skills that refer to the back row should really say something like, “more powerful if the character began their turn in the back row.” Here’s how it works: to get those bonuses, the character needs to start their turn in the back row, move to the front, and then use the skill.







