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Summary of 4-Star A4s #
This list only contains available 4-star units in the Global version of Octopath Traveler: COTC.
The accessories for the Forbidden 11 will be added once they appear in the game.
Priority 0 = most important. Priority 5 = least important.
- Kurtz A4 is by far the most important accessory
- Priority 1 should be heavily considered
- The SP regen accessories are QoL
- Attain everything else as needed
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Unit | A4 Stat | A4 Accessory Passive | Where | Priority | Comment |
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Kurtz | 40 PATK, 20 SPD, 10 SP | At full hp: Extend duration of enfeebling effects by 1 turn (does not stack). | Medal Exchange | 0 | The passive extends both active debuffs and passive debuffs, giving you incredible flexibility. Recommended active debuffers: Falco, Tithi, Lianna, Therion, Billy, Nicola, Kurtz, Kersjes, Pia, Lynette, Aslyte, Olberic, Harley, Primrose. Recommended passive debuffers: Laura, Hayes, Sigrid, Menno, Aslyte, Bertrand, Helga. |
Jorn | 70 CRIT | Inflict 10% Sword Res Down when breaking an enemy for 2 turns. | Elite Shard Exchange | 0.5 | Grants the rare passive of sword res down. Truly a sword meta. |
Fabio | 30 EATK, 20 SPD, 20 SP | Inflict 10% Wind Res Down when breaking an enemy for 3 turns. | Memory Shard Exchange | 0.5 | Grants the super rare passive debuff of Wind Res down. Useful on units that can easily break the enemy with priority, like Lars. With Sofia EX, Wind DMG (and Fire) is probably the strongest elemental damage in the game at the time of writing. |
Devin | 20 PDEF, 20 EDEF, 300 HP | Grant Self 15% PDEF when an enemy is taunted. | Historic Shard Exchange | 0.5 | A HP stat stick with 15% physical damage reduction. Useful on Devin, Gilderoy and Tressa, or someone with Edea's A4. |
Wingate | 20 PATK, 20 EATK, 30 SP | Inflict 10% Dark Res Down when breaking an enemy for 2 turns. | Medal Exchange | 1 | Grants the ultra rare passive debuff of Dark Res down. Useful against so many LV 100 NPC weak to Dark. |
Peredir | 40 EATK, 30 SP | Inflict 10% Fire Res Down when breaking an enemy for 2 turns. | Medal Exchange | 1 | Grants the ultra rare passive debuff of Fire Res down. Great on units that can break the enemy with priority, like Molu, or fast units like Lynette. |
Helga | 70 SPD | Grant Self HP Regen (250 per turn). | Medal Exchange | 1 | A huge SPD stat stick with regen, useful on supports like Lynette or Primrose. |
Miles | 30 PDEF, 300 HP, 10 SP | Grant Self and paired ally 10% EDEF. | Historic Shard Exchange | 1 | Very strong stat stick with 10% elemental damage reduction for self and paired ally. |
Levan | 40 EATK, 10 EDEF, 20 SP | When breaking an enemy, lower their Light Res. by 10% (turns: 2) | Elite Shard Exchange | 1 | Grants the ultra rare passive debuff of Light Res down. |
Lolo | 30 PATK, 30 CRIT, 10 SP | When breaking an enemy, lower their Bow Res. by 10% (turns: 3) | Elite Shard Exchange | 1 | Grants the rare passive debuff of Bow Res down. |
Cornelia | 30 PATK, 40 CRIT | Grant Self 10% Weakness DMG. | Elite Shard Exchange | 2 | Is basically a universal 10% DMG buff. E.g You can give it to Cyrus and it acts as 30% DMG buff for his 3 elemental skills during break. |
Laura | 30 EATK, 20 SPD, 20 SP | Start of battle: 10% Lgtning Res Down to all enemies for 3 turns. | Medal Exchange | 2 | Grants the rare passive debuff of lightning res down; god tier for ultra fast material farming with Tithi, Cyrus or Elvis. |
Pia | 10 PDEF, 20 EDEF, 400 HP | When HP is 50% or less, grant Self automatic HP Regen (500 per turn). | Memory Shard Exchange | 2 | Great HP stat stick with very thicc regens. |
Trish | 20 PATK, 10 SPD, 400 HP | Grant Self and paired ally 10% Sword DMG. | Medal Exchange | 2 | Useful on the backpack of your warrior DPS; fantastic HP stats stick. |
Ramona | 25 PDEF, 25 EDEF, 200 HP | While in front, give backrow paired ally HP Regen (250 per turn). | Medal Exchange | 2 | Great HP stat stick with regen. |
Madelaine | 30 PATK, 20 EDEF, 20 SPD | When in backrow, give paired ally 10% PATK buff. | Memory Shard Exchange | 2 | This is a permanent 10% PATK passive buff. |
Merret | 30 EATK, 20 PDEF, 20 EDEF | When in backrow, give paired ally automatic SP regen (10 per turn). | Historic Shard Exchange | 2 | Useful in drawn-out battle situations on your backpack. Quality of Life accessory. |
Mabel | 20 EATK, 20 EDEF, 30 SPD | When in backrow, give paired ally automatic SP regen (10 per turn). | Historic Shard Exchange | 2 | Useful in drawn-out battle situations on your backpack. Quality of Life accessory. |
Camilla | 20 EATK, 20 SPD, 30 SP | When in backrow, give paired ally automatic SP regen (10 per turn). | Historic Shard Exchange | 2 | Useful in drawn-out battle situations on your backpack. Quality of Life accessory. |
Brigitte | 500 HP, 10 EATK, 10 SPD | Raise some status ailment Res. by 30% | Elite Shard Exchange | 2.5 | Huge HP stat stick. |
Aslyte | 30 PATK, 40 EATK | When an enemy is affected by Ice Res Down, grant self 10% EATK buff. | Medal Exchange | 2.5 | Grants the rare passive of EATK buff. Ice Res Down can come from skills or passives. |
Noelle | 30 EATK, 20 SPD, 20 SP | When an enemy is affected by Wind Res Down, grant self 10% EATK buff. | Medal Exchange | 2.5 | Grants the rare passive of EATK buff. Wind Res Down can come from skills or passives. |
Cless | 30 PATK, 20 CRIT, 20 SPD | Grant Self and paired ally 10% Dagger DMG. | Historic Shard Exchange | 2.5 | Useful on the backpack of your thief DPS. |
Heinz | 40 EATK, 10 EDEF, 20 SP | Start of battle: 10% Dark Res Down to all enemies for 3 turns. | Historic Shard Exchange | 3 | Grants the rare passive debuff of Dark Res down. |
Paula | 30 EATK, 30 EDEF, 10 SPD | Start of battle: 10% Dark Res Down to all enemies for 3 turns. | Elite Shard Exchange | 3 | Grants the rare passive debuff of Dark Res down. |
Lucetta | 20 CRIT, 30 SPD, 20 SP | Increase Bow DMG by 15%. | Medal Exchange | 3 | Useful on Hunters like Chloe, Kersjes, H'aanit, and to some extent, Herminia and Scarecrow. |
Barrad | 50 PATK, 200 HP | Increase Spear DMG by 15%. | Memory Shard Exchange | 3 | Useful on units like W'ludai (if you can't maintain max HP), Olberic, Dorothea, and Krauser. Good HP. |
Sigrid | 30 PATK, 20 CRIT, 20 SP | Increase Sword DMG by 15%. | Medal Exchange | 3 | Useful on Warriors like Lars, A2, 2B, Tytos, Richard and Fiore. |
Tahir | 50 PATK, 20 CRIT | Start of battle: 10% PATK to Self and paired ally for 3 turns. | Memory Shard Exchange | 3 | Not as versatile as Madelaine's A4, which is a permanent buff. |
Cerna | 30 PATK, 20 EATK, 20 SP | Raise own Phys. Atk. by 10% when an enemy with Polearm Res. Down is present | Elite Shard Exchange | 3 | Synergizes excellently with Roland. |
Kenneth | 40 EATK, 30 SP | Start of battle: Lower Ice Res. of All Foes by 10% (turns: 3) | Elite Shard Exchange | 3 | Grants the rare passive debuff of Ice Res down. Great for your Sofia/Cyrus/Eleonora material farming team comps. |
Shelby | 30 EDEF, 10 SPD, 30 SP | When in backrow, give paired ally 50% resistance to some status ailments. | Memory Shard Exchange | 3 | Situationally useful especially for mitigating RNG on essential units as well as for row partners of taunt tanks against enemies with status (you can actually get this 50% much higher if needed) |
Rita | 40 PATK, 300 HP | Grant Self 10% Crit DMG. | Memory Shard Exchange | 4 | Crit is RNG; but the +300HP is nice. |
Bertrand | 40 EATK, 10 SPD, 20 SP | When an enemy is affected by Paralyze, grant self 10% PATK buff. | Memory Shard Exchange | 4 | Paralyze is situational and many end game bosses are immune or resist it. |
Ashlan | 20 PATK, 20 SPD, 300 HP | Grant Self 10% Crit DMG. | Medal Exchange | 4 | Crit is RNG; but the +300HP is nice. |
Iris | 30 PATK, 20 CRIT, 200 HP | Start of battle: 10% Fan Res Down to all enemies for 3 turns. | Memory Shard Exchange | 4 | Grants the rare passive debuff of Fan Res down; unfortunately fan DPS is subpar. Can be useful against Lv 100 NPC Old Storyteller and Guardian of Valore (Bow). |
Meena | 10 PATK, 30 EDEF, 30 SP | Grant Self and paired ally 10% PDEF. | Medal Exchange | 4 | Only useful for it's 10% physical damage reduction to paired ally; lacking HP. |
Efrain | 50 PATK, 10 EATK, 10 SPD | Raise Staff damage dealt by 15% | Elite Shard Exchange | 4 | Staff damage is rarely used. The raw stats are useful. |
Narr | 40 PATK, 30 SPD | Raise damage dealt of critical hits by 10% | Elite Shard Exchange | 4 | Stat stick. |
Rodion | 50 PATK, 20 EATK | Grant Self HP Regen (500 per turn) when a bleeding enemy is present. | Historic Shard Exchange | 5 | Bleed is situational and many end game bosses are immune to it. |
Menno | 30 EATK, 40 SP | When an enemy is affected by Speed Down, grant self 10% EATK buff. | Historic Shard Exchange | 5 | Unfortunately there isn't any good elemental attacker that can also debuff enemy SPD. Can synergize with Durand's A4. |
Cedric | 40 PATK, 10 EDEF, 20 CRIT | Start of battle: moderate chance to inflict Bleed to all enemies for 3 turns. | Historic Shard Exchange | 5 | Bleed is situational and many end game bosses are immune to it. |
Durand | 30 PATK, 20 SPD, 20 SP | Start of battle: lower Spd of all enemies by 10% (turns: 3) | Elite Shard Exchange | 5 | Slow is extremely situational. |
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