In this guide, you will learn where to find the Ancient Cog item needed to unlock the Inventor Skill Arkar coil in Octopath Traveler 2.

Inventor is the first of four Secret Jobs you can get in Octopath Traveler 2. To unlock Inventor abilities, instead of using Job Points, you need to collect hidden items to make inventions. One of these items is Ancient Cog, which can be difficult for gamers to find. In this guide, you will learn the location and the requirements to find it.

Inventor: how to unlock a task

To become an inventor, you must complete the first chapter of the game’s story. and talk to NPC Arkar.

To find Arkar:

  1. Head south to Eastern New Delsta Highroad,
  2. find a lake,
  3. Head north on the path by the lake. until you reach a bridge,
  4. Cross the bridge and find a big wooden housewhere Arkar resides,
  5. Listen to Arkar’s explanations to unlock the inventor profession and its starting abilities.

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Ancient Cog in Octopath Traveler 2 – how to find

Ancient Cog is one of the necessary items to unlock Anker’s Spiral ability. The other elements necessary for the competence are:

  1. Give up –obtained from a factory worker standing in front of the factory house in the Clockbank industrial district,
  2. natural magnetite – in an unfinished tunnel in southern Crackridge Wilds, after fighting an Overseer blocking the entrance. Follow a winding path through the mine to find a red chest.

Of the three, Ancient Cog can be hard to find because sometimes you can’t get it. To get it:

  1. Go to Red Island,
  2. Locate the house near the tavern, go down the steps,

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  1. Change the time of night – you won’t find the NPC holding the ancient cog during the day,
  2. He walks in and finds the workman with a brown ponytail, standing by the table,

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  1. Use an item steal ability on the NPC to get Ancient Cog.

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