Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 marks the exciting debut of the French studio, Sandfall Interactive, bringing a unique RPG experience to the gaming world. This game seamlessly blends immersive storytelling with challenging gameplay, setting it apart from the crowd. Maxroll has been diligently crafting comprehensive guides to help you navigate Expedition 33, from starting out to mastering the game. These guides cover everything from game mechanics and valuable loot to optimizing your builds. With Maxroll's Codex, you'll have access to detailed information on weapons, skills, Pictos, and Luminas, essential for tackling the challenges on the continent. If you're into theorycrafting, Maxroll's Expedition 33 Planner allows you to create and share your own builds within their vibrant Community Builds Section.
Getting Started
Embark on your journey in Expedition 33 with Maxroll's character guides, beginner resources, and Pictos guides. For a thorough walkthrough as you progress, consider IGN's Expedition 33 Walkthrough as your step-by-step companion.
Beginner’s Guide
Maxroll’s comprehensive Beginner’s Guide for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is your go-to resource for understanding the game's core mechanics. From exploring the world and battling Nevrons to learning about each character's unique mechanics and the game's progression systems like weapons, attributes, Pictos, and Luminas, this guide has you covered. For a quick overview of hidden gems, don't miss IGN's 10 Things Expedition 33 Doesn't Tell You.
Combat Guide
IGN's Combat Guide is perfect for beginners looking to conquer the dangerous Nevrons. It includes essential tips and tricks, with specific advice on utilizing characters like Lune and Maelle effectively.
Weapons, Attributes, and Upgrades
Weapons play a crucial role in building your team in Expedition 33. Each weapon and character skill inflicts different types of elemental damage, varying in effectiveness against different Nevrons. As you level up, weapons unlock special bonuses at levels 4, 10, and 20, enhancing your team's capabilities. Dive deeper into Weapons, Attributes, and Upgrades to maximize your team's potential.
Pictos and Luminas
Pictos are versatile equippable items that enhance your stats and provide unique effects. With the ability to equip three Pictos per character, you can further customize your team using the Lumina system for additional special effects. If you're facing tough encounters, switching Pictos can boost your defenses, increase damage, or buff your team with effects like Shell or Powerful. Explore more about Pictos and the Lumina system, a key progression feature in Expedition 33.
Early Game Pictos Guides
The Pictos system offers extensive customization, but certain Pictos shine in the early game. Keep an eye out for Dead Energy II and Critical Burn, and complete side content to acquire the "lone wolf" style Last Stand Pictos. Use Recovery to transform one character into a formidable tank, ensuring your team's survival in the early stages.
Characters
Dive into the unique mechanics and skills of each playable character in Expedition 33 with Maxroll's Character Skill Guides, featuring Gustave, Lune, Maelle, Sciel, Verso, and Monoco.
More Guides
Maxroll offers additional guides tailored for midgame and endgame, covering how to unlock new areas, defeat specific enemies more efficiently, and select the best Pictos for your builds.
How to Unlock all of Esquie’s Traversal Abilities
Esquie's traversal abilities, such as breaking through obstacles, swimming, flying, and diving under the ocean, can be unlocked as you progress. Learn how to unlock all of Esquie's Abilities to enhance your exploration experience. Additionally, discover that you can break those intriguing black rocks with blue cracks!
Enemy Strengths and Weaknesses
Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the enemies you encounter on the Continent is crucial. Exploit enemy weaknesses to deal 50% more damage, and steer clear of elements they absorb, as these can heal them instead of causing harm.
Zone Progression
Feeling lost after completing the main story? Maxroll's Zone Progression Guide offers recommendations on when to tackle different optional zones. Additionally, IGN provides a list of Expedition 33 side quests and their rewards, helping you decide which ones are worth pursuing.
Best Pictos
Discover the Best Pictos for both early and endgame scenarios. Maxroll's guide highlights Pictos that offer general power boosts as well as those with niche uses, opening up new build archetypes for your team.
Codex
Maxroll's Expedition 33 Codex is an invaluable resource, providing detailed information on all Weapons, Pictos, Luminas, and Skills. You can even adjust the level to see how these items scale as you progress.
Planner and Community Builds
Maxroll's Expedition 33 Planner is your tool for crafting and sharing your builds. Here are key features to keep in mind:
- Select your characters and set up your active party. You can create different team setups for each character.
- Choose an optional tag like “Story” or “Post-Story” at the top to navigate between characters and adjust their setups.
- Pick your weapon and adjust its level to see changes in power and scaling. Note that attributes are not currently factored in.
- Select six skills for your character. Keep in mind that Gradient Skills are not included here but can be found in the Codex.
- Choose your Pictos, ensuring you use each Pictos only once across your entire team. Select the correct level to view the stats they add.
- Add Luminas and view the point count at the top.
- Allocate attributes, considering what your weapon scales off of.
- View your stats, influenced by Pictos, Attributes, and base weapon damage.
- Add notes about your skill rotation or where you found particular items.
- Set your build to public to share it with the community.
Tomorrow Comes
That wraps up Maxroll's comprehensive guides for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Why not dive into the build planner and start theorycrafting your perfect team?
