Maxroll's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Guide

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a unique new RPG from French developer Sandfall Interactive, blending deep storytelling with tactical combat. Maxroll offers a comprehensive suite of guides to enhance your adventure. Our resources cover everything from starting tips and advanced game mechanics to loot locations and character optimization. Dive into the Maxroll Codex for detailed information on weapons, skills, Pictos, and Luminas to prepare for the challenges ahead. For players who enjoy strategic planning, use our Expedition 33 Build Planner to create and share custom builds with the community.

Getting Started

Begin your journey in Expedition 33 with Maxroll's character guides, beginner resources, and Pictos explanations. If you prefer a step-by-step companion as you play, IGN's full walkthrough is an excellent resource.

Beginner’s Guide

Maxroll's complete Beginner's Guide introduces the core mechanics of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Learn about world exploration, battling Nevrons, each playable character's unique mechanics, and progression systems like weapons, attributes, Pictos, and Luminas. For a quicker overview of easily missed details, IGN's guide on 10 Things Expedition 33 Doesn't Tell You is also highly recommended.

Combat Guide

Master the art of combat with IGN's Combat Guide. This beginner-friendly resource offers essential tips and tricks, including effective strategies for using characters like Lune and Maelle against dangerous Nevrons.

Weapons, Attributes and Upgrades

Weapons are fundamental to building your team. Each weapon and character skill deals specific elemental damage types, with varying effectiveness against different Nevrons. As you level up weapons, their attribute scaling improves, and they unlock special bonuses at levels 4, 10, and 20. Discover more about Weapons, Attributes, and Upgrades.

Pictos and Luminas

Pictos are equippable items that provide stat boosts and unique effects. Each character can equip three Pictos, and the Lumina system allows for additional powerful effects. If you're struggling in a fight, try swapping Pictos to enhance defenses, increase damage, or apply buffs like Shell or Powerful. Learn more about the Pictos and Lumina system, a cornerstone of progression.

Early Game Pictos Guides

The Pictos system offers extensive customization for your party. While there's great flexibility, some Pictos are particularly powerful in the early game. Look out for Dead Energy II and Critical Burn. Complete side-content to obtain the "lone wolf" style Last Stand Pictos, and use Recovery to create a super-resilient tank character.

Characters

Get to know every playable character in Expedition 33, including their unique mechanics and skills, with Maxroll's detailed Character Skill Guides.

Gustave Lune Maelle Sciel VersoMonoco

More Guides

Maxroll also provides guides tailored for the midgame and endgame. These delve into unlocking new map areas, strategies for defeating specific enemies, and identifying the most effective Pictos.

How to Unlock all of Esquie’s Traversal Abilities

Esquie can break obstacles, swim, fly, and dive. Learn how to unlock all of Esquie’s traversal abilities as you progress through the story.

Enemy Strengths and Weaknesses

Understand the strengths and weaknesses of the enemies you encounter across the continent. Exploiting a weakness deals 50% more damage, while using an element they absorb will heal them instead.

Zone Progression

If you feel lost after the main story, Maxroll's Zone Progression Guide offers recommendations for tackling optional zones. IGN also lists all side quests and their rewards to help you prioritize.

Best Pictos

Discover the best Pictos to equip, from early-game staples to end-game powerhouses. Maxroll's guide covers Pictos that offer broad power increases and those that enable specialized build archetypes.

Codex

The Maxroll Expedition 33 Codex contains information on all weapons, Pictos, Luminas, and skills. You can adjust the level display to see how items scale with progression.

Planner and Community Builds

Plan your perfect build using Maxroll's Expedition 33 Builder and share it in the Community Builds section. Here are the planner's key features:

Key features of the Maxroll Expedition 33 Planner to utilize.

Select your characters and configure your active party. You can create multiple teams with unique setups. Use the tags at the top, such as "Story" or "Post-Story," for organization. Navigate between characters to adjust their individual setups. Choose a weapon and adjust its level to see power changes (note: attribute scaling is not currently calculated). Select the six active skills for the character (Gradient Skills are detailed in the Codex). Equip Pictos, remembering each is unique across your entire team, and set their level for accurate stat display. Assign Luminas, with the total point cost shown at the top. Allocate attribute points, potentially focusing on stats your weapon scales with. Review your final stats, which combine Pictos, attributes, and base weapon damage. Add notes to explain your skill rotation or item locations. Finally, set your build to public to share it with the community.

Tomorrow Comes

That concludes our new guides for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Head over to the build planner and start crafting your ultimate strategy today!