Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 marks the debut title from the French studio, Sandfall Interactive, and offers a unique RPG experience that combines immersive storytelling with challenging gameplay. To aid players in navigating this expansive world, Maxroll has crafted an array of comprehensive guides for Expedition 33. These guides cover everything from getting started, understanding game mechanics, locating valuable loot, to perfecting your character builds. Maxroll's Codex is an invaluable resource, detailing weapons, skills, Pictos, and Lumina, all crucial for tackling the challenges on the continent. For those who enjoy theorycrafting, Maxroll's Expedition 33 Planner allows you to design your own build and share it through the Community Builds Section.
Getting Started
Embark on your journey in Expedition 33 with Maxroll's detailed character guides, beginner resources, and Pictos guides. For a step-by-step walkthrough as you play, consider IGN's Expedition 33 Walkthrough as your companion guide.
Beginner’s Guide
Maxroll's Beginner's Guide to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is your comprehensive introduction to the game’s core mechanics. It covers exploring the world, battling Nevrons, understanding each playable character's unique mechanics, and the game's progression systems such as weapons, attributes, Pictos, and Luminas. For quick tips, don't miss IGN's 10 Things Expedition 33 Doesn't Tell You, highlighting easily overlooked details.
Combat Guide
Master the art of defeating dangerous Nevrons with IGN's Combat Guide. This beginner-friendly resource includes tips and tricks, with specific advice on how to effectively use characters like Lune and Maelle.
Weapons, Attributes and Upgrades
Weapons play a pivotal role in building your team in Expedition 33. Each weapon, along with character skills, deals different types of elemental damage, making some more effective against specific Nevrons. As you level up different weapons for each character, attribute scaling increases, and special bonuses unlock at levels 4, 10, and 20. Dive deeper into the intricacies of Weapons, Attributes, and Upgrades to optimize your team.
Pictos and Luminas
Pictos are essential equippable items that enhance stats and offer unique effects. With the ability to equip three Pictos per character, and further enhancements via the Lumina system, you can significantly boost your team's capabilities. If you're struggling in a battle, consider adjusting your Pictos to bolster defenses, increase damage, or buff your team with effects like Shell or Powerful. Explore more about Pictos and the Lumina system, a core progression feature in Expedition 33.
Early Game Pictos Guides
The Pictos system allows for extensive customization of your party, enabling you to tailor each character to your strategy. In the early game, keep an eye out for standout Pictos like Dead Energy II and Critical Burn. Completing side-content can net you "lone wolf" style Last Stand Pictos, while using Recovery can turn one character into a formidable tank.
Characters
Get to know each playable character in Expedition 33, their unique mechanics, and skills through Maxroll’s Character Skill Guides. Whether it's Gustave, Lune, Maelle, Sciel, Verso, or Monoco, understanding their abilities is key to success.
More Guides
Maxroll offers additional guides tailored for midgame and endgame scenarios. These guides detail unlocking map areas, strategies for defeating specific enemies, and recommendations for the most effective Pictos.
How to Unlock all of Esquie’s Traversal Abilities
Esquie’s abilities are essential for navigating the game's world. Learn how to unlock Esquie’s traversal skills, enabling you to break through obstacles, swim, fly, and even dive underwater. And don't forget, you can break those black rocks with blue cracks in them!
Enemy Strengths and Weaknesses
Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of enemies across the Continent is crucial. Exploit enemy weaknesses to deal up to 50% more damage, and steer clear of elements they absorb, as these will heal them instead of causing harm.
Zone Progression
If you're unsure of where to go after finishing the main story, Maxroll’s Zone Progression Guide offers recommendations on tackling optional zones. Additionally, IGN lists Expedition 33 side quests and their rewards, helping you decide which ones are worth your time.
Best Pictos
Maxroll’s guide to the Best Pictos helps you choose the most effective ones for both early and endgame. It covers Pictos that provide general power boosts as well as those with more specialized uses, enabling new build archetypes.
Codex
Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Codex is a comprehensive resource detailing all available Weapons, Pictos, Luminas, and Skills. You can adjust the level to see how scaling affects each item, helping you plan your progression effectively.
Planner and Community Builds
Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Planner is an essential tool for theorycrafters. Use it to plan your builds, and then share them via the Community Builds section. Here are key features to consider:
- Select your characters and set up your active party. You can create different teams with unique setups for each character.
- Choose an optional tag like “Story” or “Post-Story” to categorize your builds.
- Pick your weapon and adjust its level to see changes in power and scaling.
- Select six skills for each character, noting that Gradient Skills are excluded but can be learned about in the Codex.
- Choose your Pictos, remembering that each can be used once across your entire team. Select the correct level to view the stats they add.
- Add Luminas and monitor the point count at the top.
- Allocate attributes based on what your weapon scales with.
- View your stats, which are influenced by Pictos, Attributes, and base weapon damage.
- Add notes about your skill rotation or where you found certain items.
- Set your build to public to share it with the community.
Tomorrow Comes
That’s a wrap on Maxroll’s new guides for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Now, why not dive into the build planner and start crafting your ultimate strategy?
