Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the debut RPG from the innovative French studio Sandfall Interactive, offers a unique blend of immersive storytelling and challenging gameplay. Maxroll has been diligently crafting detailed guides to enhance your journey through Expedition 33. From beginner's resources to advanced strategies, Maxroll's guides cover everything you need to know about game mechanics, locating valuable loot, and perfecting your builds. Their Codex is an extensive resource, detailing weapons, skills, Pictos, and Lumina to prepare you for the challenges ahead on the continent. For those who enjoy delving into the intricacies of game mechanics, Maxroll's Expedition 33 Planner allows you to craft and share your own builds on their Community Builds Section.
Getting Started
Embark on your Expedition 33 adventure with Maxroll's character guides, beginner resources, and Pictos guides. For a step-by-step guide as you play, check out IGN's comprehensive Expedition 33 Walkthrough.
Beginner’s Guide
Maxroll’s in-depth Beginner’s Guide for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 introduces you to the game's core mechanics, including world exploration, battling Nevrons, and understanding each playable character's unique abilities. It also covers the game’s progression systems such as weapons, attributes, Pictos, and Luminas. For a quick overview of some easily overlooked tips, don't miss IGN's "10 Things Expedition 33 Doesn't Tell You."
Combat Guide
Dive into IGN's Combat Guide to learn how to effectively defeat the dangerous Nevrons. This beginner-friendly guide includes essential tips and tricks, along with specific advice on using characters like Lune and Maelle.
Weapons, Attributes and Upgrades
Weapons are crucial for building your team in Expedition 33. Each weapon and character skill inflicts different types of elemental damage, with varying effectiveness against different Nevrons. As you level up, each character's weapons gain increased attribute scaling and unlock special bonuses at levels 4, 10, and 20. For a deeper dive, explore more about Weapons, Attributes, and Upgrades.
Pictos and Luminas
Pictos are versatile equippable items that boost stats and offer unique effects. Each character can equip up to three Pictos, and the Lumina system further enhances your capabilities. If you're struggling in a battle, consider adjusting your Pictos to increase defenses, boost damage, or buff your team with effects like Shell or Powerful. Discover more about the Pictos and Lumina system, a key progression feature in Expedition 33.
Early Game Pictos Guides
The Pictos system offers significant customization for your party and individual characters. Early on, keep an eye out for powerful Pictos like Dead Energy II and Critical Burn. Engage in side content to acquire the "lone wolf" style Last Stand Pictos, and use Recovery to transform a character into a formidable tank.
Characters
Dive into Maxroll’s Character Skill Guides to learn about each playable character in Expedition 33, their unique mechanics, and skills.
More Guides
Maxroll also offers guides for midgame and endgame, detailing how to unlock map areas, defeat specific enemies, and identify the best Pictos for various stages of the game.
How to Unlock all of Esquie’s Traversal Abilities
Learn how to unlock all of Esquie’s traversal abilities, including breaking through obstacles, swimming, flying, and diving under the ocean as you progress through the game. And remember, you can break those black rocks with blue cracks in them!
Enemy Strengths and Weaknesses
Gain insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the enemies you'll encounter across the continent. Exploit their weaknesses to deal 50% more damage, and avoid elements they absorb, as those will heal them instead of causing harm.
Zone Progression
If you're unsure of what to do after completing the main story, Maxroll's Zone Progression Guide offers recommendations on when to tackle optional zones. Additionally, IGN provides a list of Expedition 33 side quests and their rewards, helping you decide which ones are worth your time.
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, enabling new build archetypes.
Codex
Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Codex is a comprehensive resource containing information on all Weapons, Pictos, Luminas, and Skills in the game. You can adjust the level to see how these items scale, aiding in your strategic planning.
Planner and Community Builds
Utilize Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Planner to design your ideal build, and share it with the community. Here are some key features to consider:
- Select and set up your active party, and 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 (attributes are currently not factored in).
- Select the 6 skills for your character (note that Gradient Skills are not included but can be learned about in the Codex).
- Equip Pictos, which can be used once across your entire team, and select the correct level to see added stats.
- Add Luminas, with the point count displayed at the top.
- Allocate attributes, ideally choosing something your weapon scales off of.
- View your stats based on 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 wraps up Maxroll’s comprehensive guides for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Why not visit the build planner and start crafting your own unique strategies?
