Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the debut RPG from French studio Sandfall Interactive, offers a unique blend of immersive storytelling and challenging gameplay. Maxroll has been diligently working on comprehensive guides to enhance your experience with Expedition 33. These guides cover everything from getting started to mastering game mechanics, locating valuable loot, and perfecting your builds. Maxroll's Codex provides detailed information on weapons, skills, Pictos, and Lumina, equipping you for the challenges ahead on the continent. For those who enjoy theorycrafting, Maxroll's Expedition 33 Planner allows you to create and share your own builds in the Community Builds Section.
Getting Started
Dive into the world of Expedition 33 with character guides, beginner resources, and Pictos guides from Maxroll. For a step-by-step companion as you play, check out IGN's Expedition 33 Walkthrough.
Beginner’s Guide
Maxroll's comprehensive 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 mechanics. It also covers the game's progression systems such as weapons, attributes, Pictos, and Luminas. For quick tips on easily-missed details, don't miss IGN's 10 Things Expedition 33 Doesn't Tell You.
Combat Guide
Master the art of defeating dangerous Nevrons with IGN's Combat Guide, which offers beginner tips and tricks, including strategic 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 Nevrons. Characters have access to multiple weapons, which scale with attributes as you level them and unlock special bonuses at levels 4, 10, and 20. For more in-depth information, read about Weapons, Attributes, and Upgrades.
Pictos and Luminas
Pictos are equippable items that enhance stats and provide unique effects. Each character can equip three Pictos, and the Lumina system allows for additional special effects. If you're facing tough encounters, consider adjusting your Pictos to boost defenses, increase damage, or buff your team with effects like Shell or Powerful. Learn more about Pictos and the Lumina system, a vital progression feature in Expedition 33.
Early Game Pictos Guides
The Pictos system offers extensive customization for your party and individual character builds, especially in the early game. Look out for powerful Pictos like Dead Energy II and Critical Burn, and engage with side-content to acquire "lone wolf" style Last Stand Pictos. Use Recovery to transform a character into a formidable tank!
Characters
Explore each playable character in Expedition 33, their unique mechanics, and skills with Maxroll's Character Skill Guides, featuring insights on Gustave, Lune, Maelle, Sciel, Verso, and Monoco.
More Guides
Maxroll offers additional guides for the midgame and endgame, detailing how to unlock map areas, defeat specific enemies more efficiently, and identify the best Pictos to use.
How to Unlock all of Esquie’s Traversal Abilities
Discover how to unlock Esquie's abilities like breaking through obstacles, swimming, flying, and diving under the ocean as you progress through the game. Also, learn about breaking those black rocks with blue cracks for additional exploration opportunities.
Enemy Strengths and Weaknesses
Understand the strengths and weaknesses of enemies across the Continent to exploit their vulnerabilities for 50% more damage, and avoid using elements they absorb, as those will heal them instead of causing harm.
Zone Progression
If you're unsure about what to do after completing the game's story, Maxroll's Zone Progression Guide provides recommendations on when to tackle different optional zones. IGN also lists Expedition 33 side quests and their rewards, helping you decide which ones are worth pursuing.
Best Pictos
Find out the best Pictos for both early and endgame scenarios. Maxroll's guide covers Pictos that offer general power boosts as well as those with 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 these items scale.
Planner and Community Builds
Use Maxroll's Expedition 33 Planner to craft your builds and share them in the Community Builds section. Key features include:
When using Maxroll's Expedition 33 Planner, consider these essential features:
- Select and set up your active party, creating different teams with unique setups for each character.
- Choose an optional tag like "Story" or "Post-Story" to navigate between characters and adjust their setups.
- Pick your weapon and adjust its level to see changes in power and scaling (attributes are not factored in).
- Select six skills for the character, noting that Gradient Skills are not included but can be explored in the Codex.
- Choose Pictos, using each one once across your team, and select the correct level to view the stats they add.
- Add Luminas and monitor the point count displayed at the top.
- Allocate attributes, ideally focusing on those your weapon scales with.
- View your stats, which are influenced by Pictos, Attributes, and base weapon damage.
- Add notes on 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 new guides for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Why not visit the build planner and start theorycrafting your next great build?
