Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the debut RPG from the innovative French studio, Sandfall Interactive, offers a unique blend of immersive storytelling and challenging gameplay that sets it apart in the gaming world. For those eager to dive in, Maxroll has crafted a suite of comprehensive guides to enhance your journey through Expedition 33. These resources cover everything from getting started to mastering game mechanics, locating valuable loot, and optimizing your builds. Maxroll's Codex is an invaluable tool, providing detailed information on weapons, skills, Pictos, and Lumina to equip you for the trials ahead on the continent. If you enjoy delving into the intricacies of game mechanics, Maxroll's Expedition 33 Planner allows you to craft your own builds, which you can then share in the Community Builds Section.
Getting Started
Begin your adventure in Expedition 33 with Maxroll's character guides, beginner resources, and Pictos guides. For a comprehensive walkthrough to accompany your gameplay, don't miss IGN's Expedition 33 Walkthrough, which offers step-by-step guidance.
Beginner’s Guide
Maxroll's Beginner’s Guide to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is your essential introduction to the game's core mechanics. Learn how to explore the world, engage in battles against Nevrons, understand each playable character's unique mechanics, and grasp the game's progression systems, including weapons, attributes, Pictos, and Luminas. For quick tips on easily overlooked aspects, check out IGN's 10 Things Expedition 33 Doesn't Tell You.
Combat Guide
IGN's Combat Guide is a must-read for mastering the art of defeating the formidable Nevrons. This guide offers beginner-friendly tips and tricks, including strategic advice on using characters like Lune and Maelle effectively.
Weapons, Attributes and Upgrades
Weapons play a pivotal role in building your team in Expedition 33. Each weapon and character skill delivers 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. Dive deeper into Weapons, Attributes, and Upgrades to refine your strategy.
Pictos and Luminas
Pictos are versatile equippable items that enhance your stats and provide unique effects. Each character can equip three Pictos, and the Lumina system allows you to amplify these effects further. If you're struggling with a particular encounter, adjusting your Pictos can bolster your defenses, increase damage output, or buff your team with effects like Shell or Powerful. Explore the intricacies of Pictos and the Lumina system, a crucial element of Expedition 33's progression.
Early Game Pictos Guides
The Pictos system offers extensive customization for your party and character builds, especially in the early game. Keep an eye out for powerful early-game Pictos like Dead Energy II and Critical Burn. Engage in side-content to obtain the "lone wolf" style Last Stand Pictos, and use Recovery to transform a character into a super-tank.
Characters
Discover the unique mechanics and skills of each playable character in Expedition 33 through Maxroll's Character Skill Guides, covering characters like Gustave, Lune, Maelle, Sciel, Verso, and Monoco.
More Guides
Maxroll's midgame and endgame guides delve into unlocking new areas of the map, strategies for defeating specific enemies, and recommendations on the most effective Pictos.
How to Unlock all of Esquie’s Traversal Abilities
Unlock Esquie's diverse traversal abilities, such as breaking through obstacles, swimming, flying, and diving, as you progress through the game. Also, learn how to break those intriguing black rocks with blue cracks.
Enemy Strengths and Weaknesses
Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the enemies you'll encounter across the continent is crucial. Exploit their weaknesses to deal 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 about your next move after completing the main story, Maxroll's Zone Progression Guide offers recommendations on when to tackle different optional zones. Additionally, IGN lists Expedition 33 side quests along with their rewards, helping you decide which ones are worth your time.
Best Pictos
Maxroll's guide on the Best Pictos details both universally powerful options and those with more specialized applications, enabling you to explore new build archetypes for both the early and endgame.
Codex
Maxroll's Expedition 33 Codex is an exhaustive resource, cataloging all weapons, Pictos, Luminas, and skills available in the game. You can adjust the level settings to understand how these elements scale throughout your journey.
Planner and Community Builds
Utilize Maxroll's Expedition 33 Planner to design your ideal build, then share it with others in the Community Builds section. Key features of the planner include:
- Selecting your characters and setting up your active party, with options to create multiple teams with unique setups for each character. - Choosing an optional tag like "Story" or "Post-Story" to navigate between characters and adjust their setups. - Picking your weapon and adjusting its level to see changes in power and scaling, though attributes are not currently factored in. - Selecting the six skills for your character, noting that Gradient Skills are not included but can be explored in the Codex. - Equipping Pictos across your team, with each Pictos usable once, and selecting the correct level to view their stats. - Adding Luminas and tracking your point count. - Allocating attributes, ideally aligned with your weapon's scaling. - Reviewing your stats based on Pictos, attributes, and base weapon damage. - Adding notes about your skill rotation or where you found specific items. - Setting your build to public for community sharing.
Tomorrow Comes
That concludes an overview of Maxroll's new guides for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Why not explore the build planner and start crafting your perfect strategy?
