Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a captivating RPG from Sandfall Interactive, blends rich narratives with intricate gameplay. Maxroll offers detailed resources to navigate this unique title, covering everything from beginner tips to advanced build strategies. Explore guides on game mechanics, loot collection, and character builds, or dive into the Codex for insights on weapons, skills, Pictos, and Luminas. For theorycrafters, Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Planner lets you craft and share custom builds in the Community Builds Section.
Getting Started
Begin your journey in Expedition 33 with Maxroll’s character guides, beginner resources, and Pictos tutorials. For a detailed walkthrough to complement your gameplay, explore IGN’s Expedition 33 Walkthrough.
Beginner’s Guide
Maxroll’s in-depth Beginner’s Guide for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 covers core mechanics, including world exploration, combat against Nevrons, character-specific abilities, and progression systems like weapons, attributes, Pictos, and Luminas. For quick tips, check IGN’s 10 Things Expedition 33 Doesn’t Tell You for essential insights often overlooked.
Combat Guide
Master combat against Nevrons with IGN’s Combat Guide, offering beginner-friendly tips, including strategies for using Lune and Maelle effectively.
Weapons, Attributes and Upgrades
Weapons are central to team-building in Expedition 33. Each weapon and character skill delivers unique elemental damage, with varying effectiveness against different Nevrons. As weapons level up, they gain enhanced attribute scaling and 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 stats and unique effects, with each character able to equip three. The Lumina system adds further customization with special effects. Adjust Pictos to bolster defenses, increase damage, or enhance team abilities with effects like Shell or Powerful. Learn more about Pictos and the Lumina system, key to progression in Expedition 33.
Early Game Pictos Guides
The Pictos system allows extensive character customization, with certain Pictos shining in the early game. Look out for Dead Energy II and Critical Burn, pursue side content for Last Stand Pictos tailored for a “lone wolf” playstyle, or use Recovery to create a resilient tank character.
Characters
Explore each playable character in Expedition 33, their unique mechanics, and skills through Maxroll’s Character Skill Guides.
Gustave Lune Maelle Sciel VersoMonocoMore Guides
Maxroll provides additional guides for midgame and endgame, detailing how to unlock map areas, defeat enemies efficiently, and select optimal Pictos.
How to Unlock all of Esquie’s Traversal Abilities
Esquie can smash obstacles, swim, fly, and dive underwater. Learn how to unlock all of Esquie’s Abilities as you advance through the game.
Though unrelated to Esquie, you can break black rocks with blue cracks for extra rewards.
Enemy Strengths and Weaknesses
Understand enemy Strengths and Weaknesses across the Continent. Exploit weaknesses to deal 50% more damage and avoid elements that enemies absorb, as they heal rather than harm them.
Zone Progression
Feeling lost after the main story? Maxroll’s Zone Progression Guide offers recommendations for tackling optional zones. IGN also lists Expedition 33 side quests and their rewards to help prioritize your efforts.
Best Pictos
Discover the best Pictos for early and endgame scenarios. Maxroll’s guide highlights versatile Pictos for general power and niche ones that enable unique build archetypes.
Codex
Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Codex details all available Weapons, Pictos, Luminas, and Skills, with adjustable levels to track scaling for Weapons and Pictos.
Planner and Community Builds
Create your build with Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Builder and share it via the Community Builds section. Here are key features of the planner:
Key features to note when using Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Planner:
Select your characters and configure your active party. Create multiple teams with unique setups for each character. Use optional tags like “Story” or “Post-Story” at the top. Navigate between team members to tweak their setups. Choose your weapon and adjust its level, noting changes in power and scaling (attributes not included). Select six skills per character, excluding Gradient Skills (learn more in the Codex). Equip Pictos, usable once per team, and select their level to view added stats. Add Luminas, with point counts shown at the top. Allocate attributes based on your weapon’s scaling. View stats from Pictos, Attributes, and base weapon damage. Add notes to share skill rotations or item sources. Set your build to public to share with the community.Tomorrow Comes
Explore Maxroll’s guides for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and start crafting your perfect build with the Expedition 33 Planner today.
