Maxroll's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Guide, Codex, Planner

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the debut RPG from French studio Sandfall Interactive, offers a unique blend of immersive storytelling and challenging gameplay that sets it apart from other games. Maxroll has diligently crafted a suite of comprehensive guides to assist players in navigating the complexities of Expedition 33. These guides cover everything from starting your journey to mastering game mechanics, locating valuable loot, and optimizing your character builds. Maxroll's Codex is an invaluable resource, detailing weapons, skills, Pictos, and Lumina, all essential for tackling the challenges across 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 within the Community Builds Section.

Getting Started

Embark on your adventure in Expedition 33 with Maxroll's character guides, beginner resources, and Pictos guides. For a detailed walkthrough to accompany your gameplay, don't miss IGN's Expedition 33 Walkthrough.

Beginner’s Guide

Maxroll's Beginner’s Guide for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is your go-to resource for understanding the game's core mechanics. From exploring the world to battling Nevrons, this guide introduces you to each playable character and their unique mechanics, as well as 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

Master the art of defeating dangerous Nevrons with IGN's Combat Guide. This beginner-friendly guide offers essential tips and tricks, including strategies for using characters like Lune and Maelle effectively.

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, weapons gain increased attribute scaling and unlock special bonuses at levels 4, 10, and 20. Dive deeper into Weapons, Attributes, and Upgrades to enhance your gameplay.

Pictos and Luminas

Pictos are equippable items that provide stats and unique effects, with each character able to equip three. The Lumina system further enhances these effects. If you're struggling with an encounter, consider adjusting your Pictos to boost defenses, increase damage, or buff your team with effects like Shell or Powerful. Explore more about Pictos and the Lumina system, a key progression feature in Expedition 33.

Early Game Pictos Guides

The Pictos system offers extensive customization options for your party. During the early game, 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

Discover the unique mechanics and skills of each playable character in Expedition 33 with Maxroll’s Character Skill Guides, covering Gustave, Lune, Maelle, Sciel, Verso, and Monoco.

More Guides

Maxroll offers additional guides for midgame and endgame, detailing how to unlock map areas, defeat specific enemies more efficiently, 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 don't forget, you can break those black rocks with blue cracks in them!

Enemy Strengths and Weaknesses

Understand the strengths and weaknesses of the enemies you'll encounter across the continent. Exploit their weaknesses to deal 50% more damage, and avoid using elements they absorb, as these will heal them instead of causing harm.

Zone Progression

If you're unsure about what to do after completing the main story, Maxroll's Zone Progression Guide offers recommendations on when to tackle different 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

Maxroll's guide on the Best Pictos covers both early and endgame options, detailing those 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 these items scale as you progress.

Planner and Community Builds

Utilize Maxroll's Expedition 33 Planner to craft your ideal build, then share it in the Community Builds section. Key features of the planner include:

• Select and set up your active party, with options to create different teams and unique setups for each character.
• Choose your weapon and adjust its level to see changes in power and scaling.
• Select six skills for your character, noting that Gradient Skills are not included but can be explored in the Codex.
• Equip Pictos, ensuring each is used only once across your team, and select the correct level to view added stats.
• Add Luminas and monitor the point count.
• Allocate attributes, focusing on those your weapon scales with.
• View your stats, 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 with the community.

Tomorrow Comes

That concludes Maxroll's comprehensive guides for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Why not dive into the build planner and start crafting your perfect strategy?