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

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a groundbreaking RPG from the innovative French studio, Sandfall Interactive. This debut title combines rich storytelling with demanding gameplay, setting itself apart in the gaming landscape. To help players navigate this new world, Maxroll has developed comprehensive guides for Expedition 33. These resources cover everything from getting started to mastering game mechanics, locating valuable loot, and optimizing your character builds. Maxroll’s Codex serves as an essential tool, detailing weapons, skills, Pictos, and Lumina to equip you for the challenges ahead on the continent. For those who love to experiment with strategies, Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Planner allows you to craft your own build and share it in the Community Builds Section.

Getting Started

Dive into the world of Expedition 33 with Maxroll’s character guides, beginner resources, and Pictos guides. For a comprehensive walkthrough as you play, don’t miss IGN's Expedition 33 Walkthrough, which offers a step-by-step companion to your journey.

Beginner’s Guide

Maxroll’s detailed Beginner’s Guide for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 introduces you to the game’s fundamental mechanics. From exploring the world to battling Nevrons, understanding the unique abilities of each playable character, and mastering the game's progression systems like weapons, attributes, Pictos, and Luminas, this guide has you covered. For a quick overview of easily overlooked tips, check out IGN's 10 Things Expedition 33 Doesn't Tell You.

Combat Guide

Discover how to overcome the formidable Nevrons with IGN's Combat Guide. This beginner-friendly guide includes essential tips and tricks, focusing on how to effectively use characters like Lune and Maelle.

Weapons, Attributes and Upgrades

Weapons play a crucial role in building your team in Expedition 33. Each weapon and character skill inflicts different types of elemental damage, some of which are more effective against specific Nevrons. As you level up, each character's weapons gain increased attribute scaling and unlock special bonuses at levels 4, 10, and 20. Delve deeper into Weapons, Attributes, and Upgrades to enhance your gameplay.

Pictos and Luminas

Pictos are versatile equippable items that enhance stats and offer unique effects. Each character can equip three Pictos, and the Lumina system allows for even more specialized effects. If you're facing a tough encounter, consider tweaking 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 key progression feature in Expedition 33.

Early Game Pictos Guides

The Pictos system offers extensive customization for your party, but some stand out in 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 one character into a formidable tank!

Characters

Get to know each playable character in Expedition 33, their unique mechanics, and skills with Maxroll’s Character Skill Guides, covering Gustave, Lune, Maelle, Sciel, Verso, and Monoco.

More Guides

Maxroll also offers guides tailored for midgame and endgame players. These delve into unlocking map areas, defeating enemies more efficiently, and selecting the best Pictos for your strategy.

How to Unlock all of Esquie’s Traversal Abilities

Esquie's abilities allow you to break through obstacles, swim, fly, and dive under the ocean. Learn how to unlock all of Esquie’s Abilities as you progress through the game. And remember, those black rocks with blue cracks can be broken too!

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 steer clear of elements they absorb, as these will heal them instead of causing harm!

Zone Progression

If you're unsure where to go after completing the game’s 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

Discover the Best Pictos for both the early game and the endgame. Maxroll’s guide highlights Pictos that provide general power boosts as well as those with specialized uses, enabling new build archetypes.

Codex

Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Codex is your go-to source for information on all Weapons, Pictos, Luminas, and Skills. You can even adjust the level at the top to see how these items scale as you progress.

Planner and Community Builds

Use Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Planner to craft your perfect build, then share it in the Community Builds section. Here’s a rundown of the planner’s key features:

When using Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Planner, keep these features in mind:

• Select your characters and set up your active party. You can also create different teams with unique 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. Note that attributes are not currently included in this feature.
• Select six skills for your character. Keep in mind that Gradient Skills are not included here but are detailed in the Codex.
• Choose your Pictos, remembering that each Pictos can be used once across your entire team. Select the correct level to see the stats each Pictos adds.
• Add Luminas, with the point count displayed at the top.
• Allocate attributes, focusing on those that your weapon scales with.
• View your stats, which are calculated 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 new guides for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Why not visit the build planner and start theorycrafting your next adventure?