Maxroll's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Guides, Codex, Planner

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the debut RPG from the French studio Sandfall Interactive, offers a unique blend of immersive storytelling and challenging gameplay. Maxroll has crafted an extensive suite of guides for Expedition 33, catering to players at every stage of their journey. Whether you're just starting out or delving deep into the game's mechanics, Maxroll's resources are here to help you master the game. From beginner guides to detailed analyses of weapons, skills, Pictos, and Luminas, Maxroll’s Codex is your go-to resource for conquering the continent. For those who love to experiment, Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Planner lets you craft and share your own builds within their Community Builds Section.

Getting Started

Embark on your Expedition 33 adventure 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.

Beginner’s Guide

Dive into the world of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with Maxroll’s comprehensive Beginner’s Guide. This guide introduces you to the game's core mechanics, including world exploration, combat against Nevrons, the unique abilities of each playable character, and the progression systems like weapons, attributes, Pictos, and Luminas. For a concise list of easily overlooked tips, check out IGN's 10 Things Expedition 33 Doesn't Tell You.

Combat Guide

Enhance your combat skills with IGN's Combat Guide, designed for beginners. It includes valuable tips and tricks, especially on how to effectively use characters like Lune and Maelle against formidable Nevrons.

Weapons, Attributes and Upgrades

Weapons are crucial 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 your weapons, they gain increased attribute scaling and unlock special bonuses at levels 4, 10, and 20. Explore more about Weapons, Attributes, and Upgrades to optimize your strategy.

Pictos and Luminas

Pictos are essential equippable items that enhance your stats and offer unique effects. Each character can equip up to three Pictos, and by utilizing the Lumina system, you can unlock 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. Delve deeper into Pictos and the Lumina system, a key progression feature in Expedition 33.

Early Game Pictos Guides

The Pictos system allows for extensive customization of your party. During the early game, certain Pictos like Dead Energy II and Critical Burn stand out for their power. Engage in side-content to acquire "lone wolf" style Last Stand Pictos, and use Recovery to transform a character into a formidable tank.

Characters

Get to know each playable character in Expedition 33, along with their unique mechanics and skills, through Maxroll’s Character Skill Guides.

More Guides

Maxroll also offers guides for midgame and endgame, detailing how to unlock new map areas, defeat enemies more efficiently, and choose the best Pictos.

How to Unlock all of Esquie’s Traversal Abilities

Esquie's traversal abilities, including breaking through obstacles, swimming, flying, and diving, are crucial for exploration. Learn how to unlock all of Esquie’s Abilities as you progress. And, as a fun fact, you can break those black rocks with blue cracks!

Enemy Strengths and Weaknesses

Understanding enemy Strengths and Weaknesses is vital for success. Exploit weaknesses to deal 50% more damage and avoid using elements they absorb, which would otherwise heal them.

Zone Progression

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

Discover the Best Pictos for both early and endgame scenarios. Maxroll’s guide covers Pictos that offer general power boosts as well as those with niche uses, enabling new build archetypes.

Codex

Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Codex is a comprehensive database of all Weapons, Pictos, Luminas, and Skills in the game. You can adjust the level to see how these items scale, helping you make informed decisions.

Planner and Community Builds

Utilize Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Builder to plan your builds and share them in the Community Builds section. Key features of the planner include:

- Selecting your characters and setting up your active party.

• Creating different teams with unique setups for each character.
  
• Choosing an optional tag like “Story” or “Post-Story.”
  
• Navigating between characters to adjust their setups.
  
• Selecting and leveling your weapon to see changes in power and scaling.
  
• Picking the 6 skills for each character (note: Gradient Skills are excluded but detailed in the Codex).
  
• Equipping Pictos, ensuring each Pictos is used only once across the team.
  
• Adding Luminas and monitoring the point count.
  
• Allocating attributes to enhance weapon scaling.
  
• Viewing your stats, influenced by Pictos, Attributes, and base weapon damage.
  
• Adding notes on skill rotations or item sources.
  
• Setting your build to public to share with the community.

Tomorrow Comes

That concludes our overview of Maxroll’s guides for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Ready to start crafting your perfect build? Head over to the build planner and let your theorycrafting begin!