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

by Amelia May 06,2025

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a groundbreaking RPG and the debut title from the innovative French studio, Sandfall Interactive. This game stands out with its immersive storytelling and challenging gameplay, offering a unique experience in the gaming world. Maxroll has been diligently crafting a suite of comprehensive guides to help players navigate the intricacies of Expedition 33. Whether you're looking to get started, understand game mechanics, locate valuable loot, or refine your builds, Maxroll's resources are invaluable. Their Codex is a treasure trove of information on weapons, skills, Pictos, and Lumina, essential for overcoming the challenges on the continent. For those who enjoy theorycrafting, Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Planner is the perfect tool to create and share your custom builds within their Community Builds Section.

Getting Started

Embark on your journey in the world of Expedition 33 with Maxroll's detailed 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

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Maxroll’s Beginner’s Guide for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is your essential starting point. It covers core mechanics such as world exploration, battling Nevrons, understanding each playable character’s unique mechanics, and the game’s progression systems including weapons, attributes, Pictos, and Luminas. Additionally, for a quick rundown of crucial tips, check out IGN's 10 Things Expedition 33 Doesn't Tell You.

Combat Guide

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Dive deeper into combat strategies with IGN's Combat Guide for Expedition 33. This beginner-friendly guide offers tips and tricks, including how to effectively utilize characters like Lune and Maelle against the formidable Nevrons.

Weapons, Attributes and Upgrades

Weapons, Attributes and Upgrades in Expedition 33Weapons are central to building your team in Expedition 33. Each weapon and character skill inflicts different types of elemental damage, with varying effectiveness against different Nevrons. Characters have access to a range of weapons that scale with attributes as they level up, unlocking special bonuses at levels 4, 10, and 20. Delve deeper into Weapons, Attributes, and Upgrades to maximize your team's potential.

Pictos and Luminas

Pictos and Luminas in Expedition 33Pictos are versatile items that provide stats and unique effects, with each character able to equip three. The Lumina system enhances these effects further. If you're struggling in a battle, consider tweaking your Pictos to boost defenses, increase damage, or buff your team with abilities like Shell or Powerful. Explore the intricacies of Pictos and the Lumina system, a key feature of Expedition 33's progression.

Early Game Pictos Guides

Early Game Pictos in Expedition 33The Pictos system offers immense flexibility in customizing your party and tailoring each character to your playstyle. In the early game, keep an eye out for powerful 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 one character into a formidable tank!

Characters

Discover the depth of each playable character in Expedition 33, their unique mechanics, and skills through Maxroll’s Character Skill Guides. From Gustave to Lune, Maelle to Sciel, Verso to Monoco, each character brings something special to the table.

More Guides

More Guides for Expedition 33Maxroll provides additional guides suitable for midgame and endgame scenarios. These guides delve into unlocking map areas, defeating specific enemies more effectively, and selecting the best Pictos for various situations.

How to Unlock all of Esquie’s Traversal Abilities

Esquie’s traversal abilities, including breaking obstacles, swimming, flying, and diving, are crucial for exploring the game world. Learn how to unlock all of Esquie’s Abilities as you progress. Additionally, you can break those intriguing black rocks with blue cracks for further exploration.

Enemy Strengths and Weaknesses

Understanding the Strengths and Weaknesses of the enemies you face across the continent is key to victory. 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 feel lost after the main story, Maxroll’s Zone Progression Guide offers recommendations on when to tackle different optional zones. IGN also lists 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 and those with specialized uses, enabling new build archetypes.

Codex

Expedition 33 CodexMaxroll’s Expedition 33 Codex is an exhaustive resource on all Weapons, Pictos, Luminas, and Skills available in the game. You can adjust the level to see how these items scale, helping you make informed decisions about your gear.

Planner and Community Builds

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

Features of Expedition 33 Planner

  • Select your characters and set up the active party, with the option to create different teams and unique setups for each character.
  • Choose an optional tag like “Story” or “Post-Story” to navigate between characters and customize their setups.
  • Pick your weapon and adjust its level to see changes in power and scaling.
  • Select the six skills for your character, noting that Gradient Skills are detailed in the Codex.
  • Choose your Pictos, mindful that each can be used only once across your entire team.
  • Add Luminas and monitor the point count.
  • Allocate attributes, ideally those that 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 particular items.
  • Set your build to public to share it with the community.

Tomorrow Comes

That’s a wrap on Maxroll’s comprehensive guides for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Why not dive into the build planner and start crafting your own unique strategies?

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