Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a captivating RPG from Sandfall Interactive, combines rich storytelling with intricate gameplay. Maxroll offers detailed guides to navigate Expedition 33, covering beginner tips, game mechanics, loot locations, and build optimization. Their Codex includes weapons, skills, Pictos, and Luminas to prepare you for the continent’s challenges. Theorycrafters can use Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Planner to create and share custom builds in the Community Builds Section.

Getting Started

Begin your Expedition 33 journey with Maxroll’s character guides, beginner resources, and Pictos tutorials. For a detailed companion guide, explore IGN’s Expedition 33 Walkthrough to follow along as you play.

Beginner’s Guide

Maxroll’s in-depth Beginner’s Guide for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 explains core mechanics like world exploration, battling Nevrons, unique character abilities, and progression systems including weapons, attributes, Pictos, and Luminas. For quick tips, check IGN’s 10 Things Expedition 33 Doesn’t Tell You for easily overlooked details.

Combat Guide

Master combat against Nevrons with IGN’s Combat Guide, offering beginner-friendly tips and strategies, including how to effectively use characters like Lune and Maelle.

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. Weapons gain enhanced attribute scaling as they level up, unlocking 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 enhances these with additional effects. If an encounter proves tough, adjust your Pictos to boost defenses, increase damage, or enhance team buffs 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 allows extensive party customization, with certain Pictos shining in the early game. Seek out Dead Energy II and Critical Burn, complete side content for “lone wolf” Last Stand Pictos, or use Recovery to create a super-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 VersoMonoco

More Guides

Maxroll provides additional guides for midgame and endgame, detailing how to unlock map areas, defeat specific enemies, and select the best Pictos for your playstyle.

How to Unlock all of Esquie’s Traversal Abilities

Esquie can smash obstacles, swim, fly, and dive underwater. Discover how to unlock all of Esquie’s Abilities as you progress 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 enemies absorb, as these heal them instead.

Zone Progression

Feeling lost after the main story? Maxroll’s Zone Progression Guide suggests when to tackle optional zones, while IGN’s side quest list details rewards to help prioritize tasks.

Best Pictos

Discover the best Pictos for early and endgame scenarios. Maxroll’s guide highlights versatile Pictos and niche options that unlock new build possibilities.

Codex

Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Codex details all available Weapons, Pictos, Luminas, and Skills, with adjustable levels to track scaling.

Planner and Community Builds

Create your ideal build with Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Planner and share it in the Community Builds section. Key features include:

Maxroll’s Expedition 33 Planner offers these tools for build creation.

Select characters and configure your active party, with options for unique setups per character. Add tags like “Story” or “Post-Story” at the top. Navigate between team members to adjust their setups.Choose a weapon and set its level to see updated power and scaling (attributes excluded).Select six skills per character, excluding Gradient Skills (detailed in the Codex).Equip Pictos, limited to one use per team, and set their level for accurate stats.Add Luminas, with point totals shown at the top.Allocate attributes based on your weapon’s scaling.Review 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 latest guides for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and start crafting your perfect build with the planner today.