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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Expedition 33 Character Builds
★ Builds: Gustave | Lune | Maelle
┗ Sciel | Verso | Monoco
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Here are the best character builds in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. See early, mid, and late game builds here!
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Builds For Each Character
Gustave Best Builds
| Best Attributes | 1. Vitality
2. Agility
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|---|---|
| Best Weapon | |
| Best Skills |
 Lumiere Assault Lumiere Assault Deals low single target Physical damage. 5 hits. Critical Hits generate 1 additional Charge.  Overcharge Overcharge High Lightning damage based on the amount of Charges. 1 hit. Can Break.  Powerful Powerful Applies Powerful to 1-3 allies, increasing the damage they deal for 3 turns.  Marking Shot Marking Shot Deals low single target Lightning damage. 1 hit. Appplies Mark.  Recovery Recovery Recovers 50% Health and dispels Status Effects. Gives 0-2 Charges.  From Fire From Fire Deals medium single target damage. 3 hits. Uses weapon's element. Heals self by 20% if the target Burns. |
| Best Pictos |
 Exposing Attack Exposing Attack Base Attack applies Defenceless for 1 turn.  SOS Shell SOS Shell Apply Shell when falling below 50% Health.  Rewarding Mark Rewarding Mark +2 AP on dealing damage to a Marked target. Once per turn. |
| Best Luminas |
Burning Shots
Burning Shots 20% chance to Burn on Free Aim shot.
Critical Burn
Critical Burn 25% increased Critical Chance on Burning enemies.
Dodger
Dodger Gain 1 AP on Perfect Dodge. Once per turn.
Dead Energy II
Dead Energy II +3 AP on killing an enemy.
Marking Shots
Marking Shots 20% chance to apply Mark on Free Aim shot. |
For Gustave, use the Abysseram weapon while focusing on the Vitality and Agility attributes. This increases his Health and Speed, allowing him to take a lot of turns and be more tanky at the same time. The Pictos and Luminas let him inflict debuffs on the enemies.
Maelle Best Builds
| Best Attributes | 1. Defense
2. Agility
|
|---|---|
| Best Weapon | |
| Best Skills |
 Last Chance Last Chance Change stance to Virtuose Stance. Reduces self-Health to 1 but refills all AP.  Payback Payback Deals very high single target Physical damage. 1 hit. Reduced AP cost for each attack parried since last turn. Can Break.  Phantom Strike Phantom Strike Deals very high Void damage to all enemies. 4 hits. Also gives 35% of a Gradient Charge.  Stendhal Stendhal Deals extreme single target Void damage. 1 hit. Removes self-Shields and self applies Defenceless.  Breaking Rules Breaking Rules Deals low single target Physical damage. 2 hits. Destroys all target's Shields. Gain 1 AP per Shield destroyed. If target is Defenseless, play a second turn.  Sword Ballet Sword Ballet Deal extreme single target damage. 5 hits. Uses weapon's element. Critical hits deal double damage. |
| Best Pictos |
 Immaculate Immaculate 30% increased damage until a hit is received.  Glass Canon Glass Canon Deal 25% more damage, but take 25% more damage.  Inverted Affinity Inverted Affinity Apply Inverted on self for 3 turns on battle start. 50% increased damage while Inverted. |
| Best Luminas |
At Death's Door
At Death's Door Deal 50% more damage if Health is below 10%.
Critical Burn
Critical Burn 25% increased Critical Chance on Burning enemies.
Cheater
Cheater Always play twice in a row.
Energy Master
Energy Master Every AP gain is increased by 1.
Tainted
Tainted 15% increased damage for each Status Effect on self.
Full Strength
Full Strength 25% increased damage on full Health.
Painted Power
Painted Power Damage can exceed 9,999.
Burn Affinity
Burn Affinity 25% increased damage on Burning Targets.
Teamwork
Teamwork 10% increased damage while all allies are alive.
Energising Parry
Energising Parry +1 AP on successful Parry.
First Strike
First Strike Play first.
Roulette
Roulette Every hit has a 50% chance to deal either 50% or 200% of its damage. |
For Maelle, use the Medalum weapon while focusing on the Defense and Agility attributes. This increases her Speed and Defense while raising her Attack and Crit thanks to the attribute scaling. The Pictos and Luminas give more offensive stats and strengthen her parries, including a big damage boost for not getting hit.
Lune Best Builds
| Best Attributes | 1. Agility
2. Defense
|
|---|---|
| Best Weapon | |
| Best Skills |
 Elemental Trick Elemental Trick Deals low single target Ice, Fire, Lightning, and Earth damage. 4 hits. Critical Hits generate the corresponding Stain.  Elemental Genesis Elemental Genesis Deals extreme damage to all enemies. 8 hits. Each hit deals damage in a random element. Can only be cast with 1 Lightning, Earth, Fire, and Ice Stain.  Rockslide Rockslide Deals medium single target Earth damage. 2 hits. Can Break. Consumes one Lightning, Ice, and Fire Stain for greatly increased damage.  Lightning Dance Lightning Dance Deals very high single target Lightning damage. 6 hits. Critical Hits trigger an additional hit. Consumes 1 Earth, Ice, and Fire Stain: Greatly increased damage.  Crippling Tsunami Crippling Tsunami Deals medium Ice damage to all enemies. 1 hit. Applies Slow for 3 turns. Consumes 1 Earth, Lightning, and Fire Stain for greatly increased damage. Hell Hell Deals very high Fire damage that applies 5 burn per hit to all enemies. 2 hits. Deals self-damage if failed. Consumes 1 Ice, Earth, and Lightning Stain for greatly increased damage. |
| Best Pictos |
 Empowering Parry Empowering Parry Each successful Parry increases damage by 5% until end of the following turn. Taking any damage removes this buff.  Shortcut Shortcut Immediately play when falling below 30% Health. Once per battle.  Charging Critical Charging Critical +20% of a Gradient Charge on Critical Hit. Once per turn. |
| Best Luminas |
Burn Affinity
Burn Affinity 25% increased damage on Burning Targets.
Energising Turn
Energising Turn +1 AP on turn start.
Double Burn
Double Burn On applying a Burn stack, apply a second one.
Cheater
Cheater Always play twice in a row.
Glass Canon
Glass Canon Deal 25% more damage, but take 25% more damage.
Tainted
Tainted 15% increased damage for each Status Effect on self.
Painted Power
Painted Power Damage can exceed 9,999.
First Strike
First Strike Play first.
Full Strength
Full Strength 25% increased damage on full Health.
Warming Up
Warming Up 5% increased damage per turn. Can stack up to 5 times.
Energy Master
Energy Master Every AP gain is increased by 1.
Immaculate
Immaculate 30% increased damage until a hit is received. |
For Lune, use the Choralim weapon while focusing on the Agility and Defense attributes. This increases her speed and gives her more survivability. The Pictos and Luminas give her more damage and synergize with Burns. This also goes well with Choralim's ability to apply Burns upon critting.
Sciel Best Builds
| Best Attributes | 1. Luck
2. Defense
|
|---|---|
| Best Weapon | |
| Best Skills |
 Twilight Dance Twilight Dance Deals extreme single target Dark damage. 4 hits. During Twilight, extends Twilight duration by 1 turn. Consumes all Foretell to deal additional damage.  Sealed Fate Sealed Fate Deals high single target damage. 5-7 hits. Uses Weapon's element. Each hit can consume 1 Foretell to deal 200% more damage. Critical Hits don't remove the Foretell but still gets the damage increase.  Final Path Final Path Deals extreme single target Dark damage and applies 10 Foretell. 1 hit. Can Break.  Intervention Intervention Targeted ally plays immediately and gains 4 AP.  Fortune's Fury Fortune's Fury Targeted ally deals double damage for 1 turn.  Plentiful Harvest Plentiful Harvest Deals medium single target Physical damage. 2 hits. Consumes all Foretell on a target and gives 1 AP to a party member for each Foretell consumed. |
| Best Pictos |
Immaculate Immaculate 30% increased damage until a hit is received. Glass Canon Glass Canon Deal 25% more damage, but take 25% more damage. Inverted Affinity Inverted Affinity Apply Inverted on self for 3 turns on battle start. 50% increased damage while Inverted. |
| Best Luminas |
Full Strength
Full Strength 25% increased damage on full Health.
Second Chance
Second Chance Revive with 100% Health. Once per battle.
Tainted
Tainted 15% increased damage for each Status Effect on self.
Empowering Parry
Empowering Parry Each successful Parry increases damage by 5% until end of the following turn. Taking any damage removes this buff.
Roulette
Roulette Every hit has a 50% chance to deal either 50% or 200% of its damage.
Cheater
Cheater Always play twice in a row.
Painted Power
Painted Power Damage can exceed 9,999.
Solidifying
Solidifying +2 Shields when the character's Health falls below 50%. Once per battle.
Warming Up
Warming Up 5% increased damage per turn. Can stack up to 5 times.
Energising Parry
Energising Parry +1 AP on successful Parry.
Energy Master
Energy Master Every AP gain is increased by 1.
First Strike
First Strike Play first. |
For Sciel, use the Charnon weapon while focusing on the Luck and Defense attributes. This increases her survivability while also increasing her other stats thanks to the weapon's scaling. The Pictos and Luminas give her a lot of offensive stats, damage boosts, and AP recovery.
Verso Best Builds
| Best Attributes | 1. Agility
2. Luck
|
|---|---|
| Best Weapon | |
| Best Skills |
 Blitz Blitz Deals low single target Phsical damage. 1 hit. Plays a second time. Kills non-boss enemies with less than 10% Health. B Rank: Increased damage.  Phantom Stars Phantom Stars Deals extreme Light damage to all enemies. 5 hits. Can Break. S Rank: Costs 5 AP.  Follow Up Follow Up Deals medium single target Light damage. 1 hit. Damage increased for each Free Aim shot this turn, up to 10 times. S Rank: Costs 2 AP.  Paradigm Shift Paradigm Shift Deals low Physical single target damage and gives 1-3 AP back. 3 hits. C Rank: +1 AP.  Defiant Strike Defiant Strike Deals high single target Physical damage that applies Mark. 2 Hits. Costs 30% of current Health. B Rank: Increased damage.  Ascending Assault Ascending Assault Deals low single target damage. 1 hit. Uses weapon's element. Increased damage at each cast. S Rank: Costs 2 AP. |
| Best Pictos |
 Augmented Counter I Augmented Counter I 25% increased Counterattack damage.  Perilous Parry Perilous Parry +1 AP on Parry, but damage received is doubled.  Confident Fighter Confident Fighter 30% increased damage, but can't be Healed. |
| Best Luminas |
Shell On Rush
Shell On Rush Apply Shell on applying Rush.
First Strike
First Strike Play first.
Powerful on Shell
Powerful on Shell Apply Powerful on applying Shell.
Confident
Confident Take 50% less damage, but can't be Healed.
Glass Canon
Glass Canon Deal 25% more damage, but take 25% more damage.
Critical Burn
Critical Burn 25% increased Critical Chance on Burning enemies.
Energising Parry
Energising Parry +1 AP on successful Parry.
Empowering Parry
Empowering Parry Each successful Parry increases damage by 5% until end of the following turn. Taking any damage removes this buff.
Painted Power
Painted Power Damage can exceed 9,999.
Inverted Affinity
Inverted Affinity Apply Inverted on self for 3 turns on battle start. 50% increased damage while Inverted.
Cheater
Cheater Always play twice in a row.
Energy Master
Energy Master Every AP gain is increased by 1. |
For Verso, use the Chevalam weapon while focusing on the Agility and Luck attributes. This increases his Speed and Crit chance while also allowing him to start at S Rank immediately. The Pictos and Luminas give him a lot of damage boosts and strengthen his parries in exchange for being unable to be healed.
Monoco Best Builds
| Best Attributes | 1. Agility
2. Defense
|
|---|---|
| Best Weapon | |
| Best Skills |
 Potier Energy Potier Energy Gives 1-3 AP to all allies. Caster Mask: Gives 1 additional AP.  Moissonneuse Vendange Moissonneuse Vendange Deals High single target Physical damage. 3 hits. Can Break. Balanced Mask: Increased damage.  Chevaliere Piercing Chevaliere Piercing Deals single target Physical damage through Shields. 6 hits. Damage increased for each Shield on the target. Agile Mask: Increased damage.  Stalact Punches Stalact Punches Deals medium single target Ice damage. 4 hits. High Break damage. Heavy Mask: Increased damage.  Sakapatate Explosion Sakapatate Explosion Deals medium Lightning damage to random enemies. 3 hits. Critical hits trigger an additional hit. Caster Mask: Increased damage.  Portier Crash Portier Crash Deals high Physical damage to all enemies. 1 hit. Can Break. Heavy Mask: Increased damage. |
| Best Pictos |
Immaculate Immaculate 30% increased damage until a hit is received.  Energising Parry Energising Parry +1 AP on successful Parry. Empowering Parry Empowering Parry Each successful Parry increases damage by 5% until end of the following turn. Taking any damage removes this buff. |
| Best Luminas |
Full Strength
Full Strength 25% increased damage on full Health.
Augmented Counter III
Augmented Counter III 75% increased Counterattack damage.
Inverted Affinity
Inverted Affinity Apply Inverted on self for 3 turns on battle start. 50% increased damage while Inverted.
Glass Canon
Glass Canon Deal 25% more damage, but take 25% more damage.
Auto Rush
Auto Rush Apply Rush for 3 turns on battle start.
Painted Power
Painted Power Damage can exceed 9,999.
Cheater
Cheater Always play twice in a row.
Energy Master
Energy Master Every AP gain is increased by 1.
Breaking Counter
Breaking Counter 50% increased Break damage on Counterattack.
Breaker
Breaker 25% increased Break damage.
First Strike
First Strike Play first.
Tainted
Tainted 15% increased damage for each Status Effect on self. |
For Monoco, use the Joyaro weapon while focusing on the Agility and Defense attributes. Not only does this increase his Speed, but it also increases your other stats thanks to Joyaro's scaling. The Pictos and Luminas give him increased damage, more power to his parries, and increased potential for Breaking.
How to Build Your Characters
Level Up Your Attributes
Builds in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is influenced by the character's attributes. These attributes contribute greatly to how a character performs or plays and are the deciding factor in whether the build works or not.
Make sure to level up your attributes according to the build you're going for. This is mostly decided by the weapon the character is using.
Prioritize Weapon Attribute Scaling
Weapons have attribute scaling and can increase a character's stats depending on what attribute scaling it has. Prioritize leveling up the attribute the weapon scales with since it'll give you additional stats which is beneficial in the long run.
Match Pictos And Lumina
Pictos and Lumina are also a major part of a character's build since they can provide effects that can boost specific attacks and skills, and even offer buffs. Match Pictos and Lumina that synergize with each other to enhance the build you're planning on using.
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Anonymous 6 months
Anonymous 6 monthsJust have the other two party members use the pictos of the recommended lumina.
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so what you do is. You'll want to put the pictos on a character, any character is fine, and WIN four battles. That'll unlock the lumina passive for anyone to equip. Making it very useful to play around with each picto to get a feel of what they might be doing for said character.