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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Crushing Cavern 100% Guide and all Locations

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Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Crushing Cavern 100% Guide and All Locations
Crushing Cavern is an area found in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's overworld, called The Continent. Learn more about Crushing Cavern including the area's bosses, rest points, items, and more in this Crushing Cavern map guide.

How to Get to Crushing Cavern

West of Stone Wave Cliffs

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Crushing Cavern is located west of Stone Wave Cliffs. It is only accessible after unlocking Esquie's ability to swim during Act 2.

From Stone Wave Cliffs, swim west towards the northern shore of Yellow Harvest. Alternatively, exit from the shore north of Gestral Village, then swim towards the northern tip of the island to find the entrance to the Crushing Cavern.

Interactive Map: All Locations and Areas

Crushing Cavern Boss Locations

All Optional Bosses in Crushing Cavern

Boss Quest & Weaknesses
Giant SaplingGiant Sapling Location:
Crushing Cavern

Weakness: Fire

This is a list of all optional bosses you can fight in Crushing Cavern. These bosses are not required and can be skipped if you desire to.

List of All Optional Bosses

How to Beat Giant Sapling

The walls on the opposing sides of the battlefield will close in on the party at the start of Giant Sapling's turn, forcing a loss at the start of its 6th turn. Exploit its weakness to Fire damage to end the fight quickly, and use Maelle's Breaking Rules when it raises its shields.

The walls will not move if the Giant Sapling is stunned. If the party's damage is lacking, fill the break gauge and use skills such as Maelle's Fleuret Fury to trigger a Break, stunning the Giant Sapling.

How to Beat Giant Sapling

Crushing Cavern Fast Travel Locations

All Expedition Flag Rest Points in Crushing Cavern

Crushing Cavern Rest Points

Entrance
Located next to the cavern's opening.

This is a list of all Rest Point Flags that are used to fast travel from one point of an area to another.
All Expedition Flags

Crushing Cavern Pictos Locations

Solidifying

Solidifying
Lumina:
+2 Shields when the character's Health falls below 50%. Once per battle.
Bonus Stats:
Defense +116
Speed +62
How to Get: Defeat the Giant Sapling optional boss.

Solidifying Lumina Effects

Crushing Cavern Journal Location

Journal - Expedition 45

Journal How to Get

Expedition 45 - Cassandra

Found in the area accessed by a zipline behind the Giant Sapling boss.

Journals are records of past expeditions before Expedition 33, giving you a glimpse into how those missions failed and never returned to Lumière as the years went by.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Related Guides

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 - Locations

All Locations and Areas

All Locations

Act 1
Spring Meadows Flying Waters Ancient Sanctuary
Gestral Village Esquie's Nest Stone Wave Cliffs
Act 2
Forgotten Battlefield Monoco's Station Old Lumiere
Visages Sirene The Monolith
Act 3
Lumiere
Optional Areas
The Manor Painting Workshop Gestral Beach
Abbest Cave Red Woods The Small Bourgeon
Hidden Gestral Arena Esoteric Ruins Twilight Quarry
Ancient Gestral City Lost Woods Yellow Harvest
Dark Shores The Meadows Crushing Cavern
White Tree Blades' Graveyard Stone Quarry
Coastal Cave Frozen Hearts The Carousel
Boat Graveyard Stone Wave Cliffs Cave Falling Leaves
Sinister Cave Renoir's Drafts The Crows
Dark Gestral Arena The Fountain Flying Casino
White Sands Crimson Forest Floating Cemetery
Sky Island Sacred River The Chosen Path
Endless Night Sanctuary Sunless Cliffs Sirene's Dress
The Reacher Isle of the Eyes The Canvas
The Abyss Flying Manor Endless Tower

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