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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

How to Beat Clea

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Clair Obscur Expedition 33 - How to Beat Clea

A guide on how to beat Clea, a Optional Boss in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. See Clea's weaknesses, attack patterns, and how to dodge and counter its attacks.

Clea Stats and Overview

Weaknesses and Stats

Clea
Clea
Weak Resist Immune Absorb
Void Physical None None
Weakpoint None
Quest Optional
Location

Rewards

All Clea Rewards
EXP 2340000 EXP
Items Clea's Life Picto
Perfect Chroma Catalyst x1
Grandiose Chroma Catalyst x1

Clea Location

Located in the Flying Manor

Clea is a secret boss found in the Flying Manor. This area is located on a floating land at the center of the map and can only be reached once you Esquie regains the ability to fly.

You will need to defeat the first four bosses in the Flying Manor to unlock the room where Clea is. Once all four are defeated, speak to the Young Boy in the middle of the glass cases and proceed to the door. Choose to push through the door's warnings and face Clea.

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How to Beat Clea

Clea Summons Previous Enemies

Clea Painting Nevrons

Clea's attacks revolve around summoning previously-fought enemies, such as the Dualliste or the Bourgeon, to hit the party. These enemies appear for her attacks, and are chained together for complicated combos.

List of Bosses

Counter Clea's Attacks to Prevent Her from Healing

Each of Clea's attacks starts with her gathering Chroma, which heals her for around 600,000 HP if not interrupted. You can only stop her from recovering a large amount of HP by parrying every single hit from her attacks and performing a counter.

Taking even a single hit from Clea or dodging will invalidate the counter and not stop her from healing. Parrying all the attacks becomes important to prevent this and dispel the protective Chroma defending Clea.

How to Parry and Counter

One-Shot Strategy

One way to bypass Clea's complicated boss fight is to defeat her in one hit. This can require specialized builds, but will trivialize Clea's fight.

It is recommended to try Maelle supported by Sciel, and set Maelle up to have her Stendhal ability one-shot Clea.

Sciel Setup

Rec. Stats Level: 94
Weapon Charnon Lv. 33
Pictos / Luminas
Skills ・Marking Card
・Fortune's Fury

Sciel's main job in this set-up is to apply both Marked to Clea and Fortune's Fury on Maelle. Make sure that Sciel is the first in the turn order by removing everyone except Sciel from the party, then adding Maelle back in. This will make Sciel attack first before Maelle, with both attacking before Clea thanks to First Strike

Sciel Best Builds and Attributes

Maelle Setup

Rec. Stats Level: 94
Attack Power: 10,000+
Critical Rate: 100%
Weapon Barrier Breaker Lv. 33
Pictos / Luminas
Tainted
Skills ・Stendhal
・Last Chance

Maelle should act directly after Sciel. Have Maelle use Last Chance to regain her AP, then follow this up with a perfectly-timed Stendhal for maximum damage. This should be enough to one-hit Clea.

Maelle Best Builds and Attributes

Clea Attack Patterns

Powerful Nevrons

Clea summons powerful Nevrons for a single-target 3-hit attack. There is a slight delay before each attack, as each summoned Nevron winds up slightly before striking.

Violent Nevrons

Clea summons violent Nevrons to hit the whole party 7 times. For the first six attacks, alternate between parrying the Chalier and jumping the Stalact attacks, then parry the final Stalact hit.

Musical Nevrons

Clea summons musical Nevrons for a string of 5 attacks on a single character. There will be four slashes, followed by the pair of Troubadours going in for a fifth hit.

Creepy Nevrons

Clea summons creepy Nevrons, calling on them to do a 4-hit attack on a single character. The first three Nevron attacks have similar parry timings, and the fourth Hexga hit is slightly delayed.

Agile Nevrons

Clea summons agile Nevrons to attack a single target 6 times. The first four hits come in quick succession, while the latter two have some slight delay before they land.

Tricky Nevrons

Clea summons tricky Nevrons for a 6-hit attack on one party member. There are four quick attacks, followed by a delayed attack that you have to jump over, and one more delayed attack for the sixth hit.

Nevrons From the Deep

Clea summons Nevrons from the deep, attacking a single team member 5 times. The combo consists of a quick two-hit attack, followed by another quick double hit, and ends with a slow Bourgeon slam attack.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Related Guides

Bosses

List of Bosses

All Main Bosses

List of All Bosses
EvequeEveque GobluGoblu Ultimate SakapatateUltimate Sakapatate
FrancoisFrancois LampmasterLampmaster DuallisteDualliste
StalactStalact VisagesVisages Mask KeeperMask Keeper
GlissandoGlissando SireneSirene RenoirRenoir
The PaintressThe Paintress CreationCreation Renoir (Final Boss)Renoir (Final Boss)

All Optional Bosses

List of All Bosses
Chromatic PortierChromatic Portier Chromatic CrulerChromatic Cruler Chromatic Ceramic ChevaliereChromatic Ceramic Chevaliere
Chromatic LancelierChromatic Lancelier Chromatic TroubadourChromatic Troubadour BourgeonBourgeon
Chromatic Gold ChevaliereChromatic Gold Chevaliere SprongSprong Chromatic DanseuseChromatic Danseuse
Chromatic JarChromatic Jar Chromatic AbbestChromatic Abbest GolgraGolgra
Chromatic HexgaChromatic Hexga Giant SaplingGiant Sapling Chromatic OrphelinChromatic Orphelin
Glaise (Yellow Harvest)Glaise (Yellow Harvest) Chromatic BalletChromatic Ballet Chromatic ChapelierChromatic Chapelier
Chromatic LusterChromatic Luster TisseurTisseur Julien Tiny HeadJulien Tiny Head
Jovial MoissonneuseJovial Moissonneuse Frost EvequeFrost Eveque SimonSimon
Seething BoucheclierSeething Boucheclier Sorrowful ChapelierSorrowful Chapelier Chromatic RamasseurChromatic Ramasseur
Grosse TeteGrosse Tete CleaClea Chromatic VeilleurChromatic Veilleur
GargantGargant Chromatic Greatsword CultistChromatic Greatsword Cultist Chromatic ChalierChromatic Chalier
Chromatic BourgeonChromatic Bourgeon Clair ObscurClair Obscur Chromatic GlaiseChromatic Glaise
Chromatic Catapult SakapatateChromatic Catapult Sakapatate Chromatic Ranger SakapatateChromatic Ranger Sakapatate Chromatic Robust SakapatateChromatic Robust Sakapatate
Chromatic EchassierChromatic Echassier AliciaAlicia Chromatic AberrationChromatic Aberration
Chromatic GobluChromatic Goblu SerpenphareSerpenphare Chromatic Clair ObscurChromatic Clair Obscur
ScavengerScavenger Chromatic GlissandoChromatic Glissando Painted LovePainted Love
Chromatic GaultChromatic Gault Chromatic Reaper CultistChromatic Reaper Cultist Chromatic BrulerChromatic Bruler
Thunder EvequeThunder Eveque Chromatic BoucheclierChromatic Boucheclier Chromatic BraseleurChromatic Braseleur
Chromatic MoissonneuseChromatic Moissonneuse Chromatic DemineurChromatic Demineur Chromatic BenisseurChromatic Benisseur
Chromatic CreationChromatic Creation Chromatic PetankChromatic Petank Chromatic EvequeChromatic Eveque
Flame EvequeFlame Eveque Chromatic Steel ChevaliereChromatic Steel Chevaliere EvequeEveque
Ultimate SakapatateUltimate Sakapatate StalactStalact

Comment

5 Anonymous Anonymous 4 months

She is also weak to ice damage. You can one-shot her in normal way with Maelle and 3rd gradient attack + barrier breaker, since it deals void damage.

4 Anonymous Anonymous 6 months

You can outdamage the heal with tier 3 gradient attacks, the real annoying part is her summoning the bourgeon that eats one of your party members, they won't get spit out even on breaking her.

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