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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Stone Wave Cliffs Walkthrough

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Clair Obscur Expedition 33 - Stone Wave Cliffs

Stone Wave Cliffs is an area that you will visit during Act 1 in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. See a Stone Wave Cliffs walkthrough, and all the weapons and Pictos in the area!

Stone Wave Cliffs Walkthrough

  1. Entrance
  2. Paintress Shrine
  3. Old Farm
  4. Basalt Waves

Entrance

Entrance Walkthrough
1
After finishing the events in Esquie's Nest, mount Esquie and travel northward. Shatter the blue rocks by running over them to reach the entrance to Stone Wave Cliffs.
Esquie's Nest 100% Guide
2
On entry, continue forward until a cutscene is triggered. Enter the tunnel to find the first Expedition Flag of the area past the exit.
3
Enter the next area to find a Hexga and enter the tunnel past this enemy.
4
Jump across the gap via grapple and turn left. Take the left path to find the Expedition 56 Journal, then continue to enter the next section of the area.

Paintress Shrine

Paintress Shrine Walkthrough
1
Grapple to the other side of the chasm to find the Paintress Shrine rest point.
2
From the rest point, turn right and head towards the shipwreck. Watch out for the Rocher ambush from the right beyond the stone bridge.
3
Continue onwards to find a fork in the path. Head right to encounter a cavern past the Greatsword Cultist.
4
Continue past the cavern to arrive at a cliff at the end of the path. Grapple towards the next cliff and ascend via the light rope to find the next Expedition Flag.

Old Farm

Old Farm Walkthrough
1
A Hexga can be seen immediately upon arriving at the Old Farm. Defeat it to acquire the Confident Picto.
2
Past the Hexga is a Paint Spike that can only be broken upon finding 4 Lost Gestrals, only possible during Act 2. Ignore it for now and head up the right slope and climb the hand holds to proceed.

Basalt Waves

Basalt Waves Walkthrough
1
Past the hand holds is a white Hexga that holds one of the Nevron Quests available in the game. Enter the opening to find the Tide Cavern rest point, then grapple towards the next platform. Ride the light rope at the end of the path afterwards.
Hexga Quest Guide
2
Stick to the left path and ascend the slope, followed by a grapple over a gap at the end. Move past the Greatsword Cultist and ascend the light rope to find the Basalt Waves rest point.
Rest at the expedition flag to prepare for the upcoming boss fight with the Lampmaster.
How to Beat Lampmaster
3
After defeating Lampmaster, an encounter with the White-Haired Man will occur afterwards. This fight is scripted and will force a 1-on-1 fight with Gustave.
Act 1 will end after the cutscenes following the boss fight, and Act 2 will begin soon after.

All Acts and Chapters

How to Get to Stone Wave Cliffs

Head North from Esquie's Nest

To get to Stone Wave Cliffs, you must first obtain Esquie from the previous quest objective in Esquie's Nest as part of Act 1.

Summon Esquie in the overworld to ride on top of them, then smash into the black rocks blocking the way to the Stone Wave Cliffs.

Esquie Abilities and Voice Actors

How to Catch Petank

Lead It to the Trap

At the Old Farm checkpoint of Stone Wave Cliffs, approach the first shack on the right to find the Petank below. Approach from behind and make the Petank pass through the gates.

Chase the Petank from the left afterwards to force it into an alleyway on the right, and the illuminated tile should be at the other end of this path.

How to Catch Petanks

Stone Wave Cliffs Boss Locations

All Forgotten Battlefield Bosses
Lampmaster Lampmaster Weakness: None
Drop:
At Death's Door
Shape of Life
Polished Chroma Catalyst
Chromatic Gault Chromatic Gault Weakness: Fire
Drop:
Tainted
Resplendent Chroma Catalyst x2
Colour of Lumina x5

Lampmaster is the main story boss of Stone Wave Cliffs encountered past the Basalt Waves rest point. Lamps will light up as you approach the depths of the cavern where the fight occurs.

Chromatic Gault is the optional boss in Stone Wave Cliffs located near the Old Farms rest point past the Paint Spike. Note that you need to find 4 Lost Gestrals for access which is only possible from Act 2 onwards.

List of Bosses

Stone Wave Cliffs Fast Travel Locations

Stone Wave Cliffs Rest Points

1. Entrance
Found right at the entrance to the area.

2. Paintress Shrine
Progress until you meet the Young Boy once more. The flag will be within sight from this NPC.

3. Old Farm
This flag is past the large open-air cave with numerous floating lamps. Use your grappler to get a a new area and climb a light rope to reach this area.

4. Tide Caverns
Move through the area until you cross a gap with some hand holds and meet the friendly NPC Hexga. The flag will be in a cave immediately after.

5. Basalt Waves
From the Tide Caverns, take the path that leads upward until you find this rest point, which is your last rest point before the boss at the end of the area.

6. Flooded Buildings
The Flooded Buildings are an optional area full of enemies and items. From the Basalt Waves flag, find the nearby grapple spot and grapple to it. The Flooded Buildings flag will immediately be in a nearby building.

All Expedition Flags

Stone Wave Cliffs Weapon Locations

All Stone Wave Cliff Weapons
ChationChation RangesonRangeson DelaramDelaram
DuenumDuenum CoralimCoralim

There are 5 weapons to be found in Stone Wave Cliffs. These weapons are either acquired as drops from enemies, bought from the merchant, or obtained in the Paint Cage within the area.

List of All Weapons

Stone Wave Cliffs Pictos Locations

All Stone Wave Cliff Pictos
#{titleSOS Power #{titleFirst Strike #{titleConfident
#{titleBreaking Counter #{titleAt Death's Door #{titleEnfeebling Mark
#{titleEnergising Pain #{titleBreaking Shots #{titlePerilous Parry
#{titleAuto Shell #{titleRejuvenating Revive #{titleTainted
#{titleHealing Tint Energy #{titleDefensive Mode

There are 14 Pictos you can obtain in Stone Wave Cliffs. These Pictos are either acquired as drops from enemies, bought from a merchant, or collected as loot within the area.

All Pictos and Luminas

Stone Wave Cliffs Outfit and Haircut Locations

Ponytail for Sciel


Sciel Ponytail Haircut

Purchased from Jerijeri, a friendly Gestral merchant you can find by heading right behind the closest house from the Old Farm expedition flag. There will be a small tunnel you can crawl through to get to this NPC.

All Cosmetics: Outfits and Haircuts

Stone Wave Cliffs NPC Locations

List of NPCs in Forgotten Battlefield
Hexga Colaro Jerijeri

This is a list of all NPCs you can find in Stone Wave Cliffs. Find locations of all NPCs and what services they provide in our guide below.

List of All NPCs and Locations

Stone Wave Cliffs Enemies

Enemy Elemental Affinities
Greatsword CultistGreatsword Cultist Weak: Dark
Resist: None
Immune: None
Absorb: None
HexgaHexga Weak: Ice
Resist: Fire
Immune: None
Absorb: None
Reaper CultistReaper Cultist Weak: Dark
Resist: None
Immune: None
Absorb: None
RocherRocher Weak: Ice
Resist: Fire
Immune: None
Absorb: None

List of Enemies and Weaknesses

Stone Wave Cliffs Paint Cage

Entrance Paint Cage

Stone Wave Cliffs Paint Cage 1
Found close to the Entrance flag, Climb up a light rope to the right of the area, and head to the left of Journal 78.
World View Description
Climb up a nearby light rope to find this lock right in front of you.
From the same spot, look up and to the right.
Find a tunnel on the ground floor. Crawl through this tunnel then climb up the cliff to find the third and last one in view.

Old Farm Paint Cage

Stone Wave Cliffs Paint Cage 2
Found in the area of the Old Farm expedition flag, up a sloping path.
World View Description
Easily found very close to the Paint Cage, up on a rock wall.
From the same spot, look a bit to the left and you will find this behind a pile of wooden planks.
Found on the wall of a broken windmill.

All Paint Cage Locations

Stone Wave Cliffs Journal Location

Journal How to Get

Expedition 78 - Maxance

Found near the Entrance flag, up a light rope.

Expedition 56 - Lisette

Found near the street light.

Expedition 50 - Lucile

Found past the Paintress Shrine flag, in a large cave with floating lamps.

All Journal Locations

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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