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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

How to Beat Chromatic Reaper Cultist

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How to Beat Chromatic Reaper Cultist

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

Chromatic Reaper Cultist Stats and Overview

Weaknesses and Stats

Chromatic Reaper Cultist
Chromatic Reaper Cultist
Weak Resist Immune Absorb
Dark Light None None
Weakpoint None
Quest Optional
Location

Rewards

All Chromatic Reaper Cultist Rewards
EXP 63,900 EXP
Items Blodam
Resplendent Chroma Catalysts x2
Colour of Lumina x5
4754 Chroma

Chromatic Reaper Cultist Location

The Continent

Chromatic Reaper Cultist Location
This boss will only be accessible after completing Old Lumiere in Act 2: Verso once Esquie unlocks their ability to swim through corals.

Once unlocked, the player can reference The Continent's map and find the Chromatic Reaper Cultist in an unnamed, isolated island with yellow shrubbery to the east beside Sky Island, Coastal Cave and north of White Sands.

Act 2: Verso Walkthrough

How to Beat Chromatic Reaper Cultist

Free-Aim Shooting

Chromatic Reaper Cultist Free-Aim Shots
Like the regular Reaper Cultist, this boss is best exploited with its free-aim shot weakness as this is the only way to reliably take down the boss due to its flight capabilities.

Using a weapon with the Dark element for free-aim attacks paired with Pictos and Luminas that improve free-aim will help take down the boss quicker.
Combat Guide and Tips

Avoid or Nullify Applied Status Effects

Chromatic Reaper Cultist Status Effects
Should the boss engage at you, practice your dodges as being hit continuously by their Scythe Combo will cause the party member being attacked to be afflicted with Blight, reducing that party member's health by 10%.

Lune's skills that clear status effects such as Healing Light can help should you get hit by the Chromatic Reaper Cultist.
All Status Effects Guide

Parry and Counter

Chromatic Reaper Cultist Parry and Counter
The only other way to take down this boss is with a full-send counter by parrying all of its attack strings. The boss has an easy-to-remember moveset with only two moves, one where it casts projectiles and a scythe combo.

The projectile attacks are easier and more instantaneous to parry but be careful with the bait animations. The seven-hit scythe attack is harder to parry but will deal significant damage to the boss if parried successfully.
How to Parry and Counter

Chromatic Reaper Cultist Attack Patterns

Dark Projectiles

The boss casts five projectiles at the party.
How to Dodge Wait for the boss to swing their staff and for the projectile to come out before dodging. The last three projectiles will come out in tandem and require a team dodge.
How to Counter Parry before the projectile hits the party members. The last attack requires the entire team to parry.

Scythe Combo

The boss attacks with a seven-hit combo to one party member, applying Blight if hit.
How to Dodge The first two strings require a timed dodge, followed by four quick dodges and one final timed dodge.
How to Counter Parry all seven attack strings to successfully counter.

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Chromatic DanseuseChromatic Danseuse Chromatic JarChromatic Jar Chromatic AbbestChromatic Abbest
GolgraGolgra Chromatic HexgaChromatic Hexga Giant SaplingGiant Sapling
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Julien Tiny HeadJulien Tiny Head Jovial MoissonneuseJovial Moissonneuse Frost EvequeFrost Eveque
SimonSimon Seething BoucheclierSeething Boucheclier Sorrowful ChapelierSorrowful Chapelier
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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 PetankChromatic Petank Chromatic EvequeChromatic Eveque
Flame EvequeFlame Eveque Chromatic Steel ChevaliereChromatic Steel Chevaliere EvequeEveque
Ultimate SakapatateUltimate Sakapatate StalactStalact

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