New Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Guides & Planner

Lune is the first party member to regroup with Gustave after the crew embarks on its expedition. Personality wise, she is very driven, her main goals being her pursuit of knowledge and the completion of her parents' research that involves the mysterious circumstances that were created by The Paintress. She primarily serves as the game's "mage" character; that is, she has access to powerful offensive spells that are elementally aligned, as well as healing support and enemy debuffing capabilities. This guide details each of Lune's skills, with notes on how to use them, then continues on to suggested synergies and team compositions.

Lune's unique mechanic involves generating and consuming Elemental Stains, of which there are five: Fire, Cold, Lightning, Earth, and Light. Each element typically generates a Stain of its own type, while an opposing element consumes it to gain various effects, such as more damage, extra hits, or decreased AP costs. This makes Lune's playstyle quite strategic by encouraging the use of many different skills to maximize her effectiveness.

Maelle is the third party member, and joins Gustave and Lune when they reach The Manor while travelling through Flying Waters. She is the youngest of the group and has no known immediate family, which has lead to her feeling like somewhat of an outcast that has difficulty trusting others. In battle, Maelle wields a sword and has a focus on melee Physical and Fire damage, but also has some great support options. This guide details each of Maelle's skills, with notes on how to use them, then continues on to suggested synergies and team compositions.

Maelle's unique mechanic involves her Battle Stance, which she can change at will by using various skills. There are 3 main Stances:

• Defensive Stance: less damage received, gain 1 AP on parry/dodge.
• Offensive Stance: more damage received, but also deal more damage.
• Virtuose Stance: deal even more damage, with no relevant downside.

When not assuming any Stance, Maelle is considered "Stanceless" - her neutral combat state. When switching between any Stance, aside from the inherent bonuses gained, Maelle also gains 1 AP any time she swaps.

Sciel is the expedition's fourth party member, and reunites with the group once they reach the Hidden Gestral Village. She wields a scythe and is largely an offensive character with a focus on dealing Dark and Physical damage, though she does have a few options to support her team as well. This guide details each of Sciel's skills, with notes on how to use them, then continues on to suggested synergies and team compositions.

Sciel's unique mechanic involves applying and consuming Foretell. Skills that apply Foretell (of which the default maximum is 10) generate Sun Charges, while skills that consume generate Moon Charges. While a Sun Charge is active, Sciel gains AP in relation to the amount of Foretell she consumes with an ability. Conversely, an active Moon Charge lets her gain AP based on how much Foretell she has applied to a target.

With both a Sun and Moon Charge active, Sciel enters a state called Twilight, which gives her the ability to inflict double the amount of Foretell with skills and double the amount of Foretell that can be applied to an enemy. She also drastically increases her damage according to the amount of Sun or Moon Charges she consumes while in this state. Because of this, it's often a good idea find a good balance of skills that generate both types of Charges in order to be in Twilight as often as possible.

The Gestral Monoco is always up for a fight. He wields a staff topped with a bell. Monoco resides at his station on the continent, living with the Grandis. He is an avid collector of Nevron feet who is always willing to go on a journey with his friend Verso. It doesn't take much convincing to get Monoco to join Expedition 33 as there's plenty of fighting to be done. This guide details each of Monoco's skills, with notes on how to use them, then continues on to suggested synergies and team compositions.

Monoco's unique mechanic is the Bestial Wheel. Move between different masks, each of which empowers different Nevron abilities. Each skill you use advances the wheel a certain number of steps, so you need to plan ahead to empower your desired skills.

The enigmatic Verso joins the party at the start of Act 2. While it may be hard to trust this dangerous stranger, his intentions seem good. This guide details each of Verso's kills, with notes on how to use them, then continues on to suggested synergies and team compositions.

As Verso Attacks, Dodges/Parries, and uses Skills he gains, Perfection. After accumulating enough Perfection, his Rank increases. A higher Rank means more damage, and many of Verso's skills gain bonuses when he's at a specific Rank. Play carefully, as Verso loses Rank upon taking damage.