Summary
Every character inClair Obscur: Expedition 33has a skill tree. When a character levels up, they will gain one Skill Point and three Attribute Points. Skill Points are not shared and can unlock spells or abilities to use in battle, from sword attacks to fire maelstroms.
Attribute Points can boost stats, such as health, once locked into the correct category. With so many skills to choose from uponleveling up inClair Obscur: Expedition 33, it can be hard to know what to pick, even with the ability to respec. Players will start early with Gustave, Lune, and Maelle, so let’s focus this List on their skill trees, andthe best early-game skills to unlock for them inClair Obscure: Expedition 33..
8Earth Rising
Earth Magic Targets All Enemies
Earth Risingis one of the quickest ways to get a skill to target all enemies in battle. Lune can raise up the earth,AvatarEarthbender-style, and savage enemies from the ground.
While Earth Rising is not too powerful, it is always useful to hit multiple enemies in an RPG to make battles end quicker. More powerful spells that Lune can learn and which can hit every enemy in battle include Wildfire, which is fire-based, and Thunderfall, which is lightning-based.
7Fleuret Fury
Hit A Target Three Times With Maelle’s Sword
Fleuret Furyis for Maelle. It’s a sword-based attack that can hit an enemy three times with powerful strikes. The damage is good, but the number of hits is better. Enemies can create Shields, and every Shield that they erect requires a single attack to take it out. For example, if an enemy has three Shields up, then just a simple attack from a character won’t do any damage, but will destroy the Shield instead.
However, Fleuret Fury and other skills like it can break through Shields in a single turn, or at least that’s the hope when players are trying to devise strategies inClair Obscur: Expedition 33. This makes it very useful to have in the early game.
6Guard Down
Lower The Defense Of All Enemies
This next skill, which also belongs to Maelle, is calledGuard Down. It will lower the defense of the enemy party. It’s the same as saying that players can do more damage during this skill’s duration, but it’s all the same thingin an RPG,even if the name or exact definitions are different.
During normal battles, Guard Down probably won’t be necessary, but main boss fights or optional bosses definitely require some debuffs. Maelle can also learn Guard Up, which will raise the party’s defenses and also good for boss encounters.
5Healing Light
Heal An Ally’s HP
There are limited ways to heal in the game, so every resource is precious. That’s because players cannot directly buy things likehealing potions, as flasks can be upgraded and recharged instead inClair Obscur: Expedition 33,similar to games likeDark Souls.
There are two early single-target healing spells, though, which can be used in battle. Lune can learnHealing Light,and Gustave can learn Recovery, and they are both worth getting as soon as possible to improve the party’s survivability.
4Mayhem
Convert Stains Into A Strong Attack
Every character is different in terms of how their actions and skills work. For example, Lune could be categorized as aMage in an RPGas she slings elemental spells at enemies.
After using a certain spell, like one involving fire or ice, a Stain will accumulate, andMayhemis a non-elemental spell that will drain all built-up Stains to strike one enemy with a powerful attack. Until players learn Mayhem for Lune, Stains are kind of useless beyond spell costs, so be sure to go down that rabbit hole and get it quickly.
3Powerful
Raise The Party’s Attack Power
Powerfulis a simple support skill for Gustave that will raise the party’s attack power for a limited time. If players combine Maelle’s Guard Down skill with Powerful, then they can do some serious damage to enemies.
It’s not the most exciting skill Gustave has to offer, but support skills rarely are. Support skills like Powerful are for players who like to use more strategy intheir turn-based RPGsinstead of always just mashing buttons. Once again, when it comes to boss battles, Powerful will be very valuable.
2Rebirth
Revive A Fallen Ally
Rebirthis another great healing spell for Lune, as it can revive a fallen ally. Again, there are limited ways to heal allies, and even fewer ways to revive characters inClair Obscur: Expedition 33,so Rebirth is a god-tier early skill.
It will help when a particularly challenging optional boss has players downed. They can often one-shot party members, no matter how much grinding players do. Of course, Rebirth doesn’t help if Lune falls, but hopefully, players are thoughtful enough to boost her Defense Attribute more than others in order to keep her alive, so that she can do the same for the rest of the party.
1Shatter
Strike All Enemies With Lightning
Shatteris a very strong offensive skill for Gustave. It’s lightning-based and can target all enemies on screen, with the highlighted monster attracting the most damage. To use it, players have to build up Gustave’s unique Overcharge meter, but using Shatter will not dispel it, unlike other attacks.
Unlocking Shatter will be quicker than unlocking Thunderfall for Lune, and it should be noted thatClair Obscur: Expedition 33’sFlying Watersarea has a lot of monsters that are weak to lightning-based attacks roaming around in it, which makes this a particularly valuable skill for completing that region.
