Every Clair Obscur Playable Character, Ranked By How Fun They Are To Play

There are six playable characters in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, all of that are extremely dynamic and supply their very own set of distinctive mechanics for gamers to experiment with and luxuriate in. Whereas each character is extraordinarily highly effective and efficient in battle with the best setup, some characters are merely extra enjoyable to play than others, which seemingly explains why they’re prime picks for most individuals to incorporate of their lively get together.

Warning: This text incorporates spoilers for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.I might argue that every character in Clair Obscur is extremely enjoyable for various causes, however taking a look at how every character’s mechanics, abilities, and weapons come collectively when it comes to total participant expertise, I believe some are barely extra enjoyable than others. That is, in fact, a very subjective rating, and I am not basing this on how far more efficient any character is in fight. As an alternative, the rating is predicated on how a lot I’ve loved experimenting with every character’s distinctive options over many hours of gameplay.

6

Gustave: A Nice Character With Restricted Options

Gustave Is My Favourite Character, However His Gameplay Is Restricted By Nature

It pains me to place Clair Obscur’s Gustave on the backside of the rankings, as he’s simply my favourite character when it comes to narrative, story, and character growth. Sadly, by design, he has a really restricted talent set and really primary fight mechanics as a result of he’s largely arrange as an introduction to how the sport works. Understandably, this was achieved deliberately by builders to ease gamers into gameplay and prime them for extra advanced techniques when taking part in with the opposite characters within the recreation.

We do not get sufficient time with Gustave, sadly, and his restricted abilities and options are a byproduct of him being “changed” by Verso in Act 2. When it comes to gameplay, his Overcharge mechanic may be very simple, which is nice for the early recreation expertise, however taking a look at issues on the entire, it is not practically as enjoyable to make use of as the opposite characters’ mechanics. Gustave additionally would not get any weapon bonuses, which is a serious motive he is not as attention-grabbing to design builds round as the opposite characters.

By the point you enter New Game Plus, there are no extra surprises coming your manner, and the gameplay expertise with Gustave feels a little bit flat. It is a disgrace that Sandfall did not add further abilities and/or weapon bonuses for Gustave in NG+, which might have positioned him on the prime of my checklist as a substitute of the underside. I might be ecstatic in the event that they launched further abilities and content material for Gustave in future updates or DLC, even when it is unlikely. I might love to have the ability to fill out his whole talent tree and see weapon bonuses designed round Overcharge.

5

Monoco: Tons Of Expertise Can Be Overwhelming At Instances

Monoco’s Masks Upgrades Are Too Random & He Has A Ton Of Expertise To Select From

Clair Obscur‘s Monoco is a tough character to construct round for just a few totally different causes, and whereas his gameplay might be enjoyable, it may also be a bit irritating at occasions. First, he has a ton of abilities, which is each a very good and dangerous factor. It is good as a result of it makes up for a considerably restricted arsenal of weapons, and it offers you a variety of choices to select from to design customized builds.

Then again, having so many abilities to select from might be very overwhelming, and it is not all the time evident how effectively a talent will match into the general construct. Additional, buying all Monoco’s skills takes a whole lot of work, and by the point you unlock most of them, you are in all probability going to be effectively into the endgame and will not have a lot use for them outdoors a handful of bosses.

One other side that makes Monoco much less enjoyable than the opposite characters is that pinning down a very good and dependable rotation for his Masks mechanic is fairly difficult. Every talent will rotate his Masks wheel a set variety of turns, and you will have to do a little bit of math to make sure you’re touchdown on the popular Masks to improve the corresponding talent, and this may not even be doable with sure talent mixtures.

4

Verso: Attain Perfection With Some Unimaginable Weapons

Verso’s Mechanics Are Center Of The Highway For Me, However He Has Some Superior Weapons Choices

Whereas Verso’s Perfection system is not very difficult, it’s a whole lot of enjoyable on the finish of the day. In comparison with different characters, I might place his gameplay proper in the course of the highway, with an easy system that’s enhanced by an honest set of abilities and an unbelievable arsenal of weapons to select from. Verso and Gustave’s weapons overlap, however Verso truly advantages from the weapon bonuses from these, and these weapon results are a few of the most various and enjoyable to experiment with within the recreation.

Verso is able to game-breaking builds, such because the Seeram and End Bringer combo that permits him to principally perma-stun any boss within the recreation, together with essentially the most difficult “secret” boss, Simon. However that is only the start of Verso’s various weapon choices, and there’s no scarcity of attention-grabbing methods to construct him out based mostly in your particular person playstyle. Verso’s weapon checklist consists of Simoso, which makes him invincible if he maintains at the least A-Rank, whereas Tireso is an unbelievable selection for a Mark construct.

Verso has loads of nice abilities to select from as effectively, however they are not fairly as thrilling or attention-grabbing as different character abilities. When all is claimed and achieved, Verso is extraordinarily enjoyable to play, however I might argue that those that come after (sorry) are much more enjoyable, which is why he sits comfortably within the center.

3

Maelle: A True Virtuose

Maelle Can Simply Deal The Most Harm In The Sport

Maelle is a character able to dealing billions in harm when you have her constructed out correctly, and her abilities, mechanics, and weapons are extremely various and enjoyable to experiment with. Dealing essentially the most harm is not essentially essentially the most enjoyable method to play, nevertheless, which is why she is simply barely outranked by a few characters on this checklist. The highest three selections listed below are neck-and-neck, although, and I do not actually have something detrimental to say about Maelle’s numerous options.

Her talent set is unbelievable, together with essentially the most highly effective assault within the recreation, Stendahl, which continues to be game-breaking in my opinion even after it was nerfed in an early patch. The Battle Stance system, which incorporates Stanceless, Defensive, Offensive, and Virtuose stances, provides a not-overly-complex dynamic to her gameplay that makes every flip really feel distinctive and vital. She additionally has a variety of fantastic weapons, together with the notorious Medalum, which begins her off in Virtuose Stance, although I might argue Lithum is her best weapon should you’re not into one-shot builds.

Maelle can also be extremely dynamic, and there are numerous weapon and talent mixtures to mess around with, though most gamers in all probability find yourself sticking with some type of Medalum construct. Maelle is definitely the most well-liked character amongst gamers, and I’d catch some grief for putting her at quantity three. Nevertheless, I might argue she is not being utilized for the way a lot enjoyable she is to play as a lot as she is for the way she will be able to wipe the ground with just about each enemy.

2

Sciel: The Twilight System Stands Out Amongst Fight Mechanics

Foretell Mechanics Are Dynamic & One Of A Form

Sciel’s Foretell mechanic is one in all my favourite techniques within the recreation, solely barely surpassed by Lune’s Stain system. Sciel additionally has a tremendous set of weapon choices that enable for various playstyles, and I might argue she’s essentially the most underrated character in Clair Obscur when it comes to gameplay. This might need to do with the concept that the Foretell system is overly difficult, however it should not be dismissed based mostly on that complexity. When you get it down, it is simply a few of the most enjoyable fight you will expertise within the recreation.

Certainly one of my favorite strategies for Sciel makes use of the Corderon weapon, which is able to curse her initially of the encounter but additionally provide you with an computerized harm bonus. The Corderon construct is an ideal instance of how distinctive her numerous weapon bonuses are. Sciel’s Solar, Moon, and Twilight mechanics and the general Foretell system add a degree selection to every encounter that is onerous to match. Add to this all of her ridiculously robust and attention-grabbing abilities, and it makes for an total nice time.

I solely have good issues to say about Sciel when it comes to gameplay, and if you have not found out a enjoyable method to play her, I strongly urge you to check out some totally different approaches outdoors of an easy help character. She’s able to dealing equally devastating quantities of injury as Maelle or Verso with the best technique, and I believe the Foretell system is much extra thrilling in fight than the aforementioned characters.

1

Lune: She’s Acquired Stains For Days

Lune Makes use of The Parts Higher Than Anybody Else

It is not even up for debate in my thoughts that Lune is the most fun character to play in Clair Obscur, with the most effective arsenal of weapons, abilities, and my favourite gameplay mechanic, her Stain system. Lune’s abilities are extremely enjoyable to fiddle with and particularly entertaining to visualise in battle. She incorporates all the weather into her talent set, and her weapons enable for all kinds of playstyles which might be endlessly enjoyable to experiment with.

Certainly one of my prime weapons to construct round for Lune is the Scaverim, which can provide you a 300% harm bonus on any talent should you get 4 lively Darkish stains. She additionally has an unbelievable weapon that permits her to freeze and keep away from harm totally, Snowim. Almost all of her weapons might be included into a novel and individualized construct that fits your playstyle.

What makes Lune essentially the most enjoyable to play, nevertheless, is how the weather in her abilities are interconnected and depending on one another to search out the most effective synergy. The Stain system is extremely enjoyable to strategize round and determine which abilities and/or Stains complement one another. On prime of her dynamic checklist of weapons, this makes Lune my absolute favourite character to make use of throughout fight in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Techniques

9/10

Launched

April 24, 2025

ESRB

Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Robust Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence

Developer(s)

Sandfall Interactive

Writer(s)

Kepler Interactive