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How to find and defeat the Chromatic Lancelier in Clair Obscur Expedition 33
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is full of optional bosses you can battle to obtain special rewards, grind some EXP for your party, or prove that you can beat any enemy you encounter. The Chromatic Lancelier may be an early-game boss, but it's certainly no pushover. If anything, it's the opposite. The Chromatic Lancelier can wipe your party in just a few turns, especially early in your playthrough when you're still exploring your characters' skills and attribute options. Here are some tips for defeating the Chromatic Lancelier in Expedition 33. Table of contents Chromatic Lancelier boss location in Expedition 33 How to defeat the Chromatic Lancelier boss in Expedition 33 Chromatic Lancelier boss location in Expedition 33 You can find the Chromatic Lancelier optional boss in Spring Meadows. After entering Grand Meadow and interacting with its Rest Point flag, run along its path until you reach two branching points. One will bring you up a cliff, while the other brings you to the Chromatic Lancelier. Screenshot by Destructoid Although it looks like a regular enemy you find in this region, it won't attack you right away. Even if you walk up to it, it'll only look at you, but it won't make any moves to hurt you. This gives you the perfect chance to initiate a first strike, letting Gustave and Lune hit first during the encounter. How to defeat the Chromatic Lancelier boss in Expedition 33 Since you got the first strike on the Chromatic Lancelier, Gustave and Lune will attack before the boss can retaliate. The green orb where its head would normally be is its weak spot, so use one of your characters—ideally Gustave—to hit it. This'll inflict around 700 damage, cutting a substantial chunk out of the boss' health. With the easy part out of the way, let's get into the rest of the fight. Screenshot by Destructoid The Chromatic Lancelier is a hard-hitting boss that can one-shot your characters with its attacks. It's also weak to Ice, making Lune's Ice Lance particularly handy during this fight. The Chromatic Lancelier has three attack types it'll use, differentiated using the following on-screen text prompts: Chromatic Lancelier attacks. Chromatic Lancelier attacks quickly. Chromatic Lancelier attacks slowly. The boss' regular attack starts with a slow buildup before launching its spear forward, followed by a quick second hit. Even if you dodge or parry the first, the second can still one-shot your characters. Your best bet is to dodge this one unless you're confident in your parrying, as the second hit can catch you off guard if you're unfamiliar with its timing. The second option the Chromatic Lancelier will use is attacking quickly. It'll only thrust forward once, but you'll only have around two seconds before it hits your character. When it does this, it'll walk forward slightly, bring its spear back, and take a small step back before hitting you. Be prepared to dodge or parry as it's taking this step, as you'll have about a half-second to react. Screenshot by Destructoid Lastly, the Chromatic Lancelier may attack slowly. Like the quick variant, the boss will only hit you once, making it ideal for parrying if you can get the timing. However, unlike the quick attack, it'll wind up its spear for a few seconds before launching forward quickly. You'll know it's about to hit when you see its arm swing back slightly. At this point, you have less than a second to react, giving you a chance to dodge or parry just in time. Overall, the fight against the Chromatic Lancelier is a test of your dodging and parrying skills. Missing a dodge will usually lead to the boss one-shotting your character, so getting its attack patterns down is the way to go. Fortunately, it won't stray away from these three options, letting you build up your attacks until you can initiate Gustave's Overcharge and a few Ice Lance shots to defeat it. You'll receive the following rewards for defeating the Chromatic Lancelier: A Level two Lanceram weapon upgrade Augmented Attack Pictos Chroma Catalyst (2) Colour of Lumina (5) 150 XP You'll also find some Chroma on the ground nearby that you can only access after beating the boss, giving you some extra money to use later in your Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 playthrough. The post How to find and defeat the Chromatic Lancelier in Clair Obscur Expedition 33 appeared first on Destructoid.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is full of optional bosses you can battle to obtain special rewards, grind some EXP for your party, or prove that you can beat any enemy you encounter. The Chromatic Lancelier may be an early-game boss, but it's certainly no pushover.
If anything, it's the opposite. The Chromatic Lancelier can wipe your party in just a few turns, especially early in your playthrough when you're still exploring your characters' skills and attribute options. Here are some tips for defeating the Chromatic Lancelier in Expedition 33.
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Chromatic Lancelier boss location in Expedition 33
You can find the Chromatic Lancelier optional boss in Spring Meadows. After entering Grand Meadow and interacting with its Rest Point flag, run along its path until you reach two branching points. One will bring you up a cliff, while the other brings you to the Chromatic Lancelier.
Although it looks like a regular enemy you find in this region, it won't attack you right away. Even if you walk up to it, it'll only look at you, but it won't make any moves to hurt you. This gives you the perfect chance to initiate a first strike, letting Gustave and Lune hit first during the encounter.
How to defeat the Chromatic Lancelier boss in Expedition 33
Since you got the first strike on the Chromatic Lancelier, Gustave and Lune will attack before the boss can retaliate. The green orb where its head would normally be is its weak spot, so use one of your characters—ideally Gustave—to hit it. This'll inflict around 700 damage, cutting a substantial chunk out of the boss' health. With the easy part out of the way, let's get into the rest of the fight.
The Chromatic Lancelier is a hard-hitting boss that can one-shot your characters with its attacks. It's also weak to Ice, making Lune's Ice Lance particularly handy during this fight.
The Chromatic Lancelier has three attack types it'll use, differentiated using the following on-screen text prompts:
- Chromatic Lancelier attacks.
- Chromatic Lancelier attacks quickly.
- Chromatic Lancelier attacks slowly.
The boss' regular attack starts with a slow buildup before launching its spear forward, followed by a quick second hit. Even if you dodge or parry the first, the second can still one-shot your characters. Your best bet is to dodge this one unless you're confident in your parrying, as the second hit can catch you off guard if you're unfamiliar with its timing.
The second option the Chromatic Lancelier will use is attacking quickly. It'll only thrust forward once, but you'll only have around two seconds before it hits your character. When it does this, it'll walk forward slightly, bring its spear back, and take a small step back before hitting you. Be prepared to dodge or parry as it's taking this step, as you'll have about a half-second to react.
Lastly, the Chromatic Lancelier may attack slowly. Like the quick variant, the boss will only hit you once, making it ideal for parrying if you can get the timing. However, unlike the quick attack, it'll wind up its spear for a few seconds before launching forward quickly. You'll know it's about to hit when you see its arm swing back slightly. At this point, you have less than a second to react, giving you a chance to dodge or parry just in time.
Overall, the fight against the Chromatic Lancelier is a test of your dodging and parrying skills. Missing a dodge will usually lead to the boss one-shotting your character, so getting its attack patterns down is the way to go. Fortunately, it won't stray away from these three options, letting you build up your attacks until you can initiate Gustave's Overcharge and a few Ice Lance shots to defeat it.
You'll receive the following rewards for defeating the Chromatic Lancelier:
- A Level two Lanceram weapon upgrade
- Augmented Attack Pictos
- Chroma Catalyst (2)
- Colour of Lumina (5)
- 150 XP
You'll also find some Chroma on the ground nearby that you can only access after beating the boss, giving you some extra money to use later in your Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 playthrough.
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