Clair Obscur Expedition 33: Best Maelle Build

Maelle is an extremely good damage dealer in Clair Obscur Expedition 33, provided you can build her correctly. Here is a guide for the same.

Maelle can deal a lot of damage, and drop their defences (Image via Kepler Interactive)
Maelle can deal a lot of damage, and drop their defences (Image via Kepler Interactive)

As the youngest person on the Expedition, Maelle is quite different compared to her other party members. Her kit is completely built around dealing the maximum damage possible.

She is supported in this endeavor by the rest of Expedition 33. However, you will still need to build her optimally to deal the maximum damage possible (and a LOT is possible). Here is a complete guide on building Maelle in Clair Obscur Expedition 33.

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Best Attributes For Maelle in Expedition 33

The classic Strength build (Image via Kepler Interactive)
The classic Strength build (Image via Kepler Interactive)

As she is a damage dealer, there are two stats you want to primarily focus on—these being Might and Luck. Might will give you a flat damage increase to all of your attacks.

Meanwhile, Luck is necessary to increase your critical rate. Both of these combined will turn Maelle into a monster-mashing machine.

Best Weapons For Maelle in Expedition 33

You get this weapon quite early on (Image via Kepler Interactive)
You get this weapon quite early on (Image via Kepler Interactive)

Maelle has a bunch of weapons she can use efficiently. As long as they scale with her leveled-up attributes, you should be able to deal high damage. Brulerum is an early-game weapon you can acquire, which also scales with Luck, allowing it to deal high damage in Maelle’s hands.

However, later on in the game, Veremum might be the most useful one due to its S-rank Luck scaling and ability to apply Defenseless on a successful counterattack. Additionally, Barrier Breaker is also something you can consider if you are frequently facing shielded enemies.

Best Skills For Maelle in Expedition 33

Deal high damage (Image via Kepler Interactive)
Deal high damage with her stances (Image via Kepler Interactive)

Here is a list of skills you should have on Maelle in an ideal build:

  • Offensive Switch: Deals low single-target damage and applies Defenseless for 3 turns. 1 hit. Uses weapon’s element. Switches her stance to Offensive.
  • Virtuose Strike: Deals high single-target Physical damage. 5 hits. Switches stance to Virtuose.
  • Breaking Rules: Deals low single-target Physical damage. 2 hits. Destroys all of the target’s Shields. Gains 1 AP per Shield destroyed. If the target is Defenseless, play a second turn.
  • Momentum Strike: Deals high single-target damage. 1 hit. Uses weapon’s element. Increased damage to Marked targets.
  • Phantom Strike: Deals very high Void damage to all enemies. 4 hits. Also gives +35% of a Gradient Charge. Switches her stance to Defensive.

Best Pictos and Luminas For Maelle in Expedition 33

There are lots of Pictos to choose from (Image via Kepler Interactive)
There are lots of Pictos to choose from (Image via Kepler Interactive)

Your Pictos and Luminas will, of course, depend on your individual play style. However, some of these are generally good to have in any build:

  • Painted Power: Damage can exceed 9,999
  • Dead Energy I: +3 AP on killing an enemy
  • Energising Start I: +1 AP on battle start.
  • Dodger: Gain 1 AP on Perfect Dodge. Once per turn.
  • Energising Parry: +1 AP on successful Parry.

You can swap in other Pictos if you feel any of these don’t suit your play style. The build variety allows you to customize quite freely, with few restrictions.

That was the complete build guide for Maelle in Clair Obscur Expedition 33.



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