Clair Obscur Expedition 33: How To Get Augmented First Strike Pictos

This article serves as a quick guide for the Augmented First Strike Pictos and their benefits in Clair Obscur Expedition 33.

Clair Obscur Expedition 33: How To Get Augmented First Strike Pictos
Augmented First Strike Pictos can be purchased from a Gestral Merchant (Image via Kepler Interactive)

Augmented First Strike is another powerful offensive Pictos in Clair Obscur Expedition 33. This item can provide your party with a tactical advantage by not only attacking first but also increasing the damage output. It is imperative to land the first strike to get a better timeline of which side gets the better turns.

This article will go over everything there is to know about this item. Learn more about where you can find it, how much it costs, and all the other benefits and perks.

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Where Can You Find the Augmented First Strike Pictos in Clair Obscur Expedition 33?

You can find one version of Augmented First Strike Pictos right next door at Esquie's cave (Image via Sandfall Interactive)
You can find one version of Augmented First Strike Pictos right next door at Esquie’s cave (Image via Kepler Interactive)

After leaving the Gestral Village, Golgra will point the surviving members of Expedition 33 to Esquie’s Nest. You can meet the mythological being in their full glory, and while he is willing to help, he can’t do much without his special rock. This rock can be located next door at Francois’s cave. Expedition 33 can take on this rock-like turtle, and while he may not have the rock, he can drop the Augmented First Strike Pictos.

You can find another variant or an upgrade for this item from a Gestral Merchant at Renoir’s Drafts. Gestral Merchants are the local shopkeepers and vendors that trade items for Chroma; however, Grour won’t sell it unless you beat them in a fight. Select your strongest party member and have 117,240 Chroma on standby.

The Augmented First Strike Pictos Encourages You To Always Be First

There is no shame in waiting, but there are benefits in landing the first strike (Image via Sandfall Interactive)
There is no shame in waiting, but there are benefits in landing the first strike (Image via Kepler Interactive)

This is a brief overview of the Augmented First Strike Pictos:

Passive PerksCritical Rate and Speed
Lumina Point Cost5
Effects Bumps the first strike damage up to 50% at the start of every battle.
Which character should equip this Pictos?Maelle

While exploring, you can find Nevrons lurking in the lands and take them on in a fight. It is important that you land the first strike to get the drop on them. It is best to let Maelle use these Pictos, considering she is one of the strongest attackers of Expedition 33.

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