These Are the 10 Hardest Bosses in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Why are the Bosses in Clair Obscur Expedition 33 so hard?

After playing for a while, you might wonder if the devs had something against players to put such hard Bosses in your way. The difficulty isn't just about their power, it's their mechanics that challenge you. From one that drains your AP to a Boss that heals itself, all these bosses are designed so you don't get an easy win.

The hardest Bosses in the main story

I'm starting the 10 Hardest Bosses in Clair Obscur Expedition 33 with the ones you face in the main story, which you'll run into sooner or later.

1. The Paintress: Get ready for a war of attrition. After a few turns, she does an AOE attack that hits your whole team. When you fight The Paintress, you haven't reached your max damage output yet, so you gotta focus more on survival and a long fight.

2. Renoir: He's the former commander of the Expedition. He hits you with fast attacks, and if you haven't gotten the hang of the Parry system yet, you'll lose a team member right at the start. The good news is the scene slows down during his attacks, giving you a brief window to react, but it still keeps you on edge.

3. Sirène: Against this Boss, you gotta be fully focused, watch her moves, listen carefully to the sounds, and react fast. Her attacks are more about recognizing audio cues than visual ones, you gotta tell which attack is coming based on what you hear. Keep in mind her attacks are varied, so you can't just pick one Element for the fight.

4. Creation: If you haven't hit level 70 yet, don't go after this Boss, it'll wipe you out easily. Keep in mind it's highly resistant to Light attacks. You face Creation in Act 3. I suggest timing your jumps right when Earthquake starts.

10 Hardest Bosses in Clair Obscur Expedition 33: Optional challenges

When the main story ends, don't think you should close the game. The world of Expedition 33 is full of Bosses and different challenges calling you to fight.

5. Serpenphare: You can only reach this Boss if you have Esquie's flight ability. When you get close to Serpenphare, the fight starts automatically. Your challenge begins right away, this Boss absorbs all your AP at the start. I suggest definitely bringing Lumina to restore lost AP. Serpenphare explodes when it reaches a certain AP level, damaging both itself and you. At that moment it gets stunned, giving you a window to deal damage.

6. Sprong: He's one of the created Nevron enemies, and you can find him in the waters between continents.

7. Grosse Tête: This is one of the Bosses you can fight early in the game, but the thing is, even at a high level, it can wipe you out right at the start. You can also see a weakened version of Grosse Tête in side quests, but it's very different from the original. Against the real Grosse Tête, if you're not properly prepared, you'll die easily from a single attack.

The 3 hardest Bosses in Clair Obscur Expedition 33

Now we get to the top 3 of the 10 Hardest Bosses in Clair Obscur Expedition 33, where you'll really be tested.

Painted Love: If you combine the two Bosses Renoir and The Paintress, you get Painted Love. To reach this Boss, you gotta go to floor 11 in the Endless Tower, located in the southwest of the map. Get ready now, because you need to be able to Parry or Dodge every single one of its attacks.

Clea: She's the creator of all the Nevrons and is gonna make you taste despair. You face her in the Flying Manor, and there are debris piles around her that give her over 500,000 health points at the end of each turn. You can only stop this if you Parry all her attacks. The next problem is the multiple types of Stun Clea has, when she hits you with those, you can't Parry. You can check out Defeat Clea in Clair Obscur Expedition 33 to see the guide for beating her.

Simon: The final Boss of the game and the hardest one, which is gonna show you a real challenge. You can check out Defeat Simon in Clair Obscur Expedition 33 to see the guide for beating her.

Why is Simon the hardest Boss in Clair Obscur Expedition 33?

You can find Simon in the depths of the sea in Renoir's Drafts. That's why he's hard to find, and many players never even run into him. Even at level 90, you have zero chance of beating him, and that's just the beginning. In his second phase, his speed, power, and damage output get way more intense, and his health triples from the initial amount. The challenge really starts when, after a few turns, he brings one of your team members' health down to 1, and this keeps repeating.

The bad news is when you get his health down to a third and think you're doing it right, he wipes out your whole team with one move. You only succeed if you can finish him off with a single hit.

Summary of the 10 Hardest Bosses in Clair Obscur Expedition 33

In the end, I gotta say this list of the 10 Hardest Bosses in Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is made for people who just started the game or are about to. As my last piece of advice in this guide, there are two really important things: first, practice Parrying in Expedition 33, and second, manage your AP. These two are essential for winning any fight in the game. For more game guides, I suggest checking out the Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Game Guide page. And we'd love to hear your thoughts on the bosses and your experiences in the comments!