Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - How To Find And Defeat Chromatic Orphelin

Yellow Harvest is an optional area that you can visit toward the end of Act 1 in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Between the treasures, Expedition Journals, and battles to be found here, there are plenty of reasons to go, but if you're especially curious you'll stumble on Yellow Harvest's true challenge; the Chromatic Orphelins.

8 Best JRPG Mascots

Everyone knows these recognisable JRPG mascots.

This trio of Chromatic Nevrons can make short work of an inexperienced party, as all three of them attack with dangerous combos. Worse still, each hit they land reduces your maximum HP! Here's how to stop these monsters in their tracks.

Where Are The Chromatic Orphelins?

You can reach Yellow Harvest once Esquie joins you; travel west on the Continent Map from the Gestral Village and have Esquie break the blue stones blocking the path.

Yellow Harvest's main path takes you up a tall pillar by way of grapplilng hooks, past the final flag of Expedition 58. Beyond the flag is a meadow where you'll fight Glaise, the main boss of Yellow Harvest.

Once Glaise is defeated, you can proceed to the exit back to the Continent Map and the Lost Woods. To find the Chromatic Orphelins, climb the rocks to the right instead of leaving Yellow Harvest.

Jump down the chasm at the top of the rocks; follow the tunnel into the cave to find the lair of the Chromatic Orphelins, gathered around a fire.

Going the other way in the tunnel leads to an exit that will drop you down to the base of the pillar, forcing you to either climb all the way back up or find another Expedition Flag so you can fast travel to 58's last stand.

Recommended Party Setup

Being able to remove status effects is critical against the Chromatic Orphelins; without getting rid of the stacks of Blight that the Nevrons inflict, you won't be able to heal. Lune and her Healing Light Skill are essential for this reason.

The Orphelins are also weak against Earth damage, so spells like Crustal Crush are extremely effective when Lune isn't on healing duty.

Earth-elemental weapons are hard to come by this early in the game, so chances are you'll only have a few, like the Gaulteramsword. Gustave and Verso both have self-healing skills and the ability to equip swords. If you've recruited Verso, bring him along; if you haven't, bring Gustave.

Your last character slot is up to you; Maelle is always a solid choice as she can inflict heavy damage and Burn, picking off Orphelins one by one. Sciel, on the other hand, offers another healing option to get rid of Blight.

As always, make sure that whomever you don't choose is ready to step in for a Last Stand if needed.

8 Best JRPGs On Xbox 360

A timeless genre on an amazing console.

How To Beat The Chromatic Orphelins

The Chromatic Orphelins are all equal-priority targets. There's no leader or minions among them, and they don't synergize with one another, so pick one, destroy it, and move on to the next.

The bosses' combo attacks hit fairly hard, but the real danger is the Blight stacks that they inflict. Each stack of Blight reduces the victim's maximum Health by ten percent. While characters with ten Blight stacks will still survive with exactly 1 HP, Healing Tints will be effectively useless while your maximum HP is reduced this way.

Have characters who can self-heal, like Verso, do so whenever they can; that frees up Lune to attack with Earth spells and deal lots of damage. When Lune needs to switch to healing, be sure that the rest of the team is continuing to focus on a single target. The faster you can reduce the enemy team to two, and then one, the fewer Blight stacks you'll suffer.

If you've come back in Act 2, you may have some Luminas like Energising Revive and Powerful Revive that make the fight much easier. If party members fall due to excessive Blight, you can bring them back with buffs!

8 JRPGs Without An Anime Art Style

JRPGs are often known for being similar to anime, but these JRPGs defy that stereotype.