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The Chromatic Ballet inClair Obscur: Expedition 33has been leaving people a little puzzled about how to beat it. Not only does this fight have multiple layers, but it also introduces a new mechanic that may make the boss a little harder to defeat.
However, like the many bosses featured in the game, it can be easier to take down once you know what its strengths and weaknesses are. The good thing is that the Chromatic Ballet has a few key weak points that could make this boss battle easier to manage.
Where To Locate The Chromatic Ballet
This optional boss is on adetached section on the far left side of The Continent. However,you’re able to’t get there in Act 1. This is because there iscoral littered around the entranceof where you need to go. So, it’ll be blocked for some time.
To reach this part of The Continent, first you need to make it to the story whereEsquie learns the Coral Break Ability, which allows him to get through the blockades on the water. This can be done once you’vecompleted the story events at Old Lumiere in Act 2.
Leave Old Lumiere andhead into the water in front of the exit. When you’re in the water,turn left, and keep going straight till you seepassageways appear on your left.
Head into thefarthest left river, and go down it. From there,go south. On yourrightand after a few dozen corals, you should see anopening of land with orange leaves flying around. By making it to shore, you’ll be greeted by a new destination:Falling Leaves.
Falling Leaves is a high-level area. It would be a good idea to be around level 36 or above before attempting this fight.
How To Find Chromatic Ballet
Much like searching for other optional bosses, such as theChromatic Abbest, this boss can be foundsomewhat close to the entrance. When you enter this new area,follow the lone path. At the end of this route,there will be a bridge with an Expedition Point. Walk on the bridge andgo pastthe Expedition Point.
On the other side of the bridge,you can deal with the enemies roaming around. But, be warned, they are rather hard to beat. After that,stay on the same path. This will take you to a smaller open area with more enemies wandering around.
Find asmall bridge on the other side; when you walk across the bridge, you get to finally meet the Chromatic Ballet.
How To Defeat The Chromatic Ballet
Instead of fighting one enemy,you’ll be fighting threetough ones. All three share most of the same move set,but they have their distinct weaknesses, which, in turn, can help you focus your attacks better.
Best Set Up To Use
With this information, you should consider using party members who specialize in each weakness. So, a good team make-up could be any character that haselemental free aim.However, ensure those elements arebased on the ones above.
For example,Maelle’s free aimcan causeFire Damage,which mayBurn the enemy on the left. OrLune’s free aimmay have anIce-Basedpassivethat could do a lot of damage to the boss onthe right side.
These bosses are flying; your skill attacks and your main attack are easier to dodge. In other words, you’ll be using the free aim skill to do most of the work.
It would also be ideal to getPictosthat buff the free aim, likeBreaking Shots, which allowsfor another Base Attack on the same turn. Or increase your free aim damage by50 percent with Augmented Aim.
Dodging and parryingwill be crucial in this fight, as the Chromatic Ballet attacks hurt. A good choice for a Picto would beHealing Parry, which yields aroundthree percent of healthon asuccessful parry.
You can also useEnergising Parry, which rewards you withone Action Point if you make a parry. The more Action Points you have, themore free aim shots you can makein one turn.
How To Beat All Three Bosses
Most of your attacks will come fromthe free aim. So, to start your attack,use that move. If Maelle is starting the turn, as mentioned, her free aim could triggerBurn. If this activates early in the fight, you can chip away at the boss’s health reliably.
This template can be followed by the other two party members, provided thefree aim has the appropriate elemental buffs.
The Chromatic Ballet has a few attacks as well, all of which are easy to dodge. But, there are two of them that stand out the most. First, there is awide, sweeping attackthat you mustjump and deflect. When you counter this attack, it does some impressively high damage.
Next, they use a blade-like attack thatinflicts Charm. When it hits a party member, that member has a chanceto attack fellow teammates.
Charm canlast a few turnsat most, so parrying this attack is important if you don’t want to hurt your team. Consider equippingAnti-Charm, which is located in Sirenes.
When you parry successful attacks in succession, you cancounter them and do massive damage. Plus, if any party member is using a weapon withFire, Ice, or Darkattributes, the counter will do even more damage.
Beating the Chromatic Ballet is all about buildingyour Action Points via dodging and parrying. When you gain points, put themtowards the free aim, which uses a single point per shot.
Rewards For Beating Chromatic Ballet
The boss fight will take a while to beat since you have to get through three enemies at once. But the rewards you get should justify the challenge.
