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During Act I, you will explore the second game area, which is The Suspended Ocean and its magnificent scenery. Here you can discover Buds You'll be able to fight gigantic Nevrons.

Find out in this article how to beat these huge creatures:

Where can I find the buds?

The first one you will encounter and face is in the’Suspended Ocean. It will allow you to complete a side quest available from the little bud in the west in the open world area.

clair obscur bud — Bud at the bottom of the flag Rue de Lumière Océan Suspendu Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

The following are hidden on the map, and it's up to you to find them by exploring the’Esquie's help. We invite you to take a quick look at where they are, thanks to the interactive map available on IGN.

The map is divided into two sections:

On the left, the bottom of the map (the mred markers with skulls are the locations of the buds)
On the right, the top of the map (the red marker with skull this is the location of a Bud)

clear dark buds location — Location of the buds on the IGN Clair Obscur map: Expedition 33 ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

Our tips for beating the buds

The first Bud you encounter in the Suspended Ocean will help you understand how to fight these Neurons. Note that Buds function in the same way but do not all have the same elemental weaknesses.

The first action of a Bud is to’swallow a charactermaking it unplayable.
You can recover a swallowed player by fracturing the Pimple with increasing skills Fracture gauge.
It has a multi-shot, single-target attack aimed at your characters.
He hits one of your characters with a 3-shot combo.
He hits one of your characters with a 4-shot combo.
the Bud of The Suspended Ocean is low at’lightning element.

Attention : It can swallow another of your characters if the fight drags on.

Little Bud Side Quest

As a reward for defeating the Suspension Ocean Bud, you will receive a Bud skin. It is a mysterious object that will allow you to finish a search available at’West of the Suspended Ocean zone. In this area is an NPC who asks you for the Skin to transform into a large Bud.