Bud Guide: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

The Buds are Giant neurons that you come across in l'Océan Suspendu, the second section of Act I of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Their key mechanic: they swallow one of your characters, making them unplayable in the middle of combat. To get them back, you must fracture the Bud: fill its Fracture gauge, then use a skill marked « Possibility of fracture ".

Where are the Bourgeons in *Clair Obscur Expedition 33*?

The first bud is found in the’Suspended Ocean, at the end of a side street very close to the flag on Rue de Lumière. It is also its Skin which allows you to complete the search from Little Bud, in an adjacent area located west of the exit from the Suspended Ocean.

The Next buds are hidden on the world map. To find them quickly, explore with Esquie and lean on the interactive map available on IGN. On this map:

• Bottom left: the red markers with a skull Several Bourgeons have reported this.
• Top right: a red marker with a skull on it indicates the last bud.

How to Beat the Bourgeons in Clair Obscur Expedition 33

The first Bud theSuspended Ocean serves as a training ground. All the Bourgeons share the same basic mechanics: what changes from one battle to the next is mainly their level and the Neurons that accompany them.

Here's what you can expect:

• The first thing he does is to’swallow one of your characters, which becomes unplayable until you shatter the Bud or defeat it.
• You can get it by filling out the Fracture gauge (the yellow bar below his HP), then by using a skill labeled «Risk of Fracture.».
• Le Bourgeon strings together combos of 3 to 6 shots on a single character, as well as Miasma spits.
• If the fight goes on too long, it may to take on a second role, so don't hang around.
• The one from the’Suspended Ocean is low at thelightning element.

Your top priority is to Free the swallowed character as quickly as possible. Focus all your attacks on the Fracture gauge rather than on health points.

Skills that hit multiple times fill this gauge much faster.

Once the Fractured bud, You retrieve your ally. But be careful: the Fracture resets its counter, and he'll be able to swallow another character if the fight drags on.

Little Bud Side Quest

By defeating the Bud theSuspended Ocean, you get a Bud skin. This object is used to close a side quest located at the’west of the area, in Act I.

While you're there, you run into a Little Bud who is asking you for the Bud skin to grow and become Big Bud.

Once he's grown up, you can come back deal with it later to get the latest news awards useful for your progress in this role-playing game released in 2025 on PC, PlayStation and Xbox Series. For more information, check out our Guides on the boss and on Pictos and Luminas of the game.

• All of our guides Clair Obscur: Expedition 33