Maelle is one of the playable characters in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. She wields a rapier. Like Lune, her skills change her fighting stance.
You wish find out more about Maelle of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33? Discover its history, attributes, skills and much more.
Qui est Maelle dans l’Expédition 33 ?
At the age of 16, Maelle is the youngest member of the 33rd Expedition. Contrairement aux autres, son objectif principal n’est pas de sauver Lumière, mais plutôt d’en réchapper.
Orpheline à 3 ans, elle ne s’était jamais vraiment sentie à sa place au sein de Lumière. Cependant, elle a appris à to trust and appreciate his adoptive brother Gustave.
Maelle est une adolescente en quête de liberté qui n’a pas hésité à rejoindre la dernière expédition pour discover the rest of the world and forge your own destiny. Vous la recruterez automatiquement pendant l’Acte 1.
Note: This guide is particularly useful at the start of the game, for Act 1.
Explanatory video in French by Alucare, ideal complement to the page. View video (you can use youtube's automatic translation)
Which attributes to mount on Maelle?
Maelle is a an excellent hybrid fighter, capable of inflicting enormous single-target damage (DPS) and also acting as support.
| Starting attributes for Maelle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 195 | ||
| Puissance d’attaque | 105 | ||
| Speed | 212 | ||
| Defense | 0 | ||
| critical rate | 5 % | ||
To optimize Maelle at the start of the game, you'll need to focus on Chance and Agility statistics.
These attributes are relevant and compatible with the best weapon it may have at the start of the gameBruleurum and also Medalum (agility).
You can also allocate some Defense attributes afin d’augmenter sa résistance.
Which skills to choose on Maelle?
Avant de découvrir les compétences à privilégier, il faut rappeler que Maelle manie une rapière et qu’she changes positions depending on her skills :
- Without posture : Pas d’effet spéciale. Maelle commence généralement avec cette posture.
- Defensive posture: Maelle suffers less damage and gains 1 AP per parry or dodge.
- Offensive stance : Maelle inflicts more damage, but also suffers increased damage.
- Virtuoso posture: Maelle inflicts much more damage.
Bien qu’elle possède un nombre important de compétences, nous vous conseillons de focus on the following 6 skills for Maelle :
| Skill | Cost AP | Skill effect | Best posture | Change of Posture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Flammèche (Spark) |
3 |
Inflicts low Fire damage to a target. (1 shot) Applies 3 points of Burn. |
Offensive stance Applies 2 additional burn points | Defensive posture |
Foulée vive (Swift Stride) |
3 | Inflicts low physical damage on a target (1 stroke)
Regains 0 to 2 AP. |
Postureless : C’est la compétence à privilégier pendant le premier tour de Maelle | Virtuous posture if the target suffers a Burn. |
Breakthrough (Percee) |
5 | Inflicts medium physical damage to a single target. (1 shot)
Applique d’énormes dégâts sur des cibles marquées by Gustave. |
Virtuoso posture: The AP cost of this skill is reduced to 2. | Defensive posture |
Stendhal |
8 | Inflicts massive Void damage on a target (1 stroke)
Removes shields. Applique le statut “Sans défense”. |
None.
Cette compétence sera ajoutée à l’arbre de compétence de Maelle après avoir atteint l’Acte 3 de l’histoire principale. |
Postureless |
Last chance (Last Chance) |
1 | Reduces health to 1, but recharge all AP. | None | Virtuoso posture |
Sword ballet (Sword Ballet) |
9 | Inflicts heavy damage on a target (5 shots)
Utilise l’élément de l’arme. The critical hits inflict double the damage. |
None | Defensive posture |
Which weapon is right for Maelle?
Unlike the other characters in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Maelle is primarily used as the DPS de l’équipe.
It is therefore advisable to focus on weapons that evolve positively with statistics of Maelle. Certain weapons can also give bonuses depending on her posture.
Voici des exemples d’weapons for Maelle :
| Equipment | Explanation | Level 4 | Level 10 | Level 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruleurum |
Bruleurum clearly stands out from the crowd with a scaling Chance and Agility which is ideal for a damage dealer. | The critical hits apply Burn. | L’attaque de base applies 2 points of Burn. | Without posture 100 % critical chance. |
Medalum |
Medalum may be a good option, as the damage evolves positively with time. Defense and Agility. | Fight start : Virtuoso posture | Virtuoso posture Each Burn applied is doubled. | Virtuoso posture Burn inflicts double damage. |
Sekarum |
Sekarum may be a good option to consider, as it allows you to go into Virtuoso stance by breaking a shield. | Maelle switches to Virtuoso posture after breaking a shield. | The free-sighting shots shatter 2 shields. | Virtuoso posture All damage pierces shields. |
Which picto/lumina is right for Maelle?
When choosing your character's Pictos, it is advisable to trouver le bon équilibre entre les caractéristiques qu’ils offrent et les Luminas qu’ils octroient without having to spend points.
For Maelle, it's best to choose Pictos that maximize her chances of reviews.
Here are some examples of Pictos to choose from for Maelle :
- Cheater: Permet de jouer 2 fois de suite et améliore les attributs de Santé et d’Agilité.
- Second chance: Returns to life once during combat. It also improves Health and Critical Hit Chance.
- Lone Wolf: Permet d’infliger 50 % de dégâts en plus en combattant seule et améliore les attributs de Santé et Défense.
Remark : Si vous avez tendance à rater vos parades ou vos esquives, il est conseillé d’équiper un Picto avec au moins de la Santé ou de la Défense.
Concernant les Luminas, il est recommandé d’equip those who confer PA étant donné que Maelle est le DPS principal de l’équipe.
To help you, here are the Luminas to be favored at the start of the game :
- Energy - Start (I, II and III)
- Critical burns
- Energizing fracture
- Deadly energy
- Rewarding brand
- A critical moment
- Improved fracture
- Elusive
- Against improved
- Jump energy
See our article on how pictos/luminas work in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
What outfit for Maelle?
You can personalize Maelle's outfit in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
As a reminder, these outfits are for aesthetic purposes onlys and do not improve character attributes or combat skills.
This is the list of outfits available for Maelle :
| Dress | Appearance | Where can I find it? |
|---|---|---|
| Tenue d’Expedition (Expedition Outfit) |  |
Maelle's default outfit. |
| Holding Baguette (Baguette Outfit) |  |
Defeat the Mime in the Ladder Area to obtain Maelle's Wand set. |
| Civilian uniform (Civilian Outfit) |  |
Can be purchased for 1000 Chroma from Geranjo. |
| Tenue Clair (Clair Outfit) |  |
Included in the Deluxe and Collector's editions of the game. |
| Clea outfit (Clea Outfit) |  |
Defeat Clea in the Flying Manor to obtain a Clea outfit. If you receive the gift with Maelle, you'll get her outfit. |
| Flower suit (Flowers Suit Outfit) |  |
Included in the Deluxe and Collector's editions of the game. |
| Gommage Outfit |  |
Included in the Deluxe and Collector's editions of the game. |
| Tenue d’Alicia (Alicia Outfit) |  |
Débloqué automatiquement dans l’Acte 3. |
| Light outfit (Lumière Outfit) |  |
Can be purchased for 1000 Chroma from Carrabi. |
| Tenue Obscure (Obscur Outfit) |  |
Can be purchased for 5000 Chroma from Kasumi. |
| Painted Hold (Painted Me Outfit) |  |
Reward obtained after completing the Manor Family Web quest (Manor Family Canvas). |
| Tenue Pure (Pure Outfit) |  |
Vaincre le Marchand Grandis dans une bataille d’éloquence en utilisant Maelle. |
| Sakapatate outfit (Sakapatate Outfit) |  |
Reward after successfully damaging Ono-Puncho for 9,999 or more at once in Gestral Village (Gestral Village). |
| Skirt outfit (Skirt Outfit) |  |
Hidden in a cupboard in the Manoir (The Manor). |
| Swimsuit (Swimsuit Outfit) |  |
Récompense obtenue auprès des Grandis après avoir relevé le défi d’escalade murale à la Plage de Gestral. (Gestral Beach) |
Who lends her voice to Maelle in Expedition 33?
En jouant à Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, il est fort possible que vous ayez reconnu la voix de Maelle dans d’autres œuvres :
- In French, Maelle is dubbed by Adeline Chetail who is best known for lending her voice to Jinx in Arcane or Ellie in The Last Of Us.
- In VO, Maelle is dubbed by Jennifer English who lends her voice to Shadowheart in Baldur's Gate 3 and Latenna in Elden Ring.
To find out about the other members of the cast, please consult our article on the dubbing of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
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