Sciel | Expedition 33
Sciel is a Character in Clair Obscur Expedition 33. Sciel, a warm and outgoing farmer turned teacher, accepts life's brutality with a smile that hides a dark past. Characters are various members and allies of Expedition 33 who are on a quest to stop the "Paintress" from painting death. These characters are mainly party members who can fight in combat and explore the world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France.
A farmer turned teacher, Sciel is warm and outgoing, enjoying life day by day. She is at ease with death, having long accepted the brutality of their world.
Death is a friend who will welcome me home.
Expedition 33 Sciel Table of Contents
- Clair Obscur Expedition 33 How to Play Sciel
- Clair Obscur Expedition 33 How to Recruit Sciel
- Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Sciel Character Overview
- Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Sciel Relationship Guide
- Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Best Sciel Guides
- Clair Obscur Expedition 33 All Sciel Skills
- Clair Obscur Expedition 33 All Weapons for Sciel
- Clair Obscur Expedition 33 All Sciel Outfits and Sciel Hairstyles
- Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Sciel's Story
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 How to Play Sciel
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Sciel Guide - How to Play Sciel (Build Tips)
How to Recruit and Where to Find Sciel in Clair Obscur Expedition 33
- Sciel joins the party after completing the Gestral Tournament in Gestral Village.
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Sciel Character Overview
Starting Attributes for Sciel
- Health: 318
- Attack Power: 273
- Speed: 251
- Defense: 0
- Critical Rate: 5%
Sciel's playstyle is similar to a builder/spender concept, where players must strategically use Skills to apply Foretell 
to enemies, then use other skills to consume the Foretell for dramatically increased effect. Sciel can normally apply a maximum of 10 Foretell at a time per enemy. Some skills state that using it will apply Foretell while others will consume Foretell . Skills that apply Foretell generate 1 
Sun Charge, while Skills that consume Foretell give Sciel 1 
Moon Charge. Sciel can stack Sun or Moon charges without any practical limit. It is important to read the effects of her skills since each can trigger extra effects if conditions are met. For example, if Focused Foretell is used against an enemy that doesn't have Foretell , the enemy acquires 5 Foretell instead of 2. Some weapon effects (e.g. Chation, Direton) allow Foretell to go beyond the normal 10/20 maximum.
If Sciel has at least 1 Sun Charge and 1 Moon Charge at the start of her turn, they will be consumed and Sciel will enter 
Twilight for 2 turns. While in Twilight:
- Sciel applies double Foretell
. This applies to Foretell from all sources, including weapon traits and Gradient Attacks. - The maximum number of Foretell Sciel can stack per enemy increases from 10 to 20. Foretell stacks above the normal cap of 10 will persist even after Twilight expires.
- Damage done is increased by 25% per
Sun and 
Moon charge consumed to activate Twilight (ex. 2 Sun and 1 Moon provide a 75% damage bonus during that Twilight). - Sciel's skills no longer generate Sun and Moon charges for the duration.
While Sciel is in Twilight, it is highly recommended to maximize the benefits of the effect. As it both doubles the application and cap of Foretell, this can allow substantially stronger Moon skills (Foretell consumers), which are then further increased by the native Twilight damage bonus. Ideally, each Twilight should include both a Sun skill for applying the bonused Foretell, and then a Moon skill to consume it for substantially increased damage. Once Twilight ends, Sciel's Sun and Moon charges will reset to zero, and she'll need to repeat the process of using skills to generate both types of charges, allowing her to enter Twilight again.
Sciel has solid build options for both damage and support roles. Skills such as Grim Harvest, Plentiful Harvest, All Set, Fortune's Fury, Intervention, Dark Cleansing and Delaying Slash can provide extremely strong party support options, with several providing entirely unique benefits not available to any other characters. Sciel is particularly well oriented towards a party buffer role, being the only character capable of simultaneously applying Shell, Rush, and Powerful to the entire party at the same time (via All Set) without later-game Pictos/Luminas. On the damage front, Twilight Dance in particular can both apply extreme single-target damage and extend the current duration of Twilight by 1 turn. While Sciel has no significant orientation around any particular attributes, most builds for her are more effective with high Speed, especially support builds. Damage builds including Spectral Sweep or Plentiful Harvest can benefit from Critical Rate, but Sciel lacks any other notable skill interactions with Critical Rate.
Sciel Relationship Guide for Clair Obscur Expedition 33
Upon reaching Act II of the game, Verso can start to build his relationship with his allies by spending time with them back at Camp. The primary factor in how to progress each character's story or to increase the level is by progressing the main story of the game. Each time you complete a major objective, progress the game, or clear out any explorable locations, it's a good practice to go back to the expeditioner's Camp and check up on the team.
Another factor is to choose "check up on others" by interacting with the bonfire to trigger any cutscenes, which can also contribute to unlocking the option to "spend time" with a character to increase the relationship level. As soon as you reach Act III, we highly recommend maxing out all the Relationship Levels with all the characters before finishing the last location of the main campaign.
- The Max Relationship Level is Level 7.
- Building Relationships becomes available in Act II.
- Verso can pursue a romantic relationship with Sciel.
- At Relationship Level 4 with Sciel: Unlocks Gradient Attack for Sciel, Doom.
- When spending time with Sciel, the goal is to convince her to face her fear of swimming or water.
- By helping her, you can also unlock an outfit for Sciel: Swimsuit 1
- Also unlocks an outfit for Verso for helping Sciel: Swimsuit 2
- At Relationship Level 6 with Sciel: Acquire the "Sciel" Music Record.
- At Relationship Level 7 with Sciel: Unlocks Gradient Attack for Sciel, End Slice.
- Acquire the "Sciel" Trophy/Achievement for reaching Max Relationship Level with Sciel.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sciel Notes & Tips
- English Voice: Shala Nyx
- French Voice: Sarah Cornibert
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Best Sciel Guides
Best Sciel Skills in Clair Obscur Expedition 33
| Skill Name | Skill Effect |
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Deals medium single target Physical damage. 1 hit. Applies 2 Foretell Applies 3 additional Foretell |
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Deals low single target Physical damage. 1 hit. Propagates target's Foretell to all enemies. Plays a second turn.
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Deals medium single target damage. 2 to 6 hits. Uses the weapon's element. Applies 1 Foretell |
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Deals high single target damage. 5-7 hits. Uses the weapon's element. Each hit can consume 1 Foretell Critical Hits |
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Deals medium single target Dark damage. 1 hit. Heals Consumes Foretell |
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Deals high Dark damage to all enemies. 3 hits. Consumes all Foretell to deal additional damage.
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Recommended Sun Skills for Sciel
Focused Foretell
This skill is automatically acquired once Sciel joins your party. The Focused Foretell costs 2 AP to cast and deals medium physical damage to a single target. This attack will apply 2 Foretell on the targeted enemy, if the target has 0 Foretell, 3 additional Foretell will be added on top of the 2 Foretell. This skill is best used when you first get Sciel as it can easily help you gain 5 Foretell for 2 AP, and an easy 10 Foretell when in Twilight.
Card Weaver
This skill requires 4 Skill points to unlock, and the prerequisite skill is the Dark Cleansing skill. The Card Weaver skill costs 3 AP to cast and deals low physical damage with 1 hit to a single target, it will spread out that target's Foretell to all enemies and allows you to play a second turn. This skill is best used followed up with a large AoE attack such as Dark Wave to deal high damage to all enemies.
Spectral Sweep
This skill requires 2 Skill points to unlock, and the prerequisite skill is the Rush skill. The Spectral Sweep skill costs 7 AP to cast and deals medium damage with 2 to 6 hits on a single enemy using the equipped weapon's element. Additionally, 1 Foretell will be applied per hit, while dealing Critical Hits
will apply an additional Foretell. More Foretell can be gained when you are in Twilight.
Recommended Moon Skills for Sciel
Sealed Fate
This skill requires 4 Skill points to unlock, and the prerequisite skill is the Phantom Blade skill. The Sealed Fat skill costs 4 AP to cast and deals high damage with 5 to 7 hits to a single target using your equipped weapon's element. Each hit will consume 1 Foretell, but increases your damage by 200%. Additionally, dealing Critical Hits will not consume Foretell but will still gain the damage increase, this skill works well with Sciel, especially if you have high scaling in Critical Rate.
Grim Harvest
This skill requires 6 Skill points to unlock, and the prerequisite skill is the Sealed Fate skill. The Grim Harvest skill costs 5 AP to cast and deals medium dark damage with 1 hit to a single target. Performing this skill will heal all allies and yourself healing up to 30%. Additional Foretell can be consumed to increase the heal by 5% per each Foretell consumed. This is a good support skill to have on Sciel if none of your allies have any healing skills or if you feel safer to have at least 1 healing skill per ally.
Dark Wave
This skill requires 10 Skill points to unlock, and the prerequisite skills are either the Grim Harvest skill or Delaying Slash skill. The Dark Wave skill costs 6 AP to cast and deals high dark damage with 3 hits to all enemies. Each consumed Foretell will deal additional damage. This skill is best used after using the Card Weaver skill as it can distribute Foretell from a single target to all enemies on the field, allowing you to deal extra damage to each enemy.
Best Weapons for Sciel in Clair Obscur Expedition 33
| Weapon Name | Weapon Element | Weapon Attributes | Weapon Passive Effects |
 Blizzon |
Ice Damage | Luck S |
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 Bourgelon |
Light Damage |
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 Corderon |
Dark Damage |
Luck |
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 Guleson |
Lightning |
Luck |
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Tips for Sciel's Blizzon Weapon
The Blizzon Weapon for Sciel can be obtained by defeating the Chromatic Ballet in Falling Leaves. This weapon deals Ice damage, has a max power of 4197, and scales an S in Luck. Therefore, you will need to level up in Luck to maximize the full potential of this weapon.
The passive effects of this weapon revolve around having Moon charges. From level 4, your Moon Skills will always deal Critical Hits as long as you have an active Moon charge. However, the downside of this is that the damage you take will be doubled, so you will need to practice your parries and dodges. From level 10, your damage will be further increased per Moon charge. Finally, from level 20, performing a Base Attack will grant you a Moon charge. This weapon works alongside the Sealed Fate skill to increase your damage even further.
Tips for Sciel's Bourgelon Weapon
The Bourgelon Weapon for Sciel can be obtained by defeating the Bruler and Cruler blacksmiths in Coastal Cave and purchasing it for 17,760 Chroma. A higher-level version can be obtained by defeating the Chromatic Bourgeon within the Tainted Waters section in The Monolith. This weapon deals Light damage, has a max power of 3099, and scales an A in Vitality and an S in Agility. You will need to level up in Vitality and Agility to maximize the full potential of this weapon.
The passive effects for this weapon revolve around your Sun skills and also the Burn ailment. From level 4, you can apply 2 Burn on a target per Sun Charge by consuming Foretell. From level 10, your Burn damage will be increased by 100% when you're in Twilight State. Finally, from level 20, performing a Sun Skill will grant you an additional charge. This weapon works best with Sun skills to stack burn on enemies and increase your damage. To further increase your damage, it is best to stack Sun Charges before you go into the Twilight State to take advantage of the increased Burn Damage and gain a Sun charge when you use a Moon Skill.
Tips for Sciel's Corderon Weapon
The Corderon Weapon for Sciel can be found by the body of a Gestral Merchant inside Sinister Cave. This weapon deals Dark damage, has a max power of 2744, and scales an S in Defense and an A in Luck. You will need to scale up in Defense and in Luck to maximize the efficiency of this weapon.
The passive effects for this weapon revolve around being in the Twilight state. From level 4, you will apply curse on yourself when the battle begins, but you will deal 50% more damage while being cursed. This means, you will die after a few turns but to counter this, the Curse duration can be reset when you enter the Twilight State, which can be applied after upgrading your weapon to level 10. From Level 20, you can play again once you enter the Twilight state. This weapon allows you to rotate between the States to continuously reset the curse duration while gaining the buff of increased damage, while having adrenaline throughout the battle and trying to stay alive.
Tips for Sciel's Guleson Weapon
The Guleson Weapon for Sciel can be obtained by defeating Anthonypo the Merchant to unlock their wares in the Endless Night Sanctuary, and it can be purchased for 64,699 Chroma. This weapon deals Lightning damage, has a max power of 3132, and scales an A in Agility and an S in Luck. Therefore, you will need to level up in Agility and Luck to maximize the full potential of this weapon.
The passive effects for this weapon revolve around the Mark ailment. From level 4, you can apply Mark to all enemies if you start on the Twilight State. From level 10, the Mark ailment will remain on the Marked enemy if you attack them while in the Twilight state. From level 20, 3 Foretell will be applied when you apply Mark on an enemy. This weapon works well with skills that consume Foretell such as Dark Wave to deal AoE damage, or Grim Harvest to heal allies.
Recommended Pictos for Sciel in Clair Obscur Expedition 33
| Pictos Name | Affected Attributes | Luminas Effect |
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Health | Every AP gain is increased by 1. |
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Health | +1 AP on successful Parry. |
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Health, Speed | Always play twice in a row. |
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Speed, Critical Rate | 25% increased Critical Chance on Burning enemies. |
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Speed, Critical Rate | Base attack consumes up to 100 Burns to deal 10% more damage per Burn consumed. |
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Speed, Critical Rate | On Critical hit, 100% increased damage of the next non-Critical hit. |
Recommended Defensive Pictos for Sciel
Energy Master
This picto scales in Health and costs 40 Lumina points, you can obtain this Picto by defeating Serpenphare in The Continent, click here to see the location on the Interactive Map. The lumina effect of this picto grants you an additional AP when you gain an AP. This effect is beneficial for early rounds in battle to gain more AP early on to deal heavy attacks early as Sciel.
Energising Parry
This picto scales in Health and costs 15 Lumina points, you can obtain this Picto by defeating the Chromatic Luster boss in the Forgotten Battlefield. A higher-level version can be obtained after defeating Grour in Renoir's Drafts for 170,975 Chroma. The lumina effect of this picto grants you 1 AP when you perform a successful parry. This works well alongside the Energy Master Picto to gain more AP to deal heavier attacks.
Cheater
This picto scales in Health and Speed and costs 40 Lumina points, you can obtain this Picto by defeating Sprong in The Continent, click here to see the location on the Interactive Map. The lumina effect for this picto lets you play twice in a row each time. This works for Sciel as she has multiple skills that can work back to back that allows her to deal maximum damage.
Recommended Offensive Pictos for Sciel
Critical Burn
This picto scales in Speed and Critical Rate and costs 5 Lumina points, you can obtain this Picto past the Meadows Corridor Expedition Flag in Spring Meadows. A higher-level version can be found after defeating Anthonypo to unlock his wares, and purchasing for 100,050 Chroma at the Endless Night Sanctuary. The lumina effect for this picto increases your Critical Chance by 25% for enemies affected by the Burn ailment. Since Sciel has some burn attacks, it can also be paired with the Bourgelon to maximize the burn effects and further increase the attack damage.
Consuming Attack
This picto scales in Speed and Critical Rate and costs 10 Lumina points, you can obtain this Picto by purchasing it from Najabla for 130,200 Chroma in Verso's Drafts. The lumina effect for this picto allows you to deal more damage with each Burn ailment consumed from enemies. This will remove the Burn ailment from enemies but it gives you the upper hand by landing harder hitting attacks by consuming their Burn.
Alternating Critical
This picto scales in Speed and Critical Rate and costs 10 Lumina points, you can obtain this Picto by picking it up on the right tunnel of the cave, left of the Open Playground Expedition Flag in Verso's Draft. The lumina effect for this picto increases your next non-Critical hit by 100% after performing a Critical Hit. While Sciel and her equipment can be leveled up to gain a high Critical Rate, this picto will ensure the damage still hits hard regardless if the attacks deal a Critical Hit or not.
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Sciel's Story in Clair Obscur Expedition 33
The History of Sciel
Sciel was once a farmer, a teacher, and the wife of Pierre. Pierre was part of Lumiere's Outdome Team, which gathered plant samples from surrounding areas to study and to plant around Lumiere. He later met Sciel while she tended to her garden, and she asked for some Honey Petal Samples. To her surprise, Pierre got her a whole bouquet, along with 15 boxes of plant cuttings for her to grow in her garden. They later became teachers together in the local school before Pierre had to leave with his team to search and gather more plants. In one of the outlying islands, there was an accident that cost Pierre his life. With this devastation, Sciel attempted to drown herself. Although she survived, the unborn child she was carrying did not. It is later revealed that Esquie was actually her saviour, he later shared his love for stones while she shared her love for Pierre, which is the French translation of Stones.
The Honesty of Sciel
Sciel's honesty is stronger than anyone else within the Expedition 33; she does not hide her scars, she does not hide her joy, and she does not hide her pain. When we first meet Sciel, she is excited to reunite with the team, but is quickly interrupted by Lune, who eagerly wants to continue the mission. Throughout the campsite cutscenes, Sciel has always been the embodiment of hope for the team. She is always seeing the brighter side of things, but we only find out later how much weight she carries from losing her unborn child and husband, losing her friends, and being all alone. She confides in Verso, whom she deeply understands as they share a similar pain. She is not quick to judge him or the Paintress. In fact, she also shares an understanding with the Paintress and would also do the same thing if she had that power. In the end, she empathizes with Verso's choice to erase the canvas, but she also does not hide her sadness knowing she will never see Pierre again.
