Summary
- An optional boss you’ll find in Verso’s Drafts after collecting all Pieces of Cake and presenting the Birthday Cake at Gestral Baths.
- Licornapieds are weak against Earth Damage but can inflict Barbapapa status, requiring specific cleansing abilities to remove.
- To one shot this boss, equip Maelle with First Strike, Medalum weapon, and Stendhal skill alongside proper damage pictos.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 introduces Licornapieds as one of the challenging optional bosses for Verso’s Drafts DLC. This offers a unique combat encounter and resembles the Machinapieds enemy while offering extensive rewards. Here’s how you can defeat the Licornapieds in Expedition 33.
Location and Access Requirements
Before you can find and challenge Licornapieds, you have to complete specific prerequisites first. It requires you to collect all Pieces of Cake throughout your journey then head to the Gestral Baths expedition flag. Upon arriving at this location, you have to present the Birthday Cake at the large door.
This should grant you access to a previously sealed area. Once you’re inside the newly opened room, go to the end of the path to find a train. Riding this train will bring you towards the Licornapieds’ arena within Verso’s Drafts. However, the hidden boss won’t appear during normal progression.
Boss Stats and Weaknesses
Unlike other bosses in Verso’s Drafts, Licornapieds comes with specific vulnerabilities you can exploit. This boss is specifically weak against Earth-based attacks, making characters with Earth damage effective in this encounter. Although it is an optional boss, you’ll get 1,687,500 EXP from defeating this boss.
So try to carefully prepare for the encounter, since it has no resistances, immunities, or absorption properties. Using varied attack strategies is effective once properly executed.
Combat Strategy and Key Mechanics
Also, fighting against Licornapieds introduces you to a unique challenge through the Barbapapa status effect. You cannot remove the debilitating condition using standard Draining Cleanse abilities. This forces you to bring specialized cleansing skills into battles.
Among the effective options include Sciel’s Dark Cleansing and Lune’s Healing Light to remove this status. If you’re looking for quick victory, Maelle is an excellent character option especially with level 33 Medalum weapon. Then, combine this with First Strike and Stendhal skill to end the entire encounter on the first turn.
Also, equip damage-boosting pictos like Augmented First Strike, First Offensive, and other offensive enhancements. Other additional pictos are Energising Start variations, Confident Fighter, Full Strength, Immaculate, Powered Attack, and Painted Power.
Rewards and Why You Should Fight Licornapieds
After defeating Licornapieds, you will receive several rewards to help in your gameplay progress. This includes the Frenzy Picto, a unique enhancement boosting your combat capabilities. Also, you can receive additional six Grandiose Chroma Catalysts for upgrading equipment and abilities.
You’ll also get over 1.6 million EXP that makes the experience worthwhile. It will help level up your characters and prepare for endgame content. In addition, you can get a Recoat item as a useful resource to your inventory.
Conclusion
Licornapieds is one of the optional bosses you can encounter in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! Remember to equip Earth-based damage characters to exploit its weakness and easily win against the boss. Have fun exploring through the new Verso’s Drafts area and obtaining rewards.
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