Summary:
- The Baguette weapon has unique character-specific stat scaling and is also a Void damage weapon.
- Unlike other weapons, the Baguette weapon begins at max level, right when you acquire it.
- Players can get the Baguette weapon from a bakery called “Boulangerie” in Lumiere using Festival Tokens.
The Baguette weapon in Expedition 33 is becoming legendary in the circle of committed players and weapon collectors. You may have been wanting to know how to obtain this elusive weapon and learn more, well, you’re in luck. Let’s take you through many of the challenges you will face and secrets you will discover with the Baguette.
Overview of the Baguette Weapon
Each character in the game can get their own version of the Baguette weapon. This weapon already will deal Void damage, and has different stat scalings for different characters. Characters like Gustave and Lune have different agility and defense scaling. Meanwhile, Sciel and Monoco have higher max power values on the Baguette weapon.
Stat and effect-wise, all Baguette weapons follow the same upgrade and passive progression, which all mimic 3 strong Picto effects. When you’re at level 4, the weapon will cause you to die at the beginning of battle (Auto Death). However, this is balanced out by the level 10 effect, which allows you to come back with full life once per battle (Second Chance). Lastly, the level 20 effect allows you to go first in combat (First Strike).
From a practical standpoint, these effects can save the player some Lumina points that the player would have had to spend to assign these Picto effects. Even with the novelty of the passives’ usefulness, they’re often viewed as a collector’s item by the time they’re unlocked. Because by then, players usually have a better weapon.
How to Get the Baguette Weapon
If you want to get the Baguette weapon, you first need to earn Festival Tokens in your first prologue run. There are three different ways to get your hands on them:
- Guaranteed when you walk into the festival
- Getting all of Antonie’s trivia questions correct
- By defeating Maelle in a duel at the docks
Be sure NOT to spend any of the tokens while in your first run, as the Baguette weapons will only be available in New Game+ (NG+) runs.
Once you finish the main game for the first time and didn’t use tokens, start up NG+. And right after you meet Sophie, you want to go to the bakery in Lumiere. The bakery shows up as a “Boulangerie” sign and shows a basket of baguettes. Here you can trade your saved Festival Tokens for your secret Baguette weapons.
The interesting thing is that it’s tied to the active character at the time of interacting with the bakery. Therefore, each of the playable characters has their own version of the Baguette weapon. The player can only get their version of the Baguette weapon by changing to the active character who exchanges Festival Tokens at the bakery. So be smart about the character you use to get the correct corresponding Baguette weapon.
But there’s more: the bakery is only available before the start of the festival. And since you can only have 3 Festival Tokens per run, so you have to do more than one NG+ cycle to get Baguette weapons for all characters. A full set is six tokens, so you might get the whole collection during the second or third run.
Upgrading the Baguette Weapon
All weapons require you to interact with the Curator while at camp and use your tints to upgrade them. The Baguette weapon in Expedition 33 is an exception. The Baguette is the only weapon that begins from a max level the moment it is picked up in-game. There are no upgrades to do; your stats and passive abilities are instantly activated.
Conclusion
The Baguette weapon may seem like a joke, but it also represents the depth of experience that Expedition 33 delivers. While you create your expedition, keep in mind that each secret weapon has its own unique story and purpose. Although the Baguette can be acquired as a weapon, it is a unique representation of the power of exploration and dedication that rewards players seeking this weapon.
