Chroma Elixirs are one of the ways by which players can heal their party members in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and they will start the game with one of them. That said, players can increase the number of Chroma Elixirs that they can carry by finding Chroma Elixir Shards. Indeed, each Chroma Elixir Shard increases a player's Chroma Elixir capacity in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 by one, and this guide details the locations of all of them.
Players will have the opportunity to collect the Chroma Elixir Shards again in NG+, allowing them to continue increasing their Chroma Elixir capacity.
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All Chroma Elixir Shard Locations in Clair Obscur Expedition 33
Chroma Elixir Shard #1
- Map: Flying Waters
- Starting Expedition Flag: Before any flags.
Players will encounter their first Paint Cage as they follow the critical path from the entrance to Flying Waters. After using Free Aim to shoot the cage's three locks, the container will disappear and reveal a Chroma Elixir Shard.
Chroma Elixir Shard #2
- Map: Ancient Sanctuary
- Starting Expedition Flag: Sanctuary Maze
Players who follow the critical path from the Ancient Sanctuary's Sanctuary Maze expedition flag will ultimately reach an area with a domed building and a Robust Sakapatate. There is a path on the far side of this area that leads to an alcove in which Journal 63 can be found. This alcove is also home to three Paint Cage locks, two on the rocks that form the perimeter and one on the ground near some crates, which players should destroy.
Once a player has broken all three locks, they should take these actions to reach the Chroma Elixir Shard that was held in a Paint Cage:
- Return to the area with the domed building, and pass through the path in the foliage next to the building.
- Jump across the elevated platforms.
Chroma Elixir Shard #3
- Map: Stone Wave Cliffs Cave
The Stone Wave Cliffs Cave is an optional map east of the Stone Wave Cliffs. After using the second grapple point and crossing the narrow bridge, players should head right, crawl through the tunnel, and ascend the gold thread. Players should then use their elevated position to shoot three Paint Cage locks and reveal the Chroma Elixir Shard.
Chroma Elixir Shard #4
- Map: Forgotten Battlefield
- Starting Expedition Flag: Vanguard Point
From the Forgotten Battlefield's Vanguard Point expedition flag, players should descend the nearby cannon and follow the path forward to reach the Fading Woman. After passing that NPC, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 players should go right at the fork and look into the first alcove on their left to find a Paint Cage that holds a Chroma Elixir Shard. The locks that players must break to access that item are in the following positions:
- In the crates next to the Paint Cage.
- Head towards the entrance to the alcove with the Paint Cage and look up.
- Now go right and then right again to reach a dead end. The lock is in the crates.
How to Use & Refill Chroma Elixirs in Clair Obscur Expedition 33
Players can use Chroma Elixirs to heal all their party members in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 when they are out of combat. To do that, players should open the Expedition Menu and press the input that appears below the Chroma Elixirs in the bottom-right corner of the screen. This action will expend one Chroma Elixir charge, and players can replenish all their charges by resting at any expedition flag.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 92 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- April 24, 2025
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Sandfall Interactive
- Publisher(s)
- Kepler Interactive
WHERE TO PLAY
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Genre(s)
- Turn-Based RPG, JRPG, Fantasy
