Ultimate Guide to Acquiring All Tint Upgrades (Shards & Shapes) in Clair Obscur Expedition 33

In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, players encounter three distinct types of Tints: Healing, Energy, and Revive. Upgrading these Tints boosts their effectiveness and allows players to carry more of each type. To achieve this, players must gather specific Shards and Shapes associated with each Tint. This comprehensive guide will outline where to locate these essential items, enabling players to enhance their Tints effectively.

This guide also identifies various locations that players will explore as they progress in the game. Updated on December 16, 2025, by Nahda Nabiilah: As you journey through the world of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, keep an eye out for any Shards; they can significantly bolster your gameplay during battles. After collecting the Shards, visit the camp to converse with the Curator for your upgrades.

Comprehensive Healing Tint Upgrades in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Healing Tint Shard #1

Map: Spring Meadows
Starting Expedition Flag: Abandoned Expedition Camp

To find this shard, head past the Abandoned Expeditioner Camp flag and take a left at the fork. Continue along the path, crossing the bridge and descending the ramp at the end. Look for a purple item on the ground at the base of the ramp to collect your first Resin in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Healing Tint Shard #2

Map: Ancient Sanctuary
Starting Expedition Flag: Sanctuary Maze

After reaching the Sanctuary Maze Flag, go left at the fork and proceed along the path until encountering blue statues. Continue past them, staying right at the next fork to enter an area leading to the top of a domed building. After exiting the area through a left path, check the adjacent alcove to find this shard.

Healing Tint Shard #3

Map: Stone Wave Cliffs
Starting Expedition Flag: Paintress Shrine

From the Paintress Shrine, take a left turn to find this shard in a nearby alcove.

Healing Tint Shard #4

Map: Forgotten Battlefield
Starting Expedition Flag: Main Gate

After proceeding past the Main Gate flag, choose the left path at the fork. Continue to the next fork and take another left, following it to the end. Climb the stairs on the right, defeat the three Nevrons, and locate the shard on the ground to the left just before the wooden ramp.

Healing Tint Shard #5

Map: Faces
Starting Expedition Flag: Joy Vale

Right beyond the Joy Vale flag, ascend the ramp on the right and enter the first corridor to discover the shard.

Healing Tint Shard #6

Map: Inside the Monolith
Starting Expedition Flag: Tainted Hearts

After crossing the bridge post-Tainted Hearts flag, veer left into an alcove with a substantial Nevron. Climb the handholds to your right to reach the top, where a merchant awaits, selling the shard.

Healing Tint Shard #7

Map: Candy Land
Starting Expedition Flag: Reverie Path

Go down the rope from the Candy Land flag to reach a carousel. Move towards the Very Very Cool Gestral and check behind the broken column to locate the shard.

Shape of Health #1

Map: Flying Waters
Starting Expedition Flag: Flower Field

Defeat Goblu found in Flying Waters to obtain this shape.

Shape of Health #2

Map: Mermaids
Starting Expedition Flag: Dancing Classes

Continue along the path past the flag, navigating through the vertical room with fabric walkways. Ride the lift and upon reaching the top, look to your right for an entrance to the Manor. Inside, break the mirror over the sink with Free Aim to bypass the wall and access the area containing this shape.

All Energy Tint Upgrades in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Energy Tint Shard #1

Map: Spring Meadows
Starting Expedition Flag: Meadow Corridor

From the Meadow Corridor flag, traverse the critical path until you enter a building. Ascend to the top, veering right after climbing the golden thread to retrieve the shard.

Energy Tint Shard #2

Map: Flying Waters
Starting Expedition Flag: Lumieran Street

A significant enemy guards this shard located at the far end of the area beyond the Lumieran Street flag. Prepare for a battle!

Energy Tint Shard #3

Map: Ancient Sanctuary
Starting Expedition Flag: Giant Bell Alley

During the final boss fight in the arena, you can find an Energy Tint shard on a slightly elevated area.

Energy Tint Shard #4

Map: Stone Wave Cliffs
Starting Expedition Flag: Paintress Shrine

From the Paintress Shrine flag, take the path to the right where you will find this shard just past a boat.

Energy Tint Shard #5

Map: Forgotten Battlefield
Starting Expedition Flag: Vanguard Point

Upon reaching the Vanguard Point flag, descend the slanted cannon and look to your right for stacked crates. Destroy them to unearth this shard.

Energy Tint Shard #6

Map: Faces
Starting Expedition Flag: Sadness Vale

Once you enter the arena where the battle against the Sorrowful Chapelier takes place, immediately turn right, ascend a slope, and follow the path to encounter a group of Nevrons safeguarding the shard.

Energy Tint Shard #7

Map: Mermaids
Starting Expedition Flag: Crumbling Path

After passing the flag, turn right to find this tint on the ground, right before descending a gold thread.

Energy Tint Shard #8

Map: Verso’s Drafts
Starting Expedition Flag: Candy Land

Beyond the Candy Land flag lies two foes you can defeat. Behind them is the location of the shard.

Shape of Energy #1

Map: Gestral Village

Access the Manor via the door that is past the ‘Turn Back’ sign. Within, interact with a pan on the wall and a candle holder to reveal a hole in the floor. Fall through, venture through the wall, and find the shape among crates to the right of the stairs.

Shape of Energy #2

Map: The Continent

Enter the Manor on the island located south of Blades’ Graveyard. Ascend the spiral staircase, then jump across the platforms attached to the walls.

All Revive Tint Upgrades in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Revive Tint Shard #1

Map: Spring Meadows
Starting Expedition Flag: Abandoned Expedition Camp

Continuing from the location where you acquired Resin for Healing Tint Shard #1, stay on the path along the left side of the slope to discover this shard.

Revive Tint Shard #2

Map: Flying Waters
Starting Expedition Flag: Coral Cave

Follow the lantern-lined path from the Coral Cave flag until you encounter a hole on the right. Enter and proceed further to reach a Paint Cage. Break its three locks to access the shard inside.

Revive Tint Shard #3

Map: Ancient Sanctuary
Starting Expedition Flag: Sanctuary Maze

After reaching the Sanctuary Maze Flag, proceed right at the fork to locate an alcove containing a mime. A wooden structure in the center hides the shard.

Revive Tint Shard #4

Map: Stone Wave Cliffs
Starting Expedition Flag: Flooded Building

After reaching the Flooded Building flag, descend through the structure and follow the path entering another building. Climb to the top and face the outside to utilize handholds leading to the shard’s location.

Revive Tint Shard #5

Map: Forgotten Battlefield
Starting Expedition Flag: Main Gate

From the Main Gate flag, push forward until you encounter a Nevron with a hammer. There’s a nearby ramp moving downward on the left where this shard rests.

Revive Tint Shard #6

Map: Old Lumiere
Starting Expedition Flag: Entrance

Head to the merchant located to the right of the flag to purchase the shard.

Revive Tint Shard #7

Map: Faces
Starting Expedition Flag: Anger Vale

Move straight ahead from the flag to confront a cluster of slightly elevated Nevrons. The shard can be found beside these enemies.

Revive Tint Shard #8

Map: Mermaids
Starting Expedition Flag: Sewing Atelier

Upon entering Tisseur’s room, go to the left to locate some climbable rubble. Following the path leads to a Paint Cage, which can be unlocked by shooting the three locks from above.

Revive Tint Shard #9

Map: Inside the Monolith
Starting Expedition Flag: Tainted Meadows

Begin by turning your party members away from the flag and follow the right path. After descending a gold thread path, continue to face another gold thread, leading to a Paint Cage. Breaking its three locks will reveal the shard inside.

Revive Tint Shard #10

Map: Frozen Hearts
Starting Expedition Flag: Iced Heart

Upon reaching the Iced Heart flag, backtrack through the cavern and exit while sticking to the right side. Enter the first alcove on your right where a Paint Cage is located, and break the three locks surrounding it to find the shard.

Revive Tint Shard #11

Map: Verso’s Drafts
Starting Expedition Flag: Reverie Path

While in Verso’s Drafts, approach the Gestrals on a seesaw. Turn back to find another one surrounded by balloons. Defeating it will yield a considerable reward.

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Shape of Life #1

Map: Stone Wave Cliffs
Starting Expedition Flag: Basalt Waves

Defeating the Lampmaster grants access to this valuable shape.

Shape of Life #2

Map: The Manor

Navigate to the left side of the second floor in the Manor. Locate a painting next to a lit lamp and jump into it to discover the shape within that room.

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