Sciel’s dark-elemental abilities make her a key player in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Her versatility stands out as she offers damage potential comparable to Gustave or Verso while also providing tempo-based support and healing, allowing her to fill in for Lune when needed.
To maximize Sciel’s effectiveness in battle, you need to balance her Sun and Moon cards. Timing is also crucial for unleashing her most powerful attacks during Twilight. She can be tailored for team support or act as a fierce solo opponent, with her main limitation being her narrow range of elemental skills.
How Does Sciel’s Foretell Power Work In Clair Obscur?
Sciel’s skills are categorized as either Sun or Moon; Sun Skills apply Foretell stacks to targets, while Moon Skills consume those stacks for added benefits. Each enemy can hold up to ten Foretell stacks at once.
It’s important to note that the Foretell stacks are not impactful on their own. They exist primarily for Sciel’s Moon Skills to utilize.
Sun And Moon Charges
Each time Sciel uses a skill, she gains a charge of the corresponding type displayed on the right side of the screen. The bonuses she receives depend on whether she has more Sun or Moon charges.
Charges |
Bonus |
---|---|
Both Sun and Moon are at zero. |
None. |
More Sun charges than Moon charges. |
Sciel earns 1 AP for each Foretell stack consumed by a Moon Skill. |
More Moon charges than Sun charges. |
Sciel earns 1 AP for each Foretell stack applied using a Sun Skill. |
Equal number of Sun and Moon charges. |
Twilight: Sciel inflicts 50% more damage with all attacks and applies double the Foretell stacks with Sun Skills. During Twilight, enemies can hold up to 20 Foretell stacks each. Sciel stops gaining charges in Twilight and loses one Twilight charge (created from her total Sun and Moon charges) every turn until she reaches zero. |
Your strategy with Sciel should focus on balancing her Sun and Moon skills to activate Twilight, using the additional damage and Foretell stacks for powerful combos and significant damage output. The extra AP earned from having more Sun or Moon charges keeps Sciel energized and encourages a balance between her two skill types.
Tips For Sciel
Opting for a higher Luck stat is beneficial for Sciel, as her multi-hit combos can take advantage of an increased Critical Rate, amplifying her damage during Twilight. Additionally, Agility and Might are excellent choices to enhance her chances of acting more frequently, allowing her to quickly gather charges and trigger Twilight.
Pictos And Lumina
Your configuration for Sciel will rely on her role, whether as a main attacker or support. She excels in either capacity, especially with self-healing skills like Harvest. However, it’s wise to optimize her setup beforehand.
If Sciel is part of the active team, consider giving her Energizing Start to maximize her impact with an opening skill; you can regain AP from her charges and any Parries she achieves between turns. Augmented First Strike will further enhance that initial hit. Since her defenses might be vulnerable without some protective Pictos, skills like Powerful Revive or other Luminas that provide benefits from her defeat can enhance her team dynamics.
When playing as a solo combatant, equip Sciel with Last Stand Luminas from the Hidden Gestral Arena located on the west side of the starting island. These boost abilities for characters acting independently, giving her the support she needs if she has to carry the team.
Skills
Sciel’s skill arrangement isn’t strictly role-dependent, allowing for flexibility as she transitions between offense and support. Skills like Harvest offer significant self-healing, while Grim Harvest is less impactful but heals the entire team. When paired with characters like Lune and Maelle who can inflict Burn, Searing Bond becomes valuable, although it’s less effective when Sciel operates solo.
Always ensure you have at least one affordable Skill from both Sun and Moon categories; choices like Marking Card and Twilight Slash are solid options, enabling charge accumulation even if Sciel’s AP runs low. Once she gains momentum, unleashing her higher-cost abilities from her skill tree should present no issue.
Sciel’s Skill tree is divided into two sides, featuring Sun Skills on one side and Moon Skills on the other. Initially, distribute your Skill Points evenly to ensure Sciel has a reliable pathway to Twilight during battles.