Expedition 33: How to defeat Creation?

Creation is the twelfth mandatory boss in Expedition 33, which you will encounter at the very end of the game. On this guide page, we describe where to find the boss, what their weak points are and what they're vulnerable to, as well as what the rewards are for winning the encounter.

• Where is Creation?
• Creation's attacks
• How to defeat Creation?
• Rewards for defeating Creation

Where is Creation?

Creation awaits you at the end of the game's last location - Lumiere explored in the third act. You will find him in the Lumiere gardens. The boss is mandatory. Defeating him is required to make progress in the game - he is the last opponent standing in your way to the game's final boss.

Creation's attacks

1. Kick - Creation jumps to a party member, turns around and performs a stunning kick with its hind legs. Be ready to dodge a fraction of a second after the boss turns around.
2. Combo attack - Creation jumps to a party member and performs a combination of five strikes. First comes a blow with the raised front legs, then two blows with the head, another attack with the raised front legs, and the final blow done after a quick pirouette. The parrying windows of this attack are quite intuitive.
3. Tail swings - Creation deals three area strikes with the tail while spinning. Watch out for the first two attacks - during the first two spins there is a slight delay, which can throw you off rhythm. The third attack is significantly faster and is done during a spin in the opposite direction. We recommend dodging - the parrying window is narrow, and the damage is very high.
4. Abyss orb explosion - one of the spheres levitating above the boss, the one furthest to the left, explodes. The explosion is very fast - dodge or parry the moment you see energy gathering in the orb.
5. Flying combo - Creation deals six hits to a single party member. First, there are two headbutts. The third attack has to be jumped over. After a moment of delay, two more attacks follow, an the final one is a gradient attack. Due to the length of the combo, it may be safer to dodge - an effective gradient counter will still result in a counterattack.
6. Bursts of energy - Creation starts spinning in the air, creating an orb of energy in its jaws, and strikes with it three times. Be ready for the first block shortly after the sky in the background turns red. React to the next two blows by parrying.

How to defeat Creation?

The boss has no vulnerabilities and is resistant to light. Creation can prove to be a very challenging boss due to the imposed Inverted status. At the very beginning of the fight, the boss will cast Inverted on your entire party. This status will take away your ability to heal for the entire battle. We highly recommend equipping yourself with a lumina that negates the Inverted Affinity, making the fight much easier. The easiest way to do this is use Energising Cleanse, which is a one-time status nullifier. You can buy them from the merchant in Monolith, right by the flag of the area modeled after Flying Waters (first you have to defeat this merchant in a duel).

The boss starts the fight alongside two regular opponents. Eliminate them before you focus on the boss - their attacks hit hard, many of them are the area property, are hard to avoid and impose annoying status effects. After getting rid of additional enemies, Creation itself is no longer particularly dangerous - most of its attacks, apart from tail swings, are quite intuitive. Do not shoot at the abyss orb on Creation's back - it will apply Inversion to your entire party and will deal damage to you with each shot.

In the middle of the fight, Creation will rise into the air and summon three abyss orbs above itself, simultaneously surrounding itself with shields. Although orbs can be destroyed (each needs to be hit five times), it's not worth it - it applies Inverted and deals damage to you. While in the air, the boss uses a flying combo and energy shots. Each turn one of the orbs explodes. When all the orbs disappear, the boss will return to the ground and regain his usual moveset.

Rewards for defeating Creation

For defeating Creation, you will receive:

1. 128,100 XP;
2. 6,860 Chroma;
3. Picto - Faster than Strong - the character always has two turns in a row, but deals half the damage.
4. Resplendent Chroma Catalyst x1.

See also:

1. Game guide
2. All bosses
3. All enemies

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

April 24, 2025

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