There are three types of Tints in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Healing, Energy, and Revive, and players can upgrade their efficacy and increase the number that they can carry. To make those improvements, players will need to collect Shards and Shapes associated with each Tint. This guide is here to detail where those items can be found, and it will help players upgrade their Tints in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

This guide reveals the names of several locations players will visit as they work to complete the game.Updated on December 16, 2025, by Nahda Nabiilah: It’s essential to be on the lookout for any types of shards while exploring the areas in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as they will help players immensely in battles. After obtaining the shards, make sure to head to camp and speak with the Curator to upgrade all of your tints.

All Healing Tint Upgrades in Clair Obscur Expedition 33

Healing Tint Shard #1

• Map: Spring Meadows
• Starting Expedition Flag: Abandoned Expeditioner Camp

Follow the path beyond the Abandoned Expeditioner Camp expedition flag and go left at the fork. Follow the path, cross the bridge, and descend the ramp. There is a purple item on the ground at the bottom of the ramp, and players should collect it to obtain a Resin in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Players should now return to the Abandoned Expeditioner Camp expedition flag and give the Resin to Jar, an NPC that can be found just before the flag. Players should then shoot Jar’s torch with Free Aim and speak with the NPC to receive the Healing Tint Shard.

Healing Tint Shard #2

After passing the Sanctuary Maze Expedition Flag, players should go left at the fork and follow the path to reach an area with some blue statues. Players should follow the path beyond the blue statues and stay right at the fork that they encounter to enter an area with the top of a domed building and a large Robust Sakapatate. Players should exit that area through a path on the left, and then enter the alcove on their right to find a Healing Tint Shard.

Healing Tint Shard #3

• Map: Stone Wave Cliffs
• Starting Expedition Flag: Paintress Shrine

Head left from the Paintress Shrine expedition flag to reach an alcove with the shard.

Healing Tint Shard #4

• Map: Forgotten Battlefield
• Starting Expedition Flag: Main Gate

Follow the critical path beyond the Main Gate expedition flag and go left at the fork. Continue left to reach yet another fork and go left. Follow the path to its end, and climb the stairs on the right. At the top, defeat the three Nevrons and continue forward. The shard is on the ground to the left just before the wooden ramp.

Healing Tint Shard #5

• Map: Visages
• Starting Expedition Flag: Joy Vale

Just beyond the flag, ascend the ramp along the right side and enter the first corridor on the right to find this shard.

Healing Tint Shard #6

• Map: Inside the Monolith
• Starting Expedition Flag: Tainted Hearts

Go left after crossing the bridge that is beyond the Tainted Hearts expedition flag to enter an alcove with a very large Nevron. There are handholds to the right of that enemy that can be used to climb the wall, and the merchant at the top sells the shard.

Healing Tint Shard #7

• Map: Candy Land
• Starting Expedition Flag: Reverie Path

Proceed down the rope from the Candy Land Flag and you will eventually arrive at a carousel. Head towards the Very Very Cool Gestral nearby and turn behind the broken column to find the Healing Tint Shard.

Shape of Health #1

Beat Goblu in Flying Waters.

Shape of Health #2

• Map: Sirene
• Starting Expedition Flag: Dancing Classes

Follow the critical path beyond the flag, passing through the vertical room with fabric walkways and riding the lift that is beyond it. When the lift comes to a stop, look forward and to the right to find an entrance to the Manor. Inside the Manor, use Free Aim to break the mirror over the sink and pass through the wall to reach an area with this Shape of Health.

Al Energy Tint Upgrades in Clair Obscur Expedition 33

Energy Tint Shard #1

• Map: Spring Meadows
• Starting Expedition Flag: Meadow Corridor

Follow the critical path from the Meadow Corridor expedition flag until you enter a building. Climb to the top and go right after ascending the gold thread to enter an area with the shard.

Energy Tint Shard #2

• Map: Flying Waters
• Starting Expedition Flag: Lumieran Street

There is a large enemy at the far end of the area beyond the Lumieran Street expedition flag, and it is guarding an Energy Tint Shard.

Energy Tint Shard #3

• Map: Ancient Sanctuary
• Starting Expedition Flag: Giant Bell Alley

There is a slightly elevated area within the arena where players fight the map’s final boss, and an Energy Tint Shard can be found there.

Energy Tint Shard #4

• Map: Stone Wave Cliffs
• Starting Expedition Flag: Paintress Shrine

Follow the path to the right of the Paintress Shrine expedition flag. The shard is on the ground just past the boat.

Energy Tint Shard #5

After reaching the Vanguard Point expedition flag, descend the slanted cannon and look forward and to the right. There is a stack of crates in that position, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 players can destroy them to reveal this shard.

Energy Tint Shard #6

• Map: Visages
• Starting Expedition Flag: Sadness Vale

Head forward from the flag to enter the arena where the battle with the Sorrowful Chapelier occurs. Immediately upon entering the arena, turn 90 degrees to the right and walk forward to ascend a small slope. Follow the path at the top to reach a group of Nevrons that guard this shard.

Energy Tint Shard #7

• Map: Sirene
• Starting Expedition Flag: Crumbling Path

After passing the flag, immediately go right to find the tint on the ground, just before a gold thread that can be descended.

Energy Tint Shard #8

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

From the Candy Land Flag, defeat the two nearby enemies and take the Energy Tint Shard hidden behind them.

Shape of Energy #1

Enter the Manor via the door that is past the “Turn Back” sign in the Gestral Village. Once inside, interact with a pan on the wall and a candle holder on the table to open a hole in the floor. Fall through the hole and pass through the wall to enter a cellar. The Shape of Energy is in the crates stacked to the right of the stairs in this location.

Shape of Energy #2

Enter the Manor via the door on the island south of Blades’ Graveyard. Climb the spiral staircase and then jump across the platforms that extend from the walls.

All Revive Tint Upgrades in Clair Obscur Expedition 33

Revive Tint Shard #1

• Map: Spring Meadows
• Starting Expedition Flag: Abandoned Expeditioner Camp

After obtaining the Resin that can be used to claim Healing Tint Shard #1, continue forward, following the path that runs along the left side of the slope, to reach this shard.

Revive Tint Shard #2

• Map: Flying Waters
• Starting Expedition Flag: Coral Cave

As players make their way along the critical path from the Coral Cave expedition flag, they will follow a lantern-lined path. There is a hole on the right side of that path, which players should enter. Players can now follow the path beyond the hole to reach a Paint Cage, and they should break its three locks to access the Revive Tint Shard that is inside.

Revive Tint Shard #3

• Map: Ancient Sanctuary
• Starting Expedition Flag: Sanctuary Maze

After passing the Sanctuary Maze Expedition Flag, players should go right at the fork and look for a small alcove on their right. There is a low gap in this alcove through which players can crawl, and they should go left when they emerge. Players should then follow the path to find an area with a mime. There is a wooden structure in the middle of that area, and there is a Revive Tint Shard inside.

Revive Tint Shard #4

• Map: Stone Wave Cliffs
• Starting Expedition Flag: Flooded Building

After reaching the Flooded Building expedition flag, descend through the structure and follow the path to enter yet another building. Climb to the top and turn around to face the building’s exterior. Use the handholds to reach the shard.

Revive Tint Shard #5

• Map: Forgotten Battlefield
• Starting Expedition Flag: Main Gate

From the Main Gate expedition flag, keep moving forward to reach a Nevron with a hammer. There is a ramp that moves downward just left of that Nevron, and this tint is at the bottom.

Revive Tint Shard #6

• Map: Old Lumiere
• Starting Expedition Flag: Entrance

Buy the shard from the merchant to the right of the flag.

Revive Tint Shard #7

• Map: Visages
• Starting Expedition Flag: Anger Vale

Walk straight forward from the flag to reach a group of Nevrons that are slightly elevated. The shard is next to those Nevrons.

Revive Tint Shard #8

• Map: Sirene
• Starting Expedition Flag: Sewing Atelier

As soon as players enter Tisseur’s room beyond the Sewing Atelier, they should look left to find some rubble that they can climb. The path at the top leads to a Paint Cage, and players can shoot its three locks from this elevated position to reveal the Revive Tint Shard.

Revive Tint Shard #9

• Map: Inside the Monolith
• Starting Expedition Flag: Tainted Meadows

Turn your party members’ backs toward the flag, and walk forward, sticking to the path on the right. Descend the gold thread at the end of the path and continue forward to reach a second gold thread. There is a Paint Cage at the bottom, and it will reveal the shard when its three locks are broken.

Revive Tint Shard #10

• Map: Frozen Hearts
• Starting Expedition Flag: Iced Heart

After reaching the Ice Heart flag, turn around and backtrack through the cavern. Upon emerging from the cave, hug the right side of the area and enter the first alcove on the right, which is home to a Paint Cage. The three locks that must be broken can be found around the perimeter of this alcove.

Revive Tint Shard #11

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

While exploring Verso’s Drafts, approach the Gestrals on a seesaw. Turn around to find another one surrounded by balloons, which you can defeat if you wish. Behind him is a Revive Tint Shard.

Shape of Life #1

• Map: Stone Wave Cliffs
• Starting Expedition Flag: Basalt Waves

Beat the Lampmaster to get the Shape of Life.

Shape of Life #2

Climb the Manor’s central staircase and head to the left side of the second floor. Look for a painting next to an illuminated lamp. Jump into the painting to access a room with the shape.

Released

April 24, 2025

ESRB

Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence

Developer(s)

Sandfall Interactive

Publisher(s)

Kepler Interactive