Tint Upgrades Guide: Clair Obscur Expedition 33

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Tint Upgrades in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 play a crucial role in the survival of your team and the efficiency of combat. Healing, Energy, and Revive Tints are responsible for restoring health, ability resources, and bringing characters back into battle, and their upgrades directly affect the difficulty of the game. Collecting Tint Shards increases the number of uses, while Shapes enhance the effectiveness of each application.

Healing Tint Upgrades

Healing Tint Shards (increase the number of uses)

Location	Exact Place
Spring Meadows	Near Abandoned Expeditioner Camp
Ancient Sanctuary	After Sanctuary Maze, to the right of the large blue statues
Stone Wave Cliffs	Near Paintress Shrine
Forgotten Battlefield	After Main Gate, near the wooden ramp
Visages	Near Joy Vale
Inside the Monolith	Purchased from a merchant

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Shapes of Health (increase effectiveness)

Location	Acquisition Condition
Flying Waters	Reward for defeating the boss in Flower Field
Sirene	Vertical Room → Manor, break the mirror

Energy Tint Upgrades

Energy Tint Shards

Location	Exact Place
Spring Meadows	Meadow Corridor
Flying Waters	Behind Lumieran Street, guarded by a strong enemy
Ancient Sanctuary	Giant Bell Alley
Stone Wave Cliffs	To the right of Paintress Shrine
Forgotten Battlefield	Behind containers near Vanguard Point
Visages	After Sadness Vale Arena
Sirene	After the Crumbling Path flag, to the right

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Shapes of Energy

Location	Acquisition Condition
Gestral Village Manor	Find a hidden passage and go down
The Continent	Mansion on the island, platforms inside the building

Revive Tint Upgrades

Revive Tint Shards

Location	Exact Place
Spring Meadows	Further along the path after the Healing Shard
Flying Waters	Paint Cage, break three locks
Ancient Sanctuary	Alcove to the right after Sanctuary Maze
Stone Wave Cliffs	Stairs in the Flooded Building
Forgotten Battlefield	Under the ramp near Nevron with hammer
Old Lumiere	From a merchant to the right of the entrance
Visages	After Anger Vale, near Nevrons
Sirene	Sewing Atelier, Paint Cage
Inside the Monolith	Paint Cage below Gold Thread

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Shapes of Life

Location	Note
Late-game areas	Obtained closer to the finale
New Game Plus	May require a second playthrough

Collecting all Tint upgrades significantly eases the traversal of difficult zones, arenas, and bosses in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Some upgrades are available early on, but the most powerful Shapes only unlock closer to the end or in New Game Plus, encouraging full exploration of the world. It is recommended to collect all Shards during the first playthrough to maximize resource availability and prepare your team for the toughest challenges in the game.