How to Beat Visages (Mask Keeper) in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Full Guide
Struggling against Visages (Mask Keeper) in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33? Here’s a full guide to beating both boss phases, breaking the masks, and grabbing your rewards.
How to Beat Visages (Mask Keeper) in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Nevrons are the usual troublemakers, but every once in a while, you run into something way bigger—like the Axons. These massive monsters pack serious power and a ton of Chroma.
To push through the main story, you’ll have to beat two Axons: Sirene and Visages. While Sirene is all about Charm debuffs and summoning dancers, Visages (also called the Mask Keeper) plays a much trickier game with a bunch of different masks. If you’re stuck on this boss, here’s everything you need to know to bring it down.
Where You’ll Find Visages (Mask Keeper)
When you reach the Visages’ island, you’ll get a “friendly” invitation from the Mask Keeper to come inside. Naturally, your party knows it’s a trap—and they’re 100% right.
Instead of rushing straight into the boss fight, take your time. There are four different routes on the island. The road straight to the Axon lines up with the Gestral trader when you’re facing the Rest Point flag at the entrance.
Before Accepting the Axon’s Invitation
If you go straight to the boss fight, you’ll be facing Visages with all three of its helper masks intact: Joy, Anger, and Sadness. These masks can heal, buff, and debuff the boss during the fight—which makes things way harder.
Pro tip:
Destroy the masks first before accepting the invitation!
Each route leads to a giant mask that acts like an elevator. To destroy them, you’ll need to answer a question based on the mask’s emotion. Choose the right answer, trigger the battle, and take them out one by one.
Visages (Mask Keeper) Boss Fight Guide
Phase 1 – Fighting Visages
In Phase 1, you’re fighting the Axon Visages itself. Here’s the deal:
- Visages will summon different masks via a mirror.
- Each mask changes its attack style and grants it new powers.
- You can destroy the masks by hitting their glowing eyes.
- Destroying tricky masks makes the fight easier, but be careful:
- Destroying ALL masks causes Visages to self-destruct, dropping everyone to 1 HP.
- It’s smarter to leave an easy-to-dodge mask alive to avoid this.
- Destroying ALL masks causes Visages to self-destruct, dropping everyone to 1 HP.
Masks and Their Skills:
| Mask | Skill | Eye Color | Notes |
| Determination | Smash/Swipe combo | Red | Jump over the second swipe. |
| Peace | Four quick explosions | Blue | Gains Shield on hit. |
| Anxiety | Two delayed explosions | Purple/Pink | Exhaust debuff if hit. |
| Doubt | Ground swipes + smash | Orange | Watch the delayed smash. |
| Confidence | Single explosion | Green | Heals Visages on hit. |
Get ready:
When Visages is close to going down, heal up and recharge AP—because Phase 2 starts immediately after.
Phase 2 – Fighting Mask Keeper
After Visages falls, the real Axon—the Mask Keeper—steps in.
If you destroyed all three island masks earlier, Mask Keeper fights alone. If you didn’t, surviving masks will show up to back him up.
Key Mask Keeper Moves:
| Prompt | Skill | Notes |
| Attack the expedition | 4-hit AoE | Inflicts Bound debuff (no dodging!). Use parry instead. Can cleanse the debuff. |
| Attack vehemently | 6-hit AoE | Same Bound debuff. Stay sharp! |
| Surrounded by defensive aura | Shield stacking | Don’t use heavy-hitters. Spam multi-hit skills or Shield-piercing abilities. |
| Sets fire to his sword | Fire combo + Gradient Attack | Use Gradient Dodge to avoid it completely. |
| Gains Powerful, Shell, Speed buffs | Buffs itself | He hits harder, tanks more damage, and moves faster. Be careful when these are active. |
Normal Combos:
| Prompt | Number of Hits |
| Swing Combo | 3 hits |
| Attacks like a storm | 4 hits |
| Long Swing Combo | 6 hits |
| Chaotic Combo | 8 hits |
Tip:
Focus on consistent parrying, shield breaking, and dodging the big telegraphed attacks when they happen. No crazy tricks needed—just clean execution.
Rewards for Beating Visages (Mask Keeper)
Defeating the Mask Keeper gets you some serious loot:
- Immaculate Pictos: Boosts damage by 30% until you take a hit.
- Resplendent Chroma Catalyst: For upgrading your weapons.
- Recoat: Lets you reset your Skill Points and Skill Tree.
And that’s the full breakdown!
Visages (Mask Keeper) can be a real wall if you don’t prep properly, but once you break those masks and control the fight, it’s a totally manageable (and really fun) boss battle. 🎭🔥
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