Best Monoco Build in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Want to harness Monoco’s unique abilities in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33? In our Monoco Build Guide, we’ll walk you through the best build choices, the skills that amplify his playstyle, and the strategies that make him a valuable and reliable asset to your team in any fight.

Monoco is a versatile support and damage dealer in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Thanks to his Bestial Wheel transformations, he can adapt to various combat needs, providing AP to allies, breaking enemy defenses, or unleashing powerful parry-based attacks. With weapons that scale on Agility and Defense, Monoco excels in both speed and survivability, making him a reliable choice for late-game teams.

Monoco’s Bestial Wheel Explained

One of Monoco’s unique mechanics is the Bestial Wheel, which determines which Mask he is currently fighting under. There are five Masks in total:

• Balanced (Red)
• Caster (Blue)
• Heavy (Green)
• Agile (Purple)
• Almighty (Yellow)

Each of Monoco’s skills rotates the wheel a specific number of positions when used. With careful planning, you can choose which Mask Monoco will switch to next, allowing you to align abilities with their ideal Mask bonuses.

Every Mask enhances different types of skills, either by increasing damage, reducing AP costs, or adding extra effects. The most powerful of these is the Almighty Mask, which acts like a wild card. It always triggers a skill’s bonus, regardless of the type.

The key to mastering Monoco is finding a smooth rotation that keeps him hitting those Mask bonuses consistently, while still allowing room to adapt to different scenarios. Ideally, you want to reach Almighty as often as possible for the best results.

Monoco Build: The Best Skills

Act 2

• Moissonneuse Vendange
• Stalact Punches
• Pelerin Heal
• Chevaliere Piercing
• Benisseur Mortar
• Potier Energy

Act 3

• Potier Energy
• Moissonneuse Vendange
• Chevaliere Piercing
• Stalact Punches
• Sakapatate Explosion
• Portier Crash

Best Attributes

• Act 2: Agility 99, Vitality 21

Nusaro scales with Vitality and Agility. Fully investing in Agility provides Monoco with strong offense and speed, while a few points in Vitality enhance durability. This allows him to switch between support and offense seamlessly.

• Act 3: Agility 99, Defense 81

Joyaro shifts his scaling to Agility and Defense. Maximize Agility first for damage and speed, then invest in Defense for survivability and secondary benefits. This keeps him efficient whether supporting allies or breaking enemies.

Best Pictos and Luminas

Mid Game Setup

• Pictos: Healing Parry, Energising Turn, Immaculate
• Luminas: Dead Energy II, Energising Start II, Rewarding Mark, Marking Shots, Auto Rush, Exposing Attack, Augmented Counter II, Sweet Kill, Energising Parry, Augmented First Strike, Longer Powerful, SOS Power

This setup provides Monoco with consistent AP, healing, and survivability. He needs AP often, so sources like Energising Turn and parry effects are crucial.

Late Game Setup

• Pictos:  Immaculate, Energising Parry, Empowering Parry
• Luminas: First Strike, Full Strength, Painted Power, Energy Master, Glass Canon, Auto Rush, Breaking Counter, Breaker, Cheater, Inverted Affinity, Second Chance, Sweet Kill, Greater Powerful, Longer Powerful, Auto Powerful, Teamwork, Tainted, Warming Up, Energising Turn

This late-game loadout emphasizes parry synergy, Break effects, and raw damage increases. The combination of Joyaro and Luminas, such as Painted Power and Full Strength, pushes Monoco into high DPS territory while still providing consistent AP.

Best Team for Monoco

• Support: Monoco
• Sub DPS: Verso
• Main DPS: Maelle

Monoco functions best in aggressive teams. His skills allow him to break shields and boost allies, while Verso and Maelle take advantage of Break opportunities. For example, Monoco can fill Break bars with Stalact Punches, Verso can finish them with Perfect Break, and Maelle can follow up with Breaking Rules for devastating damage.

Customize your build with PLITCH!

With our Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Gustave Build Guide, you can create the perfect build for Gustave and experiment without limits. You can also use the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 cheats from PLITCH to shape your playstyle exactly how you want.

For example, add experience points, reset them to zero for a fresh start, or directly set your AP and level. You can even maximize your Lumina Points to unlock the skills that fit your strategy best.

Happy Gaming!

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