There is actually quite a bit of missable content in the game, some more pressing to obtain then others. There's the prologue and three acts in the game, so we'll break it down that way so you know what to look out for as you play. This pertains strictly to the achievements in game.

• The achievement "A Peculiar Encounter" requires you to defeat the Mime in Lumière before leaving Lumière on your expedition. Once you leave, you can't go back to defeat it. You'll miss out on a music record, which pertains to the achievement "Connoisseur", which requires you to find all music records.
  
• Old Key - There is one missable item, leading to missing out on the achievement "Follow The Trail" (collecting all the journals from previous expeditions). After the initial cutscene during the prologue where the Gommage takes place, you'll have a chance to play three different token games at various merchant stalls.
  
  You can earn two more "tokens" for doing the following:
  
  • When you have the chance to spar with Maelle, you need to win.
    
  • When speaking to Antoine, answer all the questions correctly. If you fail, you can simply try again to earn the token.
  
  You need at least one token (which you start with), so approach the right-most stall and speak with the lady in blue, Colette. Use one token to obtain the old key. You'll need this key much later down the road. See the "Follow The Trail" achievement for further on when to use said key, specifically the journal entry "Survivor".

• The achievement "Overcharge" - This achievement is, technically missable by the end of Act I. I can't image anyone playing through the entire act without getting it, but keep in mind that it needs to be unlocked before the end.
  
• The achievement "Aiding the Enemy" requires you to aid all the white Nevrons that you come across. You need to help them complete their respective side quests. Killing them after won't lock you out of the achievement, but it will lock you out of a reward for helping them all, so I recommend not taking the optional route of killing any.

• The achievement "Connoisseur" has one missable record titled Lettre à Maelle. Located at camp when you defeat your first Axon. The game will place you in camp after the fight. When approaching the fireplace, select "Check up on the others" to enter a cutscene to receive it.
  
• The achievement "Curious" is missable if you just never talk to anyone at camp. You have to really go out of your way to miss this one though. Please see the achievement section "Camp & Relationship Achievements" for details on how to avoid missing it.
  
• All the achievements for reaching level seven in each respective relationship come into play starting in Act II. The details to how to obtain them are fleshed out under "Camp & Relationship Achievements" for more information. Speaking of that, they are:
  
  • "Sciel" - Reach maximum level (7) with Sciel.
    
  • "Monoco" - Reach maximum level (7) with Monoco.
    
  • "Maelle" - Reach maximum level (7) with Maelle.
    
  • "Lune" - Reach maximum level (7) with Lune.
    
  • "Esquie" - Reach maximum level (7) with Esquie.
• The achievement "Aiding the Enemy" requires you to aid all the white Nevrons that you come across. You need to help them complete their respective side quests. Killing them after won't lock you out of the achievement, but it will lock you out of a reward for helping them all, so I recommend not taking the optional route of killing any.

• The achievement "Aiding the Enemy" requires you to aid all the white Nevrons that you come across. You need to help them complete their respective side quests. Killing them after won't lock you out of the achievement, but it will lock you out of a reward for helping them all, so I recommend not taking the optional route of killing any.
  
• All the achievements for reaching level seven in each respective relationship come into play starting in Act II. The details to how to obtain them are fleshed out under "Camp & Relationship Achievements" for more information. That speaking they are:
  
  • "Sciel" - Reach maximum level (7) with Sciel.
    
  • "Monoco" - Reach maximum level (7) with Monoco.
    
  • "Maelle" - Reach maximum level (7) with Maelle. Maelle has one interaction where you can either lie to her, or tell the truth about Gustave. DO NOT LIE! If you do, it will lock you out of the achievement.
    
  • "Lune" - Reach maximum level (7) with Lune.
    
  • "Esquie" - Reach maximum level (7) with Esquie.
• The achievement "Aiding the Enemy" requires you to aid all the white Nevrons that you come across. You need to help them complete their respective side quests. Killing them after won't lock you out of the achievement, but it will lock you out of a reward for helping them all, so I recommend not taking the optional route of killing any.
  
  There is one white Nevron that will ask you to kill it after winning the duel. See "Chalier" in the Floating Cemetery for further, but afterwards, he'll ask you to end his life. You can pick either option and still earn the achievement. Granting the Nevron their wish will lock you out of obtaining the picto " Auto Powerful".

Defeat the Mime in Lumière.
This Mime is located during the prologue and is a bit tricky to handle, especially if you're playing on the hardest difficulty. You'll want to either be prepared to already test your mettle in dodging or parrying attacks, as he hits hard and frequently.

You can find the Mime enemy just before the stairs going to the docks. On the right-hand side there is a colorful display of dancers and he'll be to the right of their platform, standing there, all creepy-like...

Build your "Overcharge" ability to stun the Mime to get yourself some extra hits in to defeat him. If you fail, you have unlimited tries, so don't worry about losing a few times. Mimes are so creepy...

Upgrade a weapon once & Consume a Lumina point.
The ability to upgrade a weapon won't come until you make it out the other side of the Flying Waters and finish off the second boss.

You'll meet up with The Curator, the disturbing, faceless entity that was assisting Maelle in the Manor. Make sure to read the prompts and understand how weapons benefit your stats and how to best pick/upgrade them moving forward.

When upgrading weapons, you'll need specific materials to do it. On the weapon upgrade screen, on the bottom (middle) of the screen, it will indicate what you need and how many of that item you have.

The same applies to Lumina and Healing, Energy and Reviving Tints that you use in battle. You should have enough points and material to unlock both achievements here. If not, you can at any point in the game. There are no achievements for upgrading Tints.


Reach level 33.
You can never be too high of a level in this game. Don't stray from too many fights to make sure you're properly leveled, otherwise you're going to have a bad time. Level 33 will most likely be obtained somewhere before the Axon enemies. Only one party member needs to reach level 33 for this achievement to unlock.


Reach level 66.
Level 66 will most likely come sometime towards the end of Act III. When you're looking for places to grind levels at the end of Act III, I suggest the Frozen Hearts area and when you're about the mid-50s, switch over to the Dark Shore. Both places have enemies with fairly predictable attacks/gradient attacks that let you parry almost everything without much trouble.

Prep your builds for fire/ice in the Frozen Hearts and pure light damage for the Dark Shore to exploit their respective weaknesses.The Dark Shoes is also a great place to farm the resources to reach the maximum level for your weapons, so I highly recommend visiting there to work on your characters.


Reach level 99.
Reaching level 99 is something I'd put off until you are at the very end of your run and have done most, if not all the other achievements, optional bosses and collected all the collectibles. It will help cut down on having to grind out levels. By the time you're done, you'll probably be somewhere around 90+ anyway.

As with other levels, you only need to reach level 99 with a singular character to earn the achievement. For this, I chose Monoco, as I found him the easiest and most efficient way to farm experience, though your mileage may very of course.

The best place to acquire experience quickly and easily will be from the merchant on top of the ruined building just before The Abyss inside Renoir's Drafts. You can fight them as many times as you'd like and they net about 2,100,000 experience a battle, which you can complete in about a minute with the right build(s).

For Monoco, I focused on high luck for criticals and high might for bass damage. I supplemented his pictos for maximum AP to start and with each kill, as you'll be facing the merchant and two other enemies solo.

My move set involved opening with his Joyaro staff equipped (to start on the "Almighty" mask) and lead off with Sakapatate Fire; with enough damage output, you can kill off both fodder in the first volley. Using the Dead Energy I/II pictos, you'll recover enough AP to follow up with "Creation Void", which does increased damage per hit if it strikes the same enemy multiple times, which it will since the merchant will be all that's left.

I simply fought the merchant over and over doing this to quickly level up and earn the achievement. My build was as follows:


Discover all of Esquie’s abilities.
Esquie has four abilities. Three are story driven and you'll earn them as you play through the main game: Swim, Coral Crash, and Fly. The underwater ability is missable if you don't raise Esquie's relationship during the game.

The final requires you to level up Esquie's relationship to level 5, which should be about a short while from defeating the Paintress. You might have to speak to him a few times, by while you're tying up loose ends and achievements, keep camping and then spend time with him when prompted.

You'll come up with a plan to find Urrie, his other missing rock. He'll remember that François has his rock and he'll craft a new one to trade. It goes as well as expected, puting Verso into battle against François. Parry his ice attacks and you should have him down in a few turns. Upon completing the trade, Esquie will consume Urrie and learn his underwater ability and raise his relationship level to six.

Break a Paint Cage.
The first Paint Cage you'll come across is when you enter the Flying Waters area after making camp for the first time. This comes shortly after leaving the Spring Meadows for the first time.

When you first enter the Flying Waters, you should come cross this Paint Cage and be prompted with the tool tip shown above. There are three "locks" that must be shot to unlock the cage and collect the rare item(s) inside the cage.

The locks look like, well, smaller little Paint Cages themselves. If you're standing at the base of the cage, turn directly around to see the whale tail. That is one of the locks.

After shooting it, turn left for the second and then right of the whale tail for the third. You don't have to leave the vicinity of the Paint Cage to unlock it.

For those interested in finding all of the paint cages for their loot, you can find them in the following areas:

• Flying Waters
  
  • Near the starting area as shown in the above achievement section.
    
  • Inside Coral Cave - The first lock will be attached to a coral above you, while the second will be on the left side of the path attached to a reef. The third lock will be attached to a floating mine just straight ahead of the lock.

• Ancient Sanctuary
  
  • Inside the Sanctuary Maze - The first two locks are right beside each other; the first is behind a pair of trees, with the other to the left side on some rocks. Leave the area and go left to find two Sakapatates. Go down the rope, jump up the structure to the Paint Cage. Check behind the crates to the right to find the final lock.

• Stone Wave Cliffs
  
  • Inside Stone Wave Cliffs, near the very start of the area. Go to the structure on the left to the Paint Cage. The first lock is behind it. The second lock is on some floating debris in the air and the third is up the rope to find the lock on the side of the cliffs.
    
  • The second Paint Cage is located in the Farm. You'll fight a group of (2) two Rochers and (1) Hexga. After them, there is a path, go right to find the first lock behind some wood. Continue down the path to find the Paint Cage itself; stand in front of it, turn 180° and the second lock is on the cliff to the right. The last lock is seen from the cliff on the right, left of a small tree in the distance.

• Old Lumière
  
  • Located in the Manor Gardens after fighting Renoir and make your way to the far lower right corner to find a new path. There is a group of enemies (Gold Chaveliers) where the Paint Cage is located. The first lock is on the side of the building. The second lock is found on the building at the end of the path (past the Paint Cage). The final lock is in the far distance on the cliff's edge of the Paint Cage.

• Sirene
  
  • Inside Sirene, near the Dancing Classes save flag, the first lock is directly above the Paint Cage in an archway to the left. The second lock is on a large rock left of the Paint Cage and the final Paint Cage lock is (when facing the huge figure) is 180° behind against a pile of ruble.

• The Monolith
  
  • From the start of the area, when the screen turns black and white for the first time, go right and go to the next area. There will be another save flag; go left and take the rope down. The second rope goes down to the Paint Cage. The first lock is guarded by enemies across from the Paint Cage. The second Paint Cage can be found behind a large ruble pile to the right of the cage. The final one is to the right of the rope you descended from.
    
  • From the Tainted Sactuary, go down and go left at the first fork in the road. At the second fork, go right, then from the tree, go right once more. On the right is a Paint Spike you need to destroy to reveal the first lock. Go to the Paint Cage and look right to see the second one past the Gestral statue. The final one is found up the huge tree.
    
  • The third and final Paint Cage here is located in the Tainted Heart portion of the area. Start at the flag and go across the bridge, go left just before the boss and use your grapple ability to jump the gap.The Paint Cage is at the end; the first lock is behind you, the second lock is above the paint cage and the third is located on the path leading to the Paint Cage itself.

• Stone Wave Cliffs Cave
  
  • From the start of the area, grapple across the gap in the bridge, then right under the crawl space. The first lock is above on a destroyed airship when standing by the Paint Cage, the second lock is on a pillar in the distance on the path behind the Paint Cage and the third is on another destroyed airship in the distance.

• Frozen Hearts
  
  • From the Glacial Falls save flag, go right, take the rope upward, grapple across the cliff gap, go all the way to the end, take the right-most track and climb. Grapple to the floating train, take the rope down (once activated) into a tunnel. Go towards the path to the right and exit the frosty cave. Continue down the left path to finally find the Paint Cage. The first lock is above the Paint Cage, the second is on the crane and the third is by some icicles near the crane (on the ground).
    
  • The second Paint Cage is also in Glacial Falls. Go right, take the rope upward, grapple across the cliff gap, go all the way to the end, take the left-most track and climb up the structure to the top. The left side of the field behind the broken-down trains is the Paint Cage. Check the right eye of the statue for the first lock, the second is on a distant pillar nearby and the final is nearby on a train.

• Flying Manor
  
  • From the Central Plaza, go right before the manor. Keep going until you grapple over a gap, then grapple to the structure on your right side at the end of the walkway. Go to the balcony, drop down and go left. Break that Paint Spike for the first lock. The left side holds the Paint Cage and the second lock is above it, the third is on the path below the staircase in front of the Paint Cage.
    
  • Defeat Dualliste, then on the right side, defeat another group of enemies and through the structure to find the Paint Cage. Lock one is by a ladder, lock to is on a floating platform by you and the third lock is on the floating panel inside the frame.

• Endless Night Sanctuary
  
  • From the Night Totem save flag, climb the walls left of the flag to reach the Paint Cage. Lock one is behind some crates, lock two is in the distance on a tree and lock three is against the large structure across from the Paint Cage.

• Esoteric Ruins
  
  • From the entrance, climb the wall to the left and use the rope upward. Go down the passage to find the Paint Cage. The first Paint Lock is located below in some cracks by the Paint Cage, while the second lock is on the left side of a ruined building.The final lock is on the lower cliff to the right of the Paint Cage.

Witness an optional scene at camp.
After you finally leave the Flying Waters and meet up with The Curator for the second time, you can unlock this achievement. When clicking on the campfire, you'll be given the option to "Check Up on the Others", which will start an optional cutscene.

This, technically, is a missable achievement if you never select it during the entire game, but odds are you'll click it without even knowing it was an achievement and it'll unlock. You need only do this once, but I'd recommend doing it each time for added lore and backstory.


Throughout the game, you'll have opportunities to talk to various members of your team and build strong bonds with them. The levels of each relationship range from 1-7, with seven being the highest you can earn, which, in turn, nets you achievements. You need to max out your relationship levels for Esquie, Monoco, Maelle, Lune and Sciel.

**THESE ARE ONE-TIME EVENTS. EVERY RELATIONSHIP ACHIEVEMENT IS MISSABLE!**

Talk to everyone every time the game puts you in a campsite. When you finish key events, or complete areas, set up camp and talk to everyone When you speak to your party members and see this, always talk to them:

Here are all the times you need to speak to each character to max out their respective relationship level

Reach relationship level 7 with Esquie.

• Level 1 - When Verso first joins your group, you will eventually camp out as part of a cutscene. Make sure to speak to Esquie to reunite the two friends.
  
• Level 2 - After making it out of the Forgotten Battlefield, you will camp out as part of a cutscene. Make sure to speak to Esquie. Everyone needs a hug...
  
• Level 3 - Once you recruit Monoco to your party from Monoco's Station, go to the overworld and set up camp. Speak to Esquie and to fashion him his own Expedition 33 headband.
  
• Level 4 - After reaching the end of Old Lumière, a cutscene will put you at camp. Make sure to speak to Esquie!
  
• Level 5 - After defeating the Paintress, you'll go through a lot of lore and cutscenes. Eventually, when you're back with your team, you should make camp and talk to everyone, including Esquie. It's time for a hug!
  
• Level 6 - At some point in your travels, set up camp after obtaining level five and speak to Esquie again. He'll mention Urrie, his missing rock that François has. You'll trade him for it, but it goes sideways and you have to fight him. When you win, he'll part with it and Esquie will learn how to go underwater.
  
• Level 7 - Sometime after the fight with François; I did this before making my way to Lumière for the last time. I just gave it some time working on other achievements, camped and was able to speak to him again and unlock his final level. You might have to talk to him a few times, as some say they needed to before they were able to unlock his final level.

Reach relationship level 7 with Monoco.

• Level 1 - Once you recruit Monoco to your party from Monoco's Station, go to the overworld and set up camp. Speak to Monoco and, when prompted to spend time with them, do so. They will reminisce about past journeys and fights, leveling up their relationship.
  
• Level 2 - After reaching the end of Old Lumière, a cutscene will put you at camp. Make sure to speak to Monoco!
  
• Level 3 - After defeating the first Axon, speak to Monoco in the camp.
  
• Level 4 - After defeating the second Axon, speak to Monoco in the camp.
  
• Level 5 - After defeating the Paintress, you'll go through a lot of lore and cutscenes. Eventually, when you're back with your team, you should make camp and talk to everyone, including Monoco. Nevron time!
  
• Level 6 - In Act III, Monoco will want Verso to help him bring an old friend back at the Sacred River. Go there, approach the river to place said friend in the waters below at the pink Gestral statue and then face off with Golgra. Once you defeat Goldra and leave, you'll be at camp and Verso will speak to Monoco; your level will increase to six.
  
• Level 7 - Right after level six, you'll still be at camp. Speak to Monoco again and at the end of the conversation, his level will reach its maximum.

Reach relationship level 7 with Maelle.

• Level 1 - Maelle will approach Verso once you go to sleep after making it out of the Forgotten Battlefield. They'll discuss sadness, hopelessness and bond over it.
  
• Level 2 - Once you recruit Monoco to your party from Monoco's Station, go to the overworld and set up camp. Speak to Maelle and, when prompted to spend time with them, do so to swap journals filled with (possibly) depressing poetry.
  
• Level 3 - After reaching the end of Old Lumière, a cutscene will put you at camp. Make sure to speak to Maelle!
  
• Level 4 - After defeating the first Axon, speak to Monoco in the camp.
  
• Level 5 - After defeating the second Axon, speak to Monoco in the camp.
  
• Level 6 - After defeating the Paintress, you'll go through a lot of lore and cutscenes. Eventually, when you're back with your team, you should make camp and talk to everyone, including Maelle. She wants to find her mother on top of a mountain by the Monolith where the third Axon resides...
  
  In reality, Alicia stands atop the mountain known as "The Reacher". When you climb to the top, you'll face off one-on-one with Alicia in combat. Win to set her free.
  
  Some people have expressed frustration in defeating her, so here is the build I used to defeat her. I still had to try a few times to get down her two gradient attacks and parry most of her other combos.
  
  The only skill I used was "Burning Canvas" to stack burns. I made sure I could go first, gave myself enough AP to use the skill right away and for every subsequent turn afterwards. You have a little bit of playing around and by no means is this the only build, but it is what I found the easiest to win the fight with. The essential pictos in my opinion are:
  
  • Healing Fire - for healing yourself when you attack. Found in Sirene.
    
  • Auto Powerful - for applying powerful right away. Found in the Floating Cemetery.
    
  • Painted Power - for dealing damage over 9,999. Given from story progression.
    
  • Energising Start II - for +1AP at start of battle. Found behind the Gestral Village on the beach in the overworld.
    
  • Energising Start II - for +1AP at start of battle. Found in the Ancient Sanctuary.
    
  • Energising Start III - for +1AP at start of battle. Found in Esquie's Nest.
    
  • Energising Start IV - for +1AP at start of battle. Found in the Forgotten Battlefield.
    
  • Energising Burn - for +1AP on applying burn. Found in the Frozen Hearts.
    
  • Double Burn - for doubling burn (obviously). Found in the Visages.
  
  
• Level 7 - Here is the part you really need to pay attention on. Once you finish your fight with Alicia, you'll automatically go back to camp when trying to leave The Reacher. Speak to Maelle and agree to spend time with her. When prompted, DO NOT LIE! If you do, you lock yourself out of this achievement and reaching level seven with Maelle.

Reach relationship level 7 with Lune.

• Level 1 - After making it out of the Forgotten Battlefield, you will camp out as part of a cutscene. Make sure to speak to Lune, as she wants to bombard Verso with questions.
  
• Level 2 - Once you recruit Monoco to your party from Monoco's Station, go to the overworld and set up camp. Speak to Lune and, when prompted to spend time with them, do so to have Verso finally start opening up to Lune.
  
• Level 3 - Before arriving at Old Lumière, set up camp once more to continue your conversation with Lune about personal stories.
  
• Level 4 - After reaching the end of Old Lumière, a cutscene will put you at camp. Make sure to speak to Lune!
  
• Level 5 - After defeating the second Axon, speak to Monoco in the camp.
  
• Level 6 - After defeating the Paintress, you'll go through a lot of lore and cutscenes. Eventually, when you're back with your team, you should make camp and talk to everyone, including Sciel. She'll ask about Expedition 46, who met their untimely demise in Sirene's Dress. Go there, defeat the boss and recover their lost memories...
  
• Level 7 - After finally defeating the Chromatic Glissando, gather up the journal and return to camp. After speaking to Lune during the cutscene, approach her again and "Spend time with Lune". After this discussion, your relationship level will finally reach level seven.

Reach relationship level 7 with Sciel.

• Level 1 - After making it out of the Forgotten Battlefield, you will camp out as part of a cutscene. Make sure to speak to Sciel so she can ask Verso some personal questions.
  
• Level 2 - After reaching the end of Old Lumière, a cutscene will put you at camp. Make sure to speak to Sciel!
  
• Level 3 - After defeating the first Axon, speak to Sciel in the camp.
  
• Level 4 - Make your way to the second Axon and camp outside of the entrance. Speak to Sciel to increase her level once more. I did a bit of fighting clean up before doing so; that might need to be done prior to unlocking the next level.
  
• Level 5 - After defeating the second Axon, speak to Sciel in the camp.
  
• Level 6 - After defeating the Paintress, you'll go through a lot of lore and cutscenes. Eventually, when you're back with your team, you should make camp and talk to everyone, including Sciel. It's swimming lesson time!
  
• Level 7 - Sometime after the swimming cutscene, make camp and speak to Sciel once more. I did this before making my way to Lumière for the last time. I just gave it some time working on other achievements, camped and was able to speak to her again and unlock her final level.

With Gustave, use a fully charged Overcharge that Breaks an enemy & Break an enemy.
You'll most likely get this in the early stages of the game, so it isn't something you'll need to really work for. Fully charge Gustave's to 10 AP points and then use it. Typically that'll be enough to break an enemy you're engaging and you'll also be gifted the second achievement in the process.

In the end, this can be done throughout your campaign up until Act II, so don't put too much thought into it, but make sure to get it prior to Act I concluding, otherwise you'll be locked out of it.


With Maelle, use Percée on a Marked enemy while in Virtuose Stance.
This achievement can be unlocked as soon as you rendezvous with Maelle in the Manor and she joins the team once more. Her combat is built around "Stances" and she has several; one stance is called the "Virtuose Stance".

To do this combination, I recommend Gustave with something like "Marking Shot" and Maelle with "Swift Stride" to put her in the Virtuose Stance". Free aim an enemy (preferably one that can take a lot of damage) and shoot an enemy until it is marked. There is a smithing enemy just after leaving the Manor that your team comments on their perceived intelligence for crafting.

This is a great spot to unlock the achievement early on, but it can be done over the course of the playthrough at any time.

Once the enemy is marked, have Maelle use the attack "Percée" on the marked enemy to unlock this achievement. You do not need to kill it; you just need to use the stance attack on anything that is marked.


With Lune, consume Stains 4 turns in a row.
Consuming Stains four turns in a row with Lune is fairly easy; there's a plethora of different methods out there for sure.

For her, I found the easiest was to have her equip two specific attacks: "Immolation" and "Thunderfall". Next, I advanced the story and picked up enough "Small Energy Tints" (I had five uses per battle at the time) to feed her AP as needed.

First, have her cast "Immolation". Doing so allows us to constantly cast and consume Stains using "Thunderfall" for the next four turns. Use the other characters to give her AP and make sure she has enough (5AP) by the time her turn comes around to re-cast "Thunderfall" each time.

There are Pictos and such that can help, as well as entirely other methods, but I found this one super easy; just find an enemy that can take a punch and you should be able to unlock it on your first try.


With Sciel, consume 20 Foretell on a single target during Twilight.
For Sciel, you'll need three things. First, you need the weapon "Chation", which can be found within the Stone Wave Cliffs.

It needs to be level four to have a special bonus of always giving you 10 Foretell points. This is how we'll exceed the typical amount we earn and stack 20 Foretell in rapid succession.

Next, have her use "Twilight Slash", then "Focused Foretell", "Focused Foretell", then follow up with "Twlight Slash" once more. Achievement unlocked!

If need be, have characters keep her healed and provide her with AP from "Small Energy Tints" if needed so she can use this skills quickly.


With Verso, reach Rank S.
Once Verso joins your party, you'll have the chance to unlock this achievement.

What you'll need to do is build Verso's rank, which can be done simply by landing attacks on an enemy. The issue is, you need both a battle to last long enough to do this and to avoid being hit in return.

If targeted, you need to dodge or parry whatever comes your way, so you'll want to pick a fight with something you feel confident with and is as predictable possible. I found a great place to do this was when you mock fight Monoco at Monoco's Station. Their moves are pretty easy to learn quick and dodge/parry.

You just need to reach rank "S" for one turn to unlock this achievement. You have all game, so don't stress too much over it, as you'll more than likely earn it at some point through normal combat.


With Monoco, cast an Upgraded Skill 4 turns in a row.
Upgraded skills simply mean you're using Monoco's skills as they correspond to the color wheel. You just need to do this four times, so equip skills to match each color, feed Monoco AP points with other characters and you should get it either naturally, or with a small amount of effort.

It's probably the easiest of the character's combat achievements to get outside of Gustave.

Use a level 3 Gradient Attack.
First things first, you will need to get to the point deep into Act II to learn the ability to use Gradient Attacks. Once you do, you then need to level up your grandient levels by increasing your relationship levels for each corresponding characters. For further on how and when to level up your relationship status, see the portion of this guide titled "Camp & Relationship Achievements" for more information.

Next, you need either a fight to be prolonged long enough to build up your levels, or you can use a few helpful tips here to put the advantage on your end. There are a few helpful pictos that can assist in increasing your gradient level during battle, such as:

• Charging Attack - "The Reacher" - Located just before the second hot air balloon ride, you can find several handholding railings to the left side. The picto will be at the end of the section. This picto provides the bonus: "+15% of a Gradient Charge on Base Attack".
  
• Charging Burn - "Renoir's Drafts - Located behind the merchant, past the bridge you have to jump to. This picto provides the bonus "+20% of a Gradient Charge on applying Burn. Once per turn."
  
• Charging Burn - "Renoir's Drafts - Located as a reward for beating the Endless Tower (Stage 5, Trial 3) or in Renoir's Drafts.

If you don't feel like using any of the above, you can find easily keep a fight going indefinitely at the Frozen Hearts area, as some groups contain 1-3 Pelerin, which heal all enemies for 11,000+. You can basically use them as punching bags while maintaining your health to build it up.

Once it is full, simply use any level three attack of your choosing to unlock this achievement.

Defeat a boss without taking any damage.
This can be done on any boss you encounter, but I highly recommend doing it on the first or second boss, as the further along in the game you go, the more difficult it will be to come out of a boss battle unscathed.

Just save before whatever boss you plan to get this on and practice; it isn't as difficult as it sounds. If you have a hard time parrying, just dodge incoming attacks for this, as the dodge option as a larger window for "success" than parrying an attack.


Beat Sprong.
You can find Sprong roaming the oceans between the Crimson Forest and the island east of it. This is an optional boss that you can face off against.

Sprong hits quite hard, but its attacks are somewhat well choreographed, meaning you can parry most of them with a bit of practice. I'd recommend being somewhere around the level 60+ mark before facing off against it.

When you're adequately leveled leveled, you can make short work of it. Just keep in mind that Sprong has no real weaknesses, but it also has no real resistances either. It should also be noted that Sprong attacks in a linear pattern, going down a certain, predictable move set, but the lower its health gets, the stronger some of the attacks become. It attacks in a number of ways:

Beat the Chromatic Pétank.
The Chromatic Petank is, in theory, a fairly difficult fight. Well, more annoying than anything, I'd say, but there are a few builds that can make short work of it before it even has a chance to do anything.

First, where is it and where is its home? You'll find it here and need to lure it to this location, marked by the star:

Once you lure it into place, let the fight begin. I used Maelle, Lune and Monoco. For builds, see my build for "Endless Tower".

I used the exact same one as I did to complete the Endless Tower. Maelle opens with "Burning Canvas", then "Swift Stride".Lune can be replaced with another damage dealer if you want, as she was optional, but not necessary. I had her do base attacks to cause "defenseless".

Monoco had enough AP to start and used the weapon (Joyaro) that allowed him to start on "Almighty" so you could open with "Sakapatate Fire" from the get-go. Include pictos to boost his opening attack for even more damage.

Doing that, you should have enough damage in the opening moves to defeat the Chromatic Petank before it has a chance to do anything.


Beat the Serpenphare.
Serpenphare is the giant snake floating in the sky high above the White Sands. While not a terribly difficult fight, if you're low level, Serpenphare's high attack speed can throw you off guard and sometimes be difficult to parry.

Serpenphare's trick is to absorb your AP, eventually absorbing so much that it explodes, causing serious, if not fatal damage. The explosion can be parried, allowing you to come out unscathed and stunning Serpenphare in the process, letting you open with some lightening damage (its weakness).

Make sure you have something to remove shields, as Serpenphare loves to shield up, so something like "Breaking Rules" for Maelle is invaluable. At around level 90+ you shouldn't have much trouble coming out on top.


Beat Clea.
Clea is located in the Flying Manor and is the fifth and final optional boss in the area. First, to reach her, you'll need to speak to the Young Boy in the center of the area when you first enter. Next, you'll need to locate the four bosses that protect the door from being opened. Two are on the left side, two are on the right side.

Upon defeating them all, it will gain you access to the door at the far end that refuses to open. Clea will be inside, waiting.

Her strategy is to call Nevrons to her aid during battle. If you fail to parry or dodge the entire attack, she will heal for 500,000+ health each time she attacks. With that being said, you want to bring the maximum damage you can, build up your gradient attacks to level three for Maelle and learn to parry her movements; even blocking some healing can sway the battle quickly.

I'd recommend visiting the Chromatic Petank (mentioned above in this portion of the guide) and pick up the Anti-Stun picto that it has. Make sure to equip it for everyone, as Clea has a move set that will always stun on hit, which can really ruin any successful run you're having.

Once you defeat her, you'll unlock this achievement and clear the area.


Beat Simon.
Arguably the hardest fight in the entire game, Simon resides deep in The Abyss, a sub-section of Renoir's Drafts. To get there, enter Renoir's Drafts, continue down the slope and continue forward. Follow straight ahead until you reach a building in the middle of an opening. There is a Gestral merchant on top and off to the side of the building is a ramp going up: this leads to The Abyss.

Simon is a two phase boss fight. The first being much, much easier than the second. Even at level 99, he is a challenge to defeat and if you want to take him on without skirting the boss fight, continue onward and best of luck.

If you're struggling like so many, there is a build that you can one-shot him in each form, though it takes some scouring and hunting for the right weapons and pictos to construct the build. For this, we'll need Maelle as our damage dealer in the left slot, the middle slot will be whomever can apply burn (Lune or Monoco) and the far right slot is Sciel. For my middle slot, I went Monoco.




The roles for each one require only, at most, three moves. For Maelle, you need "Guard Down", "Last Chance" and "Stendhal". For Monoco or Lune, whatever attack can apply burn. For this, I went Monoco with "Braseleur Smash" and, lastly, for Sciel, you need "Fortune's Fury" and "Intervention".

Weapons are your choice, as from what I experimented with, the ones I used were not required; they just happen to be some of my maxed out ones with the most damage output.

You'll do the same tactic on each phase of Simon. You should be opening with Maelle so she can apply greater defenseless using "Guard Down", then using "Last Chance". Next up will be Monoco or Lune. Apply burn to Simon, then either skip the second turn or play any other attack. Lastly, with Sciel, use "Fortune's Fury" on Maelle, then "Intervention" on her as well so she (Maelle) can go again.

If you don't cast "Intervention" on Maelle, Simon will go next and strip your shields for his own and you'll fail rather quickly.

With Maelle up again, use "Stendhal" on Simon to one-shot him. Repeat this exact same method for his second phase. You should be able to end the battle just like that:

Solve the Painting Workshop’s mystery.
To start this side quest, you'll need to visit all three Painting Workshops and speak to the Faceless Boy that resides in the entrance area of each respective workshop. All three can be found here:

Each Faceless Boy will supply you with a "Colour of the Beast" item; you'll need to use all three to access the door at the end of the area, which you will need to parkour your way towards to reach.


Before facing off with the beast, which is a higher level Lampmaster than what you've previously faced in the Stone Wave Cliffs, you're going to want to acquire the picto "Anti-Blight" to help make the fight a bit easier, as the Lampmaster loves to stack it on you during combat.

Check at the pictos section of this guide for the location and instructions on how to obtain it. Once you have it and are ready, enter any Painting Workshop and parkour your way to the end to face off against the Lampmaster. Before you leave, make sure to speak to the Faceless Boy for a "Perfect Chroma Catalyst" as a reward!

Fully upgrade a weapon.
Weapons can be upgraded to a maximum of level 33. While you can level up every weapon you want to use to level 32, there is a very finite amount of items to finalize a weapon's final level. "Perfect Chroma Catalysts" are needed for such a transformation and they come very infrequently.

They appear only 11 times, one of which is entirely missable if you didn't get it in the prologue of the game before leaving on your expedition.

With that being said, center around giving at least each member of your party one fully upgraded weapon, as the difference between level 32-33 is quite a bit in terms of damage output.

If there is a build you do well with, it might be worth investing in that particular build's weapon to make the most of the limited supply you can find. Choose wisely!

The location of all perfect chroma catalysts are found as follows:

• Trash-Can Man: Checking the location where Trash-Can Man is located by interacting with all the trash cans in the prologue, making him appear. Check the trashcans four times to do this. Once you reach Act III, return to Lumiere and do it again to acquire a Perfect Chroma Catalyst.
  
• Flying Manor: Dropped upon defeating the Lampmaster.
  
• Flying Manor: Dropped upon defeating the Eveque bosses (Flame Eveque, Frost Eveque, Thunder Eveque)
  
• Flying Manor: Dropped upon defeating Dualliste
  
• Flying Manor: Dropped upon defeating Clea
  
• Endless Tower: Rewarded for completing (Trial 3, Stage 11).
  
• Renoir's Drafts: Defeating the Chromatic Creation.
  
• The Abyss: Rewarded for defeating Simon (x2 are earned).
  
• Overworld: Rewarded for defeating Serpenphare. Requires Esquie's fly ability to reach the boss. Serpenphare is hard to miss; the giant serpent-like creature flying between the Coastal Cave and Sky Island.
  
• Painting Workshop: Rewarded for defeating the Lampmaster and talking to the Faceless Boy.

Acquire all of Monoco’s skills.
Monoco is a unique character in that he doesn't learn new skills by using skill points or even by leveling up. He learns them by defeating Nevrons and collecting their, well, feet. Strange, but effective.

All you need to do is have Monoco in your party when defeating a specific enemy type. He'll automatically learn the new skill afterwards and you'll see a prompt on the bottom of your screen indicating what he's learned. He can learn multiple skills in one battle and does not need to be the one to defeat the enemy; he just needs to be in the fight (not in reserves).

There are 46 Nevron feet to collect. None of them are missable, but I do recommend having Monoco in your party when encountering new enemy types, as this will cut down on the backtracking needed to complete this achievement.

While most feet an be obtained through the Endless Tower, you might want them earlier than that so you can actually use the skills as you progress through the game. We'll detail where you can find them when outside the tower. While Nevrons of the same type are found in multiple areas, I'll detail some of the easiest ones to access to cut down on time. They are as follows:

White Nevrons that you find throughout the world are harmless. However, you do not want to fight them! You can, but stay your blood-thirst, for you'll be rewarded for both completing their tasks and then not attacking them afterwards.

If you decide to kill even one before completing all of the Nevron's quests, then you'll be locked out of this achievement. You can technically do so after completing their quest, but I would advise against it; the reward for completing them all without one dying outweighs the paltry rewards for doing so.

Finish all of the Nevron quests.

You can find the white Nevron in the following locations, as well as their respective item(s) needed for each quest:

Reach the top of the Endless Tower.
The Endless Tower isn't really endless, but it holds enough trials to really feel like it'll never end. In total, there are 11 "Stages" and three "Trials" within each stage for a total of 33 progressively harder trails. You can find the Endless Tower here:

Now, there are many different ways you can overcome the trials. I'd recommend not seriously trying to complete it until around the mid 80s, but if you're really skilled at parrying, you might even be able to do it sooner. Luckily, you only need to complete one trial at a time, so losing a match has no repercussions other than lost time; give it a go!

Some things I took away from completing it:

• Damage output is incredibly important. You want to take out your enemies as quickly as possible, as some matches, if prolonged, can be a losing battle if they drag on.
  
• Don't be afraid to "Recoat" your attribute points. You can farm recoat items in Renoir's Drafts quite quickly, so experiment!
  
• Level 33 weapons are a must! There are a limited amount of "Perfect Chroma Catalysts" in the game, so choose wisely. See the section of this guide titled, "Weapon Achievement" for more on catalysts and where to find them.
  
• Adjust your build for each trial; some enemies attack with certain status effects, so adjust as needed to prevent them. "Anti-Pictos" are key to this. If you're missing some, check out the section of this guide titled, "All Pictos & Locations" so you can pick up key ones.
  
• Luck is extremely important, as it boosts attacks by 50% if it hits. Use it!

I used, mostly, the same build for the entire tower, adjusting mostly just to prevent certain status effects like charm, blight and burn. Other than that, I ran the same three characters the entire time: Lune, Maelle and Monoco. I believe I had Sciel in one of two, but other than that, I didn't change my strategy much.

Maelle/Monoco were my main damage dealers. Make it so everyone attacks twice (and first) each turn, Maelle opens with "Burning Canvas", then "Swift Stride", Lune does base attack to stack on "Defenseless" debuffs and then "Typhoon" to secure some passive healing each turn, allowing her to build up tints to use "Elemental Genesis" as needed, or "Storm Caller". Heal as necessary, keeping her healing stacked with the picto to remove status effects like burn, inverted, blight...etc.

Monoco had enough AP to start and used the weapon that allowed him to start on "Almighty" so you could open with "Sakapatate Fire" from the get-go. Include pictos to boost his opening attack for even more damage.

I rinsed and repeated this as much as I could until the end. The whole build centers around fire, high counterattacks and healing on burning enemies, along with high AP points to start and earning AP on parrying.

For those wondering, my build(s) were as follows:

The Gestral Games are mini games that you must complete to unlock this achievement. There are a total of five different games, some with varying difficulties and challenges. I'll break down each one, where to find it and what you have to do to win. There is only really one difficult one (see the volleyball game), but even that one is doable with a bit of practice.

Win all of the Gestral games.

Game #1 - Gestral Parkor
This game is relatively easy, as you're not on any timer, so you can take your time getting across the obstacles. Don't worry about the logs going completely underwater as the waves go up and down; you can't sink unless you physically walk off the edge of the log.

Make your way to the end to collect a swimsuit for your efforts and complete this Gestral game. Below is the location of the beach this game is located on:

Game #2 - Gestral Volleyball
This one requires you to play a modified version of volleyball. There are three difficulty levels: "The Weakest", "Just a normal one" & "The Strongest".

Each difficulty gives you different rewards; completing the hardest one does not earn you the rewards for the two lesser difficulty levels. So, if you want all the rewards, you need to complete all three levels in order to do so.

The first level earns you some weapon upgrades, while the normal and hardest levels earn you swimsuits for two characters. To earn the achievement, you at least need to complete the normal difficulty; the hardest is optional.

You can find this game here on your map:

Game #3 - Gestral Ascension
This Gestral game requires you to climb a very perilous tower. Reaching the top is your goal! You can find this game located here:

Game #4 - Gestral Race
Here you'll be tasked with, well, a race. Complete it in under 38 seconds to receive the gold prize and completion mark for this game. You can find this game located here:

Game #5 - Gestral Wall Climb
Here you'll be tasked with climbing a wall, using the hand holds strategically and trying not to get hit by the falling obstacles. This game is probably the easiest of them all and should cause you no real strife in completing it.

There are a multitude of collectibles scattered about the land that you'll need to collect on your journey. They range from previous expedition logs, music records that you can play at camp and even lil' lost Gestrals that need your help.

Below are all the locations and a brief description of where you can find them. Do note that, thus far, only one record is known to be missing. Please see the "Prologue Achievements" tab for further information on that.

Find all of the journals from prior expeditions.
Journal entries are scattered about your travels and our details from other, previous Expeditions that came and failed before you.

They provide some lore to the backstory, as well as this nifty achievement if you should find them all. You'll typically find them in out-of-the-way spots (mostly), but some of the beginning ones are right along the very trails you need to follow, so it just depends.

Each journal entry will be clearly identified so you can cross-reference it with the ones you're missing. In total, there are 49 journal entries to locate. They are as follows:

Find all 33 music records.
There are a total of 33 records to collect in game.

The records are listed by location and the name of said record. If you're not sure which one(s) you're missing, camp and examine your record player; it will list all the ones currently in your possession and you can cross reference it with the list here. Only two records are missable, one in the prologue and the record "Lettre a Maelle" after defeating the first Axon. You'll need to set up camp after and "Check up on everyone" to make sure you get it.

The entire list of records is as listed below:

Find all of the Lost Gestrals.

There are a total of nine lost Gestrals that dot the Continent (overworld). Returning these lost little creatures will also net you some rewards as well. When you encounter a lost Gestral, simply speak to them to have them join up with you.

Next, return to the Gestrals to Sastro at the Gestral Camp to receive a reward for your valiant efforts. You won't be able to find them all until you reach Act III. None of these are missable.

There are a total of 193 pictos that you can obtain through the game. Some have multiple locations, a few are missable. There are no achievements linked to pictos, but they are essential for certain builds and to help earn other achievements through combat. Below is a list of them all and where to find them, including any requirements you might need to do. Pictos are in alphabetical order by name:

Embark on the Expedition.
Story driven; this achievement will unlock after leaving the harbor and starting your expedition.


Find your way through Spring Meadows.
Story driven; once you make your way through the first area, known as the Spring Meadows, this achievement will unlock.


Find your way through Flying Waters.
Story driven; you'll unlock this achievement shortly after defeating the boss within and making your final trek outside the area just beyond the battlefield.


Find your way through Ancient Sanctuary.
Story driven; you'll unlock this achievement after defeating Gestral's "ultimate weapon" inside the Ancient Sanctuary. Upon its defeat, this achievement will unlock.


Unlock Esquie & Find your way through Esquie's Nest.
Story driven; these are unlocked simultaneously when you help Esquie with their pesky neighbor and the conflict behind "Florrie". Once you return "Florrie", they both unlock at the conclusion of the cutscene.


Find your way through Stone Wave Cliffs.
Story driven; this achievement unlocks after defeating the Lampmaster and watching as all hell breaks loose on the rocky cliffs. After the dust settles, this achievement unlocks.


Find your way through Forgotten Battlefield.
Story driven; this achievement will unlock after making your way out of the war-torn area and safely making it out the other side.

Find your way through the Grandis Station & Unlock all playable characters.
Story driven; you will unlock both when you recruit Monoco to your party and once you go through their tutorial on fighting (or if you skip it), the achievement "Expedition 33" will unlock.


Find your way through Old Lumière.
Story driven; you will unlock this once you make your way through Old Lumière and face off with someone very close to Verso.


Defeat the first Axon." & "Defeat the second Axon.
Story driven; you'll unlock these after defeating each respective Axon.


Reach the Monolith.
Story driven; after defeating the two Axons and breaking the barrier to reach the Monolith, you'll unlock this achievement.


Defeat the Paintress
Story driven; after defeating the Paintress and experiencing the cutscene afterwards, you'll unlock this achievement.


Story driven; after the conclusion of the Paintress' defeat and subsequent cutscene, you'll return to Lumière. Upon the end of this segment, you'll unlock this achievement.


Reach the end.
Story driven; when you reach the end of the game, you'll unlock this achievement.

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