Discover the Wisdom of Disco Elysium's Best Thoughts

Top 14 Thoughts to Enhance Your Disco Elysium: The Final Cut Experience

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is a critically acclaimed RPG renowned for its intricate world and compelling characters. A key element of the game is the Thought Cabinet, where the player's amnesiac protagonist, Harry, develops various thoughts that impact his abilities and personality. While many thoughts offer a double-edged sword, some stand out as objectively beneficial. This updated list (December 23, 2024) highlights 14 of the best thoughts to unlock for a more successful and engaging playthrough. These thoughts significantly aid skill checks and overall gameplay, making your detective more competent.

14. Ace's Low

Unlock: Shoot the Hanged Man and slap it with Interlacing at 5 or greater.

• Benefits: +2 Empathy for Kim Kitsuragi, +1 Esprit de Corps. Improves your relationship with your crucial partner, Kim.

13. Hardcore Aesthetic

Unlock: Ask Noid about true life and pass the Conceptualization check.

• Benefits: +1 Volition, +1 Endurance. Boosts essential stats for skill checks.

12. Searchlight Division

Unlock: Speak to specific characters about missing people.

• Benefits: +2 Perception. Enhances your investigative abilities.

11. Apricot Chewing Gum Scented One

Unlock: Smell the card in the damaged ledger's hidden compartment and the apricot chewing gum wrapper.

• Benefits: +2 Perception. A quirky but effective way to boost Perception.

10. Cleaning Out The Rooms

Unlock: Pass a Logic check with Soona after investigating the Void of Sound.

• Benefits: +1 Suggestion, +1 Inland Empire, +1 Rhetoric. A significant boost to multiple valuable skills.

9. Detective Costeau

Unlock: Call yourself Detective Costeau (after failing a Conceptualization check).

• Benefits: +1 Savoir Faire, +1 Esprit de Corps. A humorous but rewarding thought.

8. Jamais Vu

Unlock: Speak to Lena and Joyce.

• Benefits: +1 XP per orb clicked, all INT learning caps raised by 1. Rewards exploration and boosts skill progression.

7. Bringing Of The Law (Law-Jaw)

Unlock: Repeatedly identify yourself as "The Law," "Lawbringer," or a policeman.

• Benefits: Hand/Eye Coordination learning cap raised to 6, automatically succeed all Hand/Eye Coordination passives, -1 Rhetoric. A strong boost to Hand/Eye Coordination, with a minor drawback.

6. Kingdom Of Conscience

Unlock: Wear the Interisolary Trousers or acquire 4 Moralism points.

• Benefits: Moralist dialogue options heal +1 Morale, Volition and Logic learning caps raised to 5. Supports a Moralist playstyle with significant skill boosts and morale recovery.

5. Indirect Modes Of Taxation

Unlock: Wear the Brown Derbies Trousers or acquire 4 Ultraliberal points.

• Benefits: Ultraliberal dialogue options give +1 Reál, -1 Empathy. Generates extra in-game currency, but reduces Empathy.

4. Mazovian Socio-Economics

Unlock: Earn 4 Communism points.

• Benefits: Left-wing dialogue options give +4 XP, -1 Visual Calculus, -1 Authority. Rewards a communist approach with substantial XP gains, but with skill penalties.

3. Actual Art Degree

Unlock: Agree to become an Art Cop.

• Benefits: -1 Hand/Eye Coordination, Conceptualization passives heal +1 Morale & +10 XP. Trades a minor skill reduction for significant morale and XP rewards.

2. Rigorous Self-Critique

Unlock: Agree to become a Sorry Cop.

• Benefits: INT & PSY red check failures heal +1 Morale, FYS & MOT red check failures heal +1 Health, Pain Threshold learning cap increased to 6. Turns failed checks into health and morale recovery.

1. Wompty-Dompty Dom Centre

Unlock: Learn about the Wompty-Dompty Dom Centre from Trant Heidelstam.

• Benefits: Encyclopedia passives give +10 XP & 2 Reál, -2 Suggestion. Provides consistent XP and currency gains from Encyclopedia passives, at the cost of Suggestion.

These thoughts, strategically utilized, can significantly enhance your Disco Elysium experience, leading to a more rewarding and successful investigation. Remember, the game encourages experimentation, so don't be afraid to explore different paths and discover the perfect combination of thoughts for your unique playstyle.