How to get Chroma Catalysts?

[12o6u3]

I buy what I can from shops, and find what pick-ups I can, but that's been barely enough to keep one weapon for each party member appropriately leveled. I haven't yet beaten Paintress, so I'm just trying to get weapons up to 19. Is it easier to find after Paintress, or what?

[Crimsomrider]

Some weapons have duplicates so upgrading then can be skipped over by finding a higher-level version.

But from my experience exploring every inch the majority of LvL 19 catalysts came from simply buying them. They can also be farmed too, but buying them whenever you can is recommended.

[Ogami]

Originally posted by 12o6u3:

I haven't yet beaten Paintress, so I'm just trying to get weapons up to 19. Is it easier to find after Paintress, or what?

Definitely. The optional dungeons in act 3 drop them everywhere, in fact, you usually get the " up to level 32" variety.

[NikemanBOOM]

I think it was.... Old Lumiere(?) where I farmed for my resplendent catalysts. Look out for those gestral merchants, too. Fighting them can reveal higher level weapons, plus their main inventory will have definitely those catalysts.