Legendary Claude Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Claude - King of Unification from the game Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH). Read on to learn the best IVs (Individual Values), best builds (Inherit Skill), weapon refinement, stats at Lv 40, and more for Legendary Claude.

Heroes With the Same Name
Claude	Brave Claude
Legendary Claude	Summer Claude
Wind Tribe Claude	Winter Claude

Legendary Heroes - Elincia: Undaunted Queen Featured Heroes
Fallen Chrom [9.5/10]	Legendary Hinoka [9.5/10]	Legendary Elincia [9.0/10]	Seiros [9.0/10]
Gilliam [9.0/10]	Noah [9.0/10]	Dagr [9.0/10]	Legendary Byleth (M) [9.0/10]
Ótr [9.0/10]	Legendary Claude [9.0/10]	Gotoh [9.0/10]	Fallen Maria [9.5/10]

Legendary Claude Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	A (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	A (▶FEH Tier List)

Claude - King of Unification: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Bow / Flying
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Failnaught has built-in Canto, Null Follow-Up, and damage reduction piercing effects while also crippling foes with Guard and Sabotage. ・Fallen Star II protects Claude with massive damage reduction while also dealing more damage and inflicting Gravity onto his foes.

Legendary Claude Skills at 5★

Failnaught Might: 14　 Range: 2 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against flying foes. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25% grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat.

Luna Cooldown Count = 3 Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 50% during combat.

Atk/Spd Catch 4 At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat. At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% and【Penalty】is active on foe, grants an additional Atk/Spd+2 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).

Fallen Star II If unit initiates combat or 【Deep Star】 is active on unit, inflicts Spd/Def-5 on foe, unit deals +X × 5 damage (max 25; excluding area-of-effect Specials), and reduces damage from foe's first attack by X × 3 during combat (max 15; X = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses + number of 【Penalty】 effects active on foe, excluding stat penalties). If unit initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 80% during combat. ("First attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes.) If unit initiates combat, grants 【Deep Star】 to unit and inflicts 【Gravity】 on target and foes within 1 space of target after combat. 【Deep Star】 For 1 turn, if it is unit's first combat initiated by foe that turn, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 80% during combat (that turn only; "first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes).

Guidance 4 Infantry and armored allies within 2 spaces can move to a space within 2 spaces of unit. Grants Atk/Spd+3 to infantry and armored allies within 2 spaces of unit during combat, and also, if those allies' Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that prevent those allies' follow-up attacks during combat.

Legendary Claude Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★★☆☆
Atk (23)		★★★★☆
Spd (11)		★★★★★
Def (6)		★★☆☆☆
Res (5)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

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When using an Ascendant Floret, we recommend getting the next superboon if it fits the hero. If not, consider what stat your hero needs most.

+Spd/-Res

The best IVs for Legendary Claude are +Spd and -Res. A higher Spd stat allows Legendary Claude to get a ton of follow-up attacks on his foes. Additionally, his Spd is a superboon so you should take advantage of that as much as possible. It also decreases the amount of follow-up attacks he receives which is very important for his bulk as this synergizes well with Fallen Star. His Res is of less importance and thus safe to be taken as a bane.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Legendary Claude to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. With this IV, he reaches 49 Spd at +10 Merges. If you prefer relying on skills to increase Claude's Spd or you think you will not be up against very fast foes, you can go for a +Atk IV instead.

Legendary Claude Best Builds

Deadeye Legendary Claude

HOT
： Failnaught ： Reposition ： Curved Shot ： -	： Flared Sparrow ： Fallen Star II ： Soaring Guidance ： Atk/Spd Catch 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build improves upon Claude's offenses by equipping Flared Sparrow for pre-combat damage and Curved Shot to pierce through damage reduction. Soaring Guidance or Guidance 4 can be interchanged depending on team composition.

Budget Legendary Claude

： Failnaught ： Reposition ： Luna ： -

： Atk/Spd Catch 4 ： Fallen Star II ： Guidance 4 ： Atk/Spd Catch 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build using Claude's base kit; it functions well as an attacker with mobility support for the team.

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Legendary Claude Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Legendary Claude's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Failnaught	SP: 400
Might: 14　Range: 2　HP: Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against flying foes. At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Spd/Def-7, 【Guard】, and 【Sabotage】 on closest foes and any foe within 2 spaces of those foes through their next actions. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. Enables 【Canto (1)】. Inflicts Spd/Def-5 on foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit during combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials). ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Failnaught

Refined Failnaught grants 【Canto (1)】, Atk/Spd/Def/Res+8, a Null Follow-Up effect, the offensive half of Tempo, and damage reduction piercing to Legendary Claude, while also inflicting Spd/Def penalties, 【Guard】, and 【Sabotage】 onto his foes.

This refine turns Legendary Claude into a multi-purpose unit capable of dealing damage, tanking damage with Fallen Star II, and and providing support to his allies by crippling nearby foes.

Legendary Claude Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
166
HP	41	Rank: 342/1171
Atk	37	Rank: 584/1171
Spd	41	Rank: 260/1171
Def	23	Rank: 826/1171
Res	24	Rank: 761/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	46	56	46	27	28	203
Lv.40 +10	46	42	46	27	28	189

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	51	41	23	24	180
5★ Lv.40	41	37	41	23	24	166

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	23	11	6	5	62

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Summer Petra	40	45	47	28	24	184
Wind Tribe Catria	39	45	45	25	30	184
Ninja Reina	40	43	45	24	31	183
Ninja Laegjarn	40	44	19	37	38	178
Ninja Heath	42	43	23	40	30	178
Legendary Hinoka	40	46	46	23	22	177
Rearmed Tana	40	45	47	22	23	177
New Year Dagr	40	41	42	27	22	172
Summer Elincia	38	36	40	25	33	172
Ascended Florina	39	37	43	22	31	172
Bridal Shanna	37	38	42	23	27	167
Spring Inigo	40	38	40	22	27	167
Pirate Hinoka	40	40	40	23	23	166
Legendary Claude	41	37	41	23	24	166
Brave Claude	42	36	40	23	25	166
Spring Loki	39	31	34	27	25	156
Summer Lyn	37	33	38	20	27	155
Summer Takumi	40	35	35	21	19	150
Bow Hinoka	37	32	35	17	29	150
New Year Fjorm	39	35	35	20	21	150

Note: Stats bonuses from skills are not taken into account.

Legendary Claude Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Legendary Claude Roles

Claude - King of Unification Roles
Close-Physical	Ranged-Physical	Close-Magic	Ranged-Magic
Physical Wall	Magic Wall	Effective Weapon	Movement Assist
Exclusive Skill	All-Range Counter	Recovery	Refresher
Legendary	Mythic	Duo / Harmonized	Resplendent

Legendary Claude is a ranged physical attacker (range = 2). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to her Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Legendary Claude Strengths

Failnaught grants all-stat boosts and has a built-in Null Follow-Up

Legendary Claude's Failnaught grants bonus stats and has built-in Null Follow-Up, allowing him to utilize his high Spd stat against foes without worrying about guaranteed follow-ups or effects that prevent his follow-ups.

When refined, Failnaught instead grants 【Canto (1)】, Atk/Spd/Def/Res+8, a Null Follow-Up effect, the offensive half of Tempo, and damage reduction piercing to Legendary Claude, while also inflicting Spd/Def penalties, 【Guard】, and 【Sabotage】 onto his foes.

If you plan on using Legendary Claude, we strongly recommend refining Failnaught as it greatly improves Claude's performance both in and out of battle.

Fallen Star II grants bulk and inflicts Gravity on opponents

Legendary Claude's Fallen Star II grants him up to 25 bonus damage and extra damage reduction based on the number of 【Bonus】 effects active on Claude and 【Bonus】 effects active on his foe. It also grants a massive 80% damage reduction on his foe's first attack if Claude initiates combat.

Additionally, it grants the 【Deep Star】 status to Claude and inflicts 【Gravity】 onto his foe and all adjacent foes to the target foe.

The 【Deep Star】 status protects Claude by giving him 80% damage reduction on his foe's first attack if it is the first combat initiated by his foe on that turn. This protects Claude from at least one foe, and ideally, he is positioned well so that only one foe can reach him on enemy phase.

Legendary Claude Weaknesses

Fallen Star can be easily played around against by enemy players

While Fallen Star II is very powerful skill, Claude needs to initiate an attack for its effects to work. Players can easily play around this by securing a first hit on Claude to try and take him down at a whim, because of this, it is not as effective when Claude is in defense teams.

Weak to bows

As a flying unit, Legendary Claude takes 1.5x damage from bows and weapons effective on flying units. Be sure to keep them out of the range of archers and leave them to other units.

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Legendary Claude - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Bow	4	2	Effective against flying units.	5★
Steel Bow	6	2	Effective against flying units.	5★
Silver Bow	9	2	Effective against flying units.	5★
Failnaught	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against flying foes. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25% grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
New Moon	(Cooldown Count = 3) Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -30%.	5★
Luna	(Cooldown Count = 3) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 50% during combat.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Spd Catch 1	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+3 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Atk/Spd Catch 2	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+4 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Atk/Spd Catch 3	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Atk/Spd Catch 4	At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat. At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% and【Penalty】is active on foe, grants an additional Atk/Spd+2 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Fallen Star	If unit initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 80% during combat, and after combat, grants 【Fallen Star】 to unit and inflicts 【Gravity】 on target and foes within 1 space of target. 【Fallen Star】 For 1 turn, during unit's first combat in player phase and enemy phase, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 80%.	5★
Fallen Star II	If unit initiates combat or 【Deep Star】 is active on unit, inflicts Spd/Def-5 on foe, unit deals +X × 5 damage (max 25; excluding area-of-effect Specials), and reduces damage from foe's first attack by X × 3 during combat (max 15; X = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses + number of 【Penalty】 effects active on foe, excluding stat penalties). If unit initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 80% during combat. ("First attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes.) If unit initiates combat, grants 【Deep Star】 to unit and inflicts 【Gravity】 on target and foes within 1 space of target after combat. 【Deep Star】 For 1 turn, if it is unit's first combat initiated by foe that turn, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 80% during combat (that turn only; "first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes).	5★
Spd/Def Rein 1	Inflicts Spd/Def-2 on foes within 2 spaces during combat.	5★
Spd/Def Rein 2	Inflicts Spd/Def-3 on foes within 2 spaces during combat.	5★
Spd/Def Rein 3	Inflicts Spd/Def-4 on foes within 2 spaces during combat.	5★
Guidance 1	If unit has 100% HP, infantry and armored allies within 2 spaces can move to a space adjacent to unit.	5★
Guidance 2	If unit has ≥ 50% HP, infantry and armored allies within 2 spaces can move to a space adjacent to unit.	5★
Guidance 3	Infantry and armored allies within 2 spaces can move to a space adjacent to unit.	5★
Guidance 4	Infantry and armored allies within 2 spaces can move to a space within 2 spaces of unit. Grants Atk/Spd+3 to infantry and armored allies within 2 spaces of unit during combat, and also, if those allies' Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that prevent those allies' follow-up attacks during combat.	5★

Legendary Claude as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Atk/Spd Catch 4, or Spd/Def Rein 3

Legendary Claude can be used to inherit the skills Atk/Spd Catch 4 or Spd/Def Rein 3. However, Legendary Claude is a very powerful Legendary Hero who can lead your team in the Arena, please think carefully before fodderring him off.

As of 2/2021, Atk/Spd Catch 4 has more inheritance value than Spd/Def Rein 3. Please keep this in mind when considering to fodder off Claude.

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How to Get Legendary Claude / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Legendary Claude

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Legendary Claude is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Legendary Hero Summoning event. They do not appear in regular summons.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Joe Zieja
Illustrator	azu - taro
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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Fallen Chrom [9.5/10]	Legendary Hinoka [9.5/10]	Legendary Elincia [9.0/10]	Seiros [9.0/10]
Gilliam [9.0/10]	Noah [9.0/10]	Dagr [9.0/10]	Legendary Byleth (M) [9.0/10]
Ótr [9.0/10]	Legendary Claude [9.0/10]	Gotoh [9.0/10]	Fallen Maria [9.5/10]

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