Wind Tribe Claude Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Claude - Golden Breeze 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 Wind Tribe Claude.

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

Wind Tribe Claude Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	S (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	S (▶FEH Tier List)

Claude - Golden Breeze: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Green Dagger / Flying
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants bonus stats, 【Null Follow-Up】, 【Null Panic】, and Special cooldown acceleration during combat. ・Exclusive B skill grants 【Canto (1)】 and damage reduction to unit during combat, inflicts Spd/Def penalties onto foe, grants 【Deep Star】 to unit after combat, and inflicts 【Gravity】 onto foe and nearby foes after combat.

Wind Tribe Claude Skills at 5★

Playful Pinwheel Might: 14　 Range: 2 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants 【Null Follow-Up】 and 【Null Panic】 to unit. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit and grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd during combat = number of Bonus effects active on unit and Penalty effects active on foe (excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties) x 2, and also, if unit's attack can trigger unit's Special, grants Special cooldown count-X to unit before unit's first attack and Special cooldown count-Y to unit before unit's first follow-up attack during combat (X = number of Bonus effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses; max = unit's Special cooldown count value at start of combat; Y = number of Bonus effects active on unit (excluding stat bonuses) - unit's Special cooldown count value at start of combat; min: 0). After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-7 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.

Lethality Cooldown Count = 4 When Special triggers, treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 75% during combat. Disables non-Special skills that "reduce damage by X%".

Atk/Spd Prime 4 If 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit during combat (X = number of【Bonus】effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 2, + 3; max 9), and also, if number of【Bonus】effects active on unit (excluding stat bonuses) ≥ 4, unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range during combat.

Deep Star Enables 【Canto (1)】. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, inflicts Spd/Def-5 on foe and reduces damage from foe's first attack by X% during combat (if unit initiates combat, X = 80; otherwise, X = 30, stacks with other damage reduction effects, like that from 【Deep Star】; "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).

Atk/Spd Oath 4 At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 and the following status to unit for 1 turn: "Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces." If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+3 to unit during combat.

Wind Tribe Claude Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (14)		★★★★☆
Spd (8)		★★★★★
Def (7)		★★☆☆☆
Res (4)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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 / -Def

The best IVs for Wind Tribe Claude are +Spd and -Def. Claude's Spd is among the best in the game at base 47, and boosting it improves his matchups by guaranteeing he can outspeed his foes.

Both of Claude's defensive stats are below average; we recommend Def as a bane as it is lower and will have less impact when reduced.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Wind Tribe Claude up to +10 to ensure he is among the fastest units on the battlefield.

Wind Tribe Claude Best Builds

General Use / Budget Wind Tribe Claude

HOT
： Playful Pinwheel ： Reposition ： Lethality ： -	： Atk/Spd Prime 4 ： Deep Star ： Atk/Spd Oath 4 ： Atk/Spd Form 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Wind Tribe Claude's base kit is already perfect for his role of defeating enemies on player phase while using his high Spd and damage reduction to survive on enemy phase.

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Wind Tribe Claude Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
183
HP	42	Rank: 229/1089
Atk	44	Rank: 47/1089
Spd	47	Rank: 1/1089
Def	24	Rank: 657/1089
Res	26	Rank: 486/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	47	63	52	28	30	220
Lv.40 +10	47	49	52	28	30	206

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	42	58	47	24	26	197
5★ Lv.40	42	44	47	24	26	183

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	28	8	7	4	65

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Wind Tribe Claude	42	44	47	24	26	183
Spring Ashe	40	43	46	32	17	178
Flame Tribe Tana	39	39	42	26	32	178
Ninja Igrene	40	43	38	22	30	173
Thief Sothe	41	39	41	28	23	172
Summer Claude	41	38	42	25	26	172
Ninja Lyn	40	38	42	21	26	167
Petra	40	32	38	25	20	155
Spring Palla	38	37	34	17	29	155
Hostile Springs Camilla	38	33	35	17	28	151
Spring Kagero	36	35	34	18	27	150
Hostile Springs Hinoka	38	35	35	16	26	150
Eir	35	32	37	14	31	149

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

Wind Tribe Claude Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Wind Tribe Claude Roles

Claude - Golden Breeze 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

Wind Tribe 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 his Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Wind Tribe Claude Strengths

Playful Pinwheel grants multiple bonuses and Special charges

Wind Tribe Claude's exclusive weapon Playful Pinwheel grants him 【Null Follow-Up】 and 【Null Panic】 at the start of turn.

In combat, Playful Pinwheel grants Claude Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 and an Atk/Spd bonus equal to double the number of non-stat bonuses applied to himself and non-stat penalties applied to his foe.

More importantly, Playful Pinwheel grants Special cooldown charges before his initial attack and before his follow-up attack, allowing him to charge up Lethality or any other offensive Special he has and trigger it on his attacks. This effect bypasses traditional Guard effects as the Special charges are granted directly before Claude's attacks!

Deep Star grants Canto and damage reduction

Wind Tribe Claude's exclusive B skill Deep Star grants him 【Canto (1)】, damage reduction on his foe's first attack (melee 80%, ranged 30%), and inflicts a Spd/Def-5 penalty on his foe during combat.

After combat, if Claude attacked, Deep Star grants Claude the 【Deep Star】 status and inflicts 【Gravity】 onto his foe and all adjacent foes. The 【Deep Star】 status protects Claude by granting him 80% damage reduction on the first attack he receives during enemy phase.

This skill provides both mobility and survivability and is a great skill to use in battle!

Wind Tribe Claude Weaknesses

Weak to Bows

As a flying unit, Wind Tribe 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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Wind Tribe Claude - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Dagger	3	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	5★
Steel Dagger	5	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	5★
Silver Dagger	7	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -5 on foe through its next action.	5★
Playful Pinwheel	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants 【Null Follow-Up】 and 【Null Panic】 to unit. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit and grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd during combat = number of Bonus effects active on unit and Penalty effects active on foe (excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties) x 2, and also, if unit's attack can trigger unit's Special, grants Special cooldown count-X to unit before unit's first attack and Special cooldown count-Y to unit before unit's first follow-up attack during combat (X = number of Bonus effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses; max = unit's Special cooldown count value at start of combat; Y = number of Bonus effects active on unit (excluding stat bonuses) - unit's Special cooldown count value at start of combat; min: 0). After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-7 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	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★
Lethality	(Cooldown Count = 4) When Special triggers, treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 75% during combat. Disables non-Special skills that "reduce damage by X%".	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Spd Prime 1	If 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit during combat (X = number of【Bonus】effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 2, + 1; max 3).	5★
Atk/Spd Prime 2	If 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit during combat (X = number of【Bonus】effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 2, + 1; max 5).	5★
Atk/Spd Prime 3	If 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit during combat (X = number of【Bonus】effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 2, + 3; max 7).	5★
Atk/Spd Prime 4	If 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit during combat (X = number of【Bonus】effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 2, + 3; max 9), and also, if number of【Bonus】effects active on unit (excluding stat bonuses) ≥ 4, unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range during combat.	5★
Deep Star	Enables 【Canto (1)】. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, inflicts Spd/Def-5 on foe and reduces damage from foe's first attack by X% during combat (if unit initiates combat, X = 80; otherwise, X = 30, stacks with other damage reduction effects, like that from 【Deep Star】; "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★
Atk/Spd Oath 1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+3 for 1 turn.	5★
Atk/Spd Oath 2	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+4 for 1 turn.	5★
Atk/Spd Oath 3	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 for 1 turn.	5★
Atk/Spd Oath 4	At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 and the following status to unit for 1 turn: "Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces." If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+3 to unit during combat.	5★

Wind Tribe Claude as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Wind Tribe Claude has Lethality, Atk/Spd Prime 4, and Atk/Spd Oath 4 as valuable inheritance options.

All of these skills are very good. However, we recommend inheriting Atk/Spd Prime 4 over the other skills.

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How to Get Wind Tribe Claude

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Wind Tribe Claude is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Special Heroes 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	Nishiki Areku
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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