Winter Claude Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Claude - Yuletide Schemer 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 Winter Claude.

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

Winter Claude Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	- (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Claude - Yuletide Schemer: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Bow / Armored
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants bonus stats during combat and grants up to -3 Special cooldown count reduction before combat

Winter Claude Skills at 5★

Golden Yule Bow+ Might: 12　 Range: 2 Effective against flying foes. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 and Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit and grants Special cooldown count-X to unit before unit's first attack during combat (X = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat, max 3; if【Penalty】 effects are active on foe, then the value is treated as 3). 【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).

Sol Cooldown Count = 3 Restores HP = 50% of damage dealt.

Atk/Spd Form 3 Grants Atk/Spd+X to unit during combat. (X = 2 × number of allies within 2 spaces, + 1; max 7.)

Chill Atk/Spd 2 At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Spd -5 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Atk+Spd total through its next action.

Winter Claude Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★☆☆
Atk (13)		★★★★☆
Spd (7)		★★★★★
Def (10)		★★★☆☆
Res (8)		★★★☆☆

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

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Trait Fruits—How to Change IVs

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.

Neutral IVs by default!

As a hero obtainable only through Tempest Trials, Winter Claude will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Spd / -HP

The best IVs for Winter Claude are +Spd and -HP. Boosting Spd improves his already high base 46 Spd to base 50, allowing him to prevent follow-up attacks from the fast units in the metagame.

Both Claude's Def and Res are in the low 30s, and lowering either stat affects his matchups against the appropriate enemies. Thus, we recommend taking HP as a bane, as it is the easiest stat to patch up through blessings.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Winter Claude up to +10, as he needs the Spd boost to keep up with the fastest metagame units on maximum investment.

Winter Claude Best Builds

Budget Winter Claude

： Golden Yule Bow+ ： Draw Back ： Sol ： -

： Atk/Spd Form 3 ： Special Fighter 3 ： Spd Ploy 3 ： Atk/Spd Bond 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Winter Claude, featuring accessible skills that can enhance his viability in most of the available maps and events in the game without sacrificing other units with valuable skills.

Arcane Far Save Winter Claude

HOT
： Arcane Náströnd ： Draw Back ： Deadeye ： -	： Atk/Spd Unity ： Savvy Fighter 4 ： A/S Far Save 3 ： Special Fighter 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a premium build for Winter Claude with skills that take advantage of his high Spd to effectively tank incoming attacks and deal damage during combat.

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Winter Claude Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
196
HP	41	Rank: 342/1171
Atk	43	Rank: 207/1171
Spd	46	Rank: 62/1171
Def	32	Rank: 383/1171
Res	34	Rank: 239/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	46	60	50	37	38	231
Lv.40 +10	46	48	50	37	38	219

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	55	46	32	34	208
5★ Lv.40	41	43	46	32	34	196

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	25	7	10	8	69

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Winter Claude	41	43	46	32	34	196
Winter Annette	43	43	23	40	41	190
Winter Ignatz	42	35	40	31	37	185
Winter Felix	44	38	37	32	29	180
Valentine's Faye	43	40	23	35	38	179
Plegian Raphael	48	42	28	38	23	179
Winter Marth	42	36	38	30	25	174
Halloween Jakob	42	35	23	33	32	165
Halloween Niles	37	34	39	25	29	164

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

Winter Claude Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Winter Claude Roles

Claude - Yuletide Schemer 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

Winter 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.

Winter Claude Strengths

Golden Yule Bow+ Provides Stat Boosts

Golden Yule Bow+ can boost Winter Claude's stats by +4, reaching up to +7 depending on the space taken before initiating the combat. If enemies are inflicted with penalties, he will receive the maximum benefits of the bow, as it cancels out the clash condition to get the boost.

High Spd

Winter Claude's base Spd of 46 (50 with a superboon) allows him to function as a speedy armor that can protect allies with Savior skills if given them through Skill Inheritance.

Utilizing Claude's high Spd allows him to prevent follow-up attacks from the fast metagame units, minimizing the incoming damage he is receiving.

Winter Claude Weaknesses

Lack of Unique Skills

Winter Claude suffers from not having any unique skills to call his own, making him unable to stand out amongst other units.

Colorless Bow units are quite abundant in the game, and lacking an exclusive weapon makes Winter Claude replaceable by better units.

Weak to Armor Effective Weapons

Winter Claude takes 1.5x damage from armor-effective weapons like Slaying Hammer+, Randgríðr, or Thani, and one blow from this type of weapon will deal significant damage. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Claude - Yuletide Schemer!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Claude - Yuletide Schemer from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Claude - Yuletide Schemer is a very useful fast armored bow, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Claude - Yuletide Schemer if your team lacks a strong fast armored bow.

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Winter Claude - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Bow	4	2	Effective against flying units.	3★
Steel Bow	6	2	Effective against flying units.	3★
Golden Yule Bow	8	2	Effective against flying foes. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 and Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit and grants Special cooldown count-X to unit before unit's first attack during combat (X = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat, max 3; if【Penalty】 effects are active on foe, then the value is treated as 3). 【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).	3★
Golden Yule Bow+	12	2	Effective against flying foes. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 and Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit and grants Special cooldown count-X to unit before unit's first attack during combat (X = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat, max 3; if【Penalty】 effects are active on foe, then the value is treated as 3). 【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★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Daylight	(Cooldown Count = 3) Restores HP = 30% of damage dealt.	3★
Sol	(Cooldown Count = 3) Restores HP = 50% of damage dealt.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Spd Form 1	Grants Atk/Spd+X to unit during combat. (X = number of allies within 2 spaces; max 3.)	3★
Atk/Spd Form 2	Grants Atk/Spd+X to unit during combat. (X = number of allies within 2 spaces + 2; max 5.)	3★
Atk/Spd Form 3	Grants Atk/Spd+X to unit during combat. (X = 2 × number of allies within 2 spaces, + 1; max 7.)	4★
Chill Atk 1	At the start of each turn, inflicts Atk -3 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Atk through its next action.	3★
Chill Atk/Spd 1	At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Spd-3 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Atk+Spd total through its next action.	4★
Chill Atk/Spd 2	At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Spd -5 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Atk+Spd total through its next action.	5★

Winter Claude as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Winter Claude has Golden Yule Bow+, Sol, and Chill Atk/Spd 2 as great inheritance options. We recommend focusing on Golden Yule Bow+ due to its rarity compared to the other two skills.

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

How to Get Winter Claude

Obtained as a Reward in Tempest Trials

Winter Claude is a limited time Hero who can be obtained as a reward for your score in the Tempest Trials. They do not appear in regular summons. After the event has ended, they can be obtained by using Heroic Grails.

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Joe Zieja
Illustrator	Niji Hayashi
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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