How to Recruit Claude: Expedition Answers and Best Class

Claude is a character in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (FEW3H). Read on to learn how to recruit Claude, the answers for expeditions with Claude, the best class for Claude, their unique abilities, and their strongest combos!

Claude Best Class and Gifts

Claude Overview

Claude		Starting Class	Fighter (Bow)
		Starting Weapon	Axe, Bow, Gauntlet
Playable Character?	Yes	Crests	Minor Crest of Riegan
Affiliation	Leicester Alliance

Claude Best Class

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Claude Innate Abilities

Claude has to master the Wyvern Lord class to get the Heaviest Hitter innate ability.

Innate Abilities are secret abilities not listed among the acquired abilities, and can only be attained by branching out of a unit's recommended class.

How to Get Innate Abilities for Each Character

Claude Likes and Dislikes

Best Gifts for Claude

Best Gifts to Give Each Character

How to Recruit Claude

Scarlet Blaze	Azure Gleam	Golden Wildfire
Unrecruitable in this path.	Unrecruitable in this path.	Chapter 03: The Battle for the Locket

Recruitment Guide: How to Recruit Units

Expedition Answers with Claude

Claude's Expedition Answers Guide

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Question / Prompt	Best Response
Prompt: It's crucial to have a victory feast after a hard-won battle. That kind of ritual keeps people going.	Say you should have more feasts.
Prompt: A lot of people think of foreigners as subhuman somehow, but they're the same flesh and blood as all the rest of us.	Say that it's what's inside that counts.
Prompt: If Fodlan was a container, Fodlan's Locket would be its lid. It's safe inside, but you can't see what's outside. You know what I mean?	Say that ignorance can bring disaster.
Prompt: Everyone's got at least one or two secrets, but you're an open book.	Give him an ambiguous smile.
Prompt: I'd love to wander around Derdriu with you someday if we ever get the chance. It's an amazing city.	Ask about what it's famous for.
Prompt: You ever get this sudden urge to drop everything and go somewhere far away when work starts piling up?	Say you're OK because of Claude.
Prompt: The Five Great Lords are all pretty eccentric, but they're exceptionally capable all the same.	TBD
Question: Ask about any personal news. Prompt: Things aren't too bad, but I'm dead tired. I want to end this war as soon as I can.	Give a pep talk.
Question: Ask about any personal news. Prompt: I'm extremely busy, as you know. But hey, you're in this thing just as deep as I am.	Give a pep talk.
Question: Ask about dreams for the future. Prompt: Once I accomplish all my goals in Fodlan, I'll... Actually, I'm not sure what I'll do after that.	Ask for more details.
Question: Ask about memories of the past. Prompt: I've been surrounded by enemies every since I was a kid. Friends were in short supply those days.	Struggle to answer.
Question: Ask about preferred fighting style. Prompt: I'll leave the brawls to other people. I prefer to fight with my brains.	Question that.
Question: Ask about their dislikes. Prompt: Gambling isn't for me. It's not in my nature to leave things up to chance.	Reach out and commiserate.
Question: Ask about their friends. Prompt: I have a hard time trusting other people, but I trust you and all our friends from the bottom of my heart. I mean that.	Act dependable.
Question: Ask about their likes. Prompt: Hmmm..It's tough to say, but I do have a pretty strong interest in poisons.	Laugh.
Question: Ask about their worries. Prompt: I'm constantly buried under an avalanche of problems. But that's what happens when you're in my position. You know what I mean right?	Offer encouragement.
Question: Ask abut their family. Prompt: My mother's quite the formidable woman. Even more so than Judith, if you can believe it..	Speculate.
Question: Ask what they think of you. Prompt: No matter your true identity, it won't change the fact that you're a valued friend to me.	Reach out and commiserate.
Question: Ask what they think of you. Prompt: I admit, your power intrigues me. But that's all. I haven't formulated any theories yet.	Express gratitude.

Expeditions Guide: All Expedition Answers

How to Use Claude

Tips on Using Claude

Pros	His unique abilities add an additional wind effect, paired with his Foresight ability, makes him a powerful defender. As a Wyvern Master, he is very effective against certain units and can gain access to areas that are normally inaccessible or difficult to reach. This gives him better mobility.
Cons	He's not as effective as an adjutant without any supporting skills.

Claude Combos and Unique Abilities

Claude Unique Abilities

Ability Name	Type	Description
Dustcloud	Action	Imbue attacks with wind.
Leader's Acumen	Support	Slightly increases the Awakening Gauge fill rate when attacking enemies launched into the air.
Foresight	Tactical	When ordered to defend: increases damage dealt to enemies by 30%.

Barbarossa Class Action

	Your dragon launches three fireballs at separate areas in front of it.

Each time the Class Gauge fills completely, you'll add a Fireball Icon to your stock. The Class Gauge will fill over time and by defeating enemy soldiers. Press X to have your wyvern spit a fireball. This will consume a Fireball Icon. The ground where the fireball lands will burn for a time.

Barbarossa Combo List

	After firing a wave of arrows, your dragon will whip enemies up and you'll fire at them in mid-air.
	Fire two waves of arrows then let your dragon slam the ground with its tail.
	After firing three waves of arrows, your dragon will spin and do a powerful whip with its tail, knocking enemies back.
	Fire three waves of arrows, then charge at enemies with your dragon before firing a final arrow that creates a tornado. This will stun and knock enemies up in the air.
	After firing arrows and charging at enemies, your dragon will do a somersault and then start flying forward. It will create a trail of tornadoes before launching a fireball that knocks enemies away.
	Fire multiple powerful arrows all around you as your dragon spins.
Spam	Unleash a powerful combination of dragon and arrow attacks that ends with you firing at enemies while simultaneously whipping them away.

Dismounted Barbarossa Combo List

	Charge up a volley of fiery arrows that rain from the sky. The longer you charge the attack, the more arrows will fall.
	After firing a wave of arrows, knock enemies up in the air then fire at them again.
	Fire two waves of arrows, then shoot a single explosive arrow that knocks enemies back.
	After three waves of arrows, rain down a volley of them that fall all around you, damaging anyone in the area.
	After a series of arrow attacks, jump up and fire off an arc of explosive arrows.
	Release a series of arrow attacks, then do a sliding maneuver where you fire at and clear away enemies in a line in front of you.
	After multiple arrow combos, jump and fire off several explosive arrows all around you. This clears your space of any enemies.
Spam	Perform a combination of arrow attacks that end with a single piercing arrow that heavily damages and knocks back multiple enemies.

When dismounted, a Barbarossa's combos are similar to a Sniper's. You can dismount and mount your wyvern by pressing + on your Switch.

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