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| Legendary Claude - King of Unification |
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Related Heroes
Hero Stats
Stat Variations
| HP | ATK | SPD | DEF | RES | |
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| Low | 16 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| Middle | 17 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| High | 18 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
| HP | ATK | SPD | DEF | RES | |
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| Low | 38 | 34 | 38 | 20 | 21 |
| Middle | 41 | 37 | 41 | 23 | 24 |
| High | 44 | 40 | 45 | 26 | 28 |
IV Sets
| Key stats worth increasing through nature if possible. | |
| Complementary stats that matter, but not to the point of picking them over key stats for nature increase. | |
| Relatively worthless stat that can safely be decreased through nature. |
| HP | ATK | SPD | DEF | RES |
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Skill Sets
Don't Judge Me Too Harshly!
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Failnaught | A | Atk/Spd Catch 4 Alternate: Close Foil |
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Positional Assist | B | Fallen Star |
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Deadeye Alternate: Luna |
C | Spd/Def Rein 3 Alternate: Pulse Smoke 3 |
| IVs | +ATK or +SPD / -HP | S | Atk/Spd Solo 3 Alternate: Iote's Shield |
Weapon: Failnaught
Assist: Positional Assist
Special: Deadeye / Luna
Passive A: Atk/Spd Catch / Close Foil / Atk/Spd Solo 4
Passive B: Fallen Star
Passive C: Spd/Def Rein / Pulse Smoke
Sacred Seal: Atk/Spd Solo / Iote's Shield
- As has been the case with most Legendary units, Claude's base kit is so good that he only needs a minor tweak or two to be his best self. By replacing Luna with the rare Deadeye skill, Claude cuts through damage mitigation and can effectively counter enemies like Brave Dimitri or Brave Edelgard.
- This inheritance turns him from annoying to absolutely deadly on Aether Raids Defense, as he hard counters slower tanks via his Null Follow-Up built into his bow and then locks them into place after combat with Gravity.
- However, Claude is so fast on his own that he doesn't necessarily need to worry about Speed-based damage mitigation, so it's less of a priority if your main concern is units like Mareeta.
- You should only inherit a skill like Atk/Spd Solo 4 if you're worried about the consistency of Atk/Spd Catch. Because Atk/Spd Catch requires foe HP to be at 100%, and+or penalties to be on the foe, Claude can't get the full +9/+9 effect on his own since he only inflicts his Gravity effect after combat. If his foe is weakened and has no penalties (such as if running him alongside a Duma, Kemf, or units who utilize Savage Blow, Pain, or Poison Strike) or then Claude loses all effectiveness of Atk/Spd Catch and is better off running Solo.
- Close Foil and Close Counter are both solid options for Claude's A slot, though they hamstring his offensive potential in the Player Phase. However, without the ability to retaliate at close range, Claude's kit is less flexible, as any opponent he can't one-round will still be able to attack him freely due to only being one space away.
- Iote's Shield is the no-brainer for his seal slot, but the opportunity cost of losing out on a powerful seal like Atk/Spd Solo is so great that you might want to simply rely on his teammates to deal with other bows, or hope that Claude can either tank or one-round them. As it is, even with Iote's, he'll likely die to his fellow Earth Legendary, Legendary Alm, anyway thanks to his lower Def stat, so you might as well have him specialize in other areas.
Strengths
Unique Skill Access
The great weakness among fliers is that they lack access to powerful skills such as Null Follow-Up and ranged fliers are even worse, lacking class damage mitigation skills like Guard Bearing. Fortunately, Legendary Claude's powerful kit gives him access to both of these effects: with NFU on his bow and Fallen Star in his B slot, Claude is head and shoulders above his other fliers.
It's fitting that Fallen Star is his B slot skill, as there is virtually no competition for his B slot due to the terrible inheritance restrictions on ranged fliers.
Defying Gravity
Claude has a whole bundle of goodies in his kit, but one of the most lethal ones is his ability to apply Gravity in a 1 space AoE around his foe. This effectively traps his enemies in place, ensuring that he is a nightmare to deal with in game modes like Arena and Aether Raids Defense.
Stats All Around
Claude's base kit is... ridiculously stacked in terms of passive stat buffs. Just for existing at above 25% HP and engaging a foe with 100% HP, Claude gets a passive +18 to his already-impressive Attack and Speed while also increasing his Defense and Resistance by 5.
Weaknesses
Typical Flier Weaknesses
While Claude mitigates quite a few of his class weaknesses via his strong skills, he can't singlehandedly scheme his way into making fliers meta. Just by virtue of being weak to bows with a Defense of 23, Claude is immensely vulnerable to ranged counterattacks from foes who he can't oneshot, and he lacks the sustain of his Brave counterpart. He can run Iotes in his Seal slot to fix some of this, but it wastes a slot that he could otherwise be using to further boost his damage with powerful skills like Atk/Spd Solo.
One Combat Wonder
Unlike meta skills like Repel, Fallen Star shares Guard Bearing's weakness in that the effect only works for one combat per phase - in addition, Claude has to attack first in order to trigger the skill in the first place. There are two major issues with this, the first being that requiring Claude to initiate combat first is extremely limiting in modes like Aether Raids Offense and Arena, where it's often easier to bait foes than it is to engage them. This also makes him vulnerable to a second or third combat from foes, in which he's not benefitting from his mitigated damage.
Due to Claude's range, it's possible that he can engage, inflict Gravity on his foes, and only be vulnerable to one enemy per enemy turn - but this isn't a guarantee and won't happen every time. It's just a finnicky skill that isn't quite as good in practice as it is on paper.
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Failnaught | A | Atk/Spd Catch 4 |
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Reposition | B | Windsweep 3 |
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Deadeye | C | Spd/Def Rein 3 |
| S | Atk/Spd Solo 3 | ||
Both this site and another haven't capitalized on the fact that Claude's weapon has a Null Follow-up effect so long as he's above 25% HP. Don't get me wrong, Fallen Star is a great skill, in some cases better because of its Gravity effect to adjacent foes. So that might get the nod for Aether Raids Offense, but it most other situations it's better to use Windsweep and get 0 damage instead of 20% damage.
If Claude is attacking next to his allies, switch the seal for swift sparrow. He'll need some extra punch against magic foes, since they can retaliate. With his slaying effect in Failnaught it makes Deadeye a feasible option (combat-wise at least, maybe not inheritance-wise). Ruptured Sky has one less cooldown but is also hard to come by. In many cases Moonbow will do the job.
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Failnaught | A | Sturdy Impact |
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Positional Assist | B | Fallen Star |
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Deadeye | C | Spd/Def Rein 3 |
| S | Atk/Spd Solo 3 | ||
Weapon: Failnaught
Assist: Positional Assist
Special: Deadeye / Luna
Passive A: Sturdy Impact / Mirror Impact
Passive B: Fallen Star
Passive C: Spd/Def Rein / Pulse Smoke
Sacred Seal: ATK/SPD Solo 3 / Iote's Shield
Legendary Claude doesn't require much work to be good, seeing his busted abilities, but improvements can greatly improve consistency and annoying people in PVP and Aether Raids.
Failnaught is an excellent weapon, a positional assist on a flying unit is great for mobility and Luna certainly isn't bad, but Deadeye is one of, if not the best special in the game.
Instead of the inconsistent ATK/SPD Catch he brought to the table, we're showing the king of Unification the ways of Impact culture, to amplify the effectiveness of this super tank. With the way of Sturdy Impact in particular, the defense of Claude rises to deal with pesky bows that may affect him if not using Iote's shield for ATK/DEF Solo 3, which adds even more Defense.
Fallen Star has an amazing 80% damage reduction on the first hit of the interaction, then gives that effect for the first combat in the enemy phase. With the way of Mirror or Sturdy Impact, the enemy cannot double when Claude attacks them, so the only attack that connects is the one afflicted by Fallen Star.
The C slot he has works very well, ridding people of SPD to double his excellent SPD during enemy phase, unless using a brave like weapon or a way to nullify buffs, but you can choose to run Time's pulse in its place. This deals with his one big counter, being Deadeye.
Being a Flier, the Natural Response to a Sacred Seal is Iote's Shield. You can't really go wrong with Iote's shield, but Claude will perform significantly better with ATK/DEF Solo 3.
Weapon Skills
| Weapons | SP | Rng. | Mt. |
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Iron BowEffective against flying units.
Learns by default at 1 ★ Unlocks at 1 ★ Only Inheritable by Bow users.
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50 | 2 | 4 |
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Steel BowEffective against flying units.
Learns by default at 3 ★ Unlocks at 2 ★ Only Inheritable by Bow users.
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100 | 2 | 6 |
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Silver BowEffective against flying units.
Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Only Inheritable by Bow users.
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200 | 2 | 9 |
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FailnaughtAccelerates 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. Learns by default at 5 ★ Unlocks at 5 ★ Non-Inheritable skill.
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400 | 2 | 14 |
Special Skills
Passive Skills
| Passive Skills | SP | Slot |
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| Atk/Spd Catch 1At 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). Cavalry & Flying Only
Unlocks at 2 ★ |
60 | A |
| Atk/Spd Catch 2At 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). Cavalry & Flying Only
Unlocks at 3 ★ |
120 | A |
| Atk/Spd Catch 3At 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). Cavalry & Flying Only
Unlocks at 4 ★ |
240 | A |
| Atk/Spd Catch 4At 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). Cavalry & Flying Only
Unlocks at 5 ★ |
300 | A |
| Fallen StarIf 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%. 【Gravity】 Restricts target's movement to 1 space through its next action. Non-Inheritable skill.
Unlocks at 5 ★ |
300 | B |
| Spd/Def Rein 1Inflicts Spd/Def-2 on foes within 2 spaces during combat. Only inheritable by flier units.
Unlocks at 1 ★ |
60 | C |
| Spd/Def Rein 2Inflicts Spd/Def-3 on foes within 2 spaces during combat. Only inheritable by flier units.
Unlocks at 2 ★ |
120 | C |
| Spd/Def Rein 3Inflicts Spd/Def-4 on foes within 2 spaces during combat. Only inheritable by flier units.
Unlocks at 4 ★ |
240 | C |
Other Info
| Origin |
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
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