Not to be confused with the similarly named character appearing inFire Emblem: Three Houses,Claude.

Claud (Japanese:クロードClaud) is a playable character appearing inFire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. He was the lord of theEdda duchy ofGrannvale, a full-blooded descendant ofBragi of theTwelve Crusaders, and head of the Church of Edda. Gifted with divine foresight, he learned the reality of the chaos engulfing the noble houses of Grannvale, and was an ally ofSigurd following the false accusations laid against him about the death of PrinceKurth.

Biography

Six months intoSigurd's occupation ofAgustria, Claud arrived at Madino Castle withTailtiu in tow, warning Sigurd of the death ofKurth and the rumors implicating Sigurd in Kurth's murder. Afterward, Claud departed forTower of Bragi to pray and attempt to divine the truth of the conflict. He and Tailtiu emerged from the tower after Sigurd defeatedChagall at Sylvale Castle, having learned the reality ofReptor andLombard being behind Kurth's death, and having foundValkyrie, long thought to be lost. He subsequently accompanied Sigurd in exile toSilesse. During Sigurd's stay in Silesse, Claud went back toGrannvale to check on the situation, before coming back to Sigurd to report on the situation. He then stayed with Sigurd on the march back to Grannvale and in theBattle of Belhalla, in which he foresaw his own death.^[1]

Claud is deceased as of Grann 776; however,Sleuf claims to have communed with Claud's soul atTower of Bragi, received a prophecy from him, and told to act as Claud's eyes in the mortal world in observing the fate of Jugdral.^[2]

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Claud is a playable character during the first generation. InChapter 3, he, along withTailtiu, appear as player units next to theTower of Bragi afterSylvale has been seized.

Starting stats and growth rates

High Priest Level 20 Holy Blood Movement 5

Recruitment:Chapter 3, automatically from the turn afterSylvaleCastle is seized StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 34 Speed 15 Strength 0 Luck 9 Magic 21 Defense 5 Skill 14 Resistance 20 Max HP 70% Speed 30% Strength 10% Luck 50% Magic 40% Defense 20% Skill 20% Resistance 50% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Fortify Valkyrie 10,000Gold -- Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- ★ C C C -- --

Love growths and events

Claud High Priest Edain Initial: 150 Per turn: +3 Ayra Initial: 200 Per turn: +2 Lachesis Initial: 50 Per turn: +3 Silvia Initial: 190 Per turn: +1 Erinys Initial: 100 Per turn: +3 Erinys Initial: 100 Per turn: +3 Brigid Initial: 50 Per turn: 4 Tailtiu Initial: 180 Per turn: 3 [[File:Ma fe04 {{{class8}}} playable.gif|link={{{class8}}}]] [[{{{option8}}}]] Initial: {{{initialpoints8}}} Per turn: + [[File:Ma fe04 {{{class9}}} playable.gif|link={{{class9}}}]] [[{{{option9}}}]] Initial: {{{initialpoints9}}} Per turn: + [[File:Ma fe04 {{{class10}}} playable.gif|link={{{class10}}}]] [[{{{option10}}}]] Initial: {{{initialpoints10}}} Per turn: + [[File:Ma fe04 {{{class11}}} playable.gif|link={{{class11}}}]] [[{{{option11}}}]] Initial: {{{initialpoints11}}} Per turn: + [[File:Ma fe04 {{{class12}}} playable.gif|link={{{class12}}}]] [[{{{option12}}}]] Initial: {{{initialpoints12}}} Per turn: + [[File:Ma fe04 {{{class13}}} playable.gif|link={{{class13}}}]] [[{{{option13}}}]] Initial: {{{initialpoints13}}} Per turn: +

• InChapter 3, Claud can talk toSigurd at any time after he has been recruited. This conversation yields no reward.
• InChapter 4, Sigurd can talk to Claud at any time. This conversation yields no reward.
• InChapter 4,Silvia can talk to Claud after Tófa Castle has been seized, granting 100 love points between the pair.
• InChapter 5, if the two are lovers, Claud can talk toEdain at any time, rewarding her with aRescue.
• InChapter 5, if the two are lovers,Tailtiu can talk to Claud after Phinora Castle has been seized. This conversation yields no reward.
• InChapter 5, if the two are lovers,Silvia can talk to Claud after Phinora Castle has been seized. This conversation yields no reward.

Analysis

As a unit

Claud is a level 20High Priest who joins in Chapter 3. He has high magic and resistance, but he is very frail. Claud can use C-rank wind, thunder, and fire magic, allowing him to perform magic chip damage should the need arise, but his low HP, defense, and movement, along with a lack of any combatskills prevent him from being useful as a dedicated combat unit, and having only a C rank in all of his usable offensive magic even as a promoted unit means he cannot use anything stronger than the basic level tomes. Claud has major Bragi Holy Blood, which increases his HP, magic, luck, and resistance growths; since he joins at a high level, he will make limited use of these bonuses. Major Bragi blood grants Claud ★ rank in staves, allowing him to use every staff in the game, including theValkyrie staff he joins with.

With Valkyrie, Claud can resurrect a single dead ally per use; resurrecting an ally can be helpful if the player is playing through the game without resetting to try for more desirable outcomes, or when playing forrankings to prevent a reduction in the survival rank—Valkyrie will not reduce an individual unit's losses for the combat rank, however. If the player is resetting, Valkyrie will be of limited use, asGenealogy of the Holy War allows the player to save at the start of every turn. Additionally, Valkyrie can be used only once before it must be repaired, and repairing it costs 30,000gold; Claud starts with 10,000 gold, but will struggle to obtain the remaining 20,000 without receiving it from a lover orDew.

Claud's primary flaw is his low movement. High Priests have below-average movement even for infantry at only 5; Claud shares this movement withArden, among others. 5 movement prevents Claud from keeping up with the mounted frontline and much of the infantry following them; he can sometimes be unable to reach front-line units even withPhysic orFortify. Claud's low movement is less of an issue in Chapter 3, as he joins in a location where it matters less, but he struggles in Chapters4 and5.

As a father

Claud's children will inherit Bragi Holy Blood—which increases HP, magic, luck, and resistance growths—but he has no skills to pass down. Claud will always pass major Bragi blood and Valkyrie to his son—or if he marriesBrigid, his daughterPatty—regardless of if they can use Valkyrie. The only children that can potentially use Valkyrie if they inherit it areErinys's son Ced andSilvia's sonCoirpre.

If Claud and Edain are lovers in Chapter 5, Claud can grantEdain theRescue staff in an event; this is one of two ways to obtain Rescue in the first generation, the other being through an event in Chapter 4 between Edain andAzelle that requires they be lovers. Neither Claud nor Edain makes strong use of Rescue as they both have 5 move, butLachesis—when promoted toMaster Knight—will have A level staves and 9 move, allowing her to bring units much further than they could move on their own. If Azelle grants Edain Rescue, the player will have access to it in Chapter 4 where it is particularly helpful, but will be unable to use it in the second generation until late inChapter 8 at the earliest if Claud siresCed; if Claud grants Edain Rescue, it will be unavailable in Chapter 4, but Edain's daughterLana can inherit it from the start ofChapter 6; if Rescue is inherited by no one, it can be purchased from the armory inChapter 10.

If Claud is Lana's father, she inherits minor Bragi blood, increasing her staff level to A allowing her to inherit and use the high-level staves Rescue and Fortify at base. When not inherited, most staves—especially stronger ones—only become available late in the second generation; for example, Rescue is first available in Chapter 10, and Fortify andWarp in Chapter 9. Like Claud and Edain, Lana has low movement that limits her ability to heal or to use Rescue.Leif, like Lachesis, can promote to Master Knight with high move and A staves—he can provide strong staff utility, especially with Rescue, in the second generation. Claud will greatly reduceLester's usefulness, however; Lester's strength will be greatly reduced, and he will be unable to inherit anybows. Claud and Edain are easy to pair; they have the same movement and utility, and can spend much time adjacent to each other without drastically reducing either of their usefulness.

Both Claud and Silvia possess Bragi Holy Blood, so if Claud marries Silvia, both of their children will have major Bragi blood.Lene's survivability is slightly boosted by the increase to her HP, Resistance, andavoid; however, she inherits nothing else from Claud. Coirpre will not inherit Claud's tomes, but will inherit his staves, including Valkyrie. However, Claud does not significantly improve Coirpre, as the only staff that he would be incapable of using with another father is Valkyrie. Claud and Silvia are relatively easy to pair as they have similar movement, but Silvia is often closer to combat than Claud, and is often given theKnight Ring and sometimesLeg Ring, which increases her mobility greatly above Claud's.

Both of Erinys's children—Ced andFee—appreciate the growth boosts from Bragi Holy Blood; as aSage, Ced uses magic to attack, and Fee can use magic swords such as theWind Sword more effectively, can better take attacks from enemy magic-users, and gains more avoid. Both units also appreciate the boost to staff level; Fee gains B staves upon promotion instead of a C rank, allowing her to use better staves such asPhysic orRestore, while Ced gains ★ staves instead of B, allowing him to use every staff in the game. Ced's base magic makes him one of the best users of status staves, and Claud gives him great magic. Pairing Claud and Erinys, however, requires that Erinys—as a flier—be restrained, limiting her contributions to keep her adjacent to Claud.

Another noteworthy pairing for Claud is withTailtiu. It is very easy to get, as Claud joins alongside Tailtiu, they have similar movement, and they have a high love base. Claud passes down major Bragi Holy Blood toArthur and minor Bragi blood toTine, improving their growths in four areas, most importantly in magic. However, as Claud does not pass down any skills, both Arthur and Tine will be stuck only withWrath as a skill. While Arthur will inherit Valkyrie, neitherMage norMage Knight is capable of wielding staves; Tine can use staves upon promoting toMage Fighter, and will have A staves with the boost from minor Bragi blood, allowing her to use every staff but Valkyrie—while she has 6 movement, her magic makes her better at wielding status staves than the mounted alternatives. Both children benefit more from inheritingFollow-Up and minor Fjalar blood—which boosts magic more than Bragi blood—from Azelle, orVantage fromLex to synergize with Wrath. Alternately, Arthur benefits strongly fromLewyn as a father, as he will be able to use the powerfulForseti tome, and will be the only mounted unit after promotion capable of using it.

Claud can also be paired with Lachesis to giveNanna a B in staves, which she can inherit. However, the pairing will leave both children with gimped combat, and even with Claud as a father Nanna's magic will not be impressive.

Personality

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Endings

Genealogy of the Holy War

Many heroes lost their lives on this path... /And the names of those heroes who fought alongside Sigurd to the bitter end at Belhalla, whose fates remain unknown...
...
Claud, a priest of Edda...
...

These brave youths fought to change the world for the better, yet now their unfulfilled dreams lie dead with them on the battlefield...
Was their sacrifice in vain? What were they fighting for all along?
And what of the light...?

Quotes

Death quote

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Claud is featured on two cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Claud
	Bishop of Edda, Claud
		"As an heir to the great Saint Bragi, if I pray at our sacred tower, then the truth shall be revealed to me alone."
		Attack: 50	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: High Priest		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Holy Staff Valkyrie:[Activate] [] [] Deploy a unit with a deployment cost of 2 or less from your Bond Area. Then, if you did: You may place a card from your Retreat Area into your Bond Area.
	Card #B06-042HN • Artist:Akira Fujikawa
	Holy Staff-Inheriting High Priest, Claud
		"This staff has the power to call lost souls back from the hereafter: a power that only I, Saint Bragi's heir, am able to harness."
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: High Priest		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Resurrecting Valkyrie:[Activate][Once per turn] [] Choose 1 card from your Boundless Area, and add it to your hand. If there are no cards in your Boundless Area, you instead draw 1 card. A Prayer to Bragi:[Always] Enemies who are attacking your Main Character cannot Critical Hit.
	Card #B22-032HN • Artist:Rokkaku Yamada
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Claude_(Jugdral) .

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

753

Claud Genealogy of the Holy War

40

CYL 2 (2018)

785

Claud Genealogy of the Holy War

26 (−14)

CYL 3 (2019)

608 (−65)

Claud Genealogy of the Holy War

78 (+52)

CYL 4 (2020)

541 (−65)

Claud Genealogy of the Holy War

158 (+80)

CYL 5 (2021)

618 (+77)

Claud Genealogy of the Holy War

72 (−86)

CYL 6 (2022)

636 (+16)

Claud Genealogy of the Holy War

71 (−1)

CYL 7 (2023)

561 (−75)

Claud Genealogy of the Holy War

76 (+5)

CYL 8 (2024)

564 (+3)

Claud Genealogy of the Holy War

76 (No change)

CYL 9 (2025)

570 (+6)

Claud Genealogy of the Holy War

61 (−15)

CYL 10 (2026)

462 (−108)

Claud Genealogy of the Holy War

65 (+4)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	723

Trivia

• According to Claud's profile in the (non-canon) art book for theŌsawa manga adaptation:^[3]
  • He was 27 years old during late September, Grann 757.
  • His height is 186 cm.
  • He was born between May 1st and May 21st.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
High Priest Staff (Valkyrie) Anima (all tomes)

Official artwork

• 
  Artwork of Claud fromGenealogy of the Holy War.
• 
  Artwork of Claud fromTreasure.
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  Artwork of Claud from theTrading Card Game.

Concept artwork

• 
  Concept artwork of Claud fromGenealogy of the Holy War.

Heroes artwork

• 
  Claud in artwork ofTailtiu: Thunder Noble.

Cipher artwork

• 
  Artwork of Claud.

References

This article is part ofProject Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in theFire Emblem series.