Claude’s a unit with solid bases, stupid easy rank benchmarks, battalion wrath, and dibs on the Cichol Wyvern Co. He’s not fancy but he’s still probably your best unit. With this build he’ll be a solid unit and then become a vantage wrath flyer with very little effort.
Class Path
Fighter -> Brigand/Archer/Merc -> Wyvern rider -> Wyvern Master -> Barbarossa
You can skip brigand if you want, but he wants the axe rank anyway and deathblow can help with some diamond axe one shots. You can also pick up armor knight bases with just E+ heavy armor so feel free to do that.
There’s some benefit to going wyvern lord over Claude’s unique classes, but it’s also more work. Do it if you feel like it.
Rank Priorities
C bows -> D+ Swords -> C axes -> C flying + A authority
Make sure you build authority gradually over part 1. A’s the big one, but you still want C by chapter 3 and B by chapter 7 so he can use new battalions as you unlock them.
If you feel like going for B+ axes to get normal wrath from warrior, feel free to do so.
When you’re done with all this just go for bow rank.
Skill Loadout
Battalion Recommendation
It’s very important that he gets a boost to hit and crit. Cichol Wyvern co is ideal.