Claude splash art
Marksman Gold Lane Tier B

Claude Guide 2026 — Best Build, Combos & Counters

Claude is a marksman hero with medium difficulty. This is a live guide — win rate, pick rate and counter data refresh every 6 hours from real ranked matches.

Win Rate 50.00%
Pick Rate 1.06%
Ban Rate 0.66%
Difficulty Medium

Updated · live data refreshed 1 hour ago · every 6 hours

Claude Overview

Tier B
Win Rate 50.00%
Pick Rate 1.06%
Ban Rate 0.66%
Difficulty Medium
Role Marksman
Class
Marksman
Lane
Gold Lane
Speciality
BurstChase

Playstyle Strengths

Claude works best with heroes who can buff him, like Angela and Faramis.

Weaknesses

Claude is countered by heroes with powerful CC abilities. Their CC abilities will cause Claude to lose his Mobility advantage. Like Eudora and Franco.

Skill Priority

Level up in this order when playing Claude:

  1. Battle Mirror Image Battle Mirror Image
  2. Battle Side-by-side Battle Side-by-side
  3. Art of Thievery Art of Thievery

Matchup Summary

Plays Well With

Struggles Against

Strong Against

Full counter & synergy analysis in the Counters and Synergy tabs.

Top 3 Tips for Playing Claude

  1. Farm safely until your second core item — Claude only come online after Windtalker or Berserker's Fury.
  2. Always position at the edge of fights — one mispositioned marksman is a lost game.
  3. Buy Wind of Nature against heavy physical burst dealers like Karrie or Beatrix.

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About Claude

An excellent thief who comes and goes without a trace.

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