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• 1. Introduction
  • About This Guide
    • Foreword 1
  • Useful Gameplay Tips
    • Combat 2
    • Tactics 3
    • How to Gain Renown 4
    • How to Gain Influence 5
    • How Parties, Clans, and Kingdoms Work 6
    • How Banners Work in Bannerlord 7
  • Bannerlord Updates
    • Digital Companion Guide for Bannerlord 8
• 2. Character Creation
  • Character Development
    • Factions 9
    • Skills 10
    • Companions 11
    • Marriage 12
  • Character Builds
    • One-Handed 13
    • Two-Handed 14
    • Polearm 15
    • Archer 16
    • Crossbow 17
    • Throwing 18
• 3. Companions
  • Best Companions & Skills
    • Overview 19
    • Best Combat Companions 20
    • Best Governors 21
    • Best Party Leaders 22
    • Best Caravan Leaders 23
    • Best Clan Role Attributes & Skills 24
• 4. Troop Types
  • Overview
    • All Troop Stats Overview 25
    • Faction Troops 26
    • Special Faction Troops 27
    • Mercenaries and Bandits 28
    • Minor Faction Troops 29
  • Best Troops of Each Type
    • Ranged 30
    • Infantry 31
    • Cavalry 32
  • Aserai
    • Aserai Recruit 33
  • Aserai Ranged
    • Aserai Light Archer 34
    • Aserai Archer 35
    • Aserai Master Archer 36
  • Aserai Infantry
    • Aserai Tribesman 37
    • Aserai Mameluke Soldier 38
    • Aserai Footman 39
    • Aserai Mameluke Axeman 40
    • Aserai Infantry 41
    • Aserai Mameluke Guard 42
    • Aserai Veteran Infantry 43
    • Aserai Mameluke Palace Guard 44
  • Aserai Cavalry
    • Aserai Mameluke Regular 45
    • Aserai Mameluke Cavalry 46
    • Aserai Mameluke Heavy Cavalry 47
  • Aserai Special Troops
    • Aserai Youth 48
    • Aserai Tribal Horseman 49
    • Aserai Faris 50
    • Aserai Veteran Faris 51
    • Aserai Vanguard Faris 52
  • Aserai Conspiracy Troops
    • Conspiracy Guardian 53
    • Conspiracy Guardsman 54
    • Conspiracy Trained Bowman 55
  • Battanians
    • Battanian Volunteer 56
  • Battanian Infantry
    • Battanian Clan Warrior 57
    • Battanian Wood Runner 58
    • Battanian Trained Warrior 59
    • Battanian Raider 60
    • Battanian Skirmisher 61
    • Battanian Picked Warrior 62
    • Battanian Falxman 63
    • Battanian Veteran Skirmisher 64
    • Battanian Veteran Falxman 65
    • Battanian Wildling 66
    • Battanian Oathsworn 67
  • Battanian Cavalry
    • Battanian Scout 68
    • Battanian Horseman 69
    • Battanian Mounted Skirmisher 70
  • Battanian Special Troops
    • Battanian Highborn Youth 71
    • Battanian Highborn Warrior 72
    • Battanian Hero 73
    • Battanian Fian 74
    • Battanian Fian Champion 75
  • Battanian Conspiracy Troops
    • Conspiracy Kern 76
    • Conspiracy Longbowman 77
    • Conspiracy Raider 78
    • Conspiracy Warmonger 79
  • Empire
    • Empire Peasant 80
    • Imperial Recruit 81
  • Imperial Ranged
    • Imperial Archer 82
    • Imperial Trained Archer 83
    • Imperial Veteran Archer 84
    • Imperial Crossbowman 85
    • Imperial Sergeant Crossbow 86
    • Imperial Palatine Guard 87
  • Imperial Infantry
    • Imperial Infantryman 88
    • Imperial Trained Infantryman 89
    • Imperial Veteran Infantryman 90
    • Imperial Menavliaton 91
    • Imperial Legionary 92
    • Imperial Elite Menavliaton 93
  • Imperial Cavalry
    • Imperial Bucellarii 94
  • Imperial Special Troops
    • Imperial Vigla Recruit 95
    • Imperial Equite 96
    • Imperial Heavy Horseman 97
    • Imperial Cataphract 98
    • Imperial Elite Cataphract 99
  • Imperial Conspiracy Troops
    • Conspiracy Fighter 100
    • Conspiracy Hunt Leader 101
    • Conspiracy Mounted Fighter 102
    • Conspiracy Mounted Huntsman 103
    • Conspiracy Noble Horseman 104
    • Conspiracy Packmaster 105
    • Conspiracy Trained Huntsman 106
    • Conspiracy Veteran Fighter 107
  • Khuzaits
    • Khuzait Nomad 108
  • Khuzait Ranged
    • Khuzait Hunter 109
    • Khuzait Archer 110
    • Khuzait Marksman 111
  • Khuzait Infantry
    • Khuzait Footman 112
    • Khuzait Spearman 113
    • Khuzait Spear Infantry 114
    • Khuzait Darkhan 115
  • Khuzait Cavalry
    • Khuzait Tribal Warrior 116
    • Khuzait Raider 117
    • Khuzait Horseman 118
    • Khuzait Horse Archer 119
    • Khuzait Lancer 120
    • Khuzait Heavy Horse Archer 121
    • Khuzait Heavy Lancer 122
  • Khuzait Special Troops
    • Khuzait Noble's Son 123
    • Khuzait Qanqli 124
    • Khuzait Torguud 125
    • Khuzait Kheshig 126
    • Khuzait Khan's Guard 127
  • Khuzait Conspiracy Troops
    • Conspiracy Horse Archer 128
    • Conspiracy Mounted Master Archer 129
  • Sturgians
    • Sturgian Recruit 130
  • Sturgian Ranged
    • Sturgian Hunter 131
    • Sturgian Archer 132
    • Sturgian Veteran Bowman 133
  • Sturgian Infantry
    • Sturgian Warrior 134
    • Sturgian Woodsman 135
    • Sturgian Soldier 136
    • Sturgian Brigand 137
    • Sturgian Spearman 138
    • Sturgian Line Breaker 139
    • Sturgian Heavy Spearman 140
    • Sturgian Heavy Axeman 141
    • Sturgian Heroic Line Breaker 142
  • Sturgian Cavalry
    • Sturgian Hardened Brigand 143
    • Sturgian Horse Raider 144
  • Sturgian Special Troops
    • Sturgian Otroki 145
    • Varyag 146
    • Varyag Veteran 147
    • Sturgian Druzhinnik 148
    • Sturgian Druzhinnik Champion 149
  • Sturgian Conspiracy Troops
    • Conspiracy Battle Rider 150
    • Conspiracy Berserker 151
    • Conspiracy Commander 152
    • Conspiracy Hellion 153
    • Conspiracy Wilder 154
  • Vlandians
    • Vlandian Recruit 155
  • Vlandian Ranged
    • Vlandian Levy Crossbowman 156
    • Vlandian Crossbowman 157
    • Vlandian Hardened Crossbowman 158
    • Vlandian Sharpshooter 159
  • Vlandian Infantry
    • Vlandian Footman 160
    • Vlandian Spearman 161
    • Vlandian Infantry 162
    • Vlandian Billman 163
    • Vlandian Swordsman 164
    • Vlandian Voulgier 165
    • Vlandian Pikeman 166
    • Vlandian Sergeant 167
  • Vlandian Cavalry
    • Vlandian Light Cavalry 168
    • Vlandian Vanguard 169
  • Vlandian Special Troops
    • Vlandian Squire 170
    • Vlandian Gallant 171
    • Vlandian Knight 172
    • Vlandian Champion 173
    • Vlandian Banner Knight 174
  • Vlandian Conspiracy Troops
    • Conspiracy Commander 175
    • Conspiracy Knight 176
    • Conspiracy Knight Trainee 177
    • Conspiracy Spear Master 178
    • Conspiracy Trained Crossbowman 179
    • Conspiracy Trained Spearman 180
    • Conspiracy Warworn Crossbowman 181
  • Mercenaries
    • Watchman 182
    • Mercenary Guard 183
    • Mercenary Scout 184
    • Mercenary Swordsman 185
    • Mercenary Crossbowman 186
    • Mercenary Horseman 187
    • Hired Blade 188
    • Hired Crossbow 189
    • Mercenary Cavalry 190
  • Bandits
    • Bedouin Rover 191
    • Brigand 192
    • Bushwacker 193
    • Desert Bandit Boss 194
    • Deserter 195
    • Forest Bandit 196
    • Forest Bandit Boss 197
    • Freebooter 198
    • Harami 199
    • Highwayman 200
    • Hillman 201
    • Looter 202
    • Marauder 203
    • Mountain Bandit Boss 204
    • Mounted Pillager 205
    • Mounted Ransacker 206
    • Nomad Bandit 207
    • Poacher 208
    • Radagos's Raider 209
    • Raider 210
    • Sea Raider 211
    • Sea Raider Boss 212
    • Sea Raider Warrior 213
    • Sea Raider Chief 214
    • Steppe Bandit 215
    • Steppe Bandit Boss 216
  • Beni Zilal Troop Tree
    • Beni Zilal Recruit 217
    • Beni Zilal Soldier 218
    • Beni Zilal Royal Guard 219
  • Jawwal Troop Tree
    • Jawwal Recruit 220
    • Jawwal Camel Rider 221
    • Jawwal Bedouin 222
  • Eleftheroi Troop Tree
    • Recruit Eleftheroi 223
    • Expert Eleftheroi 224
    • Veteran Eleftheroi 225
  • Karakhuzait Troop Tree
    • Karakhuzait Nomad 226
    • Karakhuzait Rider 227
    • Karakhuzait Elder 228
  • Boar Troop Tree
    • Boar Novice 229
    • Boar Veteran 230
    • Boar Champion 231
  • Wolf Troop Tree
    • Young Wolf 232
    • Seasoned Wolf 233
    • Chosen Wolf 234
  • Lake Rat Troop Tree
    • Lake Rat Recruit 235
    • Lake Rat Veteran 236
    • Lake Rat Wrecker 237
  • Skolder Troop Tree
    • Skolder Recruit 238
    • Skolder Warrior Broda 239
    • Skolder Veteran Broda 240
  • Forester Troop Tree
    • Recruit Forester 241
    • Expert Forester 242
    • Veteran Forester 243
  • Guardian Troop Tree
    • Guardian Recruit 244
    • Expert Guardian 245
    • Veteran Guardian 246
  • Sprout Troop Tree
    • Sprout 247
    • Sapling 248
    • Arboreal 249
  • Spark Troop Tree
    • Spark 250
    • Flame 251
    • Blaze 252
  • Koleman Troop Tree
    • Koleman 253
    • Ghilman 254
    • Ghulam 255
  • Hastati Troop Tree
    • Hastati 256
    • Principes 257
    • Triarii 258
  • Hidden Pawn Troop Tree
    • Hidden Pawn 259
    • Hidden Hand 260
    • Puppeteer 261
  • Skene Troop Tree
    • Skene 262
    • Kern 263
    • Redshank 264
• 5. Economy
  • How to Make Money
    • Battling for Plunder and Prisoners 265
    • Trading for a Profit 266
    • Investing in a Caravan 267
    • Investing in a Workshop 268
    • Completing Quests 269
    • Participating in a Tournament 270
    • Crafting Weapons to Sell 271
    • Joining a Faction 272
• 6. Perks
  • Vigor
    • One-Handed 273
    • Two-Handed 274
    • Polearm 275
  • Control
    • Bow 276
    • Crossbow 277
    • Throwing 278
  • Endurance
    • Riding 279
    • Athletics 280
    • Smithing 281
  • Cunning
    • Scouting 282
    • Tactics 283
    • Roguery 284
  • Social
    • Charm 285
    • Leadership 286
    • Trade 287
  • Intelligence
    • Steward 288
    • Medicine 289
    • Engineering 290
• 7. Campaign
  • Tutorial
    • Getting Started 291
  • Quests
    • Family Feud 292
    • Rebuild Your Clan 293
    • Investigate Neretzes’s Folly 294
    • Army of Poachers 295
    • Deliver the Herd 296
    • Company of Trouble 297
    • Rescue Your Family 298
    • Escort Merchant Caravan 299
    • Meet with Istiana 300
    • Meet with Arzagos 301
    • Assemble the Dragon Banner 302
  • Useful Information
    • Console Commands 303
• 8. Bannerlord Mods
  • Recommended Mods
    • Best Bannerlord Mods 304

How to Gain Renown

How Parties, Clans, and Kingdoms Work

M&B II: Bannerlord Influence System¶

The influence system in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is simple, but highly important once you join a kingdom as a mercenary or vassal. The amount of influence that you have will determine whether or not the nobility within a kingdom will agree with your decisions, or even listen to a proposal in the first place. Without influence, you will be unable take part in any aspect of political decisions, and you will be vulnerable to sabotage from other clan leaders. When you first join a kingdom, your influence will be zero or close to it. In terms of the most basic method of accruing influence, you will gain it after winning any battle that you’re involved with. The more the odds are against you and your allies in any given battle, the more influence you will gain if you win the battle. The most influence comes from participating in battles alongside other powerful nobles, against powerful nobles of enemy factions. A successful siege will bag you the most influence, but you can still earn a lot from basic field battles if the opponent is powerful enough.

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To maximise the amount of influence that you gain from any battle, be sure to involve yourself in the thick of battle. The more that you personally influence the sway of battle, the more influence you will gain. Do this by effectively issuing movement and formation commands to your troops, climbing walls, and striking / killing as many opponents on the battlefield as possible.

In addition to the above, you can earn influence by:

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• Donate troops to settlements within your kingdom or an allied kingdom (doesn’t work if the settlement is owned by you)

• Build a forum in one of your settlements and upgrade it for daily increases to influence (starts at 1 influence per day)

• Implement and support policies which increase influence, especially in one of your own settlements (note that some policies drain influence per day)

• Join a large army from the kingdom to which you belong to earn more influence per day (note the food you have in your inventory will feed the entire army, the more food you have, the more influence you gain per day)

You will gain more influence by donating troops with higher experience. The most influence comes from donating nobles and other important individuals, such as bandit leaders. Donating troops to a small garrison will yield more influence than donating to a large garrison. Donating troops as a mercenary will yield no influence.

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To further increase your ability to earn influence, you can also invest in specific perks. For example, the Charm perk tree provides the ‘Champion’ perk (level 125), which allows you to gain +10 more influence by winning tournaments. The ‘Our Glorious Leader’ perk (level 175) will provide +20% more influence gain from personal actions. Alternatively at the same level, you can choose the ‘Pro Familia’ perk, which provides +10% more influence from clan member party actions. At level 225 you can choose the perk ‘Courtship’, providing +1 influence per day for each allied lord party which is not currently in an army while waiting in the same town. Finally at level 275 you have access to ‘Immortal Charm’, which provides +1 influence per day for each 5 Charm skill points beyond level 250.

Alongside the Charm perk tree, the Trade perk tree provides one perk at level 250, ‘Influential Trader’, which allows Caravans and workshops to gain influence on your behalf each day. The Steward perk tree also offers three perks which increase influence: ‘Supreme Authority’ (level 25), which provides +1 influence as a ruler, ‘Prominence’ (level 50), which provides +1 influence as a vassal, and ‘Warmonger’ (level 75), which doesn’t directly increase your influence gain in any way, but instead reduces the influence cost of summoning vassals to war. Once you’ve joined a kingdom, you can keep track of how much influence you have compared with other nobles in the kingdom by opening the ‘Kingdom’ menu and selecting the ‘Clans’ tab. This will give you an idea of how much influence you will need to spend to impact any real change within a kingdom.

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(1 of 7) Use the Clans tab in the Kingdom menu to compare your influence with other clans within the kingdom.

As a mercenary, influence will be converted into denars with each passing day. This can be a great way to earn a lot of money quickly, but it does diminish any gains that you might have been accruing in terms of political clout if you were a vassal. Once you do become a vassal, you will generally lose influence if you become inactive, so it’s a good idea to invest your time in working towards the expansion of the kingdom, either militarily or economically.

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What to Do With Influence in M&B II: Bannerlord¶

Once you have enough influence, you can do the following:

• Partake in votes to determine who governs a newly acquired settlement

• Partake in votes to determine whether a settlement should be reassigned to a different noble

• Partake in votes to propose new kingdom policies or disavow existing policies

• Pledge support for a specific clan within your kingdom to increase their influence at the expense of yours

• Propose to expel a specific clan from a kingdom to which you belong

• Request an army in the kingdom to which you belong joins your party for a time

• Force an army to disband within a kingdom to which you belong

• Propose a declaration of war with another kingdom

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You will need a significant amount of influence to impact any policy decision within a kingdom that you join. One of the first things you will be capable of doing is partake in votes to determine new kingdom policies, thereby influencing the political direction of a kingdom and how it is managed. As you gain influence, you can begin to consider internal politics in terms of contending with other influential figures by using some of your influence to decrease theirs, vote to remove them as governors, or even expel them from the kingdom. The more influence you have, the more you will be able to use to challenge others. You might find that more nobles are voting against your decision, but if you invest enough influence you will be able to sway the vote. Nearly all of these same methods of influence can be used in your own kingdom once you create one.

You should consider carefully how you vote in political matters, especially when you’re voting against other powerful figures. If you consistently upset powerful nobles by voting against them, your relation with them will decrease significantly, making it more difficult to persuade them in the future, and potentially causing them to seceded from the kingdom and turn against you.

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Guide Information

• Publisher TaleWorlds Entertainment
• Platforms, PC, Steam
• Genre Action RPG, Sandbox, Strategy
• Guide Release22 April 2020
• Last Updated21 December 2022Version History
• Guide AuthorScott Peers

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The empire of Calradia is plagued by inner conflict, tearing the structure of the old order as new lines are drawn on the map. The chaos creates a dangerous world, with opportunities to capitalise on the uncertainty of the future. Control trade routes to manipulate production and distribution of resources, join factions to gain renown and influence world politics, or create your own clan to build a world of your own. Whatever path you choose, this guide will help you to understand the intricacies of the Bannerlord economy, combat, factions, skills and perks, tactics, troop types, character builds, smithing system, quests, and much more to ensure that you are never left wondering what to do next, or how you might go about doing it. The guide covers:

• A guide for campaign Quests, including main and side quests
• A detailed guide covering the Combat system, includes basic and advanced techniques for different weapons
• Guide to combat Tactics, includes how to organise troops on the battlefield and simulation battles
• Guides for how to quickly gain Renown and Influence in Calradia
• A Character Development guide to Factions, Skills, Companions, and Marriage
• A guide covering Character Builds for different combat styles such as melee, mounted, and ranged
• A comprehensive guide to all Perks associated with combat and governance
• A detailed Army Troop Types guide including how to get the Best Troops of Each Type
• An Economy guide covering How to Make Money quickly through raiding, conquest, and trading
• A list of Recommended Mods for the campaign and battles!

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