

They are better fighters and you won’t pay as much for them as you would if you had hired them on a town bar. Pro tip: Whenever possible, prioritize imprisoning high-tier soldiers. Keep in mind that recruiting prisoners might not work well with your companions, and they might just show you how much they resent your decision. You won’t be able to recruit hundreds of prisoners, but some will be willing to join your party. Running low on money but need troops ASAP? Well, have you thought of hiring your prisoners? You can’t recruit them right as you catch them, but wait a while and the option will appear. But beware of your social standing with the enemy’s faction, as you might be getting yourself into an unwanted war. Once they’ve leveled enough, you can start attacking enemy caravans and even lords. Just keep in mind that battles in Bannerlord are now much more realistic, meaning harder than in Warband. Try to find groups of looters – their skills are balanced with your own party’s skills, plus they give out a decent amount of loot. But how to do it? Well, the battlefield is the best place to do it. Now that you’ve recruited your soldiers, it’s time to level them up, so they can get more powerful and be more useful to you.

This will make them feel safer and therefore more inclined to help you out. You can wait for the opportunity to save their settlements from looters and other hostile parties and, if the settlement already belongs to you, you can set high security on the settlement. First, you can complete their quests, which are usually very easy to do. In fact, sometimes you will want to recruit high-tier troops from settlements but won’t be able to do it before you improve your relationship with the settlement. You need a certain degree of class and charm to make a living in Calradia. This game is a lot more than conquering castles and towns.

The idea here is to always pick the powerful ones. It might say “powerful” or “influential”. Doing this will show you the NPC’s power. Whenever you reach a village or any other sort of settlement, you have the option to place your mouse on top of an NPC. But Bannerlord has brought a new feature to help you recruit the most promising soldiers, even if they were recruited from villages. I know you want to just pull out your wallet and buy yourself the best soldiers out there, but let’s face the facts: when you start the game, you don’t have that kind of money. If that isn’t enough reason for you to start looking for the best army, then I don’t know what is. And increasing those two will increase the likelihood of other lords and kings accepting you as a ruler. Winning battles means increasing Influence and Renown. Getting the best soldiers in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord won’t immediately make you the ruler of all kingdoms, but it will certainly get you a little closer to that goal.Ī great army means battles will be easier to win.
