The Best MERCENARY GUIDE for BANNERLORD

The Best MERCENARY GUIDE for BANNERLORD - Get Paid to Raid™

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In this guide, you will learn EVERYTHING there is to know about the mercenary playstyle in Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord, which includes but is not limited to: how to find employment, how to increase your profits, how to develop your roguery skill, how to easily conduct prison breaks for fast levels, and much, much more.
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0:00 - Replay Button because the video is awesome.
1:12 - Basic Character Build for Merc work
4:03 - Freelancer or Contractor?
5:51 - A Merc is nothing without a reputation
7:49 - Becoming a PMC
8:56 - How Mercenaries Legally Raid
12:08 - The Importance of Roguery
14:59 - Rouge Extraordinaire
16:45 - How to Increase your Roguery Skill
19:04 - Prison Break Master
24:52 - It's Harvesting Season
And now, it's time to get personal.... Man, these past couple of months have been difficult... My series can't pull the numbers it needs to stay afloat, the channel's in freefall, and in order to save it from the brink, I started working on several projects: A review for Conan Exiles... that I put on hold so I can work on a review for Bannerlord... which was taking too long, so I put it on hold to make this video. It's been too long without an upload and I was starting to lose morale over it. As a result, this guide is a bit rushed, but I'm glad to finally post something. Now I can get back to working on my reviews, and hopefully, people will like them enough for the channel to experience some exponential growth. A man can dream, eh?

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@jackgeary6928 Жыл бұрын

You identified what I think is the best kept secret of this game to eliminate nobles, namely a “failed” prison break. Nice vid. Well done.

@renosnight4569 Жыл бұрын

You can significantly improve your party size if youre playing campaign and assign your brother to Steward. Usually bumps you upwards to 80~ depending on the perks you have and they do. Works same as scouting exploit 😉

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

I prefer to develop my own steward skill, and have my brother lead his own party. That skill is too easy to increase, it's basically free levels.

@ofrenic Жыл бұрын

Just make sure you've all the food types and you'll get like 3 steward every day passively

@LCInfantry Жыл бұрын

If you snow ball early… then you can snowball early

@grantcapps8022 Жыл бұрын

After almost 50 hours, I just realized you have to assign your steward, engineer, etc. thank you!

@kittycatcat6962 Жыл бұрын

I have played for awhile beaten a few no death runs... I'm a little burn out so now I'm playing a sandbox no death not birth age 50 run... It's incredible it's casual it's honestly an amazing little break, in just few hours of non grinding gameplay my personal Steward was over 100, I'm ten intelligence and 5 endurance for smithing.. Which I haven't even started I might not even smith this game it's wild.. Super casual super fun

@Flesson19 Жыл бұрын

Well done Hal U da man

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

Thanks, man!

@KCCOmug Жыл бұрын

This video came out just in time for my Battanian Raider build. Only have points in non combat areas. High Charm, Scouting, and rougery. The prison break tactic worked like a charm. Was a lot of fun dashing to towns between the Western and Southern Empires to break out their prisoners. Just make sure you have a healthy treasury.

@gghanoj3679 Жыл бұрын

I love your tutorials and playthroughs so much! Keep doing what you are doing!

@Roman-zc8gf Жыл бұрын

God that bit about dungeons being always full hit me hard. At the stage of my latest playthrough where I'm nabbing lords all the time and I just want to lock them up to make the war effort just a bit easier for my faction, but everywhere I go has a dungeons stuffed full of recruits and other chaff units.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

I think that's been fixed. When I was about to finish the video, I needed footage of a full dungeon, but all of them were empty, so I reused a clip from before.

@anubisftn Жыл бұрын

Always glad to see your stuff. Great content as always! Thanks for sharing!

@gamejunkie4035 Жыл бұрын

With this tutorial I started the Wildwood Mercenary Company. (WWMC for short). Used a few mods like Wood Elves for troops and Fourberie for more Bandit/mercenary gameplay. But in general this Tutorial started a great campaign for me. Thanks Hal. 💯

@StratPlays Жыл бұрын

Great guide bro! I'm so glad they buffed roguery in the last few patches - it's no longer a meme skill :D

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

I can't remember a time when Roguery wasn't useful... then again, I haven't used it that long, I mostly focused on trading.

@eduardokiryu5456 Жыл бұрын

Amazing guide: light hearted, funny and very educational

@kaloyanradkov8962 Жыл бұрын

Halcy always makes the best quality content for Bannerlord!

@blazenetic Жыл бұрын

High quality everything! Great video, thank you.

@joshuabecton4746 Жыл бұрын

For prison breaks, I use a Short Sword. The smaller length makes it much easier to use in busting out those bloody lords.

@CoolGuyVerm Жыл бұрын

I have a playthrough of a battanian Mercanry atm. I haven’t had this much fun with the game in a while! Using mainly blunt weapons for prisoners to ransom.

@TheRealDaneBramage Жыл бұрын

Great stuff! You never disappoint.

@Raymond670 Жыл бұрын

I am glad to of found your guides. I might not play the game but it is entertaining to watch you. Keep going. 😊

@SuperHankss Жыл бұрын

You treat us well, thanks for all the great vids

@Jeezusknight Жыл бұрын

I love playing as a Mercenary, the roguery aspect is something I should get more involved in. Good vid for explaining that side of things as it can be hard to find as a newer player.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

It's specifically designed to help new players, which is why I repeated things stated in my previous videos.

@KingCrab6572 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video man! Entertaining and informative! Subbed!

@lootingluna8500 Жыл бұрын

pretty please delve back into series, I came across this video and decided to watch the bandit series and the trader series, absolutely amazing, love them both

@ceesdiele9758 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for you super entertaining and informative guide 💯

@dawnstar9811 Жыл бұрын

I have been searching or new vids from you. Thanks for the content

@daviddavidson505 Жыл бұрын

I'll give you this, you always find a way to make everything you do bandit-flavored.

@krisfskyrm Жыл бұрын

I always get 8 endurance first and by the time you half max those you can’t get another two endurance from smith and athletics to get to 10. Then all the leveled points you get can go into whatever else ya want.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

10 Endurance is a bit overkill... you can max everything at just 8. The only attribute I need at 10 is Social, because Trade is the only skill that requires 300 levels, whereas all the others get their final perk at 275.

@relent1344 Жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion yeah, but 8 attribute points and 5 skill points mean 302, there is no need to invest 10 points in anything, but endurance cause athletics bonus is huge if reach 330 (i think a bonus of 28% more health). Awesome video @Halcylion.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

@@relent1344 10 points into an attribute also lowers the grind, so that's a bonus.

@PeterParker-ye5gd Жыл бұрын

As a mercenary I go village to village forcing to give recruits it lets you attack and it replinishes your losses. Look for enemy partys/ armies also for even more boosts.

@Gutenburg100 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget to hire troops that use maces instead of swords, axes, and polearms. This way you capture all enemies you attack instead of killing them. More people you can recruit and more people you can sell.

@PeterParker-ye5gd Жыл бұрын

@@Gutenburg100 very good point there.

@inkslingerdrew Жыл бұрын

crazy good info, good editing, good script, solid vid.

@kurtschmidt5005 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome, love your guides!!!!

@JayTraversJT Жыл бұрын

24:06 Just marking this gem for myself. Great vid btw!

@dylanxo689 Жыл бұрын

Very nice tutorial guide and funny commentary as hell😂 well done please make more!

@arbleizbzh7672 5 ай бұрын

Great video! I love the sense of humor. I smashed that Subscribe button so hard, I broke my mouse and my finger. Thank you!!

@philjohnson1744 Жыл бұрын

Always love to see a new Hal vid.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

Always glad to deliver!

@daodasbrot4817 10 ай бұрын

great video, will keep this for my second playthrough :-)

@shinrapresident7010 9 ай бұрын

''How does loaning money work?'' - Master of Coin, Lord Bronn of Highgarden

@TimG84 Жыл бұрын

Loved this guide thank you

@maxb4690 Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was looking for!

@paulydude8753 Жыл бұрын

I am loving playing as a merc. No towns or castles to look after. Just killing and looting. I have not tried with roguery yet though.

@braden-vv6mr Жыл бұрын

I have literally been binge watching like all of your videos i discovered along time ago with your kingdom come videos now that bannerlord is on consoles i get to watch and learn and laugh my ass off your fantastic!

@steam-SMOKEY Жыл бұрын

Appreciate this, really helpful 👌 🙏

@Big_Baby_Jesus Жыл бұрын

Best guide ive found thank you

@blank4227 Жыл бұрын

my favorite activity, you must continue!

@Daman3tm Ай бұрын

Subscribed for that tiny Killdozer reference. Marvin Heemeyer truly is the last true American hero

@sovietbear1917 Жыл бұрын

Hal's the best!

@gatsunoir Жыл бұрын

great guide !

@kylekelly1167 Жыл бұрын

I noticed if I limit the waves to 4. The loot I got from defending a city from 1k troops was trash. So we might only get the loot from the last two waves. One might want to make a save before defending a city if you spawn too many troops in the stupid keep making all the troops stuck.

@atrixtussand2369 Жыл бұрын

The trick that you pull with quest Trouble with Brigands i discovered couple days ago by pure chance. I wasn't aiming on recruiting them but...since they soiled their pants i said, why not. Oh how i was surprised when i saw that this way i do 2 birds with one stone. Even better if you can combo it with "Gang leader needs recruits" quest. Or as an alternative if your roster is full. You can capture them all instead recruiting and than just hop to the village with the "Landowner needs manual laborers" and reap extra profit from that too. Best thing is the more you circulate them though your roster the more Leadership skill you get.

@SuperPope69 Жыл бұрын

Over 500 hours in, didn't really learn anything but this was just super entertaining

@murk336 Жыл бұрын

I like to use being a merc mid game to keep the factions that are getting too powerful in check. for example, the western empire will seem to absolutely annihilate everyone if I’m not careful, for 4 campaigns straight, they expand at ridiculous efficiency.

@badxradxandy 4 ай бұрын

Just got this game in 2024, put 120 hrs into it and this is a great guide. Thank you.

@SickLiq Жыл бұрын

Great vid, man. Shit's funny as hell. Useful too.

@Victor-dm4qv Жыл бұрын

I don't play this game, perhaps I will someday, but I enjoy watching these videos, even the guides. Maybe its the silky smooth voice that Halcylion possesses.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

You're too kind. :)

@awuza7045 Жыл бұрын

Did not know mercs could be so profitable, thank you mate

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

Technically speaking, it's the raiding part that's profitable. Mercenary contracts just allow you to do it legally. :)

@awuza7045 Жыл бұрын

I love me some calradic legal loopholes

@King-me Жыл бұрын

The wisest words in this video were said at 0:20 -Sun Tzu

@morgan258 Жыл бұрын

I like your videos a lot : )

@scottjuhnke6825 Жыл бұрын

Liked and subscribed.

@Hmcg27 5 ай бұрын

Thank you❤

@pendantblade6361 Жыл бұрын

A Halcylion video a day keeps the bandits away.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

Only because you guys are becoming better bandits and other gangs know better than to mess with you.

@frankrizzo7746 Жыл бұрын

you are great dude

@WilliamsAlexander4 Жыл бұрын

Very nice

@thisguyagain7857 Жыл бұрын

I just started my first campaign play through I'm playing it Nobel. All ready can't wait for the second playthrough because I'm going straight villain.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

I'm currently nearing the end of my villain playthrough... I can't wait to play as a noble myself. :)

@bigmike8917 Жыл бұрын

more please mr Halylion *cheer*

@teddyspaghetti2858 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos, just wanted to ask if you've ever tried the Realstic Battle Mod?

@vaspia19 Жыл бұрын

nice job

@papashmerda_3527 Жыл бұрын

I fux with yah 👍 subscribed… smoking a fat bowl while watching this video hits right 💨✊🏽

@BracownReclidobo Жыл бұрын

Doth my eyes deceive me?!?!?! HAL!!!!!!! Love your videos sir.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

After decades of not posting.... A guide finally emerges.

@BracownReclidobo Жыл бұрын

2nd comment time.... Another absolute banger Hal. So well done!

@Themattster97 Жыл бұрын

I pressed like before the video ended! You can’t tell me nothin!

@MoontasticoSonata Жыл бұрын

"Do I need to keep drilling it into your heads?" 13:10 Man, that killed me laughing xDD

@ChristiaanHunter 11 ай бұрын

thanks :)

@Fernando-qk9fd Жыл бұрын

Hi, you mentioned a prision break guide. I cannot find it and i have watched most of your videos. I love the trader playthrough so much. Prision breaks I cannot consistently win, and I win almost all tournaments and solo villages.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

I didn't make a "prison break guide", I simply talked about prison breaks in my Rogue Trader Build Guide. And even then, I didn't really go in-depth about the subject. Just equip some good equipment and try to cheese the enemies in doorways or around corners, if you're not quite good at shieldless combat.

@Fernando-qk9fd Жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion thanks so much for the quick reply :)

@Ealdorman_of_Mercia Жыл бұрын

Hi May I ask you a question, great video by the way. When you prepare such a video, do you write then read the script or do you just speak over the video?

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

I first organize my thoughts into a script, then I record the audio, and finally I edit the video to make sure that what's on screen matches the narration.

@chengkuoklee5734 Жыл бұрын

I'm trying a mercenary build now focus in cunning. Because I'm suck in battle and want to make things fast, I chose to focus a lot on tactics. To my shock I'm pretty sure Tactic experience gain has been greatly nerfed. Luckily, with full 275 scouting + plus full calvary I'm able to outrun everybody.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

I've noticed that tactics levels up the fastest when you abandon soldiers to escape from an enemy. Of course, you'll be known as the most cowardly man in Calradia, but people just don't understand your big brain.

@chengkuoklee5734 Жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion my previous play few months back I able to level up tactic without abandoning my people, something is not right this official release.

@shelovessugar9950 Жыл бұрын

Nice 👍

@bram7703 Жыл бұрын

I’m on PS5. Could you make a beginner guide for troop commanding to fight against the odds, especially against them damn horse archers.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

Hmm... I could do something with minimal editing in 1-2 days. It's something you actually see in this video, but takes too long to explain in a single comment.

@bram7703 Жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion Thank you. It will not only help us beginning players on console but I’m sure it will also help people on PC. I keep losing battles as the enemy has more men or they have horse archers.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

@@bram7703 Until my video is done, it's best to avoid fighting armies that have more soldiers than you.

@bram7703 Жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion not my choice 😅 I have a bad habit of…let’s say, pissing off everyone in Calradia. I play as a bandit.

@talosisoursavior3061 Жыл бұрын

@@bram7703 it really depends on what your composition is and how good your troops are. in general, dealing with horse archers requires either your own cavalry or a bunch of archers, with ideally some infantry to block their arrows. dealing with larger armies usually requires you to have better quality troops, as there is only so much you can do with better tactics. However, I'd recommend putting your archers in an elevated position with infantry in a shield wall in front of them, as it allows them to outrange other archers, shoot over the heads of your infantry, and prevents enemy cavalry from getting too much momentum since they would have to go uphill. you can also put your own cavalry on the wings to block the enemy cavalry from charging your archers. meanwhile, their infantry will run into yours and if you are outnumbered, you need your archers to take them out while your own infantry just tries to survive.

@Gutenburg100 Жыл бұрын

Is it better to start the game traveling on foot rather than riding or riding first and then traveling on foot? Always feel so slow when I get dehorsed and it takes me forever to increase my athletic skill.

@TheTurbanatore Жыл бұрын

Ok fine, I will like

@archimidis1527 Жыл бұрын

Comment just for the Algorithm. We need to help this awesome man

@Downerfunk Жыл бұрын

lol @ the dancers around the sorcerer table (Conan Exiles)

@demoulius1529 6 ай бұрын

I have to try the PMC life some time..

@Max-vh9eh 10 ай бұрын

Amazing video thank you

@benwilliams3539 Жыл бұрын

Can kingdoms declare war on you as an individual clan when you get fiefs? I was merc, then left so i could go capture a couple revel cities, but my clan level is still too low to create a kingsom. Can people declare war on me because i have fiefs or am i safe from wars because im not a kingdom?

@jackburton2653 7 ай бұрын

Killdozer callout means instant Like!

@combatraptor4592 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! I plan on doing a pure mercenary play through next but I was wondering something, if I leave a kingdom as a mercenary, I can rejoin that kingdom as a mercenary again later right?

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

You can join, leave and rejoin as many times as you want with no consequence. But if an enemy catches you, you're not allowed to leave until the battle is concluded.

@combatraptor4592 Жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion That makes sense, thanks for the information!

@hugolima9576 Жыл бұрын

How can I rescue prisoners? When I talk with then I don’t see any option

@MrKained123 Жыл бұрын

Paha, this is funny. You remind me of KillianExperience ahaha

@agroplode9680 Жыл бұрын

Partner in Crime is like the old Merry Men at 275. It was stupidly strong back then but at least it was at 275, I have no idea why they reintroduced it at 150. Bandits are by far the most fun to run, add some peasants and you got a little revolution going on. I just pretend that Bandits are really the old people of Calradia that the Empire had crushed. Just like from the Dragon Banner story.

@agroplode9680 Жыл бұрын

Metallurgy 225 from Engineering gives "looted items are very unlikely to get negative modifiers". I found some Bannerlordperks info from 1.7.0 patch that claims its 80% less. And Eng seem to level quite fast now. I get lots of normal items but also many positive modifiers that sell for extra Denars.

@JayTraversJT Жыл бұрын

How does Smuggler Connections Increase profits?

@n.kosters4757 Жыл бұрын

I really wish u could build and upgrade your own bandit hideouts And take over the underworld of the cities getting your influence in form of rumors And ability to send assassins Being able to play as a Crimeboss / spymaster / robin hood

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

There's a mod for that. Fourberie. It's even on the steam workshop, assuming, of course, you don't play on console.

@barcibus Жыл бұрын

Their flight instinct is no longer removed

@imnobody9065 Жыл бұрын

Can you show the best perk build for becoming a mercenary?

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

I suppose I could, and maybe I will make such a video at some point... but as I've said in the intro, you don't need a perfectly optimized build to be a merc. Just grab Roguery for the loot, and then do whatever you want. There's no wrong way to play this game.

@ferenctoka Жыл бұрын

Can we keep up this 25% view/like ratio? Hal deserves it.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

Don't worry about ratios, just watch and if it helped, click a button. :)

@defas2204 Жыл бұрын

4:15 ah yes, the kill dozer.

@Karpesh Жыл бұрын

good work sir, thanks

@nicholasbluemke8801 Жыл бұрын

On console where can I get the armor from the 3rd most right part on the thumbnail?

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

Not sure about the helmet, I spawned that in with cheat mode. Everything else my character is wearing can be purchased from imperial towns. Decorated imperial boots, decorated imperial gloves, decorated legionary mail and caped leather harness. I may be wrong with the names, but I can't verify for now. I'll edit the comment once I'm 100% sure.

@leontierney1301 Жыл бұрын

0:20 how did u get your sigil colors like that?

@doommaker8287 Жыл бұрын

Me and my army of forest bandits like to raid a kingdoms Food supply villages then siege the towns until they starve

@Bingliuau 10 ай бұрын

i used to use the night runner, but then i found nighttime is much shorter than daytime and night speed is slower. can that 5% wins 2% for a full day?

@Halcylion 10 ай бұрын

For pure travelling, the speed increase is exactly the same. But I'd rather have 5% move speed for a shorter amount of time, because it's like a sprint. If I struggle to catch an enemy party because my speed is slightly below theirs, then I can definitely do it a night, when they slow down significantly due to the darkness, and I have a bigger speed advantage.

@kameronbednarz8331 Жыл бұрын

You can be a merc and still own fiefs but you have to wait for a rebellion or siege a town after another army failed to besiege said town and swoop in when the defense is weak

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

As far as I know, if you have a fief and try to join a faction as mercenary, you'll get a message saying that "fief owners can't be mercs"... and if you're already a merc, towns that you capture during your employment go to your employers. I tested this some time ago, but maybe things have changed, and I need to test it again.

@kameronbednarz8331 Жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion that is very much true but you don't want to be in a contact when this happens. If you take a weak fief from a faction you can claim it as yours and not be in a kingdom or a faction but you had better be ready to pay for peace with said faction. Then after that it's all yours, also because your not a kingdom other kingdoms cannot start a war with you but you always can if you want.

@duetopersonalreasonsaaaaaa Жыл бұрын

Great! Now make a guide on how to make myself raid villages even though it hurts my feel feels.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

Don't raid villages, it's a waste of time. Raid caravans instead.

@jv1023 Ай бұрын

1.2 Raider guide pls

@chengkuoklee5734 Жыл бұрын

Three months later I'm going to have trading empire playthrough. I want to know how many caravans my family can have after 20 years.

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

If you want to reach trade 300, put 10 points into social as soon as possible. I tried maximizing my skill with just 8 points into social, and while that is possible.... it's an extremely long grind.

@chengkuoklee5734 Жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion No, I'm not going for that. I just want to know how many families I can have in a vanilla game and sending most of them as caravan. It's going to be pacifist no war build. Ok, maybe a little to capture rebel city