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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

How Banners Work in Bannerlord

By
Scott Peers

This page details everything you need to know about how the new banners system works in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. We’ll cover how to get banners, how to equip them, and the different types of banners, including their tiers.

How to Get Banners in Bannerlord

There are currently 45 banners available in Bannerlord, excluding the Dragon Banner which you can obtain by completing Assemble the Dragon Banner, and which grants you +5% increased damage against mounted troops. This isn’t a particularly special banner, but it does serve as a basic introduction to the banner system. The only way currently to obtain all of the other banners listed in the table below, is to loot them from the battlefield.

There’s a chance for each banner to drop from any battle that you fight. In general, the higher tier banners will drop from more difficult battles, and at present only AI nobles can wield tier I banners, clan leaders can wield tier II banners, and faction leaders can wield tier III banners. This means that you can expect to obtain a tier III banner only after defeating a faction leader on the battlefield, for example.

Although the AI has restrictions in terms of which type of character can wield specific types of banners, you don’t have to worry about this yourself. You can wield any tier of banner regardless of your position in Calradia, as can your companions in their role as captains.

How to Equip and Use Banners

Once you have a banner in your inventory, whether it’s the Dragon Banner from the associated quest, or one of the banners listed below after looting it from a battle, you’ll need to select it from your inventory and drag it to the empty banner slot located just beneath where you slot your weapons. After placing the banner there, it should appear next to your character as shown in the screenshot below. You can do the same for any of your companions, who will then wield the banner in battle. You can assign one of your companions as the leader (or captain) of a specific group of troops just before a battle. The group that they lead will then benefit from the effects of the banner, and one of the troops in the group will visibly carry the banner into battle.

If all troop members of a group which was carrying a banner fall, you can pick up the banner yourself to buff allies in your own group.

(1 of 4) You’ll find the slot for new banners just beneath the weapons slots.

All Banners, Tiers, and Effects

There are 15 types of banners currently available. These adjust base stats as percentages in various ways, such as increasing ranged damage, reducing received ranged damage, increasing melee damage against mounted troops, or increasing your movement speed, to list just a few examples. Each type of tier I banner has a tier II and tier III equivalent. For example, the tier II equivalent for the Archer’s Flag is the Bowman’s Flag, and the tier III equivalent is the Marksman’s Flag. Most of the banners increase the potency of their effects through the tiers ranging from 5%, to 8%, to 10%, although there are some exceptions as with the increased charge damage banners, which reach 20% at tier III with the Banner of the Knight.

If you want to obtain some of the higher tier banners, you’ll need to fight armies commanded by clan leaders or faction leaders.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    TaleWorlds Entertainment
  • Platforms,
    PC, Steam
  • Genre
    Action RPG, Sandbox, Strategy
  • Guide Release
    23 April 2020
  • Last Updated
    21 December 2022
    Version History
  • Guide Author
    Scott 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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