Most Powerful Infantry, Mount and Blade 2 Bannerlord

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Mount & Blade 2 : Bannerlord is the eagerly awaited sequel to the acclaimed medieval combat simulator and role-playing game Mount & Blade: Warband. Set 200 years before, it expands both the detailed fighting system and the world of Calradia. Bombard mountain fastnesses with siege engines, establish secret criminal empires in the back alleys of cities, or charge into the thick of chaotic battles in your quest for power.
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Which Is the Strongest Infantry in the Bannerlord

[@knightfraortis]

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[@O.LEO.N]

The Fian Champion is like the john wick of this game. Shoots from afar with deadly arrows and pulls out sword fighting skills at close range.

[@knightfraortis]

strongest unit in the game

[@harrytan5579]

@@knightfraortis Cavs are stronger than infantry. In my opinion, if the unit is used properly, the strongest unit is the khuzait khan's guard with their Glaive than can one-hit any unit and the ability for long range skirmish.

[@knightfraortis]

@@harrytan5579 yes, but the Khuzait guards are very weak in fortress siege and fortress defense battles. but Battania Fiyan champions dominate every battlefield

[@harrytan5579]

@@knightfraortis I won't say they are super weak, after all they are still decent archer with very high armor and a decent melee ability. But I do agree that Fiann champion delivers a lot more value on sieges.

[@RobertJones-vb2qi]

I still prefer the vlandian sharpshooters. I prefer the extended range of the crossbow units. Not a huge fan of 2handed units so it helps that the sharpshooters turn into essentially t4 heavy infantry once out of ammo

[@MrSedrack]

Everyone uses Sturgia wrong lol. The whole point of Sturgian infantry is the Shield Wall formation. 3 men deep or more preferably, stops Cav charges and destroys any infantry. I've won battles against enemies twice the number while using no cav at all. Its a defensive army. Set up near the reinforcement line with a shield wall and let them come to you.

[@knightfraortis]

I made a new video about it. information about it in part 2

[@AmericanGadfly]

Yeah i went through one day and tested it myself. Heavy axe sturgians demolished all other infantry. Just sucks they are so far away, i end up with imperials (who were easily the second best) because i dont want to spend 20 mins going across the map to get 5 troops

[@DinPoww23]

Put them in a square and archers either side, the infantry holds and takes little damage while archers hit enemy from behind as they attack square

[@misternibbles7426]

Yup then use the cav to run down the archers. Sturgia is useless with F1 F3 and forget.

[@daveraddy3119]

how do u counter horse cav spam?

[@nepnep1453]

The way which troop was determined to be better was not a very good way of testing. One vs 2,3,4,5,6 is not the best way to determine which troop is better, as most of the time the infantry will be in large groups of around at least 100 infantryman in either line, shield wall or square formation. Next time you test infantry you should do this instead.

[@knightfraortis]

hello, thanks for the suggestion. this is a limit and potential test. I'm talking about this in the bonus part of the video

[@klauslunde]

maybe 50 infantry

[@Invictus40k]

The Battanians have the most well rounded troops in the game I think, especially the Fian Champion. Guys can snipe troops way before they get close, and then when they're close enough, big sword time. Of course, Khuzait mounted archers are the strongest in the game. I regularly beat armies x3 my size with only 60 men

[@knightfraortis]

apply the same strategy as you. fian champion and mounted archers

[@jarlnils435]

A warband of 200 khuzait can beat 2000 aserai. It's crazy

[@vietnguyenhoang5795]

Yes,but you will need a really good mix of wildlings and oathsworn if you want to do well with local infantry.Either shoot up sturgians or hire some skolderbroda to solve that problem

[@niekesselbrugge1132]

@@jarlnils435i call the aserai “assflies” for a reason. They suck.

[@justinogle150]

i appreciate the time it took to edit and set up. i think it shows the ai react differently as well but the problem with a "best" is that the troops and factions are very situational so it varies. i think the green boy would have lasted another round on flat ground for example but not at all vs some horse boys

[@knightfraortis]

yes, I agree with you, I made a statement about this topic in the video. but people didn't notice it because I made the explanation towards the end of the video. infantry's strength and skills vary depending on the type of battle and the type of opposing army

[@melkorstormcrown6939]

The yellow boy did pretty good wasn't expecting that

[@MrLandShark55_55]

I think the legionary had a harder time with the recruits because of the mace they use, since blunt damage is better used on heavy armor. Edit: nevermind

[@antoniogivaldri5184]

Ah yes, the imperial legionary, one of the best infantry units, who even now, won't throw his god damn pilum, ffs!

[@ob1983]

Just an amazing video, I often wondered how a battle between single troops would play out 👍 thank you!

[@paulcambon5879]

Thank you for this video ! You’re the best !

[@knightfraortis]

You honor me with your positive comment. My sword and my armies will always be at your service

[@M3L0D3ATH]

Bad comparison man why choose the Sturgian with Spear when they have the best infantry in the Heavy axeman? Same shield but he has throwing javelins plus a better melee weapon when fighting infantry?

[@knightfraortis]

hello i am making another video for ax wielding infantry. I compared infantry with the same rank in the training tree

[@YuriiTemnikov]

Personally, I prefer the Sturgian heavy spearmen: - they have the best armor in the faction's military lineup (in fact, it seems like their chest armor is even better than that of druzhinnik - I don’t remember it from memory, but I can’t check it now); - they have both swords with high attack speed (which still do good damage and have a good length) and axes; - they cope equally well with both infantry and cavalry. Especially in the construction of a square (I hope it will be repaired back) or shield walls; - They don't have the problem of switching between ranged and melee weapons (when any unit with a thrown weapon is slow to change weapons when an enemy approaches and usually takes 1-2 hits before finally deciding to change weapons).

[@RobertJones-vb2qi]

Actually the spearman are the superior infantry atleast in terms of a meat shield for sturgia. Axemen don't have shoulders and the throwing axes don't make up for that in a heavy shield infantry fight. Besides I have archers or crossbow men to do ranged damage. I need my boys soaking not taking unnecessary fire trying to squeeze in a 15 damage throwing axe

[@vietnguyenhoang5795]

Macemans lacks a lot of range,hence why Vlandian Sergeant got out of the fight too early.They packs quite a punch and could crush everything but only if used in good range

[@knightfraortis]

One of the worst armored infantry in the game

[@vietnguyenhoang5795]

@@knightfraortis True.The only thing they are useful for is replacing pikemans,since their spears can brace(as long as I remember)

[@knightfraortis]

I don't know much about Vlandian infantry, I didn't use it for a long time

[@Sturmvalter]

Bro. Vlandia the best in cavalry and infatry. Vlandians should be used in an advance command with small line lenght shield wall formation. 2 lines deep max.

[@2138Dude]

Legionaries are the best cuz of big shields and armor. I use my inf mostly as a shield wall while my ranged and cav do the most killing. 2handed inf are good vs other inf, but they get anihilated by archers

[@Borgolii]

I love using sturgian linebreakers and rushing down the enemy infantry they definitely stay true to their name

[@thesenatetm1258]

just use your 2handers as shock troops and deploy them right behind your inf wall B), but dont get too much get like 10-20 depending on army size and they'll clean house too

[@MasterDracer]

My elite cataphracts destroying every unit in the game even when outnumbered. Only down side on them is that they cost the most I think cause for 100 cataphracts you need to pay at least 10k (apart from the costs of the horses)

[@thesenatetm1258]

@@MasterDracer well if you have money to do that, than anything would work lol

[@MasterDracer]

@@thesenatetm1258 I had 80k and I am now at 15k lmao they are definetly too expensive

[@vietnguyenhoang5795]

I don't know if Heavy Spearman or Heavy Axemen is better.The first one has 140 one handed,which is literally a buffed up legionary.The second one has throwing weapons,which is a balanced infantry

[@knightfraortis]

they are weaker in general power

[@vietnguyenhoang5795]

@@knightfraortis Heavy Spearman nearly got to the finals.What do you mean by"weaker in general power"?

[@Trgn]

It needs more samples to eliminate RNG effects. But this is a good reference experiment nonetheless

[@knightfraortis]

Yes, it is absolutely necessary to test thousands of times for a clear answer.

[@dawnstar9811]

Epic end very evenly matched

[@knightfraortis]

thank you lord

[@2_protects_the_1]

Fians is all you need, they cut cavalry charges, they clear other archers, they delete waves of infantry then they cleave through with the Highlander 2h broadsword. 80 fians will steamroll calradia.

[@mariusz5938]

If you've got enough cash to pay them all :V

[@2_protects_the_1]

@@mariusz5938 its not hard to make money my friend.

[@knightfraortis]

Sturgia infantry are unaffected by archers' attack

[@2_protects_the_1]

@@knightfraortis 60 arrows an archer, those shields will be rendered useless when the fian sword cracks it wide open then cleaves ranks away. the shields will have little to no hp after 30 arrows are in it.

[@knightfraortis]

@@2_protects_the_1 :D yes maybe i will test it. Thanks for the video idea.

[@floriangeyer8646]

Maybe the most powerful infantries are the friends we made along the way

[@knightfraortis]

We can't build an army of friends

[@RicardoSanchez-es5wl]

This is a good test but you should do each trial 3X at least to confirm your results are not a one-off or a fluke

[@knightfraortis]

Yes that's true. It can change.

[@RicardoSanchez-es5wl]

@@knightfraortis it was still an absolutely epic and entertaining video! So I hope I didn’t come off as criticizing the video :)

[@knightfraortis]

@@RicardoSanchez-es5wl hahaha of course no. But it's perfectly normal to criticize. Comments are there for people to express their opinions. positive or negative:)

[@knightfraortis]

@@RicardoSanchez-es5wl And thank you for your support

[@vietnguyenhoang5795]

You forgot the heavy axeman

[@heroedetrescorazones]

Muy bueno el vídeo 👌

[@knightfraortis]

very nice comment

[@algallontheobserver3780]

The way the video is structured and the narrator's voice remind me of the old Discovery channel documentaries. Fun watch thought, keep up the good work!

[@SickLiq]

LOL. I was just about to type out a comment about how I think I heard this guy on the History channel or someplace. Maybe it was Discovery.

[@knightfraortis]

thank you for your support, my lord

[@edharkness]

Your Imperial Legionary is armed with a mace, not a sword which seems to be an oversight. The A.I. need reach. He is at a massive disadvantage.

[@knightfraortis]

Yes definitely but he doesn't use any other weapon (in this mode)

[@vietnguyenhoang5795]

Damn,if only Heavy Spearmans got throwing weapons.....

[@knightfraortis]

I guess this game wouldn't be balanced 😁

[@TheSturgian]

Heavy Axeman used to be jav inf, but it was nerfed down to throwing axes + armour nerf.

[@Onii_Chan184]

take into account of who's the captain.

[@harrytan5579]

These are far from the most powerful infantry since you are not including the more powerful infantry type: shock infantry. The testing method is also questionable since you rarely see units fight one on one and can be heavily influenced by random rolls. 30 v 30 is a more accurate size( more entertaining and easier to see the "health bar" as well).

[@knightfraortis]

Hello, thank you for your consideration. At the end of this limit test video, I said that the strength of the infantry may vary depending on the type of battle.

[@vietnguyenhoang5795]

Shock troops are classified as something else.This is frontline infantry testing

[@harrytan5579]

@@vietnguyenhoang5795 If you read the titles, is's "most powerful infantry" not frontline infantry. And your statement is also not true according to the game. But the KZbinr has uploaded another video covering shock infantry.

[@wofuljac]

That's a nice head you have on your shoulders!

[@knightfraortis]

You can use it to drink wine

[@theultimateogrelord2783]

could u do this for the RBM mnod as well?

[@knightfraortis]

I don't fully understand what you want.

[@lastbrave1983]

Great vid my freind. Love it❤

[@knightfraortis]

can you subscribe ♥️

[@sano0311]

Vlandia and Empire has best overal military. Easiest is Empire because they got three factions and most time they are fighting everyone else and you can recruit same units in all three empire factions.

[@knightfraortis]

yes it is a good kingdom to start but after the middle game the Vlandian army is getting weaker and weaker. In the late game, I usually prefer to use an army of Battania Fiyan champions and Khuzait mounted archers.

[@IIIJG52]

@@knightfraortis why is it getting weaker ?

[@Ironsides21]

He does know that sturgia has 2 infantrymen right and he only uses the heavy spearman

[@knightfraortis]

I made another video for the 2nd infantry

[@justinius2170]

The hitpoints of all units need to be doubled or tripled to make it realistic

[@knightfraortis]

thanks for your suggestion

[@justinius2170]

@@knightfraortis Referring to the game creators themselves, not you bud. The battles in the game are so fast. We read in history about hours of fighting, these are over in 1 minute in many cases, in my experience as well as what I see online

[@knightfraortis]

@@justinius2170 yes, but the armies are very small here. The wars you mentioned are wars where at least 10 thousand people fought. though, the game is lacking in this regard, on the battlefield everything ends very quickly and very quickly

[@SpartanTx22]

@@knightfraortis Realistic Battle Mod my friend.

[@Elzimbabwe.]

@@justinius2170 there's a couple mods that can help with this, HP from Level (each levels gives hp for everybody), Improved Combat AI (the AI is more skilled and makes elites soldiers better fighters), Realistic Battle Mod (use the AI module, the combat module sucks), Battle Regeneration (put the health regen at 0.05 because it's 1 by default and it's too fast). I use all of them and the battles are so much better and longer it's not even close. I hope this helps.

[@johngaelnox5447]

Wait, I think that you made a mistake, the infantry of battania is the oathsworn

[@knightfraortis]

he is at a lower level in skill points

[@johngaelnox5447]

@@knightfraortis oh interesting, thanks 👍

[@lastbrave1983]

Aserai❤

[@cc-bk3tx]

Underrated chads

[@aimworkin]

Caldaria?

[@Mortjep9531]

not a great comparison video as there are tons of variables not taken into account: The recruits will have a random chance to stagger depending on their damage and will be more likely to stagger with two handen non-spear weapons. every test had random recruits whihc meant that some had a much easier time shrugging off damage and not getting staggered. The initial test where not done multiple times to find a reliable pattern or statistic, all just one and done. the second tests where only done 3 times, which is typically not enough to establish a pattern. the terrain was not the same on all fights.

[@knightfraortis]

Yes it is true but the video would be too long. I tested it multiple times but the result was generally the same

[@LCInfantry]

I feel like a second grader made this

[@knightfraortis]

thanks for your review

[@knightfraortis]

And considering your comment, I understand that you didn't process until the end of the video. The functionality of infantry depends on the battle, I made a long explanation about it in the video

[@mahiravncal3677]

best aserai

[@MultiLorenzo15]

Love this game my preferer i play on xbox one

[@knightfraortis]

I suggest you try it on pc. Thank you for your comment

[@user-wh8mb7tm2g]

​@@knightfraortisits the exact same

[@nocthemedic2951]

That vlandian sarg was pretty pathetic

[@LaPierrefr]

why you don't use RTS camera ?

[@knightfraortis]

I'm having trouble installing mods and the game crashes

[@LaPierrefr]

@@knightfraortis okay ^^

[@JBrander]

The best infantries are the ones that look the coolest.

[@knightfraortis]

It's you

[@sunnyd9321]

The narration sounds like text-to-speech lol

[@hohohoaaa2262]

cause it is

[@logancopper3385]

What a weird way to test unit efficacy. The dynamic that will determine a unit's effectiveness is determined in a large skein or shield wall, not 1v4ing peasants lol

[@knightfraortis]

The functionality of the infantry varies according to the war, I mentioned this in the video. this is a limit test

[@icant7073]

How are you doing that weapon swing at 12:43

[@Altair282]

I think it's X

[@icant7073]

@@Altair282 no it's not, I know the function of X is to use the weapon on different mode, for example if you have pike if you press x it will go phalanx formation and will stab all charging enemy if you aim it right. That is the function of X, I wonder how he does that cool rotation javelin before throw

[@Altair282]

@@icant7073 yes X is to change weapon mode, try it with a javelin and the javelin will function like a spear Try it

[@knightfraortis]

I quickly press x Key

[@MultiLorenzo15]

💙

[@etcetc2478]

Nice

[@mrtango1824]

why no sturgian heavy axeman?

[@Altair282]

Because the spearman is better

[@knightfraortis]

The spear is stronger

[@graf3934]

вландия огонь

[@zyfryth]

last tier aserai units are impressive, but keep in mind that their first 3 tiers of units are the garbage of the universe...

[@knightfraortis]

Yes, I agree

[@Hello-od1xq]

wait what about Battanian infantry, arent they super good?

[@Altair282]

No

[@Hello-od1xq]

@@Altair282 O really?

[@Altair282]

@@Hello-od1xq yeah but they got much better on the latest update

[@Hello-od1xq]

@@Altair282 Ah i see i dont really play bannerlord anymore I just remember they had great archers.

[@Altair282]

@@Hello-od1xq yes their archers are the best in the game, but their infantry and cavalry sucked. But as i said the infantry got much better as for the cavalry they still suck

[@bahadirmukan]

Man you gotta use heavy axeman, not spearman.

[@knightfraortis]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2apo3RjhpyKpdU

[@DestroyerOfOgis]

Sturgian Heroic Line Breakers 💪

[@jason200912]

Lol you found the best duelist but there is close to no dueling in bannerlord other than tournaments. It's a war game, not a dark souls 1 v 1

[@Dirk_Daring]

in this game it doesn't matter how many strong units you have, only the number counts, the more you have the stronger you are

[@Altair282]

I would like to see you say the same thing while having an army of 1 thousand bitanian mounted skirmisher against 250 fian champion😪

[@knightfraortis]

If you have Fian champion archers, it doesn't matter how many times the enemy army outnumbers you.

[@Dirk_Daring]

@@Altair282 I'll try

[@Altair282]

@@Dirk_Daring so Did you try it?

[@Dirk_Daring]

@@Altair282 i tried 200 imperial legionaries vs. 100 battanian and the empire won, tried 250 battanian and 500 imperial legionaries and again empire won

[@zizougz4405]

Let's go aserai 🐪 🗡️

[@Zacsa]

Vlandian???

[@knightfraortis]

Yes, I was very surprised too. But the best infantry against the cavalry in the game is definitely the Vlandian infantry.

[@jason200912]

T4 falxman can wipe out all of them

[@knightfraortis]

If you're talking about recruits, yes. But they can't win against the infantry here

[@ExperiencePlayers]

@@knightfraortis Under certain circumstances they can, which ist really astonishing for t4 units, test it! In general, two-handers became significantly better against shield infantry.

[@knightfraortis]

@@ExperiencePlayers Infantry with two-handed weapons is strong against infantry using shields, but very vulnerable to infantry with shields using ranged throwing weapons

[@ExperiencePlayers]

@@knightfraortis legitimate point, but a few flying axes won't stop them! :D

[@knightfraortis]

@@ExperiencePlayers Tell the Aserai and Sturgia infantry 🤪

[@keremesen2066]

Mount blade 2 made by turks

[@knightfraortis]

Yes

[@eldeebcampeador]

Aserai is king, baby.

[@raja2850]

By cheating. Everyone was spread out.

[@abloodvessel2750]

How do you have such big battle sizes how do i make it like that?

[@knightfraortis]

realistic battle size mod

[@abloodvessel2750]

@@knightfraortis is it on steam workshop

[@knightfraortis]

Type Bannerlord Vortex mod into Google. You can find this mod on the website that comes up.

[@davidklaus9133]

1:54 that dont count he fight like an absolute idiot from 13 attacks he hits with 2 or 3 lol what did the AI there? Its ridicoules

[@knightfraortis]

I think he trusted the Armor he used too much 😂