Sturgia Unit Guide: Troops Ranked Worst to Best (UPDATED)

[@italianspartacus]

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[@bandaid6550]

I took your advice and started using the Druzhniks dismounted. I use them like dragoons, riding them to good positions, then dismounting them to hold. They do a phenomenal job as mobile infantry.

[@d3v3ga]

I think that was absolutely right. I tried to lead them to the archer line and charged them. When the infantry line got confused where to go I dismounted them and they chomped through the stragglers while the rest of the forces were confused on the shield wall. I know they could have done just as well on the horse but they take alot of pressure off the shield wall if they aren't running around trying to do their cycle charge thing

[@d3v3ga]

I looked up definition of dragoon. Yes... that's the what they are

[@bandaid6550]

@@d3v3ga I don't even charge them in on horseback, except on occasion. Engage the enemy with the main body, ride them around to a flank, dismount, then use them to roll up the enemy on foot. My dedicated cav are good for the other role, but the horses keep the Druzhniks out of the way of arrows before moving them in. They're like a deepstrike unit I can move quickly to any location I need them.

[@arne1881]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make these guides! I'm still at the RP stage so i'm not big into min/maxing yet, but its good to get an idea of how good each unit is. The base game does not do a good job relying this information to the new players sadly. And there are ALOT of unitts haha

[@italianspartacus]

Thanks so much brother!! :)

[@curtthehurt9262]

I am currently doing a Harald Hadrada playthrough as a Sturgia Merc to the Southern empire. Pure melee party as a Vanguard and we are crushing it. 💪

[@zoanth4]

I'm doing all melee sturgian shock formations, dear lord it works well when I join into a battle and my 150 men just ravage the field as I act as a 2nd line and cav mop up

[@davefekete7187]

You won't last long! as i Attila The Hun! the ruler of the Khuzait's will flank your troops then appears somewhere else...all while you and yours troops are getting rained down by arrows you don't even see or know where it's coming from...🔥🔥🔥

[@curtthehurt9262]

@@zoanth4 the carnage that is ensued is just so much fun. It's like a wrecking ball

[@curtthehurt9262]

@@davefekete7187 Square formation Cavalry and the huge shields just absorb the arrows

[@davefekete7187]

@@curtthehurt9262 oh no my friend you fell for the bait i lured you out and now you see far in the horizon a massive army of Dark khan's, and Dark Khan guards approaching you...;)

[@thebiglebrowski3695]

They seriously need to turn the Sturgian noble line into an infrantry unit. A Sturgian Huscarl or something would be a much better choice than yet another cav choice.

[@zoanth4]

They have a mod that makes an alt path for druzniks to be a huskarl unit instead. I forget the name of the mod but it adds tons of mercs and makes several alternative units like vlandian longbowmen and imperial racial elite cav archers similar to cataphracts

[@brandondavis7777]

Nah.

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

You can dismount them.

[@karatekan2182]

Why? They are outstanding dismounted, and the horse makes them faster on the campaign map. Huscarls were historically mounted infantry… they rode to battle and fought on foot.

[@thebiglebrowski3695]

@@karatekan2182 Because there is not noble infantry. There are three separate Noble Cavalry lines. It is better for diversity of troops for the Sturgians to have standout infantry. Huscarls were just an example (nord huscarls were the warband equivalent). They can call them Sturgian Ponies for all I care ... I just want a noble infantry troop aha.

[@Sarge430]

I love where the Sturgian military is now. They are my favorite to use in game. I never feel like I am lacking when leading an army of Vikings into battle and stomping on people.

[@Neformalis]

I would like to advocate for axes. When you are bunched up in big ball of anger in middle of battlefield, shorter weapon is handier + they are good vs shields, specially if captain has right skills for that.

[@Vik74794]

I found that when it becomes a clash of infantry lines the heavy axeman destroys the infantry line.

[@gerogero2011]

I prefer Axeman as main body of infantry... In infantry clash it can destroy enemy line faster than sword char

[@dracosh6618]

Zh in Druzhinnik sounds like [ʒ] in "casual". Dru-zhin-nik. Druzhina was a personal army of Early Rus' lords. In most cases Druzhinniki was a best friends or even relatives of lord, so they was really loyal to him.

[@jayalstem]

I use these guides every time I play through bannerlord. Thanks!

[@orangef3802]

Love your videos! As you said, Druz GREATLY outshine their counterparts during sieges. In a 1v1 comparison, yes, the Druz are a little lacking. But simply surviving a battle has MAJOR ramifications. I know when I played as Vlandia, it stung whenever I saw Banner Knight die during a seige, and it happened often. They're just not suited for ground combat. Then I played a campaign as Sturgia. I rarely lost a single Druz champion. Economically, the Druz take the W if you often siege a castle.

[@zachariahkeehn2607]

The only two changes I would make too the Sturgia would be; A) make the druzhinik champion a foot soldier and/or have the troop tree split into Sturgian Huscarls (redistribution of skills into 2 handed, 1 handed and athletics) also the Huscarl would require 2 handed axe or possibly a poleaxe. The druzhinik champions (less athletics more riding) B) Have the Sturgian Veteran Bowman given a longbow. From a lore perspective it makes more sense since to hunt large game (mammals in cold climate are typically large) you would need a bow that could bring down large elk/moose

[@tamasbecs3725]

The Sturgian shield wall is the best. An amazing sight...

[@cadenvanvalkenburg6718]

Not to a Vlandian player. The heavy spearman is the bane of my cavalry

[@TheSturgian]

​@@cadenvanvalkenburg6718 Ikr, Sturgia is always the worst nightmare of a Vlandian army. That 300+ men infantry line always stops cavalry. Then the killfeed becomes all green.

[@JermTheGiant]

Love the videos as a new console player, super informative.

[@italianspartacus]

Glad you like them brother!

[@jonathannilsson8482]

I very much feel like they should split the noble lines in two like they have done for the elite infantry. The earlier parts of the noble line are nords, Varyag being the Rus name for Viking. You should have the option of going for even stronger nord style infantry and actually have huscarls, or to go for the heavy cavalry in the Druznik (which to my understanding is the Rus name for companion which were the elite bodyguard unit of the warlord/ruler in the Kievan Rus empire).

[@MiraMosty]

Druzhina, were elite warriors, handpicked by princes they served, they were often second born noble sons, or bastards or just talented soldiers.

[@jackjenkins5056]

I wish there was an easier way to separate the trooptypes when in the prep phase of the battle, it feels a lot like luck getting them apart

[@trevormilliner8121]

I like druzinik. I like the idea of a dragoon style unit anyway. Also pairing them with the raider works well as support. You already talked about how the spearmen and axemen work better together. I think this is the same situation.

[@josstroeven2380]

thanks for the vid sparty, been playing since day one beta and even following the changes as they came along you still teach me something every time.

[@Flesson19]

Well done my friend

[@LyonExodus]

Hey Spartacus i need to correct you on the "multiple templates" mechanic because it doesn't work randomly. When a unit is generated it is usually given 1 template (generally template 1), then any unit after that one will receive "the next" template in sequential order. Once all templates have been given out it will repeat. So, out of 100 units with 2 templates there will always be a 50/50 split, no randomness. And out of 100 units with 3 templates there will always be a 34/33/33 Split. Just one thing to consider going forward. if you want to see it for yourself just load up some custom battles and count the units.

[@italianspartacus]

Oh shit! I was told it was a random split! Thanks so much for keeping me honest here man!!

[@EricSchmidtke]

"Before Mongol invasion of Rus' in the 13th century, a Prince would be accompanied by his Druzhina, a small retinue of heavy cavalry,[5] who would often fight dismounted (eq. Battle on the Ice). Massively heavy armor was used, mostly Scandinavian-style.[6] However, these squads, as a rule, did not exceed the number of several hundred men, and were unsuitable for united actions under a single command.[7]" fonte: Wikipedia

[@karatekan2182]

I gotta say dude, I really don’t get your opinion on swords. I’ve always found them terrible on infantry, they are too long and slow, and the AI is too dumb to use the range advantage. Best weapons I’ve found were short and fast as possible with a big shield

[@italianspartacus]

You aren't wrong, but something about the way the new AI works, the swords seem to work a lot better because the AI doesn't PUSH into each other like it did before - they maintain a line of battle. In a lot of my testing, axes seem to expose themselves while maces - still exposing themselves - get more damage on target (that's my assumption based off the fact that maces seem to result in more kills). the swords keep the infantry relatively "in line" whenever i do custom battle testing

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

yup I hate the armor changes, now swords (especially one handed) are pretty useless and suck. Deal so little damage even with very high skill and the best swords

[@karatekan2182]

@@italianspartacus I haven’t seen it, but I’ll try giving it a closer look. And I love your content, btw, minor differences of opinion aside

[@joey2765]

Depends on how you play. I be doing the most damage with swords cause I always swing and hit accurately with it

[@savagejt2546iuih]

Did custom battle 100 axemen vs 100 spearmen F1 f3 axemen win everytime

[@semzz7769]

We need a thorough guide of batanea next

[@YuriiTemnikov]

An interesting moment - the sturgian heroic line breaker in close combat (I launched random battles with 100/150 units on each side) usually defeats the Fian champions, who are essentially a fusion of top archers and top shock troops. But a heroic line breaker in melee will usually defeat them, even though they are not elite troops. But the sturgian horse raider is an absolute counter unit against the Fian champions. Even if the Fians are shooting. Especially if the Fians are shooting. In a random battle, the same fians (like herioc line breakers) simply destroy the top units of the game - elite cataphracts. But against the raiders - no chance. Raiders (I think, like any mounted skirmisher with a shield) are literally their bane. Due to the fact that the skirmishers first prefer to circle around the crowd and throw spears at it, they avoid getting bogged down in the crowd, where the Fians would quickly kill them. Raiders' shields almost always protect them from stray arrows while they are throwing their javelin. And these javelins simply mow down the Fians - the remaining ones are simply finished off, because there is no longer a crowd and the horsemen do not get stuck in it, and the AI for the spear on horseback works better than that of the infantry, so the Fians are extremely rarely able to hit the horsemen when they attack .

[@Dat_Scrub]

Tbh the fact the Noble line are mounted makes em better Since they are literally heavy infantry they need driven to their location Along with the bonuses you get from having cavalry in terms of inventory and speed It’s just like….2 inputs you gotta make to have em go from a cannon ball being shot across the battlefield to being the walking explosion

[@joshuamumma6162]

I doubt it’ll happen because we are now in full release but they really should just make the Sturgian noble line entirely infantry, makes more sense with the rest of their army and would make it really unique, Fian Champion is the ONLY non cavalry noble line

[@republicrising2128]

Looking forward to your.Asrai one

[@wilfredwayne7139]

I've wiped them out they roam like bandits now I'm gonna wait till every clan has deserted and then kill the sultan.

[@airigone1257]

Don't axes do more damage to shields? I'd take that trade off

[@angrybeard9942]

Great video as always.

[@teambellavsteamalice]

I agree an infantry noble would be awesome. Or increase athletics, lower riding, replace the coachable lance and shield with a two handed and one handed polearm (maul and axe?) and add throwing for a unique "mobile infantry" unit that fits well with the rest of the roster. I think Sturgians could use a crossbowman instead of archer, then one stack of bolts is enough and with a shield and one-handed they could be the worst ranged unit but make up with being a decent infantry. Overall I think the best distinctiveness of the armies could be having Empire and Sturgia have lots of armor, but Sturgia with more athletics (+30 across the board) not be as slow. Battania could have weaker armor but also have high athletics, making them squishy but the fastest. With Vlandia average athletics and armor I'd have Khuzait and Aserai lower on athletics, a trade-off with higher riding, throwing or other skill.

[@KT559]

Axes and javelins with the shield breaker perk. Fuck all them shields.

[@nasir6r996]

Srsly Get fukt, legionary

[@nics129]

Hi, can you also do a review on the outlaws units compare to troops in a similar tier and such? Like all those bandits/sea raiders

[@ColtNomad]

I would love this as well. Most in depth guides I've found since picking up the game a couple weeks ago

[@KRRooga66]

I've never played the first BL, I just started playing and this guide has been very helpful cuz I was on the sturg struggle bus lol

[@garrettwebb271]

I feel like if the T5 bowman were any better though that Sturgia would just romplestomp. I tend to try and use them as close range fire support that can be put on hold fire/charge to assist the frontline. Since much of Sturgian infantry has throwable ranged options if they were any better there would be so much ranged shield pressure that it would trivialize the sturgian niche of a slow shielded aggressive advance and favor a passive shielded turtle play style that’s boring.

[@vietnguyenhoang5795]

Sturgian archers are not terrible,their skills is pretty much comparable to non noble archers of the realm.What really makes them terrible is the bow.Nordic Shortbows are the worst at range(excuse me,throwing weapons range?).If you could fix that,Veteran Bowmans will be my top notch of non noble archer line(they have pretty decent one handed) Also the reason mameluke palace guards got stomped is by their dps,they got such a big axe and that's the problem(too slow)

[@YuriiTemnikov]

The weak bows of the Sturgs were sacrificed for balance - in fact, the Slavs had powerful composite bows, which were not inferior in power to the composite eastern bows. Maybe even more powerful - there is an old Russian measure of length "perestrel" - about 225 meters. Indicates the length of an aimed shot from a bow. That is, this was the average shot distance. Therefore, if you give the Sturgs powerful bows with a claim to historicity, the balance will simply go to hell. But, in fact, even such a bow is enough for Sturges to cause trouble for anyone, and thanks to their good armor, one of the best of all archers, they are quite tenacious.

[@ishadowscorpioni2852]

Reviewing B.A.R.D would also be good since people would probably download those too haha just because the vanilla stuff can be either bad or broken XD

[@fendelphi]

The thing I like about the Druzhinnik Champion is that it will still beat up most low-mid tier units(including enemy cav), while also being an actual asset in sieges, rather than a liability. If an enemy gets hit by a couched lance, it is dead, no matter if the cavalry has 170 polearm or 260 polearm. Other Noble Cavalry will win the cavalry duel, sure, but that is why you have your heavy infantry anyway. Both Heroic Linebreakers and Heavy Spearmen will eat Banner Knight and Cataphracts for breakfast. Also, in terms of cavalry duels, I would say that the Khuzait noble line wins anyway, because they will kill off the riders/horses before the opponent can get close enough to deal good damage. The Druzhinnik Champion will still hammer down enemy infantry and distrupt enemy formations, and will be able to keep up in sieges. If it was a pure infantry line, it would actively compete with both your Heavy Spearmen, Heavy Axemen and Heroic Linebreakers.

[@TheNorseAmerican]

Sturgia’s noble line should be 1h and sheild plus 2 h axe on foot imo

[@Alex-rn8vu]

I've not been playing long(week or two) but a mix of the high tier infantry and enough calvary to break up enemy charges and enemy lines, mix in some battanian archers but not even that needed, and I'm liking it so far

[@Majber]

Please consider reviewing units from B.A.R.D. - Bannerlord Armies ReDone - All-in-One mod. It should offer great balanced units.

[@IreliAmBad]

Everyone talking about giving Sturgia a noble infantry unit but you made it seem like their noble unit already is an infantry unit. If the developers intend for the sturgian nobels to dismount, that feels super engaging, unique and thematically consistent to me. I also feel like its probably nessecary for them to have a decent cavalry unit considering they start next to Khuzait and would get absolutely dumpstered if they had a purely infantry roster.

[@Oshidashi]

How do you place the Brigands in their own unit? I'm fairly sure the game does not allow you to place specific units of the same class in specific groups. Which is funny for a game that has the majority of its mechanics focussed on the specific strengths of specific units. But if there like the video says is a way to do it, I'd really love to learn it!

[@alexandernelson477]

One thing I like about throwing axes is they destroy shields rather quickly. Or they can knock people off horses

[@KusuriyaV]

The Champions are so odd. I was running an army with fians and banner knights only and was getting to the point in the game where I couldn't replace my lost banner knights. I bolster my lost cavalry with the Champions. Sometime later I notice my banner knights and other cavalry units dying off but the only unit refusing to die are the Champions! They might not be as great as the banner knights, but they have the survivability factor which makes them really good. Their ability to convert into infantry when dismounted is an added bonus.

[@KusuriyaV]

I would like an infantry noble line, but we might get one through expansions if some rumors are true.

[@boblee8069]

The druznik as a infantry would be awesome

[@anthonyernst999]

Disnount

[@Originalchili]

​@@anthonyernst999yea but they don't get infantry buffs

[@silverknight876]

@@OriginalchiliYea but by the time you dismount them all that should really be left is pincer attacking what’s left of the enemy army

[@lukemadison4550]

The best infantry composition I’ve found with sturgia worked out to be almost exactly 1/3 heavy spear 1/3 heavy axe men and 1/3 line breakers (either works) I have yet to find anything in the game beyond khuzit horse archer spam that can even put a dent into that comp after about 80 infantry is added to the party

[@criscris428]

yeah I don't use the noble line of sturgia as cavalry... my trick with them is bring them somewhere then flank the enemy as infantry. but only go in when the actions are really going hard or maybe go decimate the archers.

[@fallenangel4813]

Honestly I’ve always dismounted my Raiders and Druzhinnik with my infantry (all which are line breakers) recently I’ve started using them along side the Fiann and Khan Gaurd and I rip armys apart 😌

[@darthragnarok7085]

New to mount & blade but after watching several of your vids i feel like i should try it out. The only cultures that seem interesting to me are Sturgia and Battania. Id like to run an army of spearmen,linebreakers and fian archers only. Any tips on how to do this? Should i start as battania or sturgia?

[@ragnarulfhediin6606]

I'm actually doing this right now I'm currently using Sturgian spearmen with Linebreakers as infantry strugian horsemen then Battiania archer I suggest when you start you Start with archers until you get 40 of them then you build up from there 20 archers at start is pretty strong at end game I hold 400 troops alone i use 100 archers 200 infantry 100 horsemen sometimes I drop horsemen for more archers for a 150 to 50 ratio

[@andersalkjaer4745]

I'm so glad the infantry has their own rock paper scissors strats. Shield and sword Beats archers Two handed beat Sword and shield Archer beat Two handed

[@JasperKlijndijk]

Bandit unit guide! I love to recruit bandits in my army (cinematic)

[@shirtlessviking9225]

how can you dismount only the druzhinnicks? and not the raiders

[@jaybiddy955]

Currently in the northern empire but all my fiefs are former sturgian so I needed this 😂

[@그림고어]

I love Sturgia ❤️

[@plaguedoct0r]

I'd like to know what you think the best homogeneous army is

[@AllyMonsters]

For auto battles or simulated battles (battles done without entering the combat map, aka the send troops command) the Empire for sure. Sturgia is second from the new update. Aserai being third as of the new update. For player battles, or battles that you enter the combat map; the Khuzaits. For infantry only Battanians.

[@andreascj73]

I must admit, I have never played Sturgia or really used any of its troops, beyond the elite line when I can convert sea raiders, and even then I prefer any other kind.

[@renimusmaximus]

Wait, don't the Battanians have a mounted throwing unit as well?

[@kaspersteiermark115]

Does the unit themself know When to use a spear vs horses, and the 1 hand vs other infantry?

[@Dwimerytguy]

Anyone knows how to split units depending on type? I want one inf unit of Spearmen to form a shieldwall and second one made only of line breakers to flank, but i cannot do that, all infrantry is mixed with each other. i remember it was possible in the past, did that change?

[@creamychoclatelobsterwarri979]

Create a new infantry to command, click the plus and put prioritize polearms and your spearman will go there

[@pursuantace3716]

How do you properly break units apart. I have tried with the by preference. However it has not been useful. For instance I want a shock infantry formation for my two handers. But it doesn't separate them properly.

[@creamychoclatelobsterwarri979]

Create a new infantry to command, click the plus and put prioritize polearms and your spearman will go there But not 2h

[@airigone1257]

How do you micro manage the troops????

[@SafetyFooT]

Anyone know if all the numbers and stats translate to the consul release?

[@JoshuaJames604]

I cant believe they removed the feature to make custom groups. Am I missing something??

[@albertogarciadelacruzbarre8350]

Talking about the brigands it has to be said that the horse armor is shit and that make them vulnerable in the battlefield. Also they only have 1 stack of throwing weapons so they gonna be out of ammo pretty soon, having to go melee and then dying because the horse is really weak, and their melee weapons are not so great.

[@teambellavsteamalice]

Good approach comparing each to their competition, nice guide. I'd probably discuss tier 2&3 and 4&5 at the same time and consider you having a 50-50 mix, or judge an entire line and compare 20 20 30 30 mixes. Or reverse the evaluation and instead advice your all-stars composition. A low tier would mean you'd go out of your way to recruit similar troops elsewhere and high tier would mean an army staple. An added advantage of this approach would be you can advise new players what to do with shield and shock troops, and how to decide to get more or less cav and ranged. You can then have these videos on a mostly Sturgian, Battanian, etc armies. Then you can have friendly KZbinrs shoot at them, evaluating the weak and good points and adding their opinions. The algorithm might love that! 😉 A minor tip, it possible to put the total or average armor on each unit, or does that take a lot of time to edit in?

[@KodiakBaby]

Battania troop guide plz my lord!

[@zodrickzheioh7318]

you keep talking about taking specific units out of formation, how do you do that these days, I know you used to just set them a group in the party screen but coming back I noticed you can't do that any more, so it forces me to split based on the unit type (infantry, archers, etc) and can't separate the individual types.

[@italianspartacus]

split by the type, then prioritize :) So you'd want say... infantry 1 to be heavy armor and shield and then infantry 2 (lets say it's formation V) to be throwing weapons. press the little + icon and you can prioritize!@

[@zodrickzheioh7318]

@@italianspartacus ah, fair enough, so it's still not super granular, so I couldn't put my Throwers with my archers by classing them in the same group, Just modify the percentages by leaning one group preferentially towards a specific type. So if I want my Wood Runners with my archers they need to be a hybrid archer infantry group with a preference for throwing weapons? but that still means that my Warriors who also have throwing axes are potentially going to get in there XD, honestly preferred the granularity of the old system. Thanks a bunch though!

[@Heemiez]

Overall I find it very hard for the Sturgians to perform. They're so far out of the way to recruit that I never even bother unless I'm socially doing a sturgia playthrough. I just feel like they're outclassed by every army in one way or another

[@Hjorth87]

Could be cool with a guide for composing a garrison for castle or town, in terms of tiers and types. I my campaign i hold Tyal and I have lumped way to many expensive soldiers into it. Also my 30 khans guards may play a role.... My daily economics are at - 1600 but trade and war more than makes up for it.

[@GunMedalGleam]

They made Veteran bowman just so fail compared too the rest. I would be willing too give up a quiver of arrows in ex change a shield. Let them join the shield wall after they exhaust there ammo. When you have crossbow troops mixed with regular bowman and put them in shield wall. The crossbow troops will put there shield up while the back lines of archers still fire. That style and uniqueness would make the veteran bowman viable.

[@radekplug]

there big boost hit sturgian heroic line breaker and was tested they kill everyting 500 vs 500 every infantry they win even vs 500 fians and 500 elite katafrakts with only 500 chan gaurd win this is for 1.0.0.1 of baner lord.

[@Morfo182]

ITS "DRU - ZHIN (more like J-sound, like in voyaGe , not z) - NICK" not druznick Drough-Jeanne-Nick it's from Russian midlle age history, means a member of the inner circle (friends, far relatives) of a noble FYI the lore here is a direct parallel to Kievan Rus' (midage Russia) which was mainly fighting The Golden Horde (Khuzait), and Livon order (Vlandia, sort of). And it was (as in the game also) really hard to predict- who will your next battle be with - mounted archers and light cavalry of the Horde, or heavy armored knights of the crusaders. So the logic here is to have something which will be suitable against both. The game actually translates real historical circumstances and material response really smart. Unfortunately suffering from the balancing necessity. Also mechanics of the game tend to equalize army sizes, whereas in real history some peoples took V by sheer numbers and overwhelming hit-and-run tactics (Horde-Khuzait, Mamluke-Arab), while others had technical superiority.

[@jameshilton8205]

The Druzhniik is definitely mobile infantry here's part of the problem they have no throwing axes and a high throwing skill it's just wasted. I agree on what you commented on make them a more powerful infantry force and also give them throwing axes then they would make more sense as a combative force.

[@Beefshutters]

Start petition- show TT we want it

[@italianspartacus]

My TTs!?

[@Beefshutters]

TW* ahaha

[@Yoda_UA]

Nice video. One nitpicky thing from my side: Calling Druzhinnik *DruZnick* Ah, pain in my ears :) It should be more like Droo + jin + nick (there is double *n* and *zh* is more like *j* without *d* part). As for the unit itself. Gameplaywise i agree with you but for RP it makes sense to have them mounted. Because judging by name itself Devs definitely took inspiration of Sturgia in Kyivan Rus (on which vikings and Byzantium were big influences).

[@italianspartacus]

Spasibo bratan!! I have been struggling with the pronunciation on this as I've heard it's Nick vs Neek At the end! The Droo-jin part is huge too. This is huge for me. And yes! Pulls directly from Kievan Rus in that sort of high Rurikid dynasty!

[@Paulunatr]

My favorite army comp these days is a core of Sturgian Heavy Spearmen for a strong shield line backed by Imp Menavs and Battanian Fians and Wildlings, plus a smattering of cavalry for me to toodle around with personally. I could do better if I diversified and micro'd more, but keeping it simple is much easier on my smooth brain. Those Sturgian shield walls are so damn strong. The only thing holding Sturgia back at this point is deployment; they have enough strong- or best-in-class units to contend with any other nation on the battlefield, and the emphasis on infantry makes them considerably cheaper and more convenient to field. The sticking point is that the Sturgian territory just hamstrings the poor stupid AI too harshly. The Revyl peninsula seems to be a trap for AI parties, and the constant snow makes everything so much worse.

[@zackrywest5301]

Give the druzinik champions the best two handed axe and massive two handed skills then watch them go to work.

[@chriswenger2737]

Heavy axman is op when defending a city

[@zoanth4]

The mod that gives mercenary berserker at the tavern, allows you to make huskarls as a alternate pattern to druzniksand allows the skirmisher brigands to path off to an alternative tier 5 light infantry is AWESOME! I forget the name but it adds them for all races. It also adds niche female units and some pretty cool mercs. It also adds a "north guard" merc unit, which is modeled after the varangian guard but wears imperial gear as a sturgian unit

[@matthewpawluk3251]

Anyone know this mod?

[@kaspersteiermark115]

I seem to recall the archers from sturgia where shit back in the day

[@thewolfpack8878]

Imperial Legionnaires will win any battle they are hands down the best with the right tactics nothing can beat them

[@SkyForceOne2]

laughs in aserai tier 5 units

[@stormcall92]

Dam Sturgians

[@daveyj44]

Am I wrong for pronouncing it “sturGEEin”

[@stever4128]

🤘

[@CdeMoraes]

Mr.chicken bannerlord has a video testing cav, and the Druzhnik perform really well, better than banner knights.

[@wolfsomething]

" its unfortunately quite shit.."

[@Beer_viking]

So sturgia sucks, great just great

[@teratokomi8731]

hearing you mispronounce sturgia every 5 seconds is so cringe...

[@italianspartacus]

You'll live. it's a made up word :) thanks for watching!

[@evalationx2649]

I love Sturgia culture wise, but they are garbage in this game. I pretty much go ahead and accept that their homeland is going to be divided between the Khuzaits and Vlandians within 3 years of game time. They just don't have time to train up their troops passed the soldier tier and woodsman tier. It's such a shame too, because I'm a huge simp for the Norse culture. But I'm also tired of wasting my playthroughs trying to keep them alive as a faction. Also the Devs have a hard on for the Khuzaits for w/e reason, even if you play as them on the hardest difficulty you will never lose. If you lose as a Khuzait, you really suck ass. It's the noob faction.

[@brandondavis7777]

Ah, Sturgia, the only faction I really like in Bannerlords. Battania isn't bad, either. For some tree huggers.

[@saintjames1995]

For the Empire!

[@jacobcurliss9687]

Battanian armor really needs to be the lightest for their aesthetic to shine