There are more troops in Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord than any player could imagine. From infantry to cavalry, you can get anything you want for your party.
With most troops also comes a special Troop Tree that showcases how far that troop will go with enough experience.
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Most players will always want to use the overpowered, tier 6 troops to do their bidding. However, how does one know which troops will even get to that level?
In this guide, we will explain exactly how Troop Trees work in Bannerlord, and we will list the best ones you can use to get the most versatile army in the game.
Table of contents
- What are Troop Trees in Bannerlord?
- How can you see your Troop Tree?
- All Troop Trees in Bannerlord
- What is the Best Troop Tree in Bannerlord
What are Troop Trees in Bannerlord?
Troop Trees are a way for Bannerlord to show players exactly which way their various troops can go.
Let’s say you have a normal peasant in your army. They will usually be a tier 0 troop. If you look through this peasant’s Troop Tree, you will see that at tier 2 you might have a choice between making them an archer or infantry unit.
With the help of the Troop Tree, you can see exactly where your flimsy peasant can get after a lot of experience, and you can start planning early what you want to do with them.
By using the Troop Tree, you will know exactly how your army is supposed to look in an in-game month or two, and you will know exactly what troops to recruit from villages and prisoners.
If you use the Troop Tree, you can also see various information about each troop, such as their equipment, tier, unit type (ranged, infantry, cavalry, or horse archer), and even required XP to get there.
How can you see your Troop Tree?
You can very easily access the Troop Trees of all the units in Bannerlord by following these steps:
- Press “N” on your keyboard.
- Select the “Troops” option.
- Click on any unit.
You will now see the whole Troop Tree of that unit.
Another quick way to check the Troop Tree of a unit in your party is to right-click them in your party menu. You will instantly access their whole Troop Tree in a second.
All Troop Trees in Bannerlord
There are a lot of Troop Trees in Bannerlord. The best way to figure them all out is to use the categories the game provides to separate them. We will name the Troop Trees based on the starting unit of the tree (the root).
Vlandian Troop Trees
- Vlandia Peasant
- Final Tiers – Ranged Crossbow, Infantry, and Cavalry
- Tier 5
- Vlandian Squire
- Final Tier – Cavalry
- Tier 6
- Sprout
- Final Tier – Ranged Bow
- Tier 4
- Boar Novice
- Final Tier – Ranged Crossbow
- Tier 4
Sturgian Troop Trees
- Sturgia Peasant
- Final Tiers – Ranged Bow, Infantry, and Cavalry
- Tier 5
- Sturgian Otrok
- Final Tier – Cavalry
- Tier 6
- Lake Rat Recruit
- Final Tier – Infantry
- Tier 4
Khuzait Troop Trees
- Khuzait Nomad
- Final Tiers – Ranged Bow, Infantry, Horse Archer, and Cavalry
- Tier 5
- Khuzait Noble’s Son
- Final Tier – Horse Archer
- Tier 6
- Karakhergit Nomad
- Final Tier – Horse Archer
- Tier 4
Empire Troop Trees
- Empire Peasant
- Final Tiers – Ranged Bow and Crossbow, Infantry, and Horse Archer
- Tier 5
- Imperial Vigla Recruit
- Final Tier – Cavalry
- Tier 6
- Spark
- Final Tier – Infantry
- Tier 4
- Recruit Eleftheroi
- Final Tier – Cavalry
- Tier 4
- Hastati
- Final Tier – Infantry
- Tier 4
- Hidden Pawn
- Final Tier – Infantry
- Tier 4
Battanian Troop Trees
- Battania Peasant
- Final Tiers – Infantry, and Cavalry
- Tier 5
- Battanian Highborn Youth
- Final Tier – Ranged Bow
- Tier 6
- Young Wolf
- Final Tier – Ranged Bow
- Tier 4
Aserai Troop Trees
- Aserai Peasant
- Final Tiers – Ranged Bow, Infantry, and Horse Archer
- Tier 5
- Aserai Youth
- Final Tier – Cavalry
- Tier 6
- Beni Zilal
- Final Tier – Cavalry
- Tier 4
- Jawwal Recruit
- Final Tier – Cavalry
- Tier 4
Mercenary Troop Trees
- Hired Spear
- Final Tiers – Ranged Crossbow and Infantry
- Tier 5
- Sellsword
- Final Tiers – Horse Archer and Infantry
- Tier 5
- Sisterhood Follower
- Final Tiers – Ranged Crossbow and Horse Archer
- Tier 5
Bandit Troop Trees
Bandit Troop Trees are individual for just one or two tiers, and then they evolve into one of the cultural trees. They can reach the highest tiers that their specific culture can.
- Bedouin Rover
- Turns into Aserai
- Hillman
- Turns into Vlandia
- Bushwacker
- Turns into Battania
- Looter
- Turns into Empire
- Steppe Bandit
- Turns into Khuzait
- Sea Raider
- Turns into Sturgia
What is the Best Troop Tree in Bannerlord
There are a lot of contestants for the best Troop Tree for Bannerlord, and rightfully so. If we were to choose which ones were the best, then the Vlandian and Empire Peasant trees would easily win.
The reason why these two are the best is that they are extremely balanced and can create a huge, quality army without having to rely on the special, Tier 6 trees.
That’s everything you need to know about the troops trees in Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord!
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