
Vlandian faction offers players 20% more XP from battles. The next Mount and Blade 2 faction to discuss is Vlandians. It also becomes very helpful when you start attacking castles and planning a siege on other towns and castles. The next faction, Empire, is very good and helpful in late game when you have plenty of castles and towns to progress and defend. The faster speed of these horsemen is also much more crucial if you plan to establish your army on mainly riders and cavalry. Khuzaits allow your cavalry to be faster and it does play an important role in helping your army overpower other forces. Now we come down to the three higher and better factions. This faction will allow you to manage your trading empire quite easily and smoothly. So unless you are planning to be limited to these ares, these factions are not much helpful.Īserai faction is very useful if you are planning to play as a merchant to build and support your army.


They are helpful in pulling off ambushes in the areas of their respective areas of advantage. Neither the whole map is snowy nor covered with forest. Looking at the bonuses, it is clear that the bonuses offered by Battanians and Sturgians are not very practical for all the areas of the game. Battanians – offers 10% less speed penalty from forests.

Khuzaits – offers 10% extra speed bonus to horsemen on campaign map.Aserai – caravans are 30% cheaper to build and 10% less trade penalty.Empire – offers 20% construction speed bonus to town projects, wall repair and siege engines.Sturgians – offers 20% less speed penalty from snow.Vlandian – offers 20% additional battle XP.With this let us discuss which faction will have the most impact on your journey in Bannerlord.īefore we get there, we need to know what factions are available and what buffs they provide.

Know that you are not stuck with this faction and can fight for others, but you will not receive their buffs. Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord Best Starting Faction This Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord Best Starting Faction will get you a buff that will help you out throughout the game. Mount and Blade 2 allows players to choose the cultural background of your character, which is determined by their faction.
