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Best Party Leaders

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Best Party Leaders

Party Leader Skills & Perks

As with a governor, the usefulness of skills for a party leader will depend on what can of leader you want in a companion. You’ll find most perks for a party leader associated with Scouting, Tactics, Roguery and Leadership, but Charm, Trade, Steward and Medicine have a few to offer too. Take a look through the table below for a quick overview of which skills and perks might be best suited for the kind of party leader that you want to build in a companion.

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Skill Perk Effect Level
Scouting Water Diviner / Pathfinder 50% chance to increase clan’s relation with notable by 1 when you enter a village (once per day) 50
Scouting Unburdened Moving while overburdened gives +2 XP to all troops daily 100
Scouting Forced March Moving while party morale is higher than 75 gives +2 passive XP to all troops daily 100
Scouting Mounted Scouts Increase the party size limit by +5 150
Scouting Patrols Your party has 10% advantage in simulated battles against bandits 150
Scouting Foragers 15% reduction in disorganized state recovery duration 175
Scouting Beast Whisperer Increase carry capacity from pack animals by 10% 175
Scouting Village Network Trade penalty within villages of your faction is decreased by 10% 200
Scouting Rumour Network Trade Penalty within cities of your faction is decreased by 5% 200
Scouting Vantage Point Increase the prisoner size limit by +10 225
Scouting Keen Sight Prisoner lords are 50% less likely to escape from your party 225
Scouting Vanguard When attacking, your troops have 5% more damage in simulated battles 250
Scouting Rearguard Increase troop wounded recovery ratio by 20% while in army / 10% more damage in simulated battles defending siege camps 250
Tactics Tight Formations Your infantrymen deal 10% more damage to cavalry in simulations 25
Tactics Loose Formations Your infantrymen suffer 10% less damage by ranged troops in simulations 25
Tactics Asymmetrical Warfare Troops deal 10% more damage in simulations in snow and forest terrain 50
Tactics Proper Engagement Troops deal 5% more damage in simulations in open ground like plains, steppes, and desert terrains 50
Tactics Horde Leader +10 to party size 75
Tactics Small Unit Tactics +1 troop joins you when fighting in hideouts 75
Tactics Coaching 3% more damage bonus in all battle simulations 100
Tactics Law Keeper 10% more damage bonus in simulations against bandit parties 100
Tactics Swift Regroup You can escape from battles by leaving 50% less soldiers behind 125
Tactics Improviser Lose 25% fewer troops when breaking into and breaking out from a settlement under siege 125
Tactics Elite Reserves Tier 3+ troops suffer 20% less damage in simulations 200
Tactics Encirclement 5% more damage in simulations while outnumbering the enemy 200
Tactics Pre Battle Maneuvers If Tactics skill is greater than the enemy, gain bonus in simulations proportional to the difference 225
Tactics Counter Offensive 10% more damage when attacked in field battle simulations / 10% more damage when outnumbered in simulations 250
Roguery No Rest for the Wicked Bandit units in party gain XP 20% faster / Raiding is 5% faster 25
Roguery Sweet Talker Bandits are 20% easier to convince to leave in peace while bartering 25
Roguery Two Faced Convert bandit prisoners without suffering morale penalty 50
Roguery Know-How Defeated villagers and caravans give 5% more access to their inventory 75
Roguery In Best Light Villages of your clan recover 20% faster 75
Roguery Promises Bandit units in party consume 50% less food / Bandit prisoners can be recruited 30% faster 100
Roguery Slave Trader Increase prisoner limit by 20% 100
Roguery Smuggler Connections When you have any amount of criminal rating you suffer 50% less trade penalty 150
Roguery One of the Family Bandit units in your party have +10 to Vigor and Control skills 175
Roguery Salt the Earth When villagers comply with hostile actions, you gain 20% more access to the available resources 175
Roguery Ransom Broker Hero prisoners gain 25% faster deal from ransom broker and are 30% less likely to escape 200
Roguery Arms Dealer 20% decrease in sell price penalty for weapons 225
Charm Show Your Scars 20% more renown from battles 50
Charm Courtship Gain +1 influence per day for each allied lord party that are not currently in an army while waiting in same town 225
Charm Parade When you visit your own settlements they get a +5 loyalty bonus once per day 225
Leadership Combat Tips +2 XP per day to all troops in party / increase recruit level of units who share your culture 25
Leadership Raise the Meek +4 XP per day to tier 1-2 troops 25
Leadership Stout Defender Additional 8 morale at beginning of battles when defending / Increase rate of recruiting tier 4 - 6 prisoners by 50% 50
Leadership Fervent Attacker Additional 4 morale at beginning of battles when attacking / Increase rate of recruiting tier 1 - 3 prisoners by 50% 50
Leadership Authority Increase party size limit by +5 75
Leadership Loyalty and Honor Tier 3+ troops under command ignore retreat due to low morale / Convert non-bandit prisoners 30% faster 100
Leadership Presence Remove morale penalty for recruiting prisoners of your faction 125
Leadership Leader of the Masses Heroes generate shared experience 125
Leadership Veteran’s Respect Increase garrison size by 20 150
Leadership Citizen Militia Increased morale gain from victories by 20% 150
Leadership Uplifting Spirit Increase battle morale by 10 during siege assault and defence / Party size limit increased by 10 175
Leadership Make a Difference Archer troops generate 10% more shared experience 200
Leadership Lead by Example Increase rate of recruiting melee prisoners by 50% / Cavalry troops generate 10% more shared experience 200
Leadership Trusted Commander Increase rate of recruiting ranged prisoners by 50% / Troops experience gain while fighting in simulated battles increased by 20% 225
Leadership Great Leader Troops with same culture as party leader have their battle morale increased by 5 at the start of battle 225
Leadership We Pledge our Swords Each tier 6 troop increases party battle morale by 1, up to 10 at the start of battle 250
Leadership Ultimate Leader Every skill increase after 250 gives you +1 party size 275
Trade Appraiser 15% decrease in sell price penalty for equipment 25
Trade Whole Seller 15% decrease in sell price penalty for trade goods 25
Trade Content Trades Wage decreased by 50% while waiting in settlements 150
Trade Trickle Down Gain 1 relation with merchant notables if you buy more than 10000 gold worth of trade goods in a town 275
Steward Spartan No morale penalty from having single type of food 25
Steward Frugal Recruitment costs are reduced by 15% 25
Steward Paid in Promise Companion wages and recruitment fees are reduced by 25% 100
Medicine Sledges Increase the health of every mount in your party by 15 75
Medicine Fortitude Tonic Increase max health of other heroes in your party by 10 225

Best Party Leader Companions

The companion you choose as a party leader will depend on which skills you want them to invest in. We would recommend choosing a companion with high skill levels in Scouting, Tactics, Roguery, and Leadership, since these have the most Party Leader perks on offer, with the most relevance to combat situations. You won’t need to bother with a companion which has skills only in engineering, since there are no Parter Leader perks associated with that skill. From the list below, The Golden and The Silent have the best potential for combat effectiveness in a party leader.

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Companion Epithet Skill Specializations & Level
Blacktooth Scouting (60), Roguery (40), Charm (10)
Horsethief Scouting (100)
The Golden Tactics (100), Leadership (100)
The Healer Medicine (80)
The Huntress Scouting (100)
The Hyena Roguery (101)
The Prince Roguery (140)
The Silent Tactics (60), Leadership (60)
The Spicevendor Trade (100), Steward (100)
The Surgeon Medicine (80)
The Swift Roguery (100), Trade (80), Steward (80)

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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
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  • 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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