With the recent release of Mount & Blade 2 Bannerlord from Early Access comes a huge wave of new content. Players rejoice as their favorite game hits this giant milestone and with it comes new stuff to try out. The Mount & Blade series has always been a sleeper hit from their first few games and only recently came out big with the Bannerlord release back in 2020 with Early Access. Now that it’s the full release the devs added something that was already on the title but not in the game, Banners!
All Banner Tiers & Effects Guide For Mount & Blade 2 Bannerlord
If you know your classical era history you know that banners and standards were a big deal, especially for the Romans. These banners are held high up by banner men or standard bearers and are items of pride for the ones who made and hold them.
That’s why it’s a big deal if they lose a standard or banner to an enemy, since they lose a part of the unit’s identity.
In the game Bannerlord there are multiple banners you can get in the game, and each one of them gives different bonuses. Here are all the banners you can get in the game:
Increased Troop Movement Speed
- Banner of Desert Winds: Increased Troop Movement Speed by 5%.
- Banner of Shifting Sands: Increased Troop Movement Speed by 8%.
- Banner of Dust Devils: Increased Troop Movement Speed by 10%.
- Scout’s Flag: Increased Troop Movement Speed by 5%.
- Ranger’s Flag: Increased Troop Movement Speed by 8%.
- Strider’s Flag: Increased Troop Movement Speed by 10%.
Increased Mount Movement Speed
- Tug of the Roaming Horse: Increased Mount Movement Speed by 5%.
- Tug of the Boundless Horde: Increased Mount Movement Speed by 8%.
- Tug of the Endless Steppe: Increased Mount Movement Speed by 10%.
Increase Damage against Mounted Troops
- Dragon Banner: Increase Damage against Mounted Troops by 5%.
- Deer Bane Flag: Increased Damage Against Mounted Troops by 5%.
- Boar Bane Flag: Increased Damage Against Mounted Troops by 8%.
- Horse Bane Flag: Increased Damage Against Mounted Troops by 10%.
- Spear Bracing Banner: Increased Damage Against Mounted Troops by 5%.
- Spear Wall Banner: Increased Damage Against Mounted Troops by 8%.
- Pike Wall Banner: Increased Damage Against Mounted Troops by 10%.
Increased Damage Ranged Damage
- Archer’s Flag: Increased Damage Ranged Damage by 5%.
- Bowman’s Flag: Increased Damage Ranged Damage by 8%.
- Marksman’s Flag: Increased Damage Ranged Damage by 10%.
Increased Ranged Weapon Accuracy
- Banner of Faris’ Falcon: Increased Ranged Weapon Accuracy –4%.
- Banner of Emir’s Hawk: Increased Ranged Weapon Accuracy –6%.
- Banner of Sultan’s Eagle: Increased Ranged Weapon Accuracy –10%.
- Tug of Wooden Arrow: Increased Ranged Weapon Accuracy –4%.
- Tug of Bone Arrow: Increased Ranged Weapon Accuracy –6%.
- Tug of Whistling Arrow: Increased Ranged Weapon Accuracy –8%.
Decreased Taken Shield Damage
- Banner of Oaken Shields: Decreased Taken Shield Damage –10%.
- Banner of Iron Shields: Decreased Taken Shield Damage –15%
- Banner of Steel Shields: Decreased Taken Shield Damage –20%.
Decreased Taken Range Attack Damage
- Close Shields Banner: Decreased Taken Range Attack Damage –5%.
- Fulcum Standard: Decreased Taken Range Attack Damage –8%.
- Locked Shields Standard: Decreased Taken Range Attack Damage –10%.
- Phalanx Standard: Decreased Taken Range Attack Damage –5%.
- Shield Wall Standard: Decreased Taken Range Attack Damage –8%.
- Testudo Standard: Decreased Taken Range Attack Damage –10%.
Decreased Taken Melee Attack Damage
- Stone Banner: Decreased Taken Melee Attack Damage –5%.
- Iron Banner: Decreased Taken Melee Attack Damage –8%.
- Steel Banner: Decreased Taken Melee Attack Damage –10%.
Increased Charge Damage
- Banner of the Horseman: Increased Charge Damage by 10%.
- Banner of the Squire: Increased Charge Damage by 15%.
- Banner of the Knight: Increased Charge Damage by 20%.
Increased Melee Damage
- Standard of Fury: Increased Melee Damage by 5%.
- Standard of Rage: Increased Melee Damage by 8%.
- Standard of Wrath: Increased Melee Damage by 10%.
Decrease Morale Shock
- Standard of Duty: Decrease Morale Shock by –5%.
- Standard of Courage: Decrease Morale Shock by –8%.
- Standard of Discipline: Decrease Morale Shock by –10%.
Congratulations you now know all the new banners in Mount & Blade 2 Bannerlord, now go out there and try to get your favorite!
Many thanks to STAN Games & Tutorials for showing everyone what these banners are, if you need more information on the subject then go check their video out here: Bannerlord ALL BANNERS Tiers & Effects QUICK GUIDE – YouTube
You didn’t answer the one question I had about these: Do they stack? I now have several of quite a few of these flags, and I don’t know whether having multiples helps or if I should just sell the extras.
You can only have one banner per troop unit in battles so there is no way to stack or have multiple effects on the same unit. The extras are only needed if you plan on plitting larger formations into smaller units and want the same effect (e.g: you split 100 melee inf into 2 units of 50 with 2 heroes who have the 10% melee damage banner).