Light cavalry will have more chance of victory against their heavy counterparts.

Gorges: Just plains with some hills and bumps.

Place your archers/crossbowmen on any hills you find. Even the best Rhodok spearmen will find their party swarmed by horsemen.

Plains: Good for cavalry, bad for infantry.

Horses are completely immobile in water that covers their heads, though water this deep is not common.

When submerged in deep water, breathing is not needed. They can also be used as protection for archers because the river gives them more time to strike distant targets before they become a threat. Rivers can reduce the effectiveness of cavalry like Swadian Knights because it effectively stops charges. Hiding your troops in riverbeds make the enemy's archer/cavalry tactics useless, forcing them to come down and fight in close combat.

Rivers: These slow movement, and are good ambush spots for shock troopers like Nord Huscarls.

Dismount your knights when the battlefield is mountainous, and attract your enemies into deep rivers and slow them down. There are some mods that allow you to join any battle, including one between two enemies.Īt the end of the battle, you will receive the after action report which will tell you the casualties, allow you to take prisoners, and collect loot.ĭifferent terrain requires different tactics and formations. You can also join a battle already in progress between two other parties, but at least one of the parties must be either an ally or a neutral party and the other must be an enemy you cannot join a battle between two enemies. To start a battle you can attack the enemy or wait to be attacked.

This is the best way to engage in any battle because your presence can easily beat staggering odds.

The second option involves directly leading your troops in combat. This is highly unfavorable however, as the calculator the computer uses often inflicts 1:1 casualties on your troops no matter what their quality is.

One of your options is to allow your troops to attack without you, allowing the game to generate your losses and the enemies' losses until one side emerges the victor. They help you progress through the game by generating experience, money, renown, loot, prisoners, and can directly increase weapon proficiencies.īattles can be conducted in either of two ways: Battles are a large and frequent part of the Mount&Blade series.

Mount and blade warband proficiencies