Units are divided by the role that they fill - a balance of each type of role is generally recommended, although cavalry are generally more useful when the player is not expecting to engage in siege warfare, and archers are more useful when the player is, and making use of garrisons to switch units out can make this type of strategy more easily performed.
This article compares only the top-tier versions of each type of unit - generally, all units have less-trained versions of the same type, where the top-tier units are better equipped, more skilled, more durable, and more expensive, but functionally fill the same roles as their lower-tier versions.Įxcept in the early game, where unit costs can be prohibitive to a player who has yet to get a grasp on how to earn a steady income, players should try to upgrade their units up to their maximum tier as soon as they possibly can. Understanding the differences between the troops they can recruit and train, and how to command them to gain their fullest benefit, is the key to success as a military commander. In Mount&Blade, the player will generally rely upon their war party to carry fights that they and their companions alone would not be capable of handling.
