Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord guide – Skills, perks, and leveling

Endurance attribute skills

Riding – increased by exploring map with as much speed as possible and fighting on horseback; improves mount speed, maneuverability, and usable mount types

Note: While some Riding perks help with movement speed, there’s a different method of increasing your campaign map movement speed and inventory capacity.

Level 25:

• Vigorous – +6% horse HP

Level 50:

• Spare Arrows – +3 arrows in quivers when starting a battle on horseback
• Spare Throwing Weapon – +1 throwing weapon quantity when starting a battle on horseback

Level 75:

• Squires – +2 party size; party member effect
• Sharpshooter – +15% accuracy while on horseback

Level 100:

• Mounted Archer – -10% penalty when using ranged weapons while on horseback
• Cavalry – -10% penalty when meleeing while on horseback

Level 125:

• Bow Expert – use any bow while on horseback
• Crossbow Expert – use any crossbow while on horseback

Level 150:

• Horse Grooming – +50% production for horse farms

Level 175:

• Conroi – +4 party size; party member effect

Level 200:

• Trampler – +50% charge damage

Level 225:

• Iron Steed – -50% chance that a horse is lamed when wounded

Level 250:

• Filled To Brim – +20 carrying capacity for pack animals; party member effect

Level 275:

• Nomadic Traditions – +30% mounted unit speed; party member effect

Athletics – increased when you fight and move around the map while on foot; improves running speed

Note: While some Athletics perks help with movement speed, there’s a different method of increasing your campaign map movement speed and inventory capacity.

Level 25:

• Extra Arrows – +2 arrows in quivers when starting a battle on foot
• Extra Throwing Weapon – +1 throwing weapon quantity when starting a battle on foot

Level 50:

• Close Quarters Training – +2 melee damage on foot
• Ranged Training – +2 ranged damage on foot

Level 75:

• Endurance – +4% HP
• Dexterous – +3% movement speed

Level 100:

• Powerkick – higher kick damage

Level 125:

• In Good Shape – +2% HP for foot soldiers; party member effect

Level 150:

• Furious Speed – +10% speed for foot soldiers; party member effect

Level 175:

• Salt the Wound – extra damage when you’re at half of your max HP

Level 200:

• Unburdened – lower penalty when over-encumbered; party member effect

Level 225:

• Peak Form – +10% HP

Level 250:

• Spartan – -5% party food consumption and wages; party member effect

Level 275:

• Mighty Blow – bashes and kicks knock enemies down

Smithing – increased by using the smithy to create weapons, refine materials, and smelt old equipment; improves capability to smith more difficult weapons

Note: There are a few tidbits to remember when you’re crafting items to increase your skill level.

Level 25:

• Efficient Iron Maker – 1:3 iron ore into crude iron
• Efficient Charcoal Maker – 1:2 hardwood into charcoal

Level 50:

• Steel Maker – 2:1 iron into steel; +1 crude iron as by-product
• Curious Smelter – +100% rate of learning new designs when smelting

Level 75:

• Steel Maker II – 2:1 steel into fine steel; +1 crude iron as by-product
• Curious Smith – +100% rate of learning new designs when smithing

Level 100:

• Steel Maker III – 2:1 fine steel into Thamaskene steel; +1 crude iron as by-product
• Experienced Smith – +10% chance to craft “fine” weapon if difficulty requirements are met

Level 125:

• Practical Refiner – -50% stamina spent when refining
• Practical Smelter – -50% stamina spent when smelting

Level 150:

• Vigorous Smith – +1 Vigor
• Strong Smith – +1 Strength

Level 175:

• Practical Smith – -50% stamina spent when smithing
• Artisan Smith – -50% penalty when trading smithed weapons

Level 200:

• Master Smith – +10% chance to craft “masterwork” weapon if difficulty requirements are met

Level 225:

• Enduring Smith – +1 Endurance
• Fencer Smith +1 focus points to One-Handed and Two-Handed skills

Level 250:

• Sharpened Edge – +2% cut damage for crafted weapons
• Sharpened Tip – 2% thrust damage for crafted weapons

Level 275:

• Legendary Smith – +5% chance to craft “legendary” weapon if difficulty requirements are met; increased by an extra 1% for every point above 300