Mercenary units... WHich are the best, the worst and which are your favourite?

[Isdanil]

Guys, so, i was wondering... We have lots and lots of mercenary units with diverse stats, usage and gold efficiency, I am interested in your opinions.

For me, the best goes probably to Voland and his Venators, just for the fact that it provides you with additional cavalry unit to field (and not have to build a knight order castle). Republican guard goes a close second.

As for the worst, i am not sure... maybe Anaconda and her Amazons for being generally problematic to fit into army composition. Close second for me are Knights of Origo, they are more than twice the cost of empire swordsmen for only a marginal upgrade in combat performance.

As for my favourite, i like the Lost legion or Braganza Besiegers for their style, unit models and general flexibility.

I am interested in your opinions :-)

[wassabi]

im not trying to be a douche but http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...ercenaries-pls

[Isdanil]

im not trying to be a douche but http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...ercenaries-pls

Oh snap, sorry for asking he same question among others more than 2 years later, with different people visiting the forum. I will see myself out...

[Himster]

Voland's Venators are the best.
The most useful, best price, generally they get the best kills and as knights are quite hard to come by in the Empire and even harder outside the Empire they are almost essential.

Morgan Bernhardt and his Grudgebringers are brilliant too: almost a whole faction to themselves, the ultimate mercenaries for outside the Empire and pretty damn good inside the empire. Cannons and cavalry are just so damned hand, but need so many buildings and need to be in a big city, having them available as mercs is just awesome.

[Isdanil]

Voland's Venators are the best.
The most useful, best price, generally they get the best kills and as knights are quite hard to come by in the Empire and even harder outside the Empire they are almost essential.

Morgan Bernhardt and his Grudgebringers are brilliant too: almost a whole faction to themselves, the ultimate mercenaries for outside the Empire and pretty damn good inside the empire. Cannons and cavalry are just so damned hand, but need so many buildings and need to be in a big city, having them available as mercs is just awesome.

Its strange people prefer Grudgebringers citing their cannons as the main reason, yet i have never heard of anyone liking Bronzino :-D

[WhiffOfGrapeshot]

I think them being a whole mini-faction is more of the reason than just cannons. Most mercs you get 1 unit type, which may or may not work very well with your play style and faction. Grudgebringers, though, bring so much, you could make a whole stack of just Grudgebringer units and they'd be a decently well rounded army. Probably not your single most powerful stack, but nice and fluffy for a reinforcing army when facing Archaon or Grimgor's stacks.

[Kahvipannu]

Wasn't there some talks that that will change with next version? You can't recruit new units with the mercs, but you can re-train them, or something like that. But yeah, Grudgebringers are quite fantastic.

[Isdanil]

Wasn't there some talks that that will change with next version? You can't recruit new units with the mercs, but you can re-train them, or something like that. But yeah, Grudgebringers are quite fantastic.

Yeah, iirc they said they will make the mercenaries free at first purchase with you getting several experienced troops + the general instantly, but with increased upkeep cost. And you are supposed to be able to retrain them in mercenary camps, but not to hire additional troops. Which is a change in a good direction i guess, feels more like true mercenaries with a finite number of men.