Check out this Adventurous Noble

[Antifringe]

https://i.imgur.com/r1wYZgY.jpg
Holy Moly!

He's too good to be wasted as a banner man. This guy belongs on the front. I'd like to leverage that Resolve, though. I've never made a melee Fearsome bro. How do you do that, exactly?

[turtle225]

This guy would be pretty awesome regardless of what you do with him.

Fearsome benefits from builds that attack more often, and while it benefits from having a high Resolve that isn't really a dependency. I've gotten a lot of value with just regular old 50 ish Resolve dudes (Banner buff also counts for Fearsome).

Fearsome isn't great on a single target 2Hander, but it can be decent on AoE spam or 4AP attackers. Duelist Qatal is great for it with three attacks per turn, and combined with Overwhelm can make a bro that is very good at 1v1 disablement.

So if you wanted to, you could try a Duelist Qatal build. You are projected to have 46 base defense, and combining Dodge + 3x Overwhelm onto that would bring most enemies to very low or even 5% hit chances in 1v1. You don't even necessarily need initiative investment either. 15 Fat Nimble armor with Hyena still gives you 109 initiative base which is decent. You can take a +5 roll or a few if you would like. Dodge also helps mend the poor base Ranged Defense, as it is pretty likely this guy becomes the primary target of archer fire unless you invest a roll or two into it.

Kind of a build like this. Works even better if you have enablers nearby who can setup Deathblows for you.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2223289524

That's kind of a specific suggestion. Like I said at the beginning he's good enough to do whatever you want really.

[Lampros]

Originally posted by Antifringe:

https://i.imgur.com/r1wYZgY.jpg
Holy Moly!

He's too good to be wasted as a banner man. This guy belongs on the front. I'd like to leverage that Resolve, though. I've never made a melee Fearsome bro. How do you do that, exactly?

Wow!

Well, I guess he could have better Traits... ;)

[bouchard_670]

Originally posted by Antifringe:

https://i.imgur.com/r1wYZgY.jpg
Holy Moly!

He's too good to be wasted as a banner man. This guy belongs on the front. I'd like to leverage that Resolve, though. I've never made a melee Fearsome bro. How do you do that, exactly?

Damn mate! That's an epic find congrats.

[Annoyingnome]

Now watch as the enemy hard focuses him to make sure he dies within 6 battles....

[McGrits]

He would not be wasted as a bannerman. A bannerman that can reliably kill and have some defense is a great find and will make a great centerback for your crew. His only issue is the ranged defense and he will be a pin cushion until you can get him up to 10-15 rdef. At least he is not one of those -10 rdef nobles.

I always have a bannerman in every fight so I build them to have a good mix of offense and defense along with the rally.

[gphotopoulos]

Tbh I'd make him a front rank sergeant with 2H mace. Typical 2H build, skip Reach Advantage (obviously) and Recover, give him Fortified mind and Rally, take the 5s in Resolve and stick him in the center of your front rank. You now have a 100 Resolve (based on having 5 rolls of 5 in Res) merc that can rally, doesn't get hit much and can fight just as well as any other 2H mace wielder. You can also make him a duelist like others suggested, but fatigue might be an issue if he's swinging 2-3 times per round.

[Mr.M]

Originally posted by McGrits:

He would not be wasted as a bannerman.

...definitely wasted as a bannerman.

[Nasarog]

Damn, great find.

[McGrits]

Originally posted by MrMonokel2000:

Originally posted by McGrits:

He would not be wasted as a bannerman.

...definitely wasted as a bannerman.

A bannerman that can kill is a prized unit. Since he would not be a waste of a slot, you can take him every battle and get all the awesomeness that is extra resolve which increases all your bro's offense and defense. Wavering is a huge debuff while confident is a great buff. Just the presence of a bannerman can change how a battle goes. Why anyone would want to suffer a bannerman that cannot hold his own on offense is hurting themselves.

[ridenation]

Well thing is the guy is 3 stars in melee defense and all points for banner should be melee attack fatigue and resolve. If he is cultist tho you can skip resolve cause u get a ton from events

[Mr.M]

Originally posted by McGrits:

Originally posted by MrMonokel2000:

...definitely wasted as a bannerman.

A bannerman that can kill is a prized unit.

...you dont need to tell me that. I build ALL my bannermen with ~90 meleeskill.

I still hope i dont need to explain why a 100 Matk 40 Mdef dude is wasted on a bannerman.

[ridenation]

I give my banner man the best armor i have cause his defense is low but its mainly for enemy crossbows its rare he gets into melee i have footwork on him and others have rotation all that melee defense is never used he is in the middle of backline safest place

[Nasarog]

Originally posted by ridenation:

I give my banner man the best armor i have cause his defense is low but its mainly for enemy crossbows its rare he gets into melee i have footwork on him and others have rotation all that melee defense is never used he is in the middle of backline safest place

Same, only I use mine as a ranged unit as well.

[DoomGuy]

That RDEF is atrocious, but very nice find, the enemy 60% chance shoots from crossbows will sure make him go for the obtuary in no time without care...

[McGrits]

Originally posted by MrMonokel2000:

Originally posted by McGrits:

A bannerman that can kill is a prized unit.

...you dont need to tell me that. I build ALL my bannermen with ~90 meleeskill.

I still hope i dont need to explain why a 100 Matk 40 Mdef dude is wasted on a bannerman.

you are willing to throw away a 160 resolve bannerman because he also has awesome offense and defense? Your mipoia is missing the gift horse.