How to Hire Mercenaries

Mercenaries are units that you can hire to join your army in Manor Lords. Check out how to hire mercenaries, a list of all Mercenary Units, as well as all Mercenary companies.

How to Hire Mercenaries

Costs Treasury to Purchase Mercenaries

Mercenaries are hired using Treasury, and require a monthly payment for them to stay in your army. They can be used as soon as they are hired and will leave as soon as they are disbanded or you can't afford to pay their monthly fee.

Each Mercenary Company is comprised of different units, making them specialized at different combat ranges. Their cost also differs depending on how many units they have, as well as the type of units they can provide.

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Mercenaries Ignore the Army Limit

Similar to Retinue, Mercenaries can bypass the 6-unit army limit. Consider recruiting Militia first before hiring mercenaries, so that you can maximize the amount of units your army has.

Cannot Hire Mercenaries?

Mercenaries Stop Spawning in the Late-Game

After a few years have passed, the list of mercenaries you can choose from shrinks, eventually resulting in no more mercenaries available for hire. This is because the Baron has recruited most of them, leaving you with little to zero companies to choose from.

Try to recruit mercenaries whenever you have Treasury to spare, otherwise, you may miss out on your chance to hire them forever.

Not Enough Treasury to Hire

Treasury is the amount of money you can spend denoted by the amount indicated on the top-right of your screen, and it's not to be confused with Regional Wealth.

If you can't hire mercenaries, then you might not have the Treasury required, or you could be looking at your Regional Wealth instead.

All Mercenary Units

All mercenary units have 10 Discipline and 10 Mobility

Melee Units

Ranged Units

All ranged mercenary units have an attack range of 60m

Each mercenary unit will come equipped with the weapons and armor that are designated to their respective units. You can choose to have a Melee or Ranged unit depending on the availability of the Mercenary Company that will be randomly chosen every month.

All Mercenary Companies

Every month, you may hire from any of the randomly selected mercenary companies to be a part of your army. Once they are paid, they will rally to your location. Consider what unit you are lacking before you spend Treasury on these units.

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