Sidearms: How to Get and How to Use

Sidearms are a type of Military Resource in Manor Lords. See how to get Sidearms and how to use it as you expand your territory!

How to Make Sidearms

Sidearms take quite a bit of time to make, but these steps are necessary for you to recruit and arm your male settlers into a Militia Footmen unit.

1. Build a Mining Pit
2. Build a Bloomery
3. Build a Level 2 Burgage Plot
4. Purchase a Blacksmith's Workshop

Build a Mining Pit

It is recommended that you build a Mining Pit atop Rich Deposit of Iron Deposits. This will give you a steady flow of Iron Ores.

Mining Pit - How to Build and Use

Build a Bloomery

Building a neaby Bloomery will then convert the harvest Iron Ores into Iron Slabs. Iron Slabs are the major ingredient in making Sidearms.

Bloomery - How to Build and Use

Build a Level 2 Burgage Plot

When you've amassed enough Iron Slabs, either build a level 2 burgage plot relatively nearby your Bloomery or upgrade a nearby Level 1 burgage plot with an extension.

How to Upgrade Your Burgage Plots

Purchase a Blacksmith's Workshop

Once your burgage plot is the necessary level, upgrade it with a Blacksmith's Workshop extension to convert the Iron Slabs into Sidearms.

How to Get Regional Wealth

Sidearms Information

Sidearms are required weapons for your Militia Footmen. It takes a Blacksmith's Workshop and 2 Iron Slabs to produce Sidearms.

How to Use Sidearms

Used To Arm Your Militia Footmen

Each militia unit will require a weapon that is specific to their designated unit. Each member of your unit will try to equip a weapon that is assigned to them as long as you have 1 available.

How to Make Weapons

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