Editing Mount&Blade: Warband/Sarranids

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The Sarranids are a new faction introduced in Warband. Their troop tree is very similar to [[Mount&Blade/Swadians|Swadians]] and [[Mount&Blade/Vaegirs|Vaegirs]], but their equipment is different. Usually Sarranid units are less armored but much faster than their Vaegir and Swadian counterparts.

==Tactics==
[[Image:Mount&Blade Sarranid Troop Tree.png|frame|The Sarranid troop tree]]
The Sarranids, like the Swadians and Vaegirs, are markedly adaptable with access to all three troop types. Sarranid infantry have a variety of skills and are probably the most versatile line of units in the game. Even more so than the Vaegirs, Sarranid infantry make use of a wide variety of weapons, and can be seen wielding swords, maces, spears, picks, jarids, and two-handed axes. Sarranid Guards have one of the rarer and more powerful two-handed weapons in the game, the Sarranid Battle Axe. Additionally, their Sarranid Guard Armor is light yet very protective. Their downside is that their spread in skills means that a given skill won't be quite as high as another unit that is more specialized, and like the Vaegir Guard they can sometimes have problems with their survival in general. However, few infantry units are as flexible as a group of Sarranid Guards. Although they don't have horses, Sarranid Guards are tagged as mounted units and so will not slow you down on the world map.

The Sarranid Master Archer is the fastest ranged attacker in the game, but is otherwise quite weak. Sarranid ranged attackers can work well in numbers where the volume of projectiles can overwhelm the enemy, and they are slightly more skilled than [[Mount&Blade/Nords|Nord]] and Swadian ranged attackers. However, even the Sarranid Master Archer makes use of the low-end Nomad Bow which does less damage than the higher-end weapons of other factions' elite ranged attackers. In addition, their [[Mount&Blade/Skills#Power Draw|Power Draw]] skill is slightly lower than other archers. Sarranid archers can do well in large groups, but the
ranged attackers of other factions will generally be far more effective.

Their most important line is their cavalry. The Sarranid Mamlukes are one of the best mounted units in the game, being the only unit comparable to the powerful Swadian Knight in overall quality. Mamlukes are fast, tough, and make quick work of other unit types. The Sarranid Mamluke and Swadian Knight are about almost equal in base skills, as is the Sarranid Horseman with the Swadian Man at Arms, so unless one of them gets a bad result from the stats randomization at the start of the game, the real difference between the two comes down to equipment. The Mamlukes uniformly wear the Mamluke Mail as body armor, while the Swadian Knights use the red Coat of Plates and the Cuir Bouilli, both of which are marginally better than the Mamluke Mail. The Sarranian War Horse used by Mamlukes and the Charger used by Swadian Knights are statistically exactly the same. Mamlukes occasionally instead ride a Sarranid Horse, which is significantly less durable than the War Horse sometimes used by Swadian Knights, but neither of these spawn often enough for it to be a decisive difference. The Elite Cavalry Shield used by Mamlukes can take a hit or two more than the Knightly Heater Shield used by Swadian Knights. Both Sarranid Mamlukes and Swadian Knights use the Heavy Lance. While Swadians are natural lancers and slightly more proficient, a couched lance blow from either is rarely survived. The Elite Scimitar is the primary weapon of Sarranid cavalry; compared to the Long Arming Sword, the one-handed weapon used by Swadian Knights, it's somewhat faster and does just one less point of damage. Mamlukes also use the Sarranid Cavalry Sword, which does less damage than the Elite Scimitar and is a little slower, and has a thrust attack less damaging than that of the Long Arming Sword. For two-handed weapons, Mamlukes have the Iron Mace while Swadian Knights have the Two Handed Sword and the Morningstar. The Iron Mace is longer than the Morningstar, and unlike the Morningstar it has a thrusting attack and can knock enemies down. The Two Handed Sword is a little better than the Iron Mace purely for its speed, reach, and damage, but this is countered by how rare it is among Swadian Knights who are more likely to spawn with a Morningstar when they use a two-handed weapon at all. Overall, it is difficult to define either of the two best heavy cavalry units as being better than the other. The Swadian Knights incur a few minor advantages, but that's far from decisive. It will be easier for most player characters to add Swadian Knights to their party because of Swadia's easily accessible position, but beyond that choosing either (or a mix of both, as [[ Mount&Blade/Lezalit|Lezalit]] suggests) is sound.

=== Troop Tree ===

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! Footman then Archer - First Tree then branches off into first secondary one.
! Horseman - Second Tree
! Footman - Third Tree
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| Sarranid Recruit [Level: 4] [Health: 42]
[STR: 7] [AGI: 5] [INT: 4] [CHA: 4]
|-
|  Sarranid Footman [Level: 9] [Health: 45]
[STR: 7] [AGI: 5] [INT: 4] [CHA: 4]
|-
| Sarranid Skirmisher [Level: 14] [Health: 42] [Ranged: Throw and Archery]
[STR: 7] [AGI: 5] [INT: 4] [CHA: 4]
| Sarranid Veteran Footman [Level: 14] [Health: 45]
[STR: 7] [AGI:5] [INT: 4] [CHA: 4]
|-
| Sarranid Archer [Level: 19] [Health: 49] [Ranged: Throw and Archery]
[STR: 7] [AGI: 5] [INT: 4] [CHA: 4]
| Sarranid Horseman [Level: 20] [Health: 50] [Chance of Ranged Throw] [Has Horse]
[STR: 7] [AGI: 5] [INT: 4] [CHA: 4]
| Sarranid Infantry [Level: 20] [Health: 51]
[STR: 7] [AGI: 5] [INT: 4] [CHA: 4]
|- 
| Sarranid Master Archer [Level: 24] [Health: 54] [Ranged: Throwing and Archery]
[STR: 14] [AGI: 5] [INT: 4] [CHA: 4]
| Sarranid Mamluke [Level: 25] [Health: 58] [Has Horse]
[STR: 7][AGI: 5] [INT: 4] [CHA: 4]
| Sarranid Guard [Level: 25 [Health: 55]
[STR: 7] [AGI: 5] [INT: 4] [CHA:4]
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([[Mount&Blade/Attributes|Attributes]] given are base stats only, actual in-game attributes will be randomly higher by an amount dependent on the troop's level.)

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