Pikeman is a Common Defense champion from the Bannerlords faction, an inept swordsman whose comrades doubt his ability to wield his weapon to its full potential. His kit consists of a single Freeze chance and nothing else.
Core Strengths & Abilities
Freeze Chance: Run Through, his only skill, carries a 15% chance to apply a 1-turn Freeze debuff, rising to a notably high 50% once fully booked, a relatively strong chance for early-game Faction Wars use.
Key Weaknesses
Single Skill, No Depth: With only one active skill and no passive or secondary ability, Pikeman has no path to remain relevant once campaign content is cleared.
His uniformly bottom-tier ratings across every category confirm Pikeman is strictly an earliest-game placeholder, useful only until better Commons or Uncommons are available.
Attacks 1 Enemy. Has a 15% chance of placing a [Freeze] debuff for 1 turn. Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Damage+5% Level 4 – Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Level 5 – Damage +10% Level 6 – Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Level 7 – Damage +10% Level 8 – Buff/Debuff Chance +15%
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeze | debuff | place | 15% | 50% | 1 |