Silvain the Paramour is a Void-affinity Attack champion of the Bannerlords, designed to provide early-game damage and basic debuff utility that fades quickly as a roster develops. His thesis is straightforward multi-hit damage paired with a consistent source of Weaken.
Core Strengths & Abilities
DEF-Ignoring Multi-Hit: His A1, Lover's Barb, strikes a single target three times, ignoring a portion of DEF on each critical hit, making him a reasonable Giant Slayer candidate with some early use in basic Fire Knight. His A2, Rake's Flair, is an AoE with a 75% chance (100% booked) to apply a 15% Weaken debuff, boosting overall team damage output — a debuff that can be enhanced further with the Nature's Bounty Blessing.
Self-Buffing Burst: His A3, I Fight For Love!, grants himself a 25% Increase ATK and 15% Increase C.RATE buff before an Extra Turn, letting him chain into a brief damage spike.
Key Weaknesses
Fragile with No Scaling: His very low base survivability leaves him extremely vulnerable without heavy protection, and his kit lacks additional effects or scaling that would let his turns meaningfully swing tougher fights.
Silvain the Paramour's low ratings confirm he's a temporary stepping stone useful mainly in the first month of progression and basic Fire Knight runs, quickly outclassed as stronger champions join the roster.
Attacks 1 enemy 3 times. Each critical hit will ignore 5% of the target’s DEF. Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Damage +5% Level 4: Damage +10%
Attacks all enemies. Has a 75% chance of placing a 15% [Weaken] debuff for 2 turns. Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Damage +10% Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +15% Level 6: Cooldown -1
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weaken | debuff | place | 15% | 75% | 100% | 2 |
Places a 25% [Increase ATK] and a 15% [Increase C. RATE] buff on this Champion for 2 turns. Grants an Extra Turn. Level 2: Cooldown -1 Level 3: Cooldown -1
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase ATK | buff | place | 25% | 100% | 100% |