Publisher and developer TaleWorlds Entertainment has unveiled a new trailer for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord’s War Sails during the Gamescom 2025 edition of the Future Games Show, focusing on the upcoming expansion’s Viking-inspired Nord faction.
The legendary seafarers arrive in Calradia to the fitting tune of popular death metal band Amon Amarth’s “Put Your Backs Into the Oar.”
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord’s War Sails expansion significantly shakes up Calradian warfare through the introduction of naval battles, a first for the series.
Aside from ruling the waves, its newest faction also boasts fierce close-quarters fighters who are eyeing Calradia’s coastal territories for expansion.
Not only will we be able to command entire fleets and face off against enemy vessels, but also board ships and enforce blockades, new strategic options whose effects are felt across both land and sea.
Here is a refresher on the key features of Bannerlord’s War Sails expansion, as shared by the publisher:
- MEET THE NORDS: Chart a course to the Northern Kingdom, home of the fearless Nords. Trade, recruit, or fight in a land of jagged peaks and icy fjords. Will you join the North or take their riches?
- MASTER NAVAL WARFARE: War Sails brings naval warfare inspired by medieval battles. Master wind and water physics, board or ram ships, cripple foes by shattering oars, sinking hulls, or tearing sails.
- EXPLORE AN EXPANDED MAP: Calradia expands for naval warfare with a northern sea, islands, rivers, and open waters. Sail past barriers, resupply, and battle foes on land and sea.
- BUILD YOUR FLEET: Choose from 18 ships, each with unique handling shaped by wind and waves. Upgrade with siege engines, sails, and rams. Acquire vessels, upgrade ports, or win ships and figureheads.
- EMBARK ON A NAVAL CAMPAIGN: Sail rivers and seas to strike deep into enemy land. Keep armies supplied, sink foes, and blockade towns. But beware—storms and attrition can undo even the best-laid plans.
- EXPAND YOUR ARSENAL: Gather new companions, Nordic banners, hairstyles, tattoos, and armour. Develop your naval skills, craft unique weapons, and wield new spears, swords, and axes to rule land and sea.
- A LIVING, EVOLVING WORLD: Naval systems and Nord faction integrate into Bannerlord’s world, reshaping trade, warfare, and diplomacy.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord – War Sails is slated to launch at some point in fall 2025, when it arrives on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. It will be accompanied by the free patch 1.3.
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