Warband Premier
Data · 1,403 ranked matches
Is there a best faction in Warband multiplayer?
No. In 1,403 ranked 6v6 matches where the factions were assigned at random, every faction won 48.7%–51.6% of its games, and none is statistically different from 50%.
Win rate by faction
Each row counts every match the faction played. The dot is the win rate; the shaded band is its 95% confidence interval; the line marks 50%.
| Faction | Matches | Wins | Win rate | 95% CI | 30% · 50% · 70% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodok | 574 | 296 | 51.6% | 47.5%–55.6% | |
| Sarranid | 548 | 280 | 51.1% | 46.9%–55.3% | |
| Nord | 573 | 284 | 49.6% | 45.5%–53.6% | |
| Vaegir | 565 | 277 | 49.0% | 44.9%–53.1% | |
| Swadia | 546 | 266 | 48.7% | 44.5%–52.9% |
Every interval crosses 50%. The side of the map does not matter either: team 1 won 49.6% of matches.
Head-to-head matchups
Win rate of the row faction against the column faction, with the number of matches.
| Nord | Rhodok | Sarranid | Swadia | Vaegir | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nord | · | 53% 76–67 | 42% 61–85 | 46% 67–79 | 58% 80–58 |
| Rhodok | 47% 67–76 | · | 55% 71–57 | 54% 81–70 | 51% 77–75 |
| Sarranid | 58% 85–61 | 45% 57–71 | · | 55% 68–56 | 47% 70–80 |
| Swadia | 54% 79–67 | 46% 70–81 | 45% 56–68 | · | 49% 61–64 |
| Vaegir | 42% 58–80 | 49% 75–77 | 53% 80–70 | 51% 64–61 | · |
With 10 matchups tested at once, some will look lopsided by chance. The most uneven one, Nord vs Sarranid (61–85), is not significant once you correct for testing 10 matchups (Bonferroni).
Why this is a fair test
Most tier lists are opinions, or statistics from games where players choose their faction, which mixes the faction with the players who like it. In Warband Premier nobody chooses: the matchmaker assigns a random pair of factions to every match, and captains pick balanced teams. That makes the record a natural experiment. If one faction were stronger, it would show up as a higher win rate here.
Limits: one competitive community, Native factions without Khergit, and team skill is balanced by the captain pick, so these results speak about evenly matched ranked play, not public servers or duels.
Questions
What is the best faction in Mount & Blade: Warband multiplayer?
In 1,403 ranked 6v6 matches with randomly assigned factions, no faction was statistically stronger. Rhodok had the highest win rate (51.6%) and Swadia the lowest (48.7%), a gap well within random noise.
Is there a Warband faction tier list for competitive play?
Not one supported by our data. Win rates range from 48.7%–51.6% and a chi-square test gives 1.44 against a 5% threshold of 11.07.
How were the factions chosen in these matches?
Players do not pick them. The Warband Premier matchmaker draws a random pair from Swadia, Vaegir, Nord, Rhodok and Sarranid for every match, so the faction cannot reflect who is better.
Where does the data come from?
Every decided ranked 6v6 match of Warband Premier's beta, Season 1 and Season 2 (20 February 2026 to 7 May 2026). The anonymised data is free to download as CSV.
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