Bannerlord Money Making Guide 2026: From Mercenary to Millionaire

When you don't have enough money to establish large trade caravans, use these methods:

[Tournaments: Participate in every city. Win rare horses and armor that can be sold for up to 10,000 denars early on.

Looter Hunting & Slave Trade: Take looters prisoner and sell them to the Ransom Broker in taverns.

High-Yield Quests: Take "Escort Caravan" and "Landowner Needs Manual Labor" (sells prisoners to mines for 3-4x more money).

To grow your army, you need a system that generates money even while you sleep.

Workshops:Buy shops for 15,000 - 25,000 denars. The Golden Rule: Open a shop based on what the city’s connected villages produce (e.g., if they produce Silver, open a Silversmith).

Caravans:Assign a companion with high "Trade" or "Roguery" skills. Always choose the "Better Armed" option.

This is currently the fastest and highest-paying method in the game:

The Pugio Trick: Buy cheap Pugio and Tribulus daggers from Imperial cities and smelt them for the highest quality metals (Fine Steel).

Two-Handed Swords & Javelins: Craft high-damage weapons to sell them for 20,000 - 50,000 denars each.

City Prosperity: Upgrade "Marketplaces" and "Aqueducts" to multiply your tax revenue.

War Tributes: Defeat major kingdoms until they agree to pay you daily tributes. This will be your largest income source.

This is just a brief summary! If you want to see the Advanced Trade Route Tables (Dates, Fur, Salt), the infamous "Artificial Famine" price manipulation tactic, and the "Monopoly" strategy for workshops, check out our full detailed guide on our blog:

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