TaleWorlds Entertainment has shared a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming DLC for the open world RPG Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord . Coming under War Sails title, the expansion brings sea and river battles to another level, offering players more challenges. The trailer gives a glimpse at the night battle between two major factions, Khuzaits and Nords. The burning sails light up the battlefield, while the ships clash and rattle.
DLC Key Features
- A New Faction: Nords, a fierce Viking-inspired faction from the Northern Kingdom.
- Tactical Naval Combat: A deeply immersive naval warfare system. Use wind and water physics to your advantage as you ram, board, and cripple enemy ships. Tear sails with arrows, shatter oars, and create floating fortresses in large-scale sea battles.
- Expanded Calradia: Discover new northern territories, islands, and open seas. A dynamic weather system with storms and trade winds will challenge your voyages, reshaping trade, warfare, and diplomacy across the continent.
- Build and Customize: 18 historically inspired ship types, each with unique handling. Ships are customizable with rams, siege engines, and cargo holds. New vessels can be acquired from shipyards or captured in glorious battle.
- New Progression and Arsenal: New nautical skills, Nord-inspired hairstyles, tattoos, and gear.
- A New Nautical Questline: A cinematic introductory quest, turning a novice captain to the leader of a fleet challenging a powerful pirate confederacy.
- An Immersive Soundscape: Experience the seas with a new Mediterranean and Nordic-inspired soundtrack and rich sound design, from crashing waves and creaking timbers to the chaos of battle.
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord – War Sails comes live on 26 November 2025.
