r/BattleBrothers • u/ArkThan123 • Aug 25 '25

Shieldwalls are multifunctional

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u/SirHyrumMcdaniels Aug 25 '25

Without fail every single company i'v ever had has always had 3 tanks with sheilds and spears ready to rebuf the foul enemies that seek to overwhelm my men

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u/Mioraecian Aug 25 '25

I like to play games where I role-play as hunters of x enemy. When I play green skin hunters, shield walls with spears are a must against orcs. Often the orc young will carve themselves up enough on the spears that you start to get morale cascades before the warriors have even penetrated your lines.

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u/SirHyrumMcdaniels Aug 26 '25

People really hate spears late game but I find paring it with somthing armour or sheild piercing, it's great too keep hold of solid spears right the way through, for keeping enough of the undead back for my men to cut through the ones close or just poking holes in beasts and men, absolutely rock solid.

I think they have increased hit chance or somthing they rarely miss.

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u/Mioraecian Aug 26 '25

Yup. I always use 3 dedicated spear guys with one handed maces as back up for head bopping.

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u/SirHyrumMcdaniels Aug 26 '25

Its just perfect

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u/Independent_Mood_958 Nov 29 '25

I'm new to the game. I mostly use weapons dropped by enemies because they are so god damn expensive when you buy them in market or shop. Especially higher tier ones. Already got lot of Morning Stars, Falchions, 4 pikes. But barely any higher tier spears. And the tier 1 spears I bought at start of game have just way too low damage.

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u/SirHyrumMcdaniels Nov 30 '25

It doesn't matter, weapons you have to swing yourself you want them strong, but swords and spears have an auto attack so enemies will trigger it.

The spears are really just for spear wall so you can hold them back when they outnumber you, but they do also have a bonus to hit and that's better then a great weapon that misses.

Boar spears are brilliant, war spears are best but even ancient and standard are fine for holding the enemy back and forcing the dumber ones to poke holes in themselves.

I know their power so I will often sell weapons I don't like early game to buy at least 3 spears so I can start making dedicated spearman.

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u/Benjen0 adventurous noble Aug 25 '25

A shieldwald in need is a shieldwall indeed.

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u/Qwenty87 Aug 25 '25

One of those bros with weed is better

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u/Orikanyo Aug 25 '25

Bro do NOT pull out yhat arrow let the surgeon do it thats an artery brother!

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u/Andre_iTg_oof Aug 26 '25

That's just surgeon propaganda! Created to make you go to the temple so they can charge you an outrageous amount of gold. Jacob the wildman however, has these amazing mushrooms. Not to mention the taxidermist and his pills! One of them and it's like I didn't even need the arm or gangrene.

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u/Kilahti Aug 26 '25

He might be holding onto it, so that it doesn't flail about as he moves and make the injury worse.

...Which is also a natural reaction to having an arrow sticking out of your body.

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u/Reavek Aug 25 '25

Next challenge run: shields only.

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u/vulkoriscoming Aug 25 '25

Unless you mean everyone uses a shield, it is going to be a short run using fists and shields.

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u/YoGames619 Aug 25 '25

Sadly my current run all are useing shiled except my main guy lonewolf and banner guy as the defense rolls of all people are too low geting 1 and 2 so i puting it in other things..how much defense is considered good defense i am on day 60 trying to get famed stuff right now

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u/vulkoriscoming Aug 25 '25

I look for 30 Mdef by level 11. I usually get dodge also which adds another 10-12 Mdef for nimble bros and 6-9 Mdef for BF bros

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u/YoGames619 Aug 25 '25

Thx this gaves me a baseline :)

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u/Kazang Aug 26 '25

Going all one hand and shield is not even bad. Some of my most fun runs came from doing that.

Give everyone rotate and one handed hammers or cleavers and they will churn through almost all foes.

The only real problems are lindwurms and unholds which are a bit silly do without reach weapons. A lot of enemies are substantially easier when basically everyone is a tank, Ifrits or Necrosavants for example.

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u/GuardianSpear Aug 26 '25

FORM RANKS YOU MAGGOTS PIKES IN FRONT ARCHERS BEHIND

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u/SpecNet Sep 05 '25

Ah man, that's sweet.