Landsknechts Guide – Conqueror's Blade

Seasonal silver-era polearm infantry from Season VI: Scourge of Winter.

Quick facts

Unit type: infantry
Tier / era: T3 / silver
Weapon type: Poleaxe
Leadership cost: 145
Role / classification: seasonal, cavalry-counter, charge, polearm
Recommended veterancy line: Top line (15/15 points)
Core doctrines: Landsknecht's Charge Doctrine, Rare Polearm Doctrine II, Unit Damage Doctrine V, Epic Polearm Doctrine I, Rare Polearm Doctrine I
My tier: D

Updated 1 November 2026

Infantry units · Tier 3 units

My take: D tier

Season 28 · Princess*Sparkles

Landsknechts – Conqueror's Blade T3 infantry unit

Overview

Seasonal silver-era polearm infantry from Season VI: Scourge of Winter. High burst and very good at stopping cavalry.

Strengths

Battle Charge: high burst and CC
Swamp trait disrupts cavalry
Solid formations, durable

Weaknesses

The charge needs setup, and they're open during the Brace window
Penalty against heroes
No ranged option

How to Play

Brace, then charge. That's the opener.
Follow with Stab & Hook for bleed and to hinder anyone running.
Phalanx for the most damage and the best block.

Doctrines

Slot 1 · Landsknecht's Charge Doctrine
−5 s charge cooldown
Charge comes back sooner.
Slot 2 · Rare Polearm Doctrine II
−9% charge cooldown
Charge comes back sooner.
Slot 3 · Unit Damage Doctrine V
+120 vs units · +80 all damage
Main damage slot.
Slot 4 · Epic Polearm Doctrine I
+80 piercing damage · +120 piercing armour penetration
Core polearm damage.
Slot 5 · Rare Polearm Doctrine I
+100 damage while bracing
Stronger brace hits.

Veterancy

Start

The Soldier's Life: 1/1 points · +3% health
Per level: Lv 1: +3% health

Top line

Breakthrough: 1/1 points · Each level increases blocking break by 30%.
Tooltip: Each level increases blocking break by 30%.
Cold Blood: 3/3 points · +9% piercing damage
Per level: Lv 1: +3% piercing damage / Lv 2: +6% piercing damage / Lv 3: +9% piercing damage
War Machine: 1/1 points · Unlocks Wedge formation.
Tooltip: Unlocks Wedge formation.
Cold Blood: 3/3 points · Each level increases Battle Charge's damage by 10%.
Tooltip: Each level increases Battle Charge's damage by 10%.
Impaler: 3/3 points · Each level increases Stab and Hook's bleed damage by 50 points.
Tooltip: Each level increases Stab and Hook's bleed damage by 50 points.
Breakthrough: 3/3 points · Each level increases Battle Charge's blocking break by 30%.
Tooltip: Each level increases Battle Charge's blocking break by 30%.
Penetration: 1/1 points · Increases the number of enemies Battle Charge can attack in a single strike by 1.
Tooltip: Increases the number of enemies Battle Charge can attack in a single strike by 1.

Bottom line

Force: 1/1 points · +5% piercing armour penetration
Per level: Lv 1: +5% piercing armour penetration
Cold Blood: 0/3 points · Not taken
Cold Blood: 0/2 points · Not taken
Per level: Lv 1: +3% piercing damage / Lv 2: +6% piercing damage
Razor-Sharp: 0/3 points · Not taken
Per level: Lv 1: +4% slashing damage / Lv 2: +8% slashing damage / Lv 3: +12% slashing damage
Crackshot: 0/3 points · Not taken
Force: 0/2 points · Not taken
Per level: Lv 1: +5% piercing armour penetration / Lv 2: +10% piercing armour penetration
Stability: 0/1 points · Not taken

Build totals

+3% · health
+9% · piercing damage
+5% · piercing armour penetration

Values from game files · client 1.10.3721.330067.

Traits:

- Swamp: +26% damage to cavalry, slows by 45% for 2s on hit

- Preparation: Must Brace Halberds before using Battle Charge

- Quick Strikes: Fast, precise hits in rapid succession

- Ostarion Halberd: Boosts armour penetration on brace and slows enemies

- Combat Penalty vs Heroes: Charge damage reduced 35%

Skills:

- Brace Halberds: Prepare and enable Battle Charge (3s CD)

- Battle Charge: Piercing charge with CC (CD ~35s)

- Stab & Hook: Single-target bleed + slow for 10s (CD ~20s)

Balance history

2026-03-26 · rework
Can now be unlocked via Honour in the all-new 'Soul of the Norse' Unit Tree. New Upgrade Nodes added.
[Season Echo] Update Log
2025-09-29 · rework
Unit Mastery added. General improvements: tighter Phalanx/Wedge formations that auto-brace. Battle Charge duration increased to 8s. Node 5: Stab and Hook no longer interrupts actions and adds 750 bonus damage. Node 8: Bleed/Slow interval reduced by 60% during Stab and Hook.
September 29 Update and Maintenance Log
2025-05-08 · buff
Leadership reduced from 165 to 145.
May 8 Update Log
2024-02-01 · bugfix
Fixed the issue of unit models floating in the air after death.
Feb 1st UPDATE LOG
2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixed the issue where the Unit's head model would behave abnormally when changing Unit Attire.
December 7th Update Notice
2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixed the issue where changing units might cause skill locking with a certain probability.
December 7th Update Notice
2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixes the issue where some Units couldn't face the enemy while using their skills.
December 7th Update Notice
2022-10-26 · buff
Damage to cavalry of [Impeding Force] characteristic increased to 26% (was 16%).
10.27 Unit Balance Changes

Questions about Landsknechts

Which veterancy line do I use for Landsknechts?

My imported build puts the most points in Top line: 15/15 points.

Which doctrines are in the Landsknechts guide?

Landsknecht's Charge Doctrine, Rare Polearm Doctrine II, Unit Damage Doctrine V, Epic Polearm Doctrine I, Rare Polearm Doctrine I

How much leadership does Landsknechts cost?

Landsknechts costs 145 leadership.

What is the latest recorded balance change for Landsknechts?

2026-03-26 · rework: Can now be unlocked via Honour in the all-new 'Soul of the Norse' Unit Tree. New Upgrade Nodes added.