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The Retinues tab under the Military screen

Retinues are regiments of troops which form a standing army for each ruler. They require the Legacy of Rome DLC. Unlike levies, retinues do not need to be dismissed before declaring war.

One must pay a fee to hire retinues. They also have a monthly maintenance cost and can be expensive while reinforcing back to full strength.

With the Monks and Mystics DLC, a Marshal can be assigned to a job which reduces the monthly maintenance costs of retinues.

In place of retinues, nomads use horde troops.

Retinue cap

Each ruler can only have a retinue of a limited size, dependent on their retinue cap. Different troop types take up differently-sized portions of the cap, with more powerful types (such as heavy cavalry) using more.

The retinue cap is given by the formula:

Retinue cap = (Rank * RealmHoldings + BuildingBonus) * (1 + 1.5 * MilitaryOrganizationTech)

where:

• Rank is 2 for Counts, 3 for Dukes, 4 for Kings and 5 for Emperors.
• RealmHoldings is the number of holdings in the realm.
• BuildingBonus comes from specific buildings:
  • Training Grounds in a Castle give 20 cap per level.
  • Garrisons in a trade post give 20, 30 and 50 retinue cap at each level. This applies to the patrician that controls the trade post, not the ruler of the province where it is built.
  • The Silk Road Trade Office building, built in Silk Road Trade Posts, gives 50, 100, and 150 retinue cap for each level. This applies to the owner of the trade post.
  • The Military Warehouse buildings in a patrician's Family Palace give 200, 400 and 600 retinue cap.
• MilitaryOrganizationTech is the Military Organization technology in the ruler's capital.

If a retinue unit is completely wiped out (i.e. all members killed in battle) then it will be disbanded and the retinue cap usage will be decreased by the amount that had been used by the now-destroyed retinue unit.

Reinforcement

A purchased regiment starts out with a single man and gradually reinforces up to full capacity. If the retinue takes casualties, each regiment will reinforce continually until they are back to full strength.

If a ruler cannot afford the (sometimes steep) cost, reinforcement can be halved or stopped completely on the retinue tab:

• normal reinforcement rate: 2.5% per month.
• half reinforcement rate: 1.2% per month.
• no reinforcement.

At 2.5% per month, a retinue nominally takes 40 months to fill. It may be slightly faster due to rounding.

List of retinues

Retinue regiments can be divided into three types:

• Generic retinues are available to all rulers except tribal rulers.
• Cultural retinues are specific to the ruler's culture.
• Tribal retinues are exclusive to tribal goverments.

Generic retinues

Type	Composition	Retinue cap usage	Initial cost (gold)	Monthly reinforcement cost	Monthly Upkeep	Unique Effect
Shock	200 50	700	98	2.1	0.175	+20% Archer Offense +10% Heavy Infantry Offense +10% Heavy Infantry Defense
Defence	250 50	725	101	2.175	0.18125	+20% Archer Defense +20% Pikeman Offense +40% Pikeman Defense
Cavalry	200 50	900	126	2.7	0.225	+20% Light Cavalry Offense +20% Light Cavalry Defense
Skirmish	50 200	550	77	1.65	0.1375	+20% Archer Offense +10% Archer Defense +10% Heavy Infantry Defense
Light Skirmish	400 150	580	81	1.74	0.145	+20% Archer Offense +10% Archer Defense +20% Light Infantry Defense +20% Light Infantry Morale

Cultural retinues

Starting with patch 2.4, retinues also receive the benefit of the cultural buildings in the capital holding. In addition, each cultural retinue always has the unique effects outlined in the table below.

This list is up to date as of the Holy Fury expansion:

Type	Culture	Composition	Retinue cap usage	Initial cost (gold)	Monthly reinforcement cost	Monthly Upkeep	Unique effect
Longbow	English Welsh	250	500	70	1.5	0.125	+20% Archer Offense +10% Archer Defense
Schiltron	Scottish	400	1000	140	3	0.25	+20% Pikemen Offense +40% Pikeman Defense +20% Pikeman Morale
Baltic Warrior	Baltic group Finno-Ugric group	300	900	126	2.7	0.225	+30% Heavy Infantry Defense +10% Heavy Infantry Morale
Horse Archer	Altaic group (Except Jurchen) Iranian group	120 130	880	123	2.64	0.22	+20% Horse Archer Offense +12% Horse Archer Morale
Knight	French Norman Occitan German Breton	100 150	1200	168	3.6	0.3	+10% Heavy Cavalry Offense +10 Heavy Cavalry Defense +20% Heavy Cavalry Morale
Caballero	Iberian group	400	1200	168	3.6	0.3	+20% Light Cavalry Offense +20% Light Cavalry Morale
Pike	Italian Dalmatian	400	1000	140	3	0.25	+20% Pikeman Offense +20% Pikeman Defense +40% Pikeman Morale
Druzhina	East Slavic group	250	750	105	2.25	0.1875	+10% Heavy Infantry Offense +50% Heavy Infantry Defense +20% Heavy Infantry Morale
Housecarl	North Germanic group Anglo Saxon Saxon Frisian	200	600	84	1.8	0.15	+40% Heavy Infantry Offense +20% Heavy Infantry Morale
Hussar	Hungarian West Slavic group	300	900	126	2.7	0.225	+60% Light Cavalry Defense +20% Light Cavalry Morale
Camel Warrior	Bedouin Egyptian Levantine	250	750	105	2.25	0.1875	+20% Camel Cavalry Offense +20% Camel Cavalry Defense +20% Camel Cavalry Morale
Andalusian Cavalry	Andalusian	400	1200	168	3.6	0.3	+20% Light Cavalry Offense +40% Light Cavalry Defense +20% Light Cavalry Morale
Berber Cavalry	Berber	400	1200	168	3.6	0.3	+50% Light Cavalry Offense +30% Light Cavalry Morale
Cataphract	Armenian Greek Georgian Gothic	150 100	1300	182	3.9	0.325	+10% Heavy Cavalry Offense +10% Heavy Cavalry Defense +20% Heavy Cavalry Morale
Gallowglass	Irish	200	600	84	1.8	0.15	+40% Heavy Infantry Defense +20% Heavy Infantry Morale
Ethiopian Skirmisher	Ethiopian	400	280	39	0.84	0.07	+50% Light Infantry Offense +30% Light Infantry Defense
Somali Skirmisher	Somali	400	280	39	0.84	0.07	+40% Light Infantry Offense +40% Light Infantry Defense
Free Warrior	West African group Central African group Daju	400 100	480	67	1.44	0.12	+60% Light Infantry Offense +10% Light Infantry Defense +10% Light Infantry Morale
Gusar	South Slavic group	150 100	1050	147	3.15	0.2625	+10% Heavy Cavalry Defense +10% Heavy Cavalry Morale +20% Light Cavalry Offense +20% Light Cavalry Defense
Goedendag Militia	Dutch	300 100	460	64	1.38	0.115	+20% Light Infantry Offense +20% Light Infantry Defense +10% Light Infantry Morale +30% Pikeman Offense +20% Pikeman Defense +10% Pikeman Morale
Jaguar Warrior	Nahua	375 125	638	89	1.914	0.1595	+40% Light Infantry Offense +20% Light Infantry Morale +20% Heavy Infantry Offense +10% Heavy Infantry Morale
Bar Kochba Guards	Israelite group	200	600	84	1.8	0.15	+20% Heavy Infantry Defense +10% Heavy Infantry Morale
Steel Bow Infantry	Indo-Aryan group Dravidian group	200 20	600	84	1.8	0.15	+10% Archer Offense +30% Archer Defense
Nubian Archers	Nubian	300	600	42	0.9	0.075	+20% Archer Offense +20% Archer Defense
Frankish Heavy Infantry	Frankish	200	600	84	1.8	0.15	+20% Heavy Infantry Offense +10% Heavy Infantry Defense +10% Heavy Infantry Morale
Lombard Heavy Infantry	Lombard	300	900	126	2.7	0.225	+10% Heavy Infantry Offense +10% Heavy Infantry Morale
Suebi Longspearman	Suebi	200 150	515	72	1.545	0.12875	+30% Light Infantry Defense +20% Light Infantry Morale +30% Pikeman Defense +20% Pikeman Morale
Pictish Raiders	Pictish	375 125	512	71	1.536	0.128	+30% Light Infantry Offense +10% Light Infantry Defense +20% Light Infantry Morale +10% Archer Offense +10% Archer Morale
Nubing	Han	100 250	750	105	2.25	0.1875	+30% Archers Offense +10% Archers Defense +20% Pikeman Defense +30% Pikeman Defense +10% Pikeman Morale
Himalayan Mountaineer	Tibetan group	300 100	510	71	1.53	0.1275	+50% Light Infantry Offense +30% Light Infantry Defense +10% Light Infantry Morale +20% Light Cavalry Offense +20% Light Cavalry Defense +10% Light infantry Morale
Tie-Futu	Jurchen	175 75	975	136	2.925	0.24375	+10% Knights Offense +10% Knights Defense +10% Light Cavalry Offense +10% Light Cavalry Morale
Praetorian	Roman	150 400	1450	136	2.925	0.24375	+20% Pikemen Offense +20% Pikemen Defense +40% Pikemen Morale +25% Heavy Infantry Offense +25% Heavy Infantry Defense +20% Heavy Infantry Morale
Guerriers	Assyrian	200	600	136	2.925	0.24375	+20% Heavy Infantry Defense +10% Heavy Infantry Morale
Matoei	Coptic	200 100	600	136	2.925	0.24375	+30% Archers Defense +20% Pikemen Defense
Outremer Knight	Outremer	100 150	1050	147	2.55	0.19625	+10% Heavy Cavalry Morale 10% Heavy Cavalry Attack +20% Camel Cavalry Attack +10% Camel Cavalry Morale
Arberian Stratiotet	Arberian	200	600	84	1.8	0.15	+20% Light Cavalry Defense +20% Light Cavalry Attack +40% Light Cavalry Morale
Horse	Horse	300	900	136	2.925	0.24375	+75% Light Cavalry Defense +75% Light Cavalry Morale
Cat	Cat	300	210	136	2.925	0.24375	+200% Light Infantry Offense +25% Light Infantry Morale
Bear	Bear	300	900	136	2.925	0.24375	+100% Heavy Infantry Offense +25% Heavy Infantry Morale
Hedgehog	Hedgehog	300	750	136	2.925	0.24375	+100% Pikemen Defense +25% Pikemen Morale
Duck	Duck	300	900	136	2.925	0.24375	+50% Heavy Infantry Offense +50% Heavy Infantry Defense +50% Heavy Infantry Morale
Dog	Dog	150	900	136	2.925	0.24375	+75% Heavy Cavalry Defense +100% Heavy Cavalry Morale
Elephant	Elephant	100	1000	136	2.925	0.24375	+50% War Elephants Offense +25% War Elephants Defense
Dragon	Dragon	150	900	136	2.925	0.24375	+75% Heavy Cavalry Offense +100% Heavy Cavalry Morale

Tribal retinues

As of patch 3.0, the mechanic of prestige based tribal retinues has replaced the option to "Raise tribal army". Tribal retinues do not require .

These retinues are available if you use a tribal government and cost prestige instead of Gold. There are also retinues with piety costs available to defensive pagans.

Type	Composition	Retinue cap usage	Initial cost (prestige/piety)	Monthly reinforcement cost	Monthly Upkeep	Unique Effect
Tribal Warriors	150	105	25			+20% Light Infantry Offense +50% Light Infantry Defense +20% Light Infantry Morale
Trapper	100 50	170	50			+60% Light Infantry Defense +30% Light Infantry Morale +40% Archer Offense +20% Archer Defense +10% Archer Morale
Hunting Party	100 50	220	75			+60% Light Infantry Offense +20% Light Infantry Defense +10% Light Infantry Morale +10% Light Cavalry Offense +10% Light Cavalry Defense
Veteran Warriors	100 50	220	75			+30% Light Infantry Offense +30% Light Infantry Defense +30% Light Infantry Morale +10% Heavy Infantry Offense +10% Heavy Infantry Defense
Steppe Riders	50 25	250	75			+10% Light Cavalry Offense +10% Light Cavalry Defense +10% Horse Archer Defense
Ardent Guardians	50 50	250	75			+20% Archer Offense +40% Archer Defense +20% Archer Morale +20% Heavy Infantry Defense +10% Heavy Infantry Morale
Sworn Defenders	75 75	203	50			+60% Light Infantry Defense +40% Light Infantry Morale +40% Archer Defense +20% Archer Morale

Strategies

Using retinues for combat

By letting you control army composition, retinues can easily beat a messy levy army that has the same total "cost". The key is to choose an army composition that lets you:

• Excel at one combat phase, and control phases to your advantage.
• Excel at one combat tactic in each phase, and ensure the tactic is chosen.
• Appoint a commander whose combat specialization and cultural tactic matches your forces.

When combining retinues with levies, always keep them on separate flanks to avoid polluting the retinue's tactics. A popular choice is retinues in the center and levies on the sides.

Another approach is to engage the enemy first with pure cavalry (likely to roll a Charge tactic), then follow with another army as combat quickly enters the melee phase.

Using retinues for siege

An army of pikemen is great at assaulting holdings (computed as melee).

An army of light infantry is best for carpet sieges and discouraging rebellion, since it is the cheapest per soldier.

Beware of unreformed Pagan provinces, where attrition can be extremely high (unless you have Military Organization level 4). When fighting a war on their lands, assaulting walls may cost less troop losses than attempting to siege.

Using retinues for raiding

This strategy is better suited for tribal rulers, as their retinues cost Prestige. Using retinues to supplement a raiding party can make raiding faster and opens possibilities for sacking holdings.

External guides

• Comprehensive Retinue Comparisons for Horse Lords 2.4.x
• Spreadsheet - Crusader Kings 2 Retinues - Horse Lords 2.4
• A Retinue Composition Efficiency Metric with .xlsx file to test your composition 2.8

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