Auto Best Role (Companion Role Auto-Assign)
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.7% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #364 of 688 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
🎯 Auto Best Role – Advanced Hero Management
Auto Best Role is an intelligent quality-of-life mod for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord that automates hero management in both battles and campaigns.
It assigns heroes to optimal roles and formations based on skills and equipment, with full customization through MCM settings.
No more micromanagement – just play.
🔧 Compatibility
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord v1. 3+
✨ Key Features
🎖️ Automatic Hero Assignment
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[]Smart assignment based on skills and equipment[/]
[]Works in all battle types[/]
[]Automatically excludes player character[/]
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[]Infantry → melee heroes[/]
[]Ranged → archers & crossbowmen[/]
[]Cavalry → mounted melee heroes[/]
[]Horse Archers → mounted ranged heroes[/]
[]Auto-dismount for infantry & ranged captains[/]
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[]Force player as commander[/]
[]Full control in all battles and sieges[/]
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[]Engineer[/]
[]Surgeon[/]
[]Scout[/]
[]Quartermaster[/]
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[]Remove unused horses during battles[/]
[]Custom hotkey support[/]
[]Enable/Disable in settings[/]
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[]Horse Removal: Ctrl/Shift/Alt + Key (or single key)[/]
[]Hero Reassignment: Fully customizable key[/]
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[]Disabled[/]
[]Player Clan Only[/]
[]All Clans[/]
[]Errors always shown[/]
📋 Recent Updates
Version 2. 0. 5
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[]Fixed infantry & archer captains dismount issues[/]
[]Fixed horse archer handling in dismount logic[/]
[]Fixed formation edge cases at battle start[/]
[]Improved captain detection[/]
[]Improved formation detection (QuerySystem)[/]
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[]Fixed wrong captain assignments[/]
[]Fixed cavalry/horses behavior issues[/]
[]Fixed crash issues[/]
[]Improved weapon detection (0–11 slots)[/]
[]Added hotkey customization[/]
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[]Fixed formation misassignments[/]
[]Improved weapon detection[/]
[]Added auto-dismount system[/]
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[]Added per-role toggles[/]
[]Added horse removal feature[/]
[]Improved MCM layout[/]
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[]Fixed startup crash[/]
[]Added manual redistribution (R key)[/]
⚙️ Hotkey Setup
[]Open Mod Options → Auto Best Role[/]
[*]Go to Battle & Army s
Auto Best Role automatically assigns heroes to optimal party roles and battle formations based on their skills and equipment, supporting battles, sieges, and assaults. It includes force player command and customizable settings via MCM. Designed to reduce micromanagement, this mod is for players who want streamlined party management.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Saves time by automating role and formation assignments (157 endorsements).
- Covers multiple battle types: battles, sieges, and assaults.
- Customizable via MCM for player preference.
⚠️ Cons
- May override manual assignments, potentially conflicting with player strategies.
- Relies on MCM, so players without MCM cannot use settings.
- No recent updates since April 2026, which may raise compatibility concerns with future game patches.
This mod is for players who find manual role and formation assignment tedious, especially in large parties. It's also for those who want to optimize party performance without deep micromanagement. If you enjoy fine-tuning every detail, you might prefer manual control.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use the MCM settings to adjust auto-assignment behavior to your liking.
- Test the mod in a non-critical battle to see how it assigns roles and formations.
- If you have specific heroes you want to control manually, check if the mod allows exceptions.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Bannerlord Mods
- Author
- Nabil Dz
- Version
- 2.0.5
- Downloads
- 22,461
- Endorsements
- 157
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 6/16/2025
- Updated
- 4/26/2026
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🔧 How to Install Bannerlord Mods
Use Vortex or manual. Enable mods in launcher. Harmony required.
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