Higher Command raises the morale of the army he leads and improves auto-resolve results. Some traits only add Command against particular enemies or in particular situations (infantry, cavalry, sieges, at night) - those are listed under their own effect.
Click a trait or ancillary to see exactly how it's gained. Trait levels need the listed number of points.
Raised by
Traits 22
| Good Commander | +1 Promising Commander+2 Aspiring Commander+3 Proven Commander+4 Great Commander+5 Legendary Commander | 38 ways |
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| Natural Military Skill | +1 Talent for Command+2 Natural Commander+3 Born to Command+4 Born Conqueror | 38 ways |
| Faction Killer | +1 Conqueror+2 Great Conqueror+3 Legendary Conqueror+3 All Conquering | at the end of each turn |
| Military Edu | +1 Officer Training+2 General Training+3 Commander-in-Chief Experience | 68 ways |
| Pagan Edu | +1 Standard Pagan Education+2 Advanced Pagan Education+3 Master Pagan Education | 56 ways |
| Military Career In Byzantium | +1 Taxiarches+1 Droungarios+1 Merarches+1 Tourmarches+2 Strategos+2 Sevastos+2 Magistrus | 9 ways |
| Of Mamluk Princely Blood | +2 | when he is offered for adoption |
| Vanquisher | +1 Vanquisher (IV)+1 Vanquisher (V)+1 Vanquisher (VI)+2 Vanquisher (VII)+2 Vanquisher (VIII)+1 Vanquisher (IX) | 26 ways |
| AI Boost Difficulty hidden | +1 SHOULD NOT BE VISIBLE: REPORT TO DEV TEAM IF YOU EVER SEE THIS!!!+1 AI Boost Hard+1 AI Boost Hard | at the start of each turn |
| Bloodthirsty | +1 | 17 ways |
| Conqueror of Constantinople | +1 | when he captures a settlement |
| Conqueror of Qustantiniyya | +1 | when he captures a settlement |
| Conqueror of Tsargorod | +1 | when he captures a settlement |
| Faction Regent | +1 | 5 ways |
| Feck | +1 Strong Language+1 Foul Mouthed | 18 ways |
| Hardened | +1 | 4 ways |
| Hero of Scotland | +1 | special events |
| Intelligent | +1 Smart+1 Genius+1 Genius | 190 ways |
| Of Aragonese Princely Blood | +1 | 4 ways |
| Rex Siciliae | +1 | at the end of each turn |
| Saviour of Konstantinoupolis | +1 | when he captures a settlement |
| Sobriety | +1 Sensible Drinker+1 Sober+1 Abhors Drink | 11 ways |
Ancillaries 63
| Al-Fatih al-Qustantiniyya | +2 | at the end of each turn |
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| Bertrand du Guesclin | +2 | after a battle |
| Caliph of Jerusalem | +2 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Chevalier de Bayard | +2 | after a battle |
| Conetable of Jerusalem | +2 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Damascene Steel Sword | +2 | at the end of each turn |
| Exarch of Jerusalem | +2 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Expugnator Meccae | +2 | at the end of each turn |
| Fātih Rūm | +2 | at the end of each turn |
| George of Antioch | +2 | after a battle |
| Insignia Caesarum Romanorum | +2 | at the end of each turn |
| Jan Žižka | +2 | after a battle |
| Niels Ebbesen | +2 | after a battle |
| Niketes tes Mekkas | +2 | at the end of each turn |
| Regalia Imperii Occidentalis | +2 | at the end of each turn |
| Roger de Moulins | +2 | when he joins a crusade |
| Ruinator Romae | +2 | at the end of each turn |
| Simon de Montfort | +2 | after a battle |
| Sword of Mohammed | +2 | 3 ways |
| Toledan Steel Sword | +2 | at the end of each turn |
| Zawisza Czarny z Garbowa | +2 | after a battle |
| Ark of the Covenant | +1 | 4 ways |
| Art of War | +1 | 13 ways |
| Astrologer | +1 | 15 ways |
| Catapan of Smyrna | +1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Chivalrous Knight | +1 | 2 ways |
| Count of Anjou | +1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| De Re Militari | +1 | 14 ways |
| Dread Knight | +1 | after a battle |
| Dread Warrior | +1 | after a battle |
| Duke of Norwich | +1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Duke of Ragusa | +1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Duke of Smyrna | +1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Emir of Acre | +1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Emir of Anjou | +1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Emir of Norwich | +1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Emir of Smyrna | +1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Gerard de Ridefort | +1 | when he joins a crusade |
| Ghazi Warrior | +1 | 2 ways |
| Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller | +1 | at the end of each turn |
| Grandmaster of the Knights of Santiago | +1 | at the end of each turn |
| Grandmaster of the Temple | +1 | at the end of each turn |
| Hospitaller Knight | +1 | 4 ways |
| Jeanne d'Arc | +1 | after a battle |
| Knight of Santiago | +1 | 9 ways |
| Manuel Anemas | +1 | special events |
| Mentor | +1 | 16 ways |
| Niccolo Machiavelli | +1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Ordinis Militiae Teutonicorum Magister | +1 | at the end of each turn |
| Prince of Acre | +1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Reliable Runner | +1 | after a battle |
| Seeress | +1 | at the end of each turn |
| Shard of the True Cross | +1 | 4 ways |
| Spymaster | +1 | 3 ways |
| Standard of Mohammed | +1 | 3 ways |
| Strategikon | +1 | 9 ways |
| Strategos of Acre | +1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Strategos of Anjou | +1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Strategos of Norwich | +1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Strategos of Ragusa | +1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Templar Knight | +1 | 6 ways |
| Teutonic Knight | +1 | 7 ways |
| Vexillum Palatinum | +1 | at the end of each turn |
Lowered by
Traits 27
| Senile | -1 Somewhat Senile-3 Senile-6 Totally Senile | 11 ways |
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| Bad Commander | -1 Unproven Commander-2 Incompetent Commander-3 Pathetic Commander-5 Useless Commander | 6 ways |
| Cursed | -1 Hexed-2 Cursed-3 Blighted-4 Damned | at the start of each turn |
| Aesthetic | -1 An Eye for Beauty-2 Admirer of Beauty-3 Aesthete | 15 ways |
| Army Campaign Morale | -1 Troops Undisciplined-2 Troops Desperate-3 Troops Mutinous-3 Too Many Years Away | 18 ways |
| Deranged | -1 Skewed View-2 Deranged-2 Deranged-3 Dangerously Deranged-3 Dangerously Deranged | 25 ways |
| Drink | -1 Drunken Heathen-2 Alcoholic-3 Paralytic-3 Paralytic | 38 ways |
| Inbred | -1 Inbred-1 Woefully Inbred-2 Spawn of Incest-3 Betrothed to Mother | when he comes of age |
| Insane | -1 Dysfunctional-2 Quite Mad-2 Quite Mad-3 Utterly Insane-3 Utterly Insane | 24 ways |
| Stricken Serious | -1 Racking Cough-2 Evil Illness-3 Stricken Down | 2 ways |
| Stricken Silly | -1 Warts-2 Flatulent-3 Boil-Ridden | at the start of each turn |
| Humane | -1 Personal Loss-1 Doubts War's Point-2 War Is Hell | 4 ways |
| Paranoia | -1 Paranoid-2 Completely Paranoid | 9 ways |
| Afflicted with Pneumonia | -1 | at the end of each turn |
| Afflicted with Scurvy | -1 | at the end of each turn |
| Bad Disciplinarian | -1 Easy on the Men-1 Far Too Lenient | 53 ways |
| Beyond Battle | -1 | 10 ways |
| Bloodthirsty | -1 | 17 ways |
| Boring Speaker | -1 | 5 ways |
| Family Was Traitorous | -1 | at the end of each turn |
| Intelligent | -1 Idiot-1 Idiot-1 Stupid | 190 ways |
| Of Scottish Princely Blood | -1 | 4 ways |
| Pisan Patrician | -1 | 6 ways |
| Poor Logistician | -1 | 21 ways |
| Prim | -1 | 19 ways |
| Venetian Patrician | -1 | 6 ways |
| Wantschool | -1 Teenager-1 Teenager-1 Teenager-1 Teenager-1 Teenager-1 Teenager | 10 ways |
Ancillaries 13
| Caliph of Tuscany | -1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
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| Duke of Burgundy | -1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Duke of Milan | -1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Duke of Pentapolis | -1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Emir of Burgundy | -1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Emir of Milan | -1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Emir of Pentapolis | -1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Marquis of Toscana | -1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Notorious Berserker | -1 | after a battle |
| Strategos of Burgundy | -1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Strategos of Florence | -1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Strategos of Milan | -1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |
| Strategos of Pentapolis | -1 | at the end of a turn spent in a settlement |