Welcome to this step-by-step breakdown of the new Legendary Fight in Battle Brothers. It’s a chaotic encounter, but with the right preparation and tactics, it becomes completely manageable—even on your second attempt. In this guide, we’ll walk through what to expect, how to position, and the most effective loadouts for success.

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1. Initial Strategy and Deployment

Start by waiting for the enemy to move first. Let them come to you, then maneuver around them using your squad’s flanks. Group your brothers into small teams of four—this allows you to isolate and target high-priority threats (like fault finders) while avoiding unnecessary cluster fights.

“These fault finders are the real threat—they’ll harass you with corpse explosions and magic.”

Having multiple dogs out early is a strong play. Use Adrenaline to push movement when needed, especially to get dogs into position and to gain tempo advantage.

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2. Priority Targets: The Fault Finders

These enemies are slippery and dangerous due to their magic abilities. The key is to engage and lock them down quickly with dogs or fast-moving units.

Dogs are essential for two reasons:

• They prevent spellcasting by forcing engagement.
• Fault finders have low armor, making them vulnerable to melee.

Use dogs to bog them down, then collapse with nearby brothers. Getting dogs on every caster as early as turn 2 or 3 can turn the entire tide of battle.

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3. Tactical Tools: Adrenaline and Pocket Shields

Adrenaline is your best friend in this fight. Use it for:

• Repositioning quickly to support allies
• Getting dogs out faster
• Securing multi-hits before enemy counteraction

Pocket Shields are highly recommended. If any brother gets pulled or surrounded by heavy melee enemies, a quick shield draw and Shieldwall can be the difference between survival and death.

“If this guy had a pocket shield, he would have survived the surround—simple fix.”

Consider carrying shields even on two-handers. You can swap out weapons temporarily to mitigate overwhelming hits, especially on the front lines.

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4. Weapon Analysis: What Works and What Doesn’t

Top Performing Weapons:

• Cleavers: Excellent for damage and bleed, and they shine in this fight.
• Axes: Round swing options are great for clearing clustered enemies.
• Any dog-compatible builds: Dogs shine when there’s little enemy armor to stop them.

Avoid This Weapon:

• Three-Headed Flail: Very poor in this fight. Low reliability, inconsistent damage, and underwhelming against this enemy type.

“The three-headed flail is beyond useless here. Had it been a cleaver, he’d have survived and contributed.”

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5. Positioning & Formation

Your initial formation matters. Three small squads of four can spread out to handle multiple targets while still being able to reinforce each other.

Be mindful not to overload one side—splitting five bros in one flank left other groups shorthanded. The group of three performed just fine due to better weapon synergy and positioning.

“The smaller group with a great axe and cleaver cleaned up efficiently. Weapon choice made the difference.”

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6. Level and Build Recommendations

• Level 7 is the sweet spot: At this point, your brothers have enough perk access to be versatile.
• Nimble is a must: Given the low armor of the enemies, Nimble helps mitigate HP loss from stray hits.
• Adrenaline on core units gives you tempo and mobility.
• Equip pocket shields on everyone, if possible.

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7. Closing Tips

• Start fights slow: Let enemies come into view before committing your movement.
• Use terrain to limit fault finders’ movement.
• Watch fatigue: Overextending or forgetting to monitor stamina can cost lives.
• Preserve dogs where you can—but know they’re expendable if they stall key targets.
• Swap out flails for cleavers pre-fight.

“Even though one dog died and a brother nearly fell again, it was far cleaner than my first run. It’s all about the tools and tempo.”

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Final Thoughts

This Legendary Fight is manageable once you know what to expect. It’s not about brute force—it’s about speed, disabling the dangerous units, and controlling the battlefield with clever positioning and the right utility.

• Dogs + Adrenaline = spellcaster denial
• Cleavers > Flails
• Pocket shields save lives

Group intelligently, position thoughtfully, and bring tools that scale with the chaos.

Thanks for reading, and stay fantastic out there. Like and subscribe if this helped you survive the legend.