Last updated on February 12th, 2023 at 11:41 pm
Warfare is an essential part of CK3 and commander traits of knights give bonuses to the respective army. You can actively aim for the commander traits you want via the right education (see our Education Guide) for your future knights.
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Commander traits are primarily gained by events and provide a variety of different bonuses to characters leading your armies on the battlefield.
| Commander Trait | Bonus |
| Aggressive Attacker | +25% Enemy fatal casualties |
| Flexible Leader | −50% Enemy defensive advantage |
| Forder | Crosses water without advantage penalties |
| Holy Warrior | +10 Faith hostility advantage |
| Logistician | +100% Supply duration |
| Military Engineer | −30% Siege phase time |
| Organizer | +25% Movement speed −20% Retreat losses |
| Reaver | +100% Raid speed −75% Hostile county attrition |
| Unyielding Defender | −25% Friendly fatal casualties |
| Cautious Leader | +4 Minimum battle roll −2 Maximum battle roll |
| Reckless | +6 Maximum battle roll −4 Minimum battle roll |
| Forest Fighter | +5 Advantage in forest and taiga terrain |
| Open Terrain Expert | +4 Advantage in farmlands, plains, and steppe terrain |
| Rough Terrain Expert | +4 Advantage in hills, mountains, and wetlands terrain |
| Desert Warrior | +5 Advantage in desert, desert mountains, drylands, and oasis terrain |
| Jungle Stalker | +6 Jungle advantage −50% Jungle attrition No jungle supply limit penalty |
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