Introduction To Factions

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There are 7 default factions in Battle for Wesnoth. Here is a short guide to them, with links to longer articles.

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Loyalists is a faction of humans and mermen. They have mighty knights, powerful mages and multiple proven units for every situation.
Good faction for beginners. There is a complete guide on How to play Loyalists.

• Loyalists are great on flat plains outside of deserts.
• Loyalists are lawful (stronger during day).
• They have both quick and slow, powerful units, and they can fight with first strike and charge and have access to leadership, healing and skirmish.

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Rebels is a faction of elves, mages, woses and mermen. Many of them have mastered the bow.
Good faction for beginners. There is a complete guide on How to play Rebels.

• Rebels fight great in forests, but they are fragile outside of them.
• Elves are neutral (same strengh any time), mages, woses and mermen are lawful (stronger during day).
• They manage ranged combat very well, they can fight with slow and marksmanship and have access to healing, leadership, ambush and regeneration.

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Northerners is a faction of orcs, trolls, goblins and nagas. They can fight in superior numbers compared to others.
Best for experienced players. There is a complete guide on How to play Northerners.

• Northerners are cheap, close-range warriors and they can advance easily.
• Northerners are chaotic (stronger during night), with exception of nagas which are neutral (same strengh any time).
• They are resilient, they can fight with poison, slow and marksmanship and have access to regeneration and leadership.

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Undead is a faction of numerous undead creatures immune to poison and plague, dark mages and bats.
Best for experienced players. There is a complete guide on How to play Undead.

• Undead have resistances to commons attacks, but are vulnerable to more specific ones.
• Undead are chaotic (stronger during night).
• They are dangerous, they can fight with plague, poison, drain life and backstab and have access to submerge, nightstalk, skirmish and feeding.

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Knalgan Alliance is a faction of dwarves, gryphons and human outlaws.
Best for experienced players. There is a complete guide on How to play Knalgans.

• Dwarves moves on difficult terrains as fast as on flat plains. They are strong but slow, outlaws are quick.
• Dwarves and gryphons are neutral (same strengh any time), outlaws are chaotic (stronger during night).
• They are strong in difficult terrain, especially mountains, they can fight with backstab or as berserk and have access to steadfast and skirmish.

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Drakes is a faction of drakes and saurians, who differ in many ways but are very strong together. Drakes are quite expensive and their losses are painful.
Best for experienced players. There is a complete guide on How to play Drakes.

• Drakes are the most mobile faction and they can cross difficult terrains easily. They have the largest number of flying units.
• Drakes are lawful (stronger during day), saurians are chaotic (stronger during night).
• They can quickly attack and retreat, they can fight with firststrike and marksmanship and have access to skirmish, leadership and healing.

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Dunefolk is a relatively new faction with sand people, who chose to not use magic at all, and nagas.
Best for experienced players. There is a complete guide on How to play Dunefolk.

• Dunefolk is well adapted to sand terrain and they can heal their warriors.
• Dunefolk are lawful (stronger during day) or liminal (strong during dusk and dawn), nagas are neutral (same strengh any time).
• They are very versatile, they can fight with marksmanship, first strike, charge and slow and have access to healing, skirmish and regeneration.

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