CAMPAIGN · THE LAST KHANS

Raising the Banners

Kotyan starts with a small mounted party and must race across the steppe to recruit the scattered Cuman camps. Gather the tribes before Mongol patrols reach them, then win support from the Rus principalities and strike the Mongol stronghold.

Overview

Player approach

Raising the Banners is a baseless race to recruit nine Cuman camps. Kotyan Khan is the only unit who can secure them, so send him directly between objectives while the escort keeps rival groups away.

Step-by-step plan

Identify the closest camps and move Kotyan from one to the next without optional exploration. Keep the starting force near him, using it to screen Tatar groups that contest a camp while Kotyan triggers recruitment. Once several camps join, use the expanding army to clear remaining routes, then return to the enemy objectives with enough force to complete the scenario.

Risks and adjustments

If Tatars and your troops occupy a camp at the same time, its Cumans can remain neutral until one side is removed. Do not split Kotyan from his escort or spend the opening fighting Mongols before the camp race is won.

Focused strategy page

For a dedicated version of this plan, open Raising the Banners Cuman camp race.

Mission overview

Objectives

Keep Kotyan alive; only he can rally troops.
Visit the Cuman tribes before Mongol scouts subdue them.
Visit Kiev and Galicia-Volhynia and persuade them to join the anti-Mongol alliance.
Free the captured Rus prince and destroy the Mongol tower north of Kiev.
Destroy the Mongol Castle to drive their forces from the region.

Focus: Scenario · Kotyan Khan
Signature / category: Story & scenarios
Release / context: The Last Khans
Region: The Last Khans
Classification: Scenarios