Main Campaign[ | ]
The main campaign of the second part of The Banner Saga offers the achievements listed in the following table. Like the first part of the trilogy, they revolve around:
- Killing (3) enemies with each newly appearing hero class,
- Visiting the godstones,
- Accomplishing difficult feats, e.g. going undefeated or not letting anyone die from starvation.
| Icon | Name | Description | Renown |
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Treasure Hunter | Acquire 3 rank 10 items. | 5 |
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Keep Your Wits | Bolverk always acts as the Ravens expect. | ? |
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Demolition | Break 30 barricades in a single playthrough. | 5 |
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Leader of Clans | Bring 400 clansmen safely into Arberrang. | ? |
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Fighting Force | Build an army of over 600 trained fighters. | ? |
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Holfi's Training | Complete Holfi's Training. | 15 |
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Sven's Training | Complete Sven's Training. | 15 |
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Challenge | Complete the game on Hard difficulty level without losing a single battle. | ? |
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Hard Difficulty | Complete the game on Hard difficulty. | ? |
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Normal Difficulty | Complete the game on Normal difficulty. | 10 |
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High Spirits | Complete the game without ever getting low morale. | ? |
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Quartermaster | Complete the game without letting anyone in your caravan die to hunger. | ? |
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Beserker | Defeat 3 enemies with a Berserk. | 5 |
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Cantref | Defeat 3 enemies with a Female Horseborn Cantref. | 5 |
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Teulu | Defeat 3 enemies with a Male Horseborn Teulu. | 5 |
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Poet | Defeat 3 enemies with a Poet. | 5 |
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Shieldmaiden | Defeat 3 enemies with a Shieldmaiden. | 5 |
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Slaughterer | Defeat 3 enemies with a Slaughterer. | 5 |
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Tracker | Defeat 3 enemies with a Tracker. | 5 |
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Wanderer | Defeat 3 enemies with a Wanderer. | 5 |
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Axe Thrower | Defeat 3 enemies with an Axe Thrower. | 5 |
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War Bear | Defeat 3 enemies with War Bear. | 5 |
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Zefr | Defeat 3 enemies with Zefr. | 5 |
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Warmonger | Fight 32battles in a single playthrough. | ? |
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The Saga Continues | Import Save Game from Banner Saga 1. | ? |
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Sneaky | Kill 5 enemies while stealthed. | 5 |
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Culling Frenzy | Kill 5 in one turn with Cull the Weak. | 5 |
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Sundr Slayer | Kill a Sundr. | 10 |
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Alliance of Convenience | Maintain an alliance with Rugga. | 5 |
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Alette's Journey | Meet King Meinolf with Alette. | - |
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Rook's Journey | Meet King Meinolf with Rook. | - |
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Against all Odds | Prevail with Rook against overwhelming numbers. | ? |
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Forced March | Reach Arberrang in 100 days or less. | ? |
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Varl Dregs | Reach Oldford with at least 20 Varl following Bolverk. | ? |
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Aselei | Visit the godstone Aselei. | 5 |
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Baldringr | Visit the godstone Baldringr. | 5 |
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Bygglaerer | Visit the godstone Bygglaerer. | 5 |
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Geirraðr | Visit the godstone Geirraðr. | 5 |
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Irynx | Visit the godstone Irynx. | 5 |
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Lauga | Visit the godstone Lauga. | 5 |
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Vez'nan | Visit the godstone Vez'nan. | 5 |
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Master Tactician | With 6 Rank 10 units, win a Hard difficulty sparring battle in the Training Tent. | ? |
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Intense Reposession | Witness Eyeless possess 10 fallen units. | ? |
Survival Mode[ | ]
Additionally, the following achievements can be unlocked in the special Survival Mode (SM) of the game. All of them are unlocked once you complete the playthrough, i.e. Survive all 40 battles. Please note that: (i) most of them can be unlocked only in the Normal or Hard difficulty setting, (ii) a minimum of three Survival Mode campaigns is required to unlock all achievements.
| Icon | Name | Description | Diff | Notes |
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The Skirmisher | Survive all battles on Easy. | Easy | Not unlocked by Professional or Berserk |
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The Professional | Survive all battles on Normal. | Normal (N) | Not unlocked by Berserk |
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The Berserk | Survive all battles on Hard. | Hard (H) | |
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A Fallen Few | Survive with fewer than 20 Heroes dying. | N or H | |
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Together or Not At All | Survive without a single Hero dying. | N or H | |
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No Outsiders | Survive without Recruiting Heroes. | N or H | You can only use the six ('free') Heroes you get on start |
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Example to Others | Survive with only female Heroes. | N or H | Valid heroes: Alette, Oddleif, Nid, Yrsa, Folka, Zefr, Canary, Derdriu |
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Not Some Fantasy | Survive with only human Heroes. | N or H | No Varl or Horseborn! |
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Quad-Core Hardcore | Survive using only parties of 4 Varl in every battle. | N or H | You can recruit any number of Varl, but your Party must contain exactly 4 units, all of them Varl. |
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On Wings of Ravens | Survive in less than 180 minutes for your total turns. | N or H | |
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Inner Fire | Survive without using the Horn for willpower. | N or H | |
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Krumr's Mentor | Survive Hard Mode without a single reload. | Hard | Good luck! |