Raising your influence is key to claiming new regions and territories, and here’s how you do it.

Manors and tithesgo hand in hand, because you need a Manor to enact a tithe.

Once built, select your Manor and go to the Taxes tab, then look at Tithe.

A man in a red robe and hat stands outside their manor in the snow in Manor Lords

This will exchange a percentage of surplus food for Influence.

My settlement is at the Large Town level and I have tithe set to 50%.

Then there areBandit Camps.

A church in a snowy field in Manor Lords

That’s for each individual bandit, not just per camp.

Soif you defeat 10 bandits, you get 200 Influence.

First, you need your own soldiers.

A manor building in Manor Lords, highlighted to show the Monthly Taxation Options, including tithes and land tax.

The winner takes the region.

Struggling to grow your first settlement?

Read our guide onhow to increase your settlement level.

An overhead map of neighbouring regions in Manor Lords