A warband is only as good as its communication. The difference between a unit and a mob is short, clear comms: calling targets so damage lands together, reading party chat, and everyone knowing their job before the fight starts.

Focus fire

Damage spread across five enemies kills none of them; the same damage concentrated on one called target drops it fast and turns the headcount in your favour. This matters most for archers — massed arrows on one caller's target beat scattered shots — but it's just as true for a melee line picking the same man to collapse.

• Call the target clearly — a name, a role ('their medic'), or a direction everyone can find.
• Prioritise [medics](/wiki/combat-guides/health-and-recovery) and [archers](/wiki/combat-guides/archery) — kill the enemy's healers and ranged first and their line falls apart on its own.
• Then move on. Once a target drops, call the next; don't let the team stall hunting a body.

Short, useful comms

• Keep calls brief and specific — targets, threats ('cav left!') and movement ('push' / 'fall back'), not chatter.
• Read party chat and the map. Pings and X-marks tell you where to be; a strung-out party is a dead party.
• Know your role and call your state — a tired front-liner saying so lets the line rotate before it breaks.

Change targets, don't duel