Manor Lords is a city-builder and real-time strategy game in which the player is charged with managing all aspects of a settlement. Building out regional and treasury wealth is immensely important, but this requires taxation. Taxes earn disapproval but are essential to afford major purchases, making this mechanic a very delicate balance for players.

Money is divided into two categories in Manor Lords: regional wealth and treasury. Regional wealth refers to the income generated by the various types of production in the village or town. Treasury represents the funds held by the Manor, which are used to purchase large-scale expenses, such as armies and new territories. Knowing when and how much to tax the population is essential, especially in harder scenarios such as Restoring the Peace or On the Edge, as low morale rates can massively hinder a settlement’s growth.

What Are Taxes In Manor Lords?

All Types Of Taxation Methods

Taxation is the Lord’s sole source of income in Manor Lords. Whenever you hit level two and a Medium Village after increasing your population, you can finally construct a Manor. The Manor is the primary istrative building where you can set and adjust Land Taxes.

Taxes are deducted from the regional wealth your citizens generate, putting that money in your treasury. A quick way to jump-start your economy and build regional wealth is to invest in livestock and logging and establish trade routes to sell resources where you have a surplus.

It’s important to grow your regional wealth during the early phases of a new game. If your citizens are not producing resources, taxes will stagnate the economy further.

The treasury is your personal money source used for large purchases. This might include training a militia, settling in neighboring grounds, hiring mercenaries, establishing trade routes, or other larger-scale actions. For those playing on more difficult scenarios with danger from neighboring lords or bandits always present, building up your treasury as fast as possible is your top priority. Just be sure to grow your regional wealth at a faster rate; otherwise, you won’t have anyone to tax.

What Is The Best Tax Rate In Manor Lords

The best Land Tax rate in Manor Lords is around 10 to 20 percent. This ensures that you have enough money coming in to build up your treasury while mitigating your expected drop in popularity. It is crucial to note that tax increases will earn disapproval no matter what.

It is best to wait until you have an approval rating of at least 75 percent before implementing any further tax increases. So long as you are over 75 percent, you can still attract new families to the town, but make sure you build enough Burgage Plots to fit everyone.

You can combat the inevitable approval loss from taxation by ensuring a food surplus, fighting homelessness, and building churches across town.

Approval and taxes, especially in harder scenarios, go hand-in-hand. You want to avoid low approval ratings, as low morale has several severe consequences. Increasing disapproval means families and villages will stop coming to your town while existing citizens will not reproduce.

Potentially the most dangerous of all, your military will also begin to function far less efficiently and can result in significant battle losses if you attempt to attack with a low-morale army. Ultimately, knowing when to tax is just as important as understanding the proper tax rates.