Battle board: snow village melee, unit banner 4/6
The Banner Saga · Battle / Tactics
Art style Painterly illustration
About this game
Developer: Stoic · Publisher: Stoic Studio · Platform: PC (Steam) · Art style: Painterly illustration · Screen type: Battle / Tactics
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What to study
A close melee moment in a snow village: the 4/6 banner with its willpower star sits over one fighter, red and blue tile outlines separate the two sides, and the blue ring marks the varl mid-swing, so the turn state reads from three marks alone. The board is a village street, not an abstract arena, with timber, snow, and a doorway framing the fight. Frame at about 52.2s in the Launch Trailer (Steam). No trailer burn-in or caption on this frame.
Patterns
How the screen is arranged.
hud-overlay grid-overlay status-row
Components
Parts on screen.
Screen inventory
- a floating unit banner above a fighter reading 4/6 with a willpower star
- red enemy tile outlines and blue friendly tile outlines across the snowy village ground
- a blue active-unit ring under a varl mid-swing
- human and varl fighters, dredge enemies, and shield-bearing allies in close melee
- snow, timber buildings, and a doorway at the edge of the board
Top 3 colors
#000000 26%#182231 22%#2e3845 13%
Top three palette colors by share. The remaining colors make up the rest.
Source and credit
© Stoic / Stoic Studio, The Banner Saga screenshot: Launch Trailer and Announcement Video (Steam), shown for design study and commentary. PlayCraft is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Stoic Studio.
Source tier 2 (publisher-released) · screenshot: Steam store page · Steam page
Source details
Fetched 2026-10-31. verified 2026-10-31: frame inspected visually at full resolution; 4/6 unit banner, red and blue tile outlines, blue active ring, and village setting all legible; frame from the official Launch Trailer on Steam
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