Bolas Rider — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Bolas Rider — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Bolas Rider is countered by Elite Skirmisher, Genoese Crossbowman and Camel Archer. It is a Cavalry Archer / Unique unit, available to the Mapuche.

Class

Cavalry Archer / Unique

Available to

Mapuche

Elite upgrade

Elite Bolas Rider

Cost

45 50

The Bolas Rider Line

• Bolas Rider
• Elite Bolas Rider

Bolas Rider stats

The Elite Bolas Rider upgrade changes the values marked with an arrow. Everything else — cost, class and the civilization bonuses that apply — stays the same.

Hit points

55 →65

Melee attack

0

Pierce attack

5 / 2s →6 / 2s

Range

4 →5

Melee armour

0

Pierce armour

1 →2

Speed

1.5

Accuracy

90% →95%

Line of sight

7

Training time

34s →28s

What counters the Bolas Rider?

Hard counters beat the Bolas Rider decisively and win even at a cost disadvantage — usually through bonus damage, area damage, conversion or a speed advantage it cannot escape. Soft counters win the fight too, but only with good numbers and positioning.

• Elite Skirmisher hard Anti-archer counters mounted archers
• Genoese Crossbowman UU hard Heavy bonus vs. cavalry
• Camel Archer UU soft Mounted archer that out-trades the Bolas Rider
• Monk soft Conversion (expensive gold unit)
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)

What does the Bolas Rider counter?

Units the Bolas Rider has a damage bonus against

Bonus damage says how hard the Bolas Rider hits these units, not that it wins every fight — some of them still beat it by outranging or outrunning it.

• Knight hard Knight Line
• Cavalier hard Knight Line
• Paladin hard Knight Line
• Savar UU hard Knight Line
• Scout Cavalry hard Light Cav
• Light Cavalry hard Light Cav
• Hussar hard Light Cav
• Winged Hussar UU hard Light Cav
• Camel Scout hard Camel Line
• Camel Rider hard Camel Line
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Camel Line
• Imperial Camel Rider UU hard Camel Line
• Steppe Lancer hard Steppe Lancer
• Elite Steppe Lancer hard Steppe Lancer
• Militia hard Militia Line
• Man-at-Arms hard Militia Line
• Long Swordsman hard Militia Line
• Two-Handed Swordsman hard Militia Line
• Champion hard Militia Line
• Legionary UU hard Militia Line
• Spearman hard Spearman Line
• Pikeman hard Spearman Line
• Halberdier hard Spearman Line

Civilizations that improve the Bolas Rider

One civilization has a bonus or unique technology that affects this unit.

For the strategy behind these matchups — when to build counters, how to mix them and which civs do it best — see the Unique Unit Counters guide.