The Bolas Rider is countered by Halberdier, Camel Rider and Heavy Camel Rider. It is a Cavalry / Unique unit, available to the Mapuche.
- Class
- Cavalry / Unique
- Available to
- Mapuche
- Elite upgrade
- Elite Bolas Rider
- Cost
-
45 
50
Bolas Rider stats
The Elite Bolas Rider upgrade changes the values marked below. Everything else — cost, class and the civilization bonuses that apply — stays the same.
| Stat | Bolas Rider | Elite |
|---|---|---|
 Hit points | 55 | 65 |
 Melee attack | 0 | 0 |
 Pierce attack | 5 / 2s | 6 / 2s |
 Range | 4 | 5 |
 Melee armour | 0 | 0 |
 Pierce armour | 1 | 2 |
 Speed | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Accuracy | 90% | 95% |
 Line of sight | 7 | 7 |
 Training time | 34s | 28s |
What counters the Bolas Rider?
The Bolas Rider is weak against Foot Archers, Skirmishers and units at close range.
Hard counters deal bonus damage against this unit — they beat the Bolas Rider even at a cost disadvantage. Soft counters win the fight through cost-efficiency or mobility, without a dedicated bonus.
| Counter | Type | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
 Halberdier | hard | Attack bonus vs. cavalry |
 Camel Rider | hard | Attack bonus vs. cavalry |
 Heavy Camel Rider | hard | Attack bonus vs. cavalry |
 Monk | soft | Conversion |
What does the Bolas Rider counter?
The Bolas Rider is strong against Mounted Units.
Unit lines the Bolas Rider has a damage bonus against
Civilizations that improve the Bolas Rider
15 civilizations have a bonus or unique technology that affects this unit.
Bengalis
- Cavalry +2 attack vs. Skirmishers
Berbers
- Stable Units cost -15/20% in Castle/Imperial Age
Bulgarians
- Stirrups (unique tech): Cavalry attacks +33% faster
Burmese
- Manipur Cavalry (unique tech): Cavalry +4 attack vs. Ranged Soldiers
Cumans
- Mounted Units move +5/10/15% faster in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
Dravidians
- Wootz Steel (unique tech): Infantry and Cavalry attacks ignore armor
Franks
- Mounted Units +20% HP starting in Feudal Age
Georgians
- Mounted Units regenerate 2/8/14 HP per minute in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
- Aznauri Cavalry (unique tech): Mounted Units take -20% population space
Gurjaras
- Mounted Units deal +20/30/40% bonus damage in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
Jurchens
- Mounted Units and Fire Lancers attack +25% faster starting in Feudal Age
Khitans
- Ordo Cavalry (unique tech): Cavalry regenerates HP in combat
Malians
- Farimba (unique tech): Cavalry +5 attack
Mapuche
- Mounted Units generate +3 gold when defeating military units
- Malon (unique tech): Bolas Riders, Slingers and Skirmishers deal pass through damage
- Butalmapu (unique tech): Team Castle Unique Units and Bolas Riders cost -15%
Teutons
- Barracks and Stable Units +1/+2 melee armor in Castle/Imperial Age
Wei
- Ming Guang Armor (unique tech): Mounted Units +4 melee armor
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.
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