Boyar — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

Boyar — Counters, Stats & Civ Bonuses

The Boyar is countered by Pikeman, Camel Rider and Crossbowman. It is a Cavalry / Unique unit, available to the Slavs.

Class

Cavalry / Unique

Available to

Slavs

Elite upgrade

Elite Boyar

Cost

60 70

The Boyar Line

• Boyar
• Elite Boyar

Boyar stats

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

Hit points

100 →130

Melee attack

12 / 1.9s →14 / 1.9s

Pierce attack

0

Range

0

Melee armour

4 →8

Pierce armour

2 →3

Speed

1.3

Line of sight

5

Training time

15s

What counters the Boyar?

Hard counters beat the Boyar 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.

• Pikeman hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Crossbowman hard Pierce damage – Boyars have high melee, low pierce armor
• Kamayuk UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+8)
• Mameluke UU hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry (+9)
• Halberdier hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Heavy Camel Rider hard Attack bonus vs. cavalry
• Arbalest hard Pierce damage – weak pierce protection
• Monk soft Conversion
• Samurai UU soft Attack bonus vs. unique units (+12)

What does the Boyar counter?

The Boyar is strong against units at close range.

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.