Bolas Rider
Mapuche ranged cavalry that hurls bolas to slow enemies and deals bonus damage to cavalry and camels.
Tactical Briefing
Commander, the Bolas Rider is a swift mounted skirmisher of the Mapuche, wielding bolas from horseback. These warriors slow enemy units by 15% for 10 seconds with each charged attack, making escape impossible. They deal bonus damage to cavalry and camels, and generate +3 gold per military unit killed. Use them for hit-and-run harassment and to kite enemy cavalry. Their low HP makes them fragile — never let them get caught in melee.
Statistics
- HP
- 55
- Attack
- 5
- Melee Armor
- 0
- Pierce Armor
- 1
- Range
- 4
- Speed
- 1.5
Cost
- Wood: 45
- Gold: 50
Strong Against
Weak Against
Strategic Analysis
The Bolas Rider is a **mobile anti-cavalry harasser** that combines the kiting potential of cavalry archers with a powerful snare mechanic. It excels at controlling the pace of battle and generating gold through kills.
- Cavalry Kiting: With +2 vs Cavalry and the 15% slow, Bolas Riders can kite Knights indefinitely. Fire, retreat, fire again — the slow prevents the Knight from ever closing the gap.
- Gold Generation: +3 gold per military kill adds up fast. In prolonged skirmishes, Bolas Riders can partially fund their own production through combat.
- Raid Support: Pair with Konas for devastating raids. Bolas Riders slow escaping villagers and cavalry reinforcements while Konas finish them off.
- Anti-Ram Duty: +2 vs Rams means Bolas Riders can chip away at siege weapons safely from range while slowing their approach.
Warning: With only 55 HP and 0/1 armor, Bolas Riders die extremely fast to Skirmishers and massed archers. They also lack Parthian Tactics, limiting their late-game scaling.
Attack Bonuses
- +2 vs Cavalry
- +2 vs Camel
- +2 vs Ram