Talk:Slavs/@comment-106.105.136.18-20160701112639/@comment-30831233-20171215171602

Not quite. They fufil different roles in battle. Boyars have lots of melee armor and are excellent against infantry. However, their low pierce armor makes them highly susceptible to arrows.

Knights, on the other hand, have high pierce armor, so they are very strong against archers. They do pretty well against infantry as well due to their high attack, but there is much more unit turnover compared to the Boyar. Just a few Pikes make a small raiding party of Knights flee. Boyars, however, have no trouble dealing with Pikes.