Bolas Warrior

This article is about the Inca unit in the Definitive Edition. For the related native warrior in Age of Empires III, see Quechua Bolas Warrior.

Bolas Warrior
Unit information
Introduced in	Definitive Edition
Type	Infantry Heavy infantry Ranged infantry Musket Infantry*
Civilization	Incas
Age	Fortress Age
Abilities	Ranged attack snares the target
Training
Trained at	Kallanka Stronghold
Food	75
Coin	45
Training time	35 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	175
Resists	20% vs. Ranged
Speed	4.25
Line of Sight	15
Population	1
XP train bounty	12
XP bounty	12
Melee attack
Damage	10
Rate of Fire	1.5
Ranged attack
Damage	18
Multipliers	×2.0 vs. Heavy cavalry ×1.6 vs. Coyote Runners ×1.25 vs. Light cavalry ×1.25 vs. Eagle Runner Knights ×1.0 vs. Shock infantry ×0.8 vs. Rifle Rider ×0.8 vs. Mounted Granadero ×0.5 vs. Infantry
Range	12
Area of Effect	2
Rate of Fire	3
Siege attack
Damage	24
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	Ranged warrior who hurls bolas for a wide area of effect. The bola slows down enemies. Good against cavalry.	”
—In-game description

The Bolas Warrior is a heavy ranged infantry in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that is unique to the Incas and can be trained at the Kallanka and Stronghold. It hurls the namesake bolas which causes AoE damage and snares the enemies.

Overview

While visually similar to its native warrior predecessor Quechua Bolas Warrior, the Bolas Warrior's stats are closer to those of a Dragoon or Eagle Runner Knight, and as such, it is more effective against cavalry than infantry.

Upgrades

The Bolas Warrior starts as Elite, but without the increased hit points and attack.

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Champion Bolas Warriors	400 wood, 200 coin	Upgrades Bolas Warriors to Champion (+25% hit points and attack)
	Legendary Bolas Warriors	1,500 wood, 1,500 coin	Upgrades Bolas Warriors to Legendary (+50% hit points and attack); requires Champion Bolas Warriors

Further statistics

As the Bolas Warrior is unique to the Incas, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Cavalry, infantry
Weak vs.	Skirmishers, archers, artillery
Improvements
Hit points	Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Attack	Yoga (+5%) Clenched Fist (+10% melee attack)
Armor	Hualcana (+10% resistance)
Speed	Quechuan Mountaineering (+20%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
Sight	Town Watch (+2)
Creation speed	Quechuan Diet (-25%)
Train cost	Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost)
Other	Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)

Home City Cards

As the Bolas Warrior is unique to the Incas, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables:

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Bolas Warrior

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Violet: Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times Dutch Card Description Age HC level TEAM Infantry Hitpoints Infantry get +15% hit points 10 French Card Description Age HC level TEAM Ranged Infantry Attack Ranged infantry get +15% attack 10 Haudenosaunee Card Description Age HC level TEAM Scout Infantry Infantry get +8 LOS 10 Incas Card Description Age Ranged Infantry Attack Jungle Bowmen, Bolas Warriors, and Huaracas get +15% attack 8 Bolas Warriors Ships 8 Bolas Warriors 16 Bolas Warriors Ships 16 Bolas Warriors 7 Bolas Warriors Ships 7 Bolas Warriors Ranged Infantry Hitpoints Jungle Bowmen, Bolas Warriors, and Huaracas get +15% hit points Road Building All land military units get +10% speed Couriers Infantry, shock infantry and cavalry train time -45% TEAM Inca Bridges Infantry and civilian units get +5% speed; +1 Chasqui Tupac Rebellion Turns all Villagers into Revolutionaries, Plumed Spearmen into Guard Musketeers, Chimu Runners into Veteran Hussars, Jungle Bowmen into Guard Skirmishers, Bolas Warriors into Veteran Dragoons, Huaracas into Guard Grenadiers, and Macemen into Light Cannons; costs 2,000 food, 2,000 wood, 2,000 coin Colla Support Ships 22 Bolas Warriors and Bolas Warriors get +25% melee attack and +1.0x multiplier against cavalry and shock infantry for their melee attack; costs 1,500 coin Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack 25 Japanese Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cheaper Unit Upgrades Unit upgrades cost -20% 1 Portuguese Card Description Age HC level TEAM Gunpowder Infantry Hitpoints Gunpowder infantry get +15% hit points 10 Russians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Dueling School Infantry train time -25%; banner army train time -12% 25 Spanish Card Description Age HC level TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10 Swedes Card Description Age TEAM Heavy Infantry Hitpoints Heavy infantry get +15% hit points

Changelog

Definitive Edition

• Originally, Bolas Warriors had a ×1.6 ranged attack multiplier against shock infantry. With update 3552, they have a ×1.0 ranged attack multiplier against shock infantry and a ×1.6 ranged attack multiplier against Coyote Runners and Eagle Runner Knights. Although it is not listed in the patch notes, since update 20322, they have a ×1.5 ranged attack multiplier against Eagle Runner Knights.
• Originally, Bolas Warriors had 3.5 ranged rate of fire. With update 5208, they have 3.0 ranged rate of fire.
• Originally, Bolas Warriors cost 2 population and had 12 range. With update 9476, they cost 1 population and have 14 range.
• Originally, Bolas Warriors have a speed of 4.0. With update 20322, they have a speed of 4.25.
• With update 23511, Bolas Warriors are tagged as Musket Infantry.
• Bolas Warriors cost 35 food, 65 coin, have a ×1.5 ranged attack multiplier against light cavalry, a ×0.67 ranged attack multiplier against Rifle Rider, and no multiplier against infantry and Mounted Granadero.

The African Royals

• With update 47581, Bolas Warriors cost 65 food, 45 coin and have 12 range. Although it is not listed in the patch notes, now they have a ×1.25 ranged attack multiplier against light cavalry and Eagle Runner Knights, a ×0.8 ranged attack multiplier against Rifle Rider and Mounted Granadero, and a ×0.67 ranged attack multiplier against infantry. With update 61213, they cost 75 food, 45 coin and have a ×0.5 ranged attack multiplier against infantry.

Trivia

• Since update 23511, the Bolas Warrior is tagged as Musket Infantry, but it does not wield a musket. The same occurs with the Dacoit, the Gascenya, the Pistolero and the Tomahawk.

History

“	The standing army of the Inca was formed primarily by nobles, but the Sapa Inca could raise an army of able-bodied men from the general populace at will. Military discipline was strictly enforced when the troops were on the march and the army, although variously specialized, was extremely well trained. They wore cloth armor that breathed well, allowed for free movement, and dissipated the force of blows. Battles tended to open with a hail of projectile weaponry before the forces closed in melee combat. One such projectile was the bolas, a relatively short-ranged weapon consisting of a pair of stone or metal weights joined by a chain or rope that entangled itself around the limbs of a target, injuring it while wrapping tightly to hamper movement. Once snared, the victim was left defenseless and vulnerable to a deadly blow.	”
—In-game history section

Gallery

Bolas Warrior image from the Compendium section