Boyars are heavy cavalry available in the Fortress Age. They are similar to Delis, having high speed, hit points, and ranged resistance, but a low melee and siege attack, which is compensated by having a faster Rate of Fire. In comparison, Boyars have less Line of Sight, hand attack, movement speed, an increased food cost, and more hit points, but have a faster siege attack speed and a multiplier against artillery.
As other heavy cavalry units, the Boyar is particularly effective against light infantry, and slightly better against artillery due to its multiplier, but vulnerable against heavy infantry and light cavalry, so it is recommended to protect Boyars with ranged infantry, like Musketeers or Skirmishers, who can handle heavy infantry and light cavalry that counters heavy cavalry.
Since Boyars have a lower training limit and they are not available until the Fortress Age, they are very situational units, but are helpful for civilizations that lack cavalry such as Aztecs or Inca, which can combine Boyars with Coyote Runners and Chimu Runners, respectively, to handle artillery or large groups of Skirmishers.
For African civilizations, native warriors are upgraded automatically and for free.
Civilization differences[]
Boyars can be available if the player revolts to Romania as the Ottomans or the Russians and sends the "Danubian Principalities" Home City Card, which allows them to be trained and upgraded at the Native Embassy, costing 2 population but removing their build limit.
Cavalry train time -40%; Cuirassier, Oprichnik, and Hakkapelit train time -35% instead; Gatling Camel train time -20% instead
"Cavalry Damage" is available to the British, Lakota, and Swedes.
"Cavalry Hitpoints" is available to the British and Haudenosaunee.
"Cavalry Combat" is available to the British, Dutch, French, Italians, Lakota, Mexicans, Ottomans, Russians, and Spanish.
"Native Treaties" is available to Africans (in the Industrial Age), Europeans (except the Maltese), Federal Americans, and Native Americans, and ships 1 Boyar if the player had built a Trading Post or Tambo (for the Inca) on a House of Phanar palace.
"Native Alliance" is available to the Aztecs, Inca, Indians, and Japanese.
"Native Warriors" is available to Europeans, the Lakota and Mexicans.
"Native Warrior Combat" is available to the French, Haudenosaunee, and Inca, and also Mexicans upon revolting to the Maya, and British upon revolting to Haiti.
"TEAM Native Weapon Trade" is available to the Dutch and Lakota, and also British and French upon revolting to Canada.
"Blood Brothers" is available to the Aztecs, French, Germans, Haudenosaunee, Lakota, Portuguese, Russians, and Spanish, and also British upon revolting to Canada or Haiti.
"Liberation March" is available to the Mexicans and Spanish.
"Riding School" is available to Europeans (except the Maltese and Spanish) and the Indians.
Native warrior, mercenary, and outlaw cost -15%; "TEAM 4 Zenata Rider", "Recruit Xebec", "Recruit Xebecs", and "15 Berber Allies" cost no coin
Sevites
Maroon, native warrior, and villager hit points regeneratation rate 0.25%; Yoruba Eso Riders lose 0.35% hit points per second instead, Militiamen lose 1.9% hit points per second, and for both stops at 25% hit points
Louverture Liberation
Delivers 6 Citizens; enables Citizens to be trained at Town Centers for 70 coin; enables Fishing Boats to be trained at Docks; native warrior train limit +20%, speed +5%
Junín Hussars
Hand cavalry and hand shock infantry train time -30%, speed +5% (train time -20% and no speed bonus if stacked with Liberation March)
Danubian Principalities
Delivers 1 Royal Embassy Wagon; enables Evzones and Boyars to be trained at Royal Embassies; removes Evzones and Boyars training limit, but now they cost 1 and 2 population, respectively; grants Veteran Phanariotes; enables Royal Guard Phanariotes, Armatoloi, Athos Monasteries, Byzantine Legacy, and Greek Shipyards at Royal Embassies, +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
Unit train bounty +10%, kill bounty -10%; Sansculotte gather work rate for crates +50%, Berry Bush and Cherry Orchard +25%, tree, Mango Grove, mine +20%, huntable animals, herded animals, Mill, Farm, and Estate +15%
"Cult of the Supreme Being" is available upon revolting to Revolutionary France.
Daimyo and Shogun Tokugawa speed +5%, Line of Sight +10, training and research work rate +15%; land military train time -20%, artillery and banner army train time -10% instead
Temporarily reveals all enemies and treasures; Axe Rider can now loot treasures for double the resources or XP; hand cavalry bonus damage against treasure guardian +2.0
Transforms all Dragoons into Chinacos; hand cavalry speed +5%; costs 250 food, 250 wood
TEAM Mariachi
For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
Chimayó Genizarios
Each different allied native tribe sends a large shipment of their respective native warriors and upgrades them to Elite and Champion; native warrior train time -10%; "Native Treaties" arrive time -50%; costs 500 food, 500 wood
Colegio de San Nicolas
Delivers 1 Large Collection of Books (500 XP); unit Line of Sight +4; building (except Wall) Line of Sight +8; reveals enemy units' positions for 20 seconds
National Servant
Unit (except herded animals) hit points +10%; Padre heal work rate +200%
Each different allied native tribe sends a large shipment of their respective native warriors and upgrades them to Elite and Champion; native warrior train time -10%; "Seminole Scouts", "Apache Scouts", "Navajo Scouts", "1st Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters", and "Native Treaties" arrive time -50%; costs 500 food, 500 wood
Indiana Mobilization
Delivers 1 Carbine Cavalry for each shipment sent so far this game, including this one; unit train time, technology research time, Age up time -10%; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Seminole Ponies
Delivers 9 Hussars; cavalry train time -10%; hand cavalry hit points and damage +15%, speed +5%
Boyar has been a high noble rank in Eastern and South Eastern Europe since the early middle ages. For most of the medieval period this hereditary class of wealthy landowners wielded great political power and enjoyed various privileges. Throughout the ages the status, power, and obligations associated with the boyar title saw different regional interpretations and stratifications. Mandatory military service or the emergence of a class for landless boyars were common developments. In the Danubian principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia several boyar classes existed that were tied to the ownership of land, serfs, and high offices in administration or military. As most of the Balkans had been under Ottoman rule for hundreds of years Boyars tended to serve the Ottoman Porte. Subsequently affairs of boyar families became closely entangled with those of the Ottoman royal court where they occupied high offices. This trend increased in the 18th century during the Phanariot era which saw a strong growth in boyar numbers. When independence movements were on the rise in Greece, Bulgaria, Moldavia and Romania many boyar families fell out of favor at the Ottoman Porte and eventually encouraged them to pursue influential positions within the new nations of the Balkans.
Royal Guard Phanariotes
Legendary Native Warriors
Exalted Natives
Cavalry Damage
Cavalry Hitpoints
Cavalry Combat
Native Treaties
Native Alliance
Native Warriors
Native Warrior Combat
TEAM Native Weapon Trade
Blood Brothers
Liberation March
Riding School
Feudal Armies
Loyal Warriors
Native Warrior Hitpoints
Native Warrior Attack
Western Reforms
Acupuncture
Ignatian Spirituality
Mercenary Loyalty
7 Phanar Allies
Blandengues
Sevites
Louverture Liberation
Junín Hussars
Danubian Principalities
Wanderlust
TEAM Hand Cavalry Attack
Wilderness Warfare
TEAM French Auxiliaries Combat
Cult of the Supreme Being
TEAM Cavalry Attack
Spanish Riding School
Native Warrior Conscription
Wampum
Sahelian Kingdoms
Road Building
Couriers
Dravidian Martial Arts
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics
Schiavoni Swords
TEAM Sengoku
Bakufu
Morning Star
TEAM Mustangs
Black Arrow
Winter Counts
TEAM Knights of the Round Table
Plan of Casa Mata
TEAM Mariachi
Chimayó Genizarios
Colegio de San Nicolas
National Servant
TEAM Kamchatka Expeditions
Hand Cavalry Attack
Hand Cavalry Hitpoints
TEAM Spanish Inquisition
Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Hitpoints
Indiana Mobilization
Seminole Ponies
Knights of the Mediterranean[]
