Incan Bolas Warrior

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

Incan Bolas Warrior
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Infantry Archer Ranged infantry Native warrior
Age	Colonial Age
Training
Trained at	Trading Post on an Inca settlement Native Embassy
Food	40
Wood	55
Training time	28 seconds
Training limit	10 per Inca settlement
Statistics
Hit points	200
Resists	10% vs. Ranged
Speed	4.5
Line of Sight	14
XP train bounty	10
XP bounty	10
Melee attack
Damage	4
Multipliers	×2.0 vs. Heavy infantry ×1.5 vs. Light cavalry and Eagle Runner Knight ×0.75 vs. Cavalry and Coyote Runner
Rate of Fire	1.5
Ranged attack
Damage	8
Multipliers	Same as melee
Range	2-12
Area of Effect	3
Rate of Fire	3.0
Siege attack
Damage	10
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	Inca infantry that hurls bolas for a wide area of effect.	”
—In-game description

The Incan Bolas Warrior is a ranged infantry native warrior in Age of Empires III that can be trained at a Trading Post built on an Inca settlement.

A visually similar Bolas Warrior is available to the playable Incas in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition. However, their stats are different, with the latter being more comparable to a Dragoon or Aztec Eagle Runner Knight than his native warrior counterpart.

Overview

The Bolas Warriors, as well as the Huaminca, can't be trained in large numbers, however they are one of the only ranged infantry units to possess splash damage. This can quickly kill their favored enemies if the opponent does not activate stagger mode on the units.

The Bolas Warriors and Huamincas can form a deadly combination as they belong to different types of infantry, but they are vulnerable to artillery.

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Incan Warrior Societies	300 wood, 200 coin	Upgrades Incan Huamincas and Bolas Warriors to Elite (+25% hit points and attack)
	Champion Inca	500 wood, 400 coin	Upgrades Incan Huamincas and Bolas Warriors to Champion (+40% hit points and attack); requires Inca Warrior Societies
	Legendary Native Warriors Exalted Natives	1,500 food, 1,500 wood	Upgrades native warriors to Legendary/Exalted (+50% hit points and attack)

The Legendary Native Warriors improvement is available in the Capitol for European civilizations and in the Town Center for Native American and Asian (as Exalted Natives) civilizations.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Heavy infantry, light cavalry, Eagle Runner Knights
Weak vs.	Heavy cavalry, Coyote Runners, artillery
Improvements
Hit points	Infantry Breastplate (+10%) Thin Red Line (+20%, British only) Grand Encampment (+25%, United States only)
Attack	Tupi Poison Arrow Frogs (+10% ranged attack)
Speed	Military Drummers (+10%) Tilly's Discipline (+20%, Germans only) Incan Road-building (+20%)
Sight	Town Watch (+2)
Creation speed	Standing Army (-25%) Incan Chasquis Messengers (-25%)
Penalties	Thin Red Line (-25% speed, British only) Coffee Trade (-10% speed, Dutch only) Tilly's Discipline (+10% cost, Germans only) Grand Encampment (-25% speed, United States only)

Home City Cards

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

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team All Card Description Age HC level Native Treaties Each different allied native tribe sends a shipment of their respective native warriors 1 Native Warriors Native warriors cost -25% 10 Native Warrior Combat Native warriors get +25% hit points and attack 25 TEAM Native Warrior Societies Native warrior train limit +30% 25 Blood Brothers Upgrades native warriors to Elite/Disciplined and Champion/Honored (if not already) 25 Fencing School Infantry train time -40% 10 The Native Treaties and Native Warriors cards are available to European and Native American civilizations. The Native Treaties card ships 3 Incan Bolas Warriors if the player had built a Trading Post on an Inca settlement. The Native Warrior Combat card is available to French and Iroquois. The Blood Brothers card is available to Aztecs, French, Germans, Iroquois, Portuguese, Russians, Sioux and Spanish. The TEAM Native Warrior Societies card is available to Aztecs, Dutch, Iroquois and Sioux. The Fencing School card is not available to Chinese, Iroquois, Japanese, Ottomans, and Sioux. Asians Card Description Age HC level Native Alliance Native warrior train limit +20% and cost -10% (also +1 Villager for the Indians) 1 Native Warrior Hitpoints Native warriors get +30% hit points and +10% speed (also +1 Villager for the Indians) 10 Native Warrior Attack Native warriors get +30% attack and train time -25% 10 The Native Alliance card is not available to the Chinese. The Native Warrior Hitpoints card is not available to the Japanese. The Native Warrior Attack card is not available to the Indians. Chinese Card Description Age HC level Western Reforms All units get +8% hit points and attack 40 Acupuncture Unit train time -20% 10 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 Wilderness Warfare Coureurs des Bois, Skirmishers, and native warriors get +20% hit points 25 TEAM Improved Native Warriors Native warriors get +15% hit points and attack 1 Indians Card Description Age HC level Dravidian Martial Arts All units get +15% melee attack +1 Villager 40 TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack 25 Iroquois Card Description Age HC level Infantry Attack Infantry get +15% attack 10 Infantry Hitpoints Infantry get +15% hit points 10 Infantry Combat Infantry get +15% hit points and attack 25 TEAM Scout Infantry Infantry get +8 LOS 10 Japanese Card Description Age HC level Onin War Infantry get +33% siege attack 40 TEAM Cheaper Unit Upgrades Unit upgrades cost -20% 1 Russians Card Description Age HC level Ransack Infantry get +50% siege attack 25 TEAM Dueling School Infantry train time -25%; banner army train time -12% 25 Sioux Card Description Age HC level Wind Runner Infantry get +10% speed 10 Black Arrow Native warrior train time -85% 10 Spanish Card Description Age HC level TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10

Changelog

Age of Empires III

• Incan Bolas Warriors have a build limit of 8, cost 40 food, 60 wood, and train in 20 seconds.

Definitive Edition

• Incan Bolas Warriors have a build limit of 10, cost 40 food, 55 wood, and train in 28 seconds.

In-game dialogue

Main article: Incas_(minor_native)#In-game_dialogue

History

“

The standing army of the Inca was formed primarily by nobles, but the emperor 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 at the range of their various projectile weapons. Once they had loosed their missiles they closed in hand-to-hand fighting. The Inca used a wide variety of weapons: wooden sword-shaped clubs, star-headed maces, slings, spears, a sophisticated halberd, and bolas. They wore cotton armor that breathed well, allowed for free movement, and dissipated the force of blows. Bola are a relatively short-ranged weapon consisting of a pair of weights, stone or metal, joined by a chain or rope that entangles itself around the limbs of a target, injuring as it wraps tightly to hamper movement.

”

Gallery

An Inca Bolas Warrior in-game

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See also

• Slinger (Age of Empires II)
• Incan Huaminca