Elite Boyar
Cavalry · Slavs unique unit
Slavic unique Cavalry with exceptional melee armor.
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Strong vs. units at close range
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Weak vs. Spearman-line and Monks
Upgrades
- Blacksmithattack, armor
- Stablespeed, HP
- Castlecreation speed
- Monasterymore resistant to Monks
Upgrade line
The shared promotion chain — each tier upgrades into the next at its training building.
Tier 1Boyar
Tier 2Elite Boyar
Stats
- Hit points
- 130
- Attack
- 14
- Melee armor
- 8
- Pierce armor
- 3
- Speed
- 1.3
- Line of sight
- 5
- Reload time
- 1.9s
- Train time
- 15s
- Cost
60food
70gold
Attack bonuses
No class-specific attack bonuses.
Armor classes
CavalryUnique UnitAnti-Leitis
Other units deal bonus damage to a unit through these classes — the basis of the counter system.
Counters
Derived from in-game bonus damage — each number is the bonus dealt through the named armor class. Pick your civilization to see only the units you can train.
Countered by
Strong against
No class-specific attack bonuses — the Elite Boyar relies on raw stats and role, not bonus damage.