Strengths
- High health lets it stay relevant in long trades.
- Armor profile makes it harder to remove with basic damage.
- Long range lets it contribute before the front lines collide.
- High listed damage threatens priority targets when it gets uptime.
Unit page
Bolt Thrower
Bolt Thrower variants, lore, stats, special effects, upgrades, strengths, and weaknesses.
Stat Comparison
| Faction | Unit | Class | Cost | HP | Damage | Type | Atk/s | Range | Pierce | Cut | Crush | Magic | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Elves | Bolt Thrower | Siege | 500 | 300 | 50 | Crush | 0.11 | 60 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Availability
| Faction | Availability |
|---|---|
| Undead | - |
| Barbarians | - |
| High Elves | - |
| Night Elves | - |
| Western Kingdoms | - |
| Dwarves | - |
| Orcs | - |
| Undead (Alt Slot) | - |
| Wood Elves | Base |
| Tidescale | - |
Wood Elves
Wood Elves Bolt Thrower
Wood Elves fields the Bolt Thrower as breaking dense formations and pressuring fortified positions from distance. Siege crews bring patient violence to the field, trading agility for the ability to decide where enemies cannot safely stand. In play, this variant fights from range, with 300 health, 50 listed damage, and 60 primary range.
Cost500
ClassSiege
Health300
Damage50
Range60
Speed5
Weaknesses
- Has a close-range blind spot or weaker fallback profile.
- No listed magic armor in the prefab data.
- Average speed makes disengaging difficult once committed.
- High cost makes losses painful and delays army width.
Attacks and Special Effects
| Profile | Damage/Heal | Type | Range | Atk/s | Multiplier | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 50 | Crush | 5-60 | 0.11 | 5 | Projectile |
- Projectile pressure: can be affected by projectile-chain or ranged attack upgrades where eligible.
Relevant Upgrades
Forest Stride
The whole army moves faster, letting you dictate every engagement.
- All classes: +12% MoveSpeed
Lithe Footwork
Skirmishers resist slows, keeping their speed advantage against snares.
- All classes: +0.3 SlowResist
Ghostwalkers
The army shrugs off a portion of all incoming damage while keeping its speed.
- All classes: +0.15 DamageReduction, +10% MoveSpeed