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Does an Archer or Lancer need to be bolstered to hit a Knight with its tactic?

The designer answered this directly in 2025.

Skirmish_Tactics · Designer · 2025-07-03
Har1equin · Publisher · 2018-09-13
Phoenixio · Community · 2024-01-24
Jephque · Community · 2025-07-03

Yes. Their tactics are attacks, and a Knight can be attacked only by a bolstered unit, so an unbolstered Archer or Lancer cannot target it.

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