Fantomen
I understand your point of view, though I still think your commanders with just two bolas would work as good. But again, I'm only telling my opinion.
Mysterio
That archer is an exception.
militarist
I'm not telling using bolas is wrong, I'm telling unit using bolas doesn't need additional equipment
IMO. You put a lot of gems in your tactic, mass scouts with bolas would be much cheaper and would still work as blockers.