What is the best card against Magic Archer?

X-Bow, with 66.7% wins for the players who had it against Magic Archer in top games over the last 7 days. Careful: this is a full-game win rate, not a guarantee that the trade goes your way every time.

How are these counters calculated?

We look at every Path of Legends game from the best players where the opponent was running Magic Archer, and measure the win rate of each card on the other side. No opinions, only results.

Why does a card that doesn't directly counter it show up?

Because a game isn't decided by a single trade. A card can rank high because the decks that play it are simply better against that kind of strategy.

How to counter Magic Archer

Based on 38,863 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 8 min. ago. Methodology

Measured on real matchups: for every card, the win rate of the players who had it in hand against Magic Archer.

The best answer to Magic Archer right now is X-Bow: the players who had it win 66.7% of their games against this card, over 48 matchups. Next come Royal Ghost, Cannon Cart, Elixir Collector.

Updated October 25, 2026.

The best cards against Magic Archer

MatchupsWin rate vs Magic Archer

1 X-Bow4866.7%
2 Royal Ghost25859.7%
3 Cannon Cart11259.8%
4 Elixir Collector10060.0%
5 Archers10759.8%
6 Mother Witch14959.1%
7 Goblins6259.7%
8 Monk5560.0%

The decks that beat it most

1.X-Bow 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
81.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
21
Copy
2.Goblin Barrel 3.9
3.911 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
76.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
13
Copy
3.Electro Giant 4.1
4.112 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
73.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
15
Copy
4.Royal Giant 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
17
Copy
5.Mortar 4.0
4.013 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
63.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
33
Copy

What Magic Archer beats easily

Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against Magic Archer.

1 Inferno Tower7936.7%
2 Suspicious Bush3935.9%
3 Berserker6639.4%
4 Wall Breakers14341.3%
5 Mighty Miner6940.6%
6 Goblin Cage13642.6%
7 Phoenix6741.8%
8 Golem15243.4%

Playing Magic Archer

Want to play it instead? Its stats, best decks and synergies are on its card page.

See the Magic Archer card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Magic Archer?: X-Bow, with 66.7% wins for the players who had it against Magic Archer in top games over the last 7 days. Careful: this is a full-game win rate, not a guarantee that the trade goes your way every time.
How are these counters calculated?: We look at every Path of Legends game from the best players where the opponent was running Magic Archer, and measure the win rate of each card on the other side. No opinions, only results.
Why does a card that doesn't directly counter it show up?: Because a game isn't decided by a single trade. A card can rank high because the decks that play it are simply better against that kind of strategy.