How to counter Archer Queen
Based on 28,814 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 30 min. ago. Methodology

Measured on real matchups: for every card, the win rate of the players who had it in hand against Archer Queen.
The best answer to Archer Queen right now is Spirit Empress: the players who had it win 73.8% of their games against this card, over 84 matchups. Next come Night Witch, Fisherman, Hunter.
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The best cards against Archer Queen
- 1
Spirit Empress8473.8% - 2
Night Witch17166.7% - 3
Fisherman6765.7% - 4
Hunter9063.3% - 5
Monk10162.4% - 6
Skeleton King9062.2% - 7
Rage22160.2% - 8
Skeleton Dragons11760.7%
The decks that beat it most
- Copy
1.Royal Giant 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 78.4%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 37
- Copy
2.Ram Rider 4.1
4.111 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 85.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 20
- Copy
3.Royal Hogs 3.9
3.911 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 92.3%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 13
- Copy
4.Elixir Golem 4.0
4.012 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 81.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 21
- Copy
5.Lightning 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 66.7%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 66
What Archer Queen beats easily
Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against Archer Queen.
- 1
Minion Horde20127.9% - 2
Mortar13926.6% - 3
Mighty Miner9325.8% - 4
Goblin Gang18829.8% - 5
Cannon Cart13430.6% - 6
Goblin Barrel30233.8% - 7
Goblinstein9230.4% - 8
Princess31135.0%
Playing Archer Queen
Want to play it instead? Its stats, best decks and synergies are on its card page.
See the Archer Queen card pageFrequently asked questions
- What is the best card against Archer Queen?
- Spirit Empress, with 73.8% wins for the players who had it against Archer Queen 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 Archer Queen, 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.