What is the best card against Archers?

Zappies, with 66.1% wins for the players who had it against Archers 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 Archers, 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 Archers

Based on 58,046 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 Archers.

The best answer to Archers right now is Zappies: the players who had it win 66.1% of their games against this card, over 283 matchups. Next come Minion Horde, Arrows, Golden Knight.

Updated September 26, 2026.

The best cards against Archers

MatchupsWin rate vs Archers

1 Zappies28366.1%
2 Minion Horde32765.1%
3 Arrows1,00661.0%
4 Golden Knight91660.9%
5 Royal Recruits13762.8%
6 Mother Witch40960.6%
7 Giant Skeleton23660.2%
8 Bats32058.4%

The decks that beat it most

1.Giant 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
76.1%
Usage
0.00%
Games
46
Copy
2.Golem 4.1
4.111 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
72.1%
Usage
0.00%
Games
43
Copy
3.Mortar 4.0
4.013 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
67.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
65
Copy
4.Golem 3.9
3.911 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
74.1%
Usage
0.00%
Games
27
Copy
5.Hog Rider 2.8
2.87 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
68.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
50
Copy

What Archers beats easily

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

1 Ice Golem48332.7%
2 Ice Spirit65834.5%
3 Royal Delivery18032.8%
4 The Log95735.2%
5 Knight67535.4%
6 Rocket25034.4%
7 Cannon64735.5%
8 Baby Dragon45236.7%

Playing Archers

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

See the Archers card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Archers?: Zappies, with 66.1% wins for the players who had it against Archers 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 Archers, 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.