How to counter Archers
Based on 29,044 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 26 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 Earthquake: the players who had it win 66.5% of their games against this card, over 155 matchups. Next come Firecracker, Golem, Skeleton King.
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The best cards against Archers
- 1
Earthquake15566.5% - 2
Firecracker7466.2% - 3
Golem22762.1% - 4
Skeleton King7464.9% - 5
Rage20562.0% - 6
Night Witch16761.7% - 7
Flying Machine9761.9% - 8
Royal Hogs23759.9%
The decks that beat it most
- Copy
1.Hog Rider 2.8
2.87 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 79.3%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 29
- Copy
2.Goblin Barrel 3.9
3.911 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 80.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 20
- Copy
3.Royal Hogs 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 65.9%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 91
- Copy
4.Royal Hogs 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 76.2%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 21
- Copy
5.Giant 3.8
3.811 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 76.2%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 21
What Archers beats easily
Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against Archers.
- 1
Tornado57737.6% - 2
Electro Giant18537.8% - 3
Baby Dragon34938.7% - 4
Inferno Tower11937.8% - 5
Ice Wizard39239.8% - 6
Lightning39740.3% - 7
Knight61341.1% - 8
Dart Goblin21140.8%
Playing Archers
Want to play it instead? Its stats, best decks and synergies are on its card page.
See the Archers card pageFrequently asked questions
- What is the best card against Archers?
- Earthquake, with 66.5% 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.