What is the best card against Balloon?

Suspicious Bush, with 63.9% wins for the players who had it against Balloon 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 Balloon, 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 Balloon

Based on 77,750 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 Balloon.

The best answer to Balloon right now is Suspicious Bush: the players who had it win 63.9% of their games against this card, over 269 matchups. Next come Electro Giant, Goblin Drill, Hunter.

Updated November 12, 2026.

The best cards against Balloon

MatchupsWin rate vs Balloon

1 Suspicious Bush26963.9%
2 Electro Giant34763.1%
3 Goblin Drill43960.4%
4 Hunter29259.9%
5 Ram Rider22159.3%
6 Goblin Hut61658.3%
7 Rocket54057.4%
8 Tesla76456.7%

The decks that beat it most

1.Electro Giant 3.6
3.611 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
88.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
36
Copy
2.Balloon 3.8
3.812 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
80.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
36
Copy
3.Skeleton Barrel 2.8
2.87 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
94.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
18
Copy
4.Goblin Drill 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
65.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
98
Copy
5.Goblin Barrel 4.3
4.314 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
77.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
22
Copy

What Balloon beats easily

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

1 Bomb Tower23136.8%
2 Firecracker39138.1%
3 Rage57738.6%
4 Mini P.E.K.K.A1,11339.4%
5 Miner54139.6%
6 Fisherman20338.9%
7 Earthquake45340.2%
8 Elixir Collector54740.4%

Playing Balloon

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Balloon?: Suspicious Bush, with 63.9% wins for the players who had it against Balloon 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 Balloon, 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.