How to counter Balloon
Based on 39,101 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 16 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 Little Prince: the players who had it win 66.0% of their games against this card, over 94 matchups. Next come Poison, Freeze, Tornado.
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The best cards against Balloon
- 1
Little Prince9466.0% - 2
Poison34561.4% - 3
Freeze25461.4% - 4
Tornado61559.8% - 5
Tesla31660.1% - 6
Knight51859.1% - 7
Graveyard34759.1% - 8
Rocket16259.9%
The decks that beat it most
- Copy
1.X-Bow 3.5
3.59 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 95.2%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 21
- Copy
2.Musketeer 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 80.6%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 31
- Copy
3.Graveyard 4.3
4.315 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 85.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 20
- Copy
4.Graveyard 3.4
3.411 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 68.5%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 89
- Copy
5.Goblin Drill 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 81.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 21
What Balloon beats easily
Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against Balloon.
- 1
Royal Giant8833.0% - 2
Hunter7934.2% - 3
Fisherman9736.1% - 4
Earthquake17439.1% - 5
Wizard17539.4% - 6
Rage18839.9% - 7
Mighty Miner11739.3% - 8
Arrows73441.7%
Playing Balloon
Want to play it instead? Its stats, best decks and synergies are on its card page.
See the Balloon card pageFrequently asked questions
- What is the best card against Balloon?
- Little Prince, with 66.0% 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.