What is the best card against Bandit?

Royal Recruits, with 61.1% wins for the players who had it against Bandit 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 Bandit, 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 Bandit

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 Bandit.

The best answer to Bandit right now is Royal Recruits: the players who had it win 61.1% of their games against this card, over 604 matchups. Next come Flying Machine, Ice Golem, Zappies.

Updated November 12, 2026.

The best cards against Bandit

MatchupsWin rate vs Bandit

1 Royal Recruits60461.1%
2 Flying Machine42259.2%
3 Ice Golem1,01556.3%
4 Zappies1,15856.1%
5 Goblins62755.7%
6 Musketeer1,03754.0%
7 Dart Goblin1,44453.9%
8 Bomb Tower39553.2%

The decks that beat it most

1.Royal Hogs 3.9
3.911 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
90.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
30
Copy
2.Hog Rider 3.1
3.17 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
79.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
34
Copy
3.Balloon 3.0
3.08 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
92.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
14
Copy
4.Three Musketeers 4.1
4.19 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
69.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
53
Copy
5.Battle Ram 4.1
4.114 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
91.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
12
Copy

What Bandit beats easily

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

1 Ram Rider37039.7%
2 Lava Hound81741.1%
3 Royal Delivery49341.8%
4 Inferno Dragon1,01542.9%
5 Mirror46142.7%
6 Royal Giant40042.8%
7 Dark Prince1,25543.5%
8 Mega Minion1,04743.6%

Playing Bandit

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

See the Bandit card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Bandit?: Royal Recruits, with 61.1% wins for the players who had it against Bandit 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 Bandit, 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.