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How to counter Barbarians

Based on 47,617 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 22 min. ago. Methodology

Barbarians

Measured on real matchups: for every card, the win rate of the players who had it in hand against Barbarians.

The best answer to Barbarians right now is Baby Dragon: the players who had it win 62.1% of their games against this card, over 248 matchups. Next come Rune Giant, Inferno Dragon, Tombstone.

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The best cards against Barbarians

MatchupsWin rate vs Barbarians
  1. 1Baby DragonBaby Dragon24862.1%
  2. 2Rune GiantRune Giant7864.1%
  3. 3Inferno DragonInferno Dragon20761.4%
  4. 4TombstoneTombstone14761.9%
  5. 5Goblin DemolisherGoblin Demolisher5764.9%
  6. 6RocketRocket10761.7%
  7. 7FreezeFreeze16859.5%
  8. 8TornadoTornado37758.6%

The decks that beat it most

  1. Inferno Dragon (evolution)Mega Minion (hero)Zap (evolution)Goblin CageFireballIce GolemMinion GiantMiner

    1.Miner 3.3

    3.310 cyclesimilar decks

    Copy
    Win rate
    83.3%
    Usage
    0.00%
    Games
    12
  2. Baby Dragon (evolution)Tombstone (hero)Knight (evolution)GraveyardIce WizardTornadoPoisonBarbarian Barrel

    2.Graveyard 3.4

    3.411 cyclesimilar decks

    Copy
    Win rate
    62.5%
    Usage
    0.00%
    Games
    64
  3. Inferno Dragon (evolution)Knight (hero)Baby Dragon (evolution)BowlerFreezeBarbarian BarrelBalloonTornado

    3.Balloon 3.8

    3.812 cyclesimilar decks

    Copy
    Win rate
    76.9%
    Usage
    0.00%
    Games
    13
  4. Executioner (evolution)Goblins (hero)Valkyrie (evolution)Hog RiderIce SpiritRocketThe LogTornado

    4.Hog Rider 3.4

    3.48 cyclesimilar decks

    Copy
    Win rate
    66.7%
    Usage
    0.00%
    Games
    21
  5. Goblin Drill (evolution)Knight (hero)Giant Snowball (evolution)Fire SpiritTeslaGoblin DemolisherSkeletonsPoison

    5.Goblin Drill 2.9

    2.97 cyclesimilar decks

    Copy
    Win rate
    71.4%
    Usage
    0.00%
    Games
    14

What Barbarians beats easily

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

  1. 1Royal HogsRoyal Hogs13737.2%
  2. 2Royal RecruitsRoyal Recruits7739.0%
  3. 3Flying MachineFlying Machine5238.5%
  4. 4Suspicious BushSuspicious Bush5939.0%
  5. 5Archer QueenArcher Queen10741.1%
  6. 6BatsBats13542.2%
  7. 7Magic ArcherMagic Archer4740.4%
  8. 8Elite BarbariansElite Barbarians16144.1%

Playing Barbarians

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

See the Barbarians card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Barbarians?
Baby Dragon, with 62.1% wins for the players who had it against Barbarians 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 Barbarians, 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.