What is the best card against Elite Barbarians?

Witch, with 58.8% wins for the players who had it against Elite 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 Elite 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.

How to counter Elite Barbarians

Based on 37,346 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 27 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Elite Barbarians right now is Witch: the players who had it win 58.8% of their games against this card, over 364 matchups. Next come Skeleton Army, Dart Goblin, Balloon.

Updated October 25, 2026.

The best cards against Elite Barbarians

MatchupsWin rate vs Elite Barbarians

1 Witch36458.8%
2 Skeleton Army67557.6%
3 Dart Goblin48457.0%
4 Balloon26756.6%
5 Mighty Miner20856.3%
6 Skeleton King19456.2%
7 Princess57055.6%
8 Inferno Tower28755.7%

The decks that beat it most

1.Graveyard 3.9
3.913 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
81.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
16
Copy
2.Hog Rider 3.8
3.811 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
8
Copy
3.Goblin Giant 3.6
3.69 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
8
Copy
4.Balloon 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
68.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
32
Copy
5.Giant 3.8
3.89 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
27
Copy

What Elite Barbarians beats easily

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

1 X-Bow14938.3%
2 Hunter19340.9%
3 Archers30241.4%
4 Earthquake30443.8%
5 Golden Knight27843.9%
6 Royal Delivery28644.1%
7 Tesla69144.6%
8 Electro Spirit76644.8%

Playing Elite Barbarians

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

See the Elite Barbarians card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Elite Barbarians?: Witch, with 58.8% wins for the players who had it against Elite 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 Elite 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.