What is the best card against Barbarian Barrel?

Minion Horde, with 57.9% wins for the players who had it against Barbarian Barrel 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 Barbarian Barrel, 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 Barbarian Barrel

Based on 39,811 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 15 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Barbarian Barrel right now is Minion Horde: the players who had it win 57.9% of their games against this card, over 1,678 matchups. Next come Mortar, Cannon Cart, Goblinstein.

Updated October 25, 2026.

The best cards against Barbarian Barrel

MatchupsWin rate vs Barbarian Barrel

1 Minion Horde1,67857.9%
2 Mortar1,16357.9%
3 Cannon Cart1,28857.1%
4 Goblinstein84956.9%
5 Mother Witch1,67853.9%
6 Goblin Gang1,56053.5%
7 Rascals98652.7%
8 Boss Bandit40652.2%

The decks that beat it most

1.Graveyard 3.6
3.611 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
10
Copy
2.Mortar 3.8
3.811 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
66.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
98
Copy
3.Royal Hogs 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
73.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
30
Copy
4.Mortar 4.0
4.013 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
62.2%
Usage
0.00%
Games
452
Copy
5.Mortar 3.9
3.913 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
67.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
46
Copy

What Barbarian Barrel beats easily

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

1 Elixir Golem44840.0%
2 Guards1,14043.3%
3 Electro Dragon59443.4%
4 Witch1,51443.9%
5 Night Witch1,37344.3%
6 Ronin49044.5%
7 Fisherman43544.6%
8 Bomb Tower57744.9%

Playing Barbarian Barrel

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

See the Barbarian Barrel card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Barbarian Barrel?: Minion Horde, with 57.9% wins for the players who had it against Barbarian Barrel 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 Barbarian Barrel, 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.