How to counter Barbarians
Based on 28,814 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 14 min. ago. Methodology
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 Spirit Empress: the players who had it win 70.9% of their games against this card, over 55 matchups. Next come Hunter, Giant Skeleton, Balloon.
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The best cards against Barbarians
- 1
Spirit Empress5570.9% - 2
Hunter6561.5% - 3
Giant Skeleton7960.8% - 4
Balloon11959.7% - 5
Executioner12756.7% - 6
Dark Prince19755.8% - 7
Electro Giant14555.9% - 8
Fireball56154.9%
The decks that beat it most
Copy1.Electro Giant 4.4
4.413 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 63.2%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 68
Copy2.Hog Rider 3.4
3.48 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 66.7%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 36
Copy3.X-Bow 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 71.4%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 21
Copy4.Goblin Barrel 3.9
3.911 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 75.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 16
Copy5.Goblin Barrel 3.3
3.39 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 81.8%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 11
What Barbarians beats easily
Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against Barbarians.
- 1
Flying Machine10038.0% - 2
Royal Recruits8537.6% - 3
Guards10439.4% - 4
Mighty Miner9439.4% - 5
Royal Hogs19141.4% - 6
Phoenix8641.9% - 7
Ronin5841.4% - 8
Goblin Cage15943.4%
Playing Barbarians
Want to play it instead? Its stats, best decks and synergies are on its card page.
See the Barbarians card pageFrequently asked questions
- What is the best card against Barbarians?
- Spirit Empress, with 70.9% 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.