What is the best card against Fireball?

Firecracker, with 57.0% wins for the players who had it against Fireball 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 Fireball, 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 Fireball

Based on 37,042 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 20 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Fireball right now is Firecracker: the players who had it win 57.0% of their games against this card, over 421 matchups. Next come Spirit Empress, Goblin Drill, Hog Rider.

Updated October 25, 2026.

The best cards against Fireball

MatchupsWin rate vs Fireball

1 Firecracker42157.0%
2 Spirit Empress34154.8%
3 Goblin Drill79554.3%
4 Hog Rider1,51354.1%
5 Executioner68254.0%
6 Fire Spirit62653.7%
7 Cannon2,29953.5%
8 Skeleton Army1,61153.3%

The decks that beat it most

1.Hog Rider 2.6
2.67 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
67.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
83
Copy
2.Hog Rider 4.1
4.113 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
73.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
34
Copy
3.Goblin Drill 3.8
3.812 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
77.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
22
Copy
4.Battle Ram 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
64.1%
Usage
0.00%
Games
131
Copy
5.Graveyard 4.3
4.315 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
68.1%
Usage
0.00%
Games
47
Copy

What Fireball beats easily

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

1 Wizard71041.7%
2 Vines55242.0%
3 Electro Dragon40842.6%
4 Lava Hound68243.7%
5 Mega Minion91444.2%
6 Mother Witch1,08044.3%
7 Flying Machine58744.3%
8 Suspicious Bush26944.6%

Playing Fireball

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

See the Fireball card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Fireball?: Firecracker, with 57.0% wins for the players who had it against Fireball 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 Fireball, 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.