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How to counter Cannon

Based on 77,750 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 8 min. ago. Methodology

Cannon

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

The best answer to Cannon right now is Lava Hound: the players who had it win 61.4% of their games against this card, over 1,153 matchups. Next come Minion Giant, Tombstone, Balloon.

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The best cards against Cannon

MatchupsWin rate vs Cannon
  1. 1Lava HoundLava Hound1,15361.4%
  2. 2Minion GiantMinion Giant1,41061.1%
  3. 3TombstoneTombstone1,50257.7%
  4. 4BalloonBalloon1,51757.3%
  5. 5Royal DeliveryRoyal Delivery69257.2%
  6. 6BatsBats1,95756.6%
  7. 7Mega MinionMega Minion1,48455.9%
  8. 8X-BowX-Bow68655.8%

The decks that beat it most

  1. Goblin Cage (evolution)Mega Minion (hero)Balloon (hero)ZapInferno DragonIce GolemFireballMiner

    1.Balloon 3.4

    3.410 cyclesimilar decks

    Copy
    Win rate
    78.0%
    Usage
    0.00%
    Games
    41
  2. Inferno Dragon (evolution)Skeleton KingSkeleton Army (evolution)Goblin CurseGolemMinerNight WitchZap

    2.Golem 3.8

    3.810 cyclesimilar decks

    Copy
    Win rate
    66.7%
    Usage
    0.00%
    Games
    261
  3. Cannon (evolution)Ice Wizard (hero)Bats (evolution)Minion GiantKnightLightningSkeletonsBarbarian Barrel

    3.Lightning 3.0

    3.08 cyclesimilar decks

    Copy
    Win rate
    65.9%
    Usage
    0.00%
    Games
    369
  4. Zap (evolution)Mega Minion (hero)Baby Dragon (evolution)BalloonLava HoundFireballBarbariansTombstone

    4.Lava Hound 4.1

    4.112 cyclesimilar decks

    Copy
    Win rate
    65.6%
    Usage
    0.00%
    Games
    485
  5. Bats (evolution)Ice Wizard (hero)Cannon (evolution)KnightFireballMinion GiantSkeletonsBarbarian Barrel

    5.Fireball 2.8

    2.88 cyclesimilar decks

    Copy
    Win rate
    65.8%
    Usage
    0.00%
    Games
    380

What Cannon beats easily

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

  1. 1Suspicious BushSuspicious Bush80733.0%
  2. 2Skeleton BarrelSkeleton Barrel1,48934.9%
  3. 3MortarMortar89139.2%
  4. 4Elixir GolemElixir Golem70739.2%
  5. 5Dart GoblinDart Goblin1,97939.5%
  6. 6Electro DragonElectro Dragon99739.4%
  7. 7RascalsRascals1,30340.1%
  8. 8Hog RiderHog Rider2,34640.5%

Playing Cannon

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

See the Cannon card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Cannon?
Lava Hound, with 61.4% wins for the players who had it against Cannon 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 Cannon, 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.