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

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
- 1
Lava Hound1,15361.4% - 2
Minion Giant1,41061.1% - 3
Tombstone1,50257.7% - 4
Balloon1,51757.3% - 5
Royal Delivery69257.2% - 6
Bats1,95756.6% - 7
Mega Minion1,48455.9% - 8
X-Bow68655.8%
The decks that beat it most
- Copy
1.Balloon 3.4
3.410 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 78.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 41
- Copy
2.Golem 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 66.7%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 261
- Copy
3.Lightning 3.0
3.08 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 65.9%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 369
- Copy
4.Lava Hound 4.1
4.112 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 65.6%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 485
- Copy
5.Fireball 2.8
2.88 cyclesimilar decks
- 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
Suspicious Bush80733.0% - 2
Skeleton Barrel1,48934.9% - 3
Mortar89139.2% - 4
Elixir Golem70739.2% - 5
Dart Goblin1,97939.5% - 6
Electro Dragon99739.4% - 7
Rascals1,30340.1% - 8
Hog 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 pageFrequently 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.