How to counter Golden Knight
Based on 38,378 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 26 min. ago. Methodology

Measured on real matchups: for every card, the win rate of the players who had it in hand against Golden Knight.
The best answer to Golden Knight right now is Minions: the players who had it win 59.6% of their games against this card, over 218 matchups. Next come Bomb Tower, Bomber, Valkyrie.
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The best cards against Golden Knight
- 1
Minions21859.6% - 2
Bomb Tower7060.0% - 3
Bomber17657.4% - 4
Valkyrie25157.0% - 5
Sparky15757.3% - 6
P.E.K.K.A17356.6% - 7
Elite Barbarians28156.2% - 8
Ronin6258.1%
The decks that beat it most
- Copy
1.Battle Ram 4.0
4.013 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 91.7%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 12
- Copy
2.Goblin Barrel 2.9
2.99 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 73.9%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 23
- Copy
3.Goblin Drill 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 78.6%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 14
- Copy
4.Minion Giant 2.8
2.88 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 64.4%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 45
- Copy
5.Royal Recruits 4.4
4.414 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 87.5%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 8
What Golden Knight beats easily
Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against Golden Knight.
- 1
Inferno Dragon18738.5% - 2
Monk8540.0% - 3
Night Witch18142.5% - 4
Ram Rider7041.4% - 5
Giant Skeleton7142.3% - 6
Skeleton Dragons11543.5% - 7
Golem23944.4% - 8
Firecracker6743.3%
Playing Golden Knight
Want to play it instead? Its stats, best decks and synergies are on its card page.
See the Golden Knight card pageFrequently asked questions
- What is the best card against Golden Knight?
- Minions, with 59.6% wins for the players who had it against Golden Knight 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 Golden Knight, 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.