What is the best card against Elite Barbarians?

Skeleton Army, with 57.2% wins for the players who had it against Elite 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 Elite 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.

How to counter Elite Barbarians

Based on 40,419 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 17 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Elite Barbarians right now is Skeleton Army: the players who had it win 57.2% of their games against this card, over 718 matchups. Next come Witch, Dart Goblin, Skeleton King.

Updated October 25, 2026.

The best cards against Elite Barbarians

MatchupsWin rate vs Elite Barbarians

1 Skeleton Army71857.2%
2 Witch38957.3%
3 Dart Goblin52556.8%
4 Skeleton King19956.8%
5 Balloon28956.1%
6 Inferno Tower31856.0%
7 Zappies54355.2%
8 Rascals25255.6%

The decks that beat it most

1.Graveyard 3.9
3.913 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
81.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
16
Copy
2.Hog Rider 3.8
3.811 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
8
Copy
3.Goblin Giant 3.6
3.69 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
8
Copy
4.Balloon 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
69.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
33
Copy
5.Balloon 3.4
3.410 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
72.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
22
Copy

What Elite Barbarians beats easily

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

1 X-Bow15939.0%
2 Hunter21740.1%
3 Archers31840.6%
4 Earthquake33441.9%
5 Royal Delivery31443.0%
6 Royal Hogs50544.0%
7 Tesla73444.7%
8 Archer Queen42044.8%

Playing Elite Barbarians

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

See the Elite Barbarians card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Elite Barbarians?: Skeleton Army, with 57.2% wins for the players who had it against Elite 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 Elite 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.