What is the best card against Elixir Golem?

Executioner, with 70.4% wins for the players who had it against Elixir Golem 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 Elixir Golem, 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 Elixir Golem

Based on 42,511 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 21 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Elixir Golem right now is Executioner: the players who had it win 70.4% of their games against this card, over 71 matchups. Next come Giant Snowball, Bowler, Valkyrie.

Updated September 25, 2026.

The best cards against Elixir Golem

MatchupsWin rate vs Elixir Golem

1 Executioner7170.4%
2 Giant Snowball13765.7%
3 Bowler17265.1%
4 Valkyrie11965.5%
5 Tornado33062.4%
6 Lightning22662.4%
7 Ice Golem18462.0%
8 Baby Dragon20861.5%

The decks that beat it most

1.Hog Rider 2.6
2.66 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
40
Copy
2.Balloon 3.8
3.812 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
78.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
19
Copy
3.Graveyard 3.1
3.18 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
80.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
10
Copy
4.Electro Giant 4.3
4.312 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
80.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
10
Copy
5.Balloon 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
65.2%
Usage
0.00%
Games
23
Copy

What Elixir Golem beats easily

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

1 Royal Hogs10936.7%
2 Royal Recruits6836.8%
3 Mother Witch12138.8%
4 Archer Queen7739.0%
5 Royal Ghost35142.2%
6 Battle Ram21242.5%
7 Rascals7241.7%
8 P.E.K.K.A11543.5%

Playing Elixir Golem

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

See the Elixir Golem card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Elixir Golem?: Executioner, with 70.4% wins for the players who had it against Elixir Golem 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 Elixir Golem, 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.