What is the best card against Elixir Golem?

Electro Dragon, with 67.7% 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 77,750 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 7 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 Electro Dragon: the players who had it win 67.7% of their games against this card, over 155 matchups. Next come Electro Giant, Tornado, Baby Dragon.

Updated November 12, 2026.

The best cards against Elixir Golem

MatchupsWin rate vs Elixir Golem

1 Electro Dragon15567.7%
2 Electro Giant15167.5%
3 Tornado67165.0%
4 Baby Dragon37765.3%
5 Hog Rider38664.2%
6 Mighty Miner20564.4%
7 Bowler43762.7%
8 Lightning44762.4%

The decks that beat it most

1.Goblin Barrel 3.0
3.08 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
88.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
18
Copy
2.Electro Giant 4.4
4.413 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
76.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
34
Copy
3.Battle Ram 3.6
3.611 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
67.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
108
Copy
4.Hog Rider 2.6
2.66 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
66.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
97
Copy
5.Giant 3.6
3.69 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
65.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
96
Copy

What Elixir Golem beats easily

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

1 Archers19136.1%
2 X-Bow14038.6%
3 Night Witch31641.8%
4 Mega Knight17242.4%
5 Skeleton King16842.9%
6 Wall Breakers24943.8%
7 Phoenix18244.0%
8 Dart Goblin37244.9%

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?: Electro Dragon, with 67.7% 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.