What is the best card against Executioner?

Goblin Demolisher, with 65.0% wins for the players who had it against Executioner 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 Executioner, 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 Executioner

Based on 39,101 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 11 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Executioner right now is Goblin Demolisher: the players who had it win 65.0% of their games against this card, over 60 matchups. Next come Electro Giant, X-Bow, Electro Spirit.

Updated September 24, 2026.

The best cards against Executioner

MatchupsWin rate vs Executioner

1 Goblin Demolisher6065.0%
2 Electro Giant6764.2%
3 X-Bow5863.8%
4 Electro Spirit41857.2%
5 Archers13357.9%
6 Tornado52656.1%
7 Ice Spirit37356.0%
8 Musketeer30556.1%

The decks that beat it most

1.Graveyard 4.3
4.315 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
15
Copy
2.Musketeer 2.6
2.66 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
67.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
53
Copy
3.Electro Giant 4.3
4.312 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
85.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
14
Copy
4.Rune Giant 4.1
4.114 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
84.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
13
Copy
5.Goblin Barrel 3.9
3.911 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
88.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
9
Copy

What Executioner beats easily

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

1 Lava Hound10429.8%
2 Elixir Golem7131.0%
3 Witch15634.6%
4 Mega Minion19137.2%
5 Night Witch27238.2%
6 Skeleton Dragons12637.3%
7 Ronin18538.4%
8 Bomber15238.2%

Playing Executioner

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

See the Executioner card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Executioner?: Goblin Demolisher, with 65.0% wins for the players who had it against Executioner 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 Executioner, 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.