What is the best card against Furnace?

Executioner, with 56.6% wins for the players who had it against Furnace 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 Furnace, 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 Furnace

Based on 53,115 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 Furnace.

The best answer to Furnace right now is Executioner: the players who had it win 56.6% of their games against this card, over 408 matchups. Next come Zappies, Goblin Cage, Giant Skeleton.

Updated September 26, 2026.

The best cards against Furnace

MatchupsWin rate vs Furnace

1 Executioner40856.6%
2 Zappies51856.2%
3 Goblin Cage37055.7%
4 Giant Skeleton45955.3%
5 Electro Giant20755.6%
6 Musketeer1,11054.9%
7 Bowler81654.3%
8 Barbarian Barrel3,20754.1%

The decks that beat it most

1.Hog Rider 2.8
2.87 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
72.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
81
Copy
2.Graveyard 4.3
4.315 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
51
Copy
3.Balloon 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
66.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
92
Copy
4.Giant 3.9
3.911 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
78.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
23
Copy
5.Rune Giant 3.0
3.08 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
73.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
23
Copy

What Furnace beats easily

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

1 Prince23035.2%
2 Lava Hound26535.8%
3 Mega Knight25939.8%
4 Skeleton Dragons33441.3%
5 Barbarians25841.9%
6 Mega Minion54342.7%
7 Magic Archer18842.0%
8 Bomber51843.1%

Playing Furnace

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

See the Furnace card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Furnace?: Executioner, with 56.6% wins for the players who had it against Furnace 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 Furnace, 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.