What is the best card against Barbarian Barrel?

Minion Horde, with 57.9% wins for the players who had it against Barbarian Barrel 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 Barbarian Barrel, 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 Barbarian Barrel

Based on 32,556 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 16 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Barbarian Barrel right now is Minion Horde: the players who had it win 57.9% of their games against this card, over 1,365 matchups. Next come Mortar, Cannon Cart, Goblinstein.

Updated October 24, 2026.

The best cards against Barbarian Barrel

MatchupsWin rate vs Barbarian Barrel

1 Minion Horde1,36557.9%
2 Mortar97057.8%
3 Cannon Cart1,03157.4%
4 Goblinstein66355.5%
5 Rascals79954.3%
6 Goblin Gang1,27553.9%
7 Mother Witch1,39153.3%
8 Golden Knight91852.0%

The decks that beat it most

1.Mortar 4.0
4.013 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
62.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
374
Copy
2.Royal Hogs 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
77.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
22
Copy
3.Graveyard 4.3
4.315 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
40
Copy
4.Hog Rider 3.3
3.38 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
85.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
14
Copy
5.Mortar 3.9
3.913 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
67.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
46
Copy

What Barbarian Barrel beats easily

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

1 Elixir Golem38841.0%
2 Bomb Tower44341.5%
3 Electro Dragon45943.1%
4 Guards95844.1%
5 Night Witch1,12444.6%
6 Witch1,22844.7%
7 Rocket1,12744.8%
8 Balloon99345.1%

Playing Barbarian Barrel

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

See the Barbarian Barrel card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Barbarian Barrel?: Minion Horde, with 57.9% wins for the players who had it against Barbarian Barrel 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 Barbarian Barrel, 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.