How to counter Skeleton Barrel
Based on 36,621 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 Skeleton Barrel.
The best answer to Skeleton Barrel right now is Earthquake: the players who had it win 70.7% of their games against this card, over 123 matchups. Next come Royal Delivery, X-Bow, Cannon.
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The best cards against Skeleton Barrel
- 1
Earthquake12370.7% - 2
Royal Delivery10771.0% - 3
X-Bow6073.3% - 4
Cannon35465.5% - 5
Fire Spirit10267.6% - 6
Royal Hogs19264.6% - 7
Bomb Tower6668.2% - 8
The Log53962.7%
The decks that beat it most
- Copy
1.Golem 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 76.3%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 38
- Copy
2.X-Bow 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 78.1%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 32
- Copy
3.Royal Hogs 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 73.9%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 46
- Copy
4.Hog Rider 2.6
2.66 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 67.6%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 68
- Copy
5.Hog Rider 2.6
2.67 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 91.7%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 12
What Skeleton Barrel beats easily
Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against Skeleton Barrel.
- 1
Ronin5228.8% - 2
Wizard11835.6% - 3
Sparky13636.0% - 4
Royal Giant5935.6% - 5
Fisherman5536.4% - 6
Mega Knight11441.2% - 7
Inferno Tower14042.1% - 8
Mini P.E.K.K.A30043.0%
Playing Skeleton Barrel
Want to play it instead? Its stats, best decks and synergies are on its card page.
See the Skeleton Barrel card pageFrequently asked questions
- What is the best card against Skeleton Barrel?
- Earthquake, with 70.7% wins for the players who had it against Skeleton 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 Skeleton 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.