What is the best card against Minion Giant?

Inferno Dragon, with 62.2% wins for the players who had it against Minion Giant 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 Minion Giant, 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 Minion Giant

Based on 38,097 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 14 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Minion Giant right now is Inferno Dragon: the players who had it win 62.2% of their games against this card, over 222 matchups. Next come Mortar, Mega Minion, Golem.

Updated November 2, 2026.

The best cards against Minion Giant

MatchupsWin rate vs Minion Giant

1 Inferno Dragon22262.2%
2 Mortar16262.3%
3 Mega Minion26660.9%
4 Golem34760.2%
5 Mother Witch39659.8%
6 Tombstone20660.2%
7 Minion Horde29257.9%
8 Cannon Cart21857.8%

The decks that beat it most

1.Graveyard 3.0
3.08 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
90.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
30
Copy
2.Lava Hound 4.1
4.112 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
85.2%
Usage
0.00%
Games
27
Copy
3.Hog Rider 2.8
2.87 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
72.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
82
Copy
4.Mortar 4.0
4.013 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
95
Copy
5.Three Musketeers 4.4
4.49 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
72
Copy

What Minion Giant beats easily

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

1 Dart Goblin34330.9%
2 Wall Breakers35432.2%
3 Ice Spirit66134.3%
4 The Log93334.7%
5 Musketeer22133.9%
6 Goblins14833.1%
7 Magic Archer18734.2%
8 Rocket26134.9%

Playing Minion Giant

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

See the Minion Giant card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Minion Giant?: Inferno Dragon, with 62.2% wins for the players who had it against Minion Giant 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 Minion Giant, 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.