What is the best card against Giant?

Goblins, with 62.9% wins for the players who had it against 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 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 Giant

Based on 50,077 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 17 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Giant right now is Goblins: the players who had it win 62.9% of their games against this card, over 264 matchups. Next come Rocket, Lava Hound, Goblin Gang.

Updated September 25, 2026.

The best cards against Giant

MatchupsWin rate vs Giant

1 Goblins26462.9%
2 Rocket43559.8%
3 Lava Hound24559.6%
4 Goblin Gang43059.1%
5 Skeleton Barrel40258.5%
6 Tombstone53957.9%
7 Mortar36758.0%
8 Royal Giant25458.3%

The decks that beat it most

1.Hog Rider 3.4
3.48 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
58
Copy
2.Mortar 3.6
3.611 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
68.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
75
Copy
3.Mortar 3.8
3.812 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
86.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
15
Copy
4.Goblin Drill 3.0
3.06 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
80.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
20
Copy
5.Goblin Barrel 3.0
3.08 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
82.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
17
Copy

What Giant beats easily

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

1 Three Musketeers17332.4%
2 Little Prince26740.8%
3 Archers42142.8%
4 Electro Giant16142.2%
5 Goblin Drill20442.6%
6 Elixir Collector46043.3%
7 Tesla82843.6%
8 Rune Giant30343.6%

Playing Giant

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

See the Giant card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Giant?: Goblins, with 62.9% wins for the players who had it against 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 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.