What is the best card against Giant?

Lava Hound, with 60.1% 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 77,750 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 8 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 Lava Hound: the players who had it win 60.1% of their games against this card, over 730 matchups. Next come Tombstone, Barbarians, Mega Minion.

Updated November 12, 2026.

The best cards against Giant

MatchupsWin rate vs Giant

1 Lava Hound73060.1%
2 Tombstone99259.3%
3 Barbarians95259.2%
4 Mega Minion95459.2%
5 Goblins52259.0%
6 Suspicious Bush49458.9%
7 Princess1,35758.4%
8 Dart Goblin1,31657.0%

The decks that beat it most

1.Lava Hound 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
74.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
39
Copy
2.Goblin Drill 2.9
2.98 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
74.2%
Usage
0.00%
Games
31
Copy
3.Skeleton Barrel 3.3
3.39 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
65.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
107
Copy
4.Lava Hound 4.1
4.112 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
63.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
283
Copy
5.Hog Rider 4.3
4.312 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
65.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
104
Copy

What Giant beats easily

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

1 Mirror34641.3%
2 Archers63242.4%
3 X-Bow41642.5%
4 Phoenix62743.4%
5 Prince34643.4%
6 Night Witch1,10643.9%
7 Three Musketeers34543.8%
8 Elixir Golem47144.8%

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?: Lava Hound, with 60.1% 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.