What is the best card against Giant?

Goblins, with 64.1% 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 42,733 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 21 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 64.1% of their games against this card, over 234 matchups. Next come Rocket, Goblin Gang, Royal Giant.

Updated September 25, 2026.

The best cards against Giant

MatchupsWin rate vs Giant

1 Goblins23464.1%
2 Rocket37860.6%
3 Goblin Gang36158.7%
4 Royal Giant22358.7%
5 Lava Hound21258.0%
6 Executioner28857.6%
7 Inferno Tower20957.9%
8 Tombstone47857.3%

The decks that beat it most

1.Hog Rider 3.4
3.48 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
74.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
50
Copy
2.Mortar 3.8
3.812 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
10
Copy
3.Mortar 3.6
3.611 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
68.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
54
Copy
4.Goblin Barrel 3.0
3.08 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
82.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
17
Copy
5.Goblin Barrel 3.4
3.412 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
78.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
19
Copy

What Giant beats easily

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

1 Three Musketeers14429.9%
2 Little Prince21438.3%
3 Elixir Collector37741.6%
4 Rune Giant25641.8%
5 Tesla69743.2%
6 Archers36543.0%
7 Goblin Drill17642.6%
8 Rage35444.4%

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 64.1% 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.