How to counter Giant Skeleton
Based on 29,300 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 4 min. ago. Methodology

Measured on real matchups: for every card, the win rate of the players who had it in hand against Giant Skeleton.
The best answer to Giant Skeleton right now is Ice Golem: the players who had it win 64.0% of their games against this card, over 86 matchups. Next come Golden Knight, Hog Rider, Royal Giant.
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The best cards against Giant Skeleton
- 1
Ice Golem8664.0% - 2
Golden Knight4965.3% - 3
Hog Rider15561.3% - 4
Royal Giant3966.7% - 5
Ice Spirit22158.8% - 6
Fisherman3663.9% - 7
Firecracker4562.2% - 8
Cannon21457.0%
The decks that beat it most
- Copy
1.Hog Rider 2.6
2.66 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 63.6%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 44
- Copy
2.Goblin Barrel 2.9
2.99 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 68.4%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 19
- Copy
3.Minion Giant 2.8
2.88 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 68.4%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 19
- Copy
4.Hog Rider 3.4
3.48 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 65.2%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 23
- Copy
5.Royal Giant 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 68.8%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 16
What Giant Skeleton beats easily
Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against Giant Skeleton.
- 1
Mega Knight5633.9% - 2
Goblinstein5736.8% - 3
Barbarians8038.7% - 4
Wizard6738.8% - 5
Bandit15541.9% - 6
X-Bow3737.8% - 7
Goblin Gang9741.2% - 8
Ram Rider4839.6%
Playing Giant Skeleton
Want to play it instead? Its stats, best decks and synergies are on its card page.
See the Giant Skeleton card pageFrequently asked questions
- What is the best card against Giant Skeleton?
- Ice Golem, with 64.0% wins for the players who had it against Giant Skeleton 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 Skeleton, 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.