What is the best card against Giant Snowball?

Royal Giant, with 63.4% wins for the players who had it against Giant Snowball 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 Snowball, 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 Snowball

Based on 38,577 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 Snowball.

The best answer to Giant Snowball right now is Royal Giant: the players who had it win 63.4% of their games against this card, over 145 matchups. Next come Fisherman, Cannon Cart, Boss Bandit.

Updated October 25, 2026.

The best cards against Giant Snowball

MatchupsWin rate vs Giant Snowball

1 Royal Giant14563.4%
2 Fisherman12762.2%
3 Cannon Cart38556.9%
4 Boss Bandit11258.0%
5 Hunter22956.8%
6 Skeleton Army68655.1%
7 Minion Giant36855.2%
8 Princess62854.9%

The decks that beat it most

1.Royal Giant 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
75.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
56
Copy
2.Giant 4.0
4.012 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
65.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
113
Copy
3.Golem 4.1
4.111 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
82.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
17
Copy
4.Electro Giant 4.1
4.111 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
83.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
12
Copy
5.Giant 4.6
4.615 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
73.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
19
Copy

What Giant Snowball beats easily

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

1 Musketeer41637.3%
2 Ronin12835.9%
3 Ice Golem47338.9%
4 Hog Rider65241.0%
5 Phoenix23140.3%
6 X-Bow17240.1%
7 Elixir Golem12840.6%
8 Lumberjack29741.8%

Playing Giant Snowball

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Giant Snowball?: Royal Giant, with 63.4% wins for the players who had it against Giant Snowball 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 Snowball, 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.