What is the best card against Goblin Barrel?

Royal Delivery, with 69.5% wins for the players who had it against Goblin Barrel 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 Goblin Barrel, 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 Goblin Barrel

Based on 31,509 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 Goblin Barrel.

The best answer to Goblin Barrel right now is Royal Delivery: the players who had it win 69.5% of their games against this card, over 243 matchups. Next come Earthquake, Archer Queen, Royal Hogs.

Updated October 24, 2026.

The best cards against Goblin Barrel

MatchupsWin rate vs Goblin Barrel

1 Royal Delivery24369.5%
2 Earthquake27869.1%
3 Archer Queen32265.5%
4 Royal Hogs43159.9%
5 The Log1,01458.7%
6 Cannon74758.5%
7 Berserker15759.2%
8 Minion Giant28557.2%

The decks that beat it most

1.Royal Hogs 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
89.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
28
Copy
2.Royal Hogs 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
72.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
137
Copy
3.Royal Hogs 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
40
Copy
4.Goblin Drill 2.5
2.56 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
90.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
11
Copy
5.X-Bow 2.9
2.95 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
8
Copy

What Goblin Barrel beats easily

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

1 Sparky31234.0%
2 Mini P.E.K.K.A60438.1%
3 Wizard24137.3%
4 Phoenix17039.4%
5 P.E.K.K.A36841.3%
6 Poison47641.6%
7 Giant62341.7%
8 Zap1,26742.3%

Playing Goblin Barrel

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Goblin Barrel?: Royal Delivery, with 69.5% wins for the players who had it against Goblin Barrel 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 Goblin Barrel, 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.