What is the best card against Goblin Drill?

Zappies, with 60.1% wins for the players who had it against Goblin Drill 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 Drill, 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 Drill

Based on 28,850 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 3 min. ago. Methodology

Measured on real matchups: for every card, the win rate of the players who had it in hand against Goblin Drill.

The best answer to Goblin Drill right now is Zappies: the players who had it win 60.1% of their games against this card, over 228 matchups. Next come Minion Giant, Bomber, Graveyard.

Updated October 24, 2026.

The best cards against Goblin Drill

MatchupsWin rate vs Goblin Drill

1 Zappies22860.1%
2 Minion Giant14760.5%
3 Bomber15059.3%
4 Graveyard29358.4%
5 Bowler37257.0%
6 Archers13357.9%
7 Mega Knight8958.4%
8 Tesla30156.8%

The decks that beat it most

1.Giant 4.0
4.012 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
78.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
41
Copy
2.Lightning 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
76.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
38
Copy
3.Giant 4.0
4.012 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
77.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
22
Copy
4.Royal Giant 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
72.2%
Usage
0.00%
Games
18
Copy
5.Goblin Barrel 3.9
3.911 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
87.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
8
Copy

What Goblin Drill beats easily

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

1 Ice Golem16929.0%
2 Musketeer15930.2%
3 Miner13730.7%
4 Hog Rider23034.3%
5 Cannon36437.1%
6 Vines10934.9%
7 P.E.K.K.A17636.4%
8 Balloon12835.9%

Playing Goblin Drill

Want to play it instead? Its stats, best decks and synergies are on its card page.

See the Goblin Drill card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Goblin Drill?: Zappies, with 60.1% wins for the players who had it against Goblin Drill 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 Drill, 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.