What is the best card against Goblins?

Cannon, with 61.5% wins for the players who had it against Goblins 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 Goblins, 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 Goblins

Based on 41,447 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 25 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Goblins right now is Cannon: the players who had it win 61.5% of their games against this card, over 291 matchups. Next come Royal Delivery, Archers, The Log.

Updated September 25, 2026.

The best cards against Goblins

MatchupsWin rate vs Goblins

1 Cannon29161.5%
2 Royal Delivery7963.3%
3 Archers10362.1%
4 The Log48859.8%
5 Ice Spirit32259.9%
6 Musketeer25259.9%
7 Minion Giant32759.6%
8 Rocket14160.3%

The decks that beat it most

1.Musketeer 2.6
2.66 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
76.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
39
Copy
2.Royal Hogs 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
67.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
52
Copy
3.X-Bow 3.5
3.59 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
90.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
11
Copy
4.Mortar 3.6
3.611 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
69.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
23
Copy
5.X-Bow 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
72.2%
Usage
0.00%
Games
18
Copy

What Goblins beats easily

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

1 Sparky14029.3%
2 Giant22635.4%
3 Wizard12135.5%
4 Guards11035.5%
5 Dart Goblin12835.9%
6 Vines10736.4%
7 Wall Breakers9737.1%
8 P.E.K.K.A13938.8%

Playing Goblins

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

See the Goblins card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Goblins?: Cannon, with 61.5% wins for the players who had it against Goblins 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 Goblins, 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.