What is the best card against Elixir Golem?

Executioner, with 70.8% wins for the players who had it against Elixir Golem 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 Elixir Golem, 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 Elixir Golem

Based on 53,012 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 Elixir Golem.

The best answer to Elixir Golem right now is Executioner: the players who had it win 70.8% of their games against this card, over 96 matchups. Next come Valkyrie, Bowler, Tornado.

Updated September 26, 2026.

The best cards against Elixir Golem

MatchupsWin rate vs Elixir Golem

1 Executioner9670.8%
2 Valkyrie14465.3%
3 Bowler22163.3%
4 Tornado43762.2%
5 Giant Snowball18563.2%
6 Baby Dragon26261.8%
7 Graveyard23462.0%
8 Lightning28461.6%

The decks that beat it most

1.Electro Giant 4.4
4.413 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
10
Copy
2.Hog Rider 2.6
2.66 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
67.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
49
Copy
3.Giant 4.0
4.012 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
84.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
13
Copy
4.Balloon 3.8
3.812 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
72.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
22
Copy
5.Graveyard 3.1
3.18 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
81.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
11
Copy

What Elixir Golem beats easily

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

1 Royal Hogs12433.9%
2 Archer Queen9335.5%
3 Royal Recruits8035.0%
4 Mother Witch15537.4%
5 Rascals10139.6%
6 Royal Ghost47041.7%
7 Skeleton Barrel13841.3%
8 Battle Ram29242.5%

Playing Elixir Golem

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Elixir Golem?: Executioner, with 70.8% wins for the players who had it against Elixir Golem 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 Elixir Golem, 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.