What is the best card against Guards?

Fisherman, with 64.1% wins for the players who had it against Guards 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 Guards, 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 Guards

Based on 77,750 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 5 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Guards right now is Fisherman: the players who had it win 64.1% of their games against this card, over 156 matchups. Next come Suspicious Bush, Barbarians, Hunter.

Updated November 12, 2026.

The best cards against Guards

MatchupsWin rate vs Guards

1 Fisherman15664.1%
2 Suspicious Bush26662.0%
3 Barbarians49758.6%
4 Hunter22458.9%
5 Balloon49458.3%
6 Lava Hound37558.1%
7 Berserker28258.2%
8 Royal Giant16758.7%

The decks that beat it most

1.Royal Giant 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
73.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
60
Copy
2.Electro Giant 3.6
3.611 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
75.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
37
Copy
3.Minion Giant 2.8
2.88 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
67.2%
Usage
0.00%
Games
119
Copy
4.Lava Hound 4.1
4.112 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
78.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
23
Copy
5.Balloon 3.8
3.812 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
68.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
48
Copy

What Guards beats easily

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

1 Archers30136.9%
2 X-Bow21437.4%
3 Elixir Golem21940.2%
4 Royal Recruits29241.4%
5 Fire Spirit28542.5%
6 Flying Machine19642.3%
7 P.E.K.K.A30442.8%
8 Mirror17942.5%

Playing Guards

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

See the Guards card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Guards?: Fisherman, with 64.1% wins for the players who had it against Guards 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 Guards, 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.