What is the best card against Hog Rider?

Royal Delivery, with 67.0% wins for the players who had it against Hog Rider 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 Hog Rider, 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 Hog Rider

Based on 30,933 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 10 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Hog Rider right now is Royal Delivery: the players who had it win 67.0% of their games against this card, over 188 matchups. Next come Goblin Drill, Bomb Tower, Archer Queen.

Updated October 24, 2026.

The best cards against Hog Rider

MatchupsWin rate vs Hog Rider

1 Royal Delivery18867.0%
2 Goblin Drill23666.1%
3 Bomb Tower11066.4%
4 Archer Queen29963.9%
5 Goblin Cage28661.2%
6 Electro Giant31060.6%
7 Cannon66758.9%
8 Giant Snowball50058.6%

The decks that beat it most

1.Lightning 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
74.1%
Usage
0.00%
Games
58
Copy
2.Royal Hogs 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
68.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
125
Copy
3.Goblin Drill 2.8
2.87 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
83.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
24
Copy
4.Goblin Drill 3.1
3.19 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
81.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
22
Copy
5.Royal Hogs 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
71.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
35
Copy

What Hog Rider beats easily

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

1 Elixir Golem10528.6%
2 Rascals18637.6%
3 Ronin9637.5%
4 Vines17939.1%
5 Skeleton Dragons19339.4%
6 Mega Minion28040.0%
7 Rage34840.2%
8 Goblin Gang32540.3%

Playing Hog Rider

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

See the Hog Rider card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Hog Rider?: Royal Delivery, with 67.0% wins for the players who had it against Hog Rider 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 Hog Rider, 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.