How to counter Lava Hound
Based on 29,738 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 Lava Hound.
The best answer to Lava Hound right now is Executioner: the players who had it win 71.7% of their games against this card, over 113 matchups. Next come Hunter, Electro Giant, Electro Wizard.
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The best cards against Lava Hound
- 1
Executioner11371.7% - 2
Hunter7167.6% - 3
Electro Giant14063.6% - 4
Electro Wizard29261.0% - 5
Minion Horde13560.7% - 6
Berserker6262.9% - 7
Inferno Tower8960.7% - 8
Inferno Dragon14159.6%
The decks that beat it most
- Copy
1.Hog Rider 3.4
3.48 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 75.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 32
- Copy
2.Electro Giant 4.4
4.413 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 69.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 58
- Copy
3.Balloon 3.4
3.410 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 100.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 8
- Copy
4.Giant 4.1
4.113 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 84.6%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 13
- Copy
5.Electro Giant 4.4
4.413 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 72.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 25
What Lava Hound beats easily
Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against Lava Hound.
- 1
Guards9033.3% - 2
Royal Hogs15036.7% - 3
Flying Machine9035.6% - 4
Royal Recruits7435.1% - 5
Royal Delivery8736.8% - 6
Vines5837.9% - 7
Earthquake10540.0% - 8
Cannon26341.4%
Playing Lava Hound
Want to play it instead? Its stats, best decks and synergies are on its card page.
See the Lava Hound card pageFrequently asked questions
- What is the best card against Lava Hound?
- Executioner, with 71.7% wins for the players who had it against Lava Hound 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 Lava Hound, 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.