What is the best card against Lightning?

Minion Giant, with 59.0% wins for the players who had it against Lightning 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 Lightning, 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 Lightning

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

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

The best answer to Lightning right now is Minion Giant: the players who had it win 59.0% of their games against this card, over 868 matchups. Next come Flying Machine, Bats, Minion Horde.

Updated November 12, 2026.

The best cards against Lightning

MatchupsWin rate vs Lightning

1 Minion Giant86859.0%
2 Flying Machine41057.6%
3 Bats1,32557.1%
4 Minion Horde61656.3%
5 Lava Hound75456.2%
6 Barbarians92355.5%
7 Magic Archer38655.4%
8 P.E.K.K.A73154.7%

The decks that beat it most

1.Lightning 3.0
3.08 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
66.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
220
Copy
2.Lava Hound 4.1
4.112 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
73.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
38
Copy
3.Fireball 2.8
2.88 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
64.1%
Usage
0.00%
Games
248
Copy
4.Ram Rider 4.1
4.111 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
83.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
18
Copy
5.Giant 3.8
3.812 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
86.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
15
Copy

What Lightning beats easily

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

1 Electro Dragon64937.6%
2 Elixir Golem44737.6%
3 Witch1,12842.0%
4 Musketeer1,03343.7%
5 Elixir Collector92243.7%
6 Archer Queen68745.1%
7 Night Witch1,12345.4%
8 Golem1,66145.6%

Playing Lightning

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

See the Lightning card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Lightning?: Minion Giant, with 59.0% wins for the players who had it against Lightning 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 Lightning, 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.