What is the best card against Lightning?

Minion Horde, with 60.9% 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 43,861 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 15 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 Horde: the players who had it win 60.9% of their games against this card, over 557 matchups. Next come Goblinstein, Archers, Zappies.

Updated September 25, 2026.

The best cards against Lightning

MatchupsWin rate vs Lightning

1 Minion Horde55760.9%
2 Goblinstein61659.4%
3 Archers38659.3%
4 Zappies52658.7%
5 Bats51757.4%
6 Minion Giant1,17956.8%
7 Rune Giant26957.2%
8 Mortar41056.6%

The decks that beat it most

1.Graveyard 4.3
4.315 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
76.2%
Usage
0.00%
Games
42
Copy
2.Graveyard 3.0
3.08 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
87.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
16
Copy
3.Rune Giant 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
50
Copy
4.Golem 3.9
3.911 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
78.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
23
Copy
5.Mortar 4.0
4.013 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
65.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
113
Copy

What Lightning beats easily

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

1 Royal Delivery34435.2%
2 Archer Queen40136.2%
3 Earthquake48937.0%
4 Elixir Golem23637.3%
5 Electro Dragon22039.1%
6 Cannon1,03542.1%
7 Royal Hogs48941.9%
8 Rocket42942.0%

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 Horde, with 60.9% 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.