How to counter Magic Archer
Based on 77,750 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 8 min. ago. Methodology

Measured on real matchups: for every card, the win rate of the players who had it in hand against Magic Archer.
The best answer to Magic Archer right now is Flying Machine: the players who had it win 63.5% of their games against this card, over 85 matchups. Next come Lava Hound, Balloon, Minions.
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The best cards against Magic Archer
- 1
Flying Machine8563.5% - 2
Lava Hound15761.1% - 3
Balloon20459.3% - 4
Minions16358.9% - 5
Minion Giant20657.8% - 6
Miner18757.2% - 7
Barbarians20755.6% - 8
Bats27955.2%
The decks that beat it most
- Copy
1.Royal Giant 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 68.6%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 35
- Copy
2.Lightning 3.1
3.17 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 76.5%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 17
- Copy
3.Minion Giant 2.8
2.88 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 65.1%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 43
- Copy
4.X-Bow 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 63.3%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 49
- Copy
5.Lightning 3.0
3.08 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 62.7%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 51
What Magic Archer beats easily
Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against Magic Archer.
- 1
Valkyrie25538.8% - 2
Goblin Hut23639.0% - 3
Mirror9637.5% - 4
Executioner9738.1% - 5
Skeleton King11139.6% - 6
Inferno Tower12241.0% - 7
Electro Giant12141.3% - 8
Skeleton Army31042.6%
Playing Magic Archer
Want to play it instead? Its stats, best decks and synergies are on its card page.
See the Magic Archer card pageFrequently asked questions
- What is the best card against Magic Archer?
- Flying Machine, with 63.5% wins for the players who had it against Magic Archer 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 Magic Archer, 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.