What is the best card against Minion Horde?

Royal Delivery, with 76.1% wins for the players who had it against Minion Horde 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 Minion Horde, 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 Minion Horde

Based on 36,003 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 29 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Minion Horde right now is Royal Delivery: the players who had it win 76.1% of their games against this card, over 197 matchups. Next come Earthquake, Archer Queen, Firecracker.

Updated October 25, 2026.

The best cards against Minion Horde

MatchupsWin rate vs Minion Horde

1 Royal Delivery19776.1%
2 Earthquake20672.3%
3 Archer Queen26170.1%
4 Firecracker10467.3%
5 Mighty Miner14562.8%
6 Cannon60660.7%
7 Ice Spirit58759.3%
8 Fire Spirit18259.9%

The decks that beat it most

1.Royal Hogs 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
78.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
107
Copy
2.Giant 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
72.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
40
Copy
3.Battle Ram 3.5
3.510 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
83.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
18
Copy
4.Hog Rider 2.6
2.67 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
80.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
20
Copy
5.Battle Ram 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
34
Copy

What Minion Horde beats easily

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

1 Vines13033.8%
2 Goblin Cage22435.3%
3 Skeleton Dragons17436.8%
4 Electro Dragon10836.1%
5 Lightning55138.8%
6 Electro Giant27738.6%
7 Flying Machine16038.1%
8 Lava Hound18038.3%

Playing Minion Horde

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

See the Minion Horde card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Minion Horde?: Royal Delivery, with 76.1% wins for the players who had it against Minion Horde 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 Minion Horde, 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.