What is the best card against Minions?

Cannon, with 57.4% wins for the players who had it against Minions 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 Minions, 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 Minions

Based on 77,750 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 9 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Minions right now is Cannon: the players who had it win 57.4% of their games against this card, over 1,237 matchups. Next come Suspicious Bush, Ice Spirit, Skeleton King.

Updated November 12, 2026.

The best cards against Minions

MatchupsWin rate vs Minions

1 Cannon1,23757.4%
2 Suspicious Bush22657.5%
3 Ice Spirit86156.3%
4 Skeleton King20855.8%
5 Fire Spirit28555.4%
6 Mighty Miner40255.2%
7 Goblin Curse27755.2%
8 Dart Goblin56754.9%

The decks that beat it most

1.Fireball 2.8
2.88 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
66.1%
Usage
0.00%
Games
121
Copy
2.Goblin Barrel 3.0
3.08 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
81.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
21
Copy
3.Battle Ram 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
74.2%
Usage
0.00%
Games
31
Copy
4.Royal Hogs 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
61.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
112
Copy
5.Goblin Drill 2.5
2.56 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
69.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
23
Copy

What Minions beats easily

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

1 Archers30238.4%
2 X-Bow20240.6%
3 P.E.K.K.A31941.1%
4 Sparky48442.1%
5 Mini P.E.K.K.A90842.7%
6 Magic Archer16341.7%
7 Elite Barbarians72242.8%
8 Monk19942.2%

Playing Minions

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

See the Minions card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Minions?: Cannon, with 57.4% wins for the players who had it against Minions 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 Minions, 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.