What is the best card against Monk?

Skeleton King, with 76.3% wins for the players who had it against Monk 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 Monk, 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 Monk

Based on 45,530 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 1 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Monk right now is Skeleton King: the players who had it win 76.3% of their games against this card, over 59 matchups. Next come Furnace, Rage, Skeleton Army.

Updated September 25, 2026.

The best cards against Monk

MatchupsWin rate vs Monk

1 Skeleton King5976.3%
2 Furnace9970.7%
3 Rage4077.5%
4 Skeleton Army11868.6%
5 Battle Ram12566.4%
6 Inferno Dragon9366.7%
7 Night Witch8466.7%

The decks that beat it most

1.Battle Ram 3.8
3.813 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
82.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
40
Copy
2.Giant 4.0
4.010 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
12
Copy
3.Golem 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
67.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
31
Copy
4.Giant 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
76.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
13
Copy
5.Battle Ram 4.0
4.012 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
80.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
10
Copy

What Monk beats easily

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

1 Goblin Demolisher2128.6%
2 Mortar4035.0%
3 Goblinstein7939.2%
4 Musketeer13241.7%
5 Knight14342.0%
6 Cannon Cart4639.1%
7 Mother Witch7441.9%
8 Tesla9842.9%

Playing Monk

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

See the Monk card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Monk?: Skeleton King, with 76.3% wins for the players who had it against Monk 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 Monk, 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.