What is the best card against Lava Hound?

Executioner, with 69.9% wins for the players who had it against Lava Hound 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 Lava Hound, 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 Lava Hound

Based on 40,419 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 6 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Lava Hound right now is Executioner: the players who had it win 69.9% of their games against this card, over 143 matchups. Next come Hunter, Electro Giant, Electro Wizard.

Updated October 25, 2026.

The best cards against Lava Hound

MatchupsWin rate vs Lava Hound

1 Executioner14369.9%
2 Hunter11168.5%
3 Electro Giant19663.8%
4 Electro Wizard40760.4%
5 Battle Ram24060.8%
6 Giant Skeleton10662.3%
7 Inferno Tower11961.3%
8 Inferno Dragon22160.2%

The decks that beat it most

1.Electro Giant 4.4
4.413 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
71.1%
Usage
0.00%
Games
76
Copy
2.Hog Rider 3.4
3.48 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
73.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
34
Copy
3.Royal Hogs 3.8
3.88 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
8
Copy
4.Balloon 3.4
3.410 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
8
Copy
5.Graveyard 4.3
4.315 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
84.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
13
Copy

What Lava Hound beats easily

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

1 Guards13735.8%
2 Flying Machine13138.2%
3 Minion Giant16139.1%
4 Cannon41240.5%
5 Royal Hogs21740.1%
6 Vines8038.7%
7 Royal Recruits10339.8%
8 Earthquake14040.7%

Playing Lava Hound

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

See the Lava Hound card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Lava Hound?: Executioner, with 69.9% wins for the players who had it against Lava Hound 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 Lava Hound, 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.