What is the best card against Monk?

Electro Dragon, with 65.2% 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 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 Monk.

The best answer to Monk right now is Electro Dragon: the players who had it win 65.2% of their games against this card, over 115 matchups. Next come Furnace, Golden Knight, Flying Machine.

Updated November 12, 2026.

The best cards against Monk

MatchupsWin rate vs Monk

1 Electro Dragon11565.2%
2 Furnace39061.3%
3 Golden Knight4766.0%
4 Flying Machine6363.5%
5 P.E.K.K.A11961.3%
6 Inferno Tower9761.9%
7 Princess28459.2%
8 Royal Recruits12059.2%

The decks that beat it most

1.Golem 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
68.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
35
Copy
2.Goblin Barrel 2.9
2.99 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
30
Copy
3.Royal Hogs 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
80.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
15
Copy
4.Battle Ram 3.6
3.611 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
63.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
82
Copy
5.Goblin Barrel 3.4
3.411 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
88.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
9
Copy

What Monk beats easily

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

1 Bomb Tower6625.8%
2 Earthquake15532.3%
3 Goblinstein4729.8%
4 Archer Queen14335.7%
5 Royal Delivery9436.2%
6 Sparky21441.6%
7 Mother Witch17141.5%
8 Vines12441.1%

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?: Electro Dragon, with 65.2% 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.