What is the best card against Monk?

Furnace, with 73.4% 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 43,261 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 26 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 Furnace: the players who had it win 73.4% of their games against this card, over 94 matchups. Next come Skeleton King, Rage, Skeleton Army.

Updated September 25, 2026.

The best cards against Monk

MatchupsWin rate vs Monk

1 Furnace9473.4%
2 Skeleton King5875.9%
3 Rage3878.9%
4 Skeleton Army11469.3%
5 Inferno Dragon8968.5%
6 Night Witch8267.1%
7 Battle Ram11765.0%
8 Arrows22263.1%

The decks that beat it most

1.Battle Ram 3.8
3.813 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
84.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
39
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
77.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
9
Copy

What Monk beats easily

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

1 Goblin Demolisher2030.0%
2 Mother Witch6939.1%
3 Goblinstein7240.3%
4 Musketeer12441.9%
5 Mortar3438.2%
6 Knight14042.9%
7 Cannon Cart4240.5%
8 Bomb Tower5042.0%

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?: Furnace, with 73.4% 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.