What is the best card against Mortar?

Earthquake, with 75.1% wins for the players who had it against Mortar 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 Mortar, 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 Mortar

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 Mortar.

The best answer to Mortar right now is Earthquake: the players who had it win 75.1% of their games against this card, over 253 matchups. Next come Archer Queen, Hog Rider, Firecracker.

Updated November 12, 2026.

The best cards against Mortar

MatchupsWin rate vs Mortar

1 Earthquake25375.1%
2 Archer Queen21974.4%
3 Hog Rider49767.4%
4 Firecracker20468.6%
5 Mighty Miner28966.4%
6 Royal Delivery14665.1%
7 Ice Golem30761.9%
8 Cannon89160.8%

The decks that beat it most

1.Royal Hogs 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
80.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
75
Copy
2.Hog Rider 2.6
2.66 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
74.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
143
Copy
3.Hog Rider 2.8
2.87 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
79.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
58
Copy
4.Hog Rider 2.8
2.87 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
94.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
19
Copy
5.Golem 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
67.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
110
Copy

What Mortar beats easily

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

1 Electro Giant20940.2%
2 Inferno Tower18940.7%
3 Guards27843.2%
4 P.E.K.K.A26243.1%
5 Valkyrie42343.7%
6 Goblin Cage26443.6%
7 Vines21844.0%
8 Dart Goblin45944.7%

Playing Mortar

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

See the Mortar card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Mortar?: Earthquake, with 75.1% wins for the players who had it against Mortar 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 Mortar, 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.