What is the best card against Phoenix?

Witch, with 62.6% wins for the players who had it against Phoenix 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 Phoenix, 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 Phoenix

Based on 40,066 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 Phoenix.

The best answer to Phoenix right now is Witch: the players who had it win 62.6% of their games against this card, over 123 matchups. Next come Cannon Cart, Firecracker, Skeleton Barrel.

Updated September 24, 2026.

The best cards against Phoenix

MatchupsWin rate vs Phoenix

1 Witch12362.6%
2 Cannon Cart10960.6%
3 Firecracker10160.4%
4 Skeleton Barrel11959.7%
5 Executioner8959.6%
6 Goblin Gang12458.1%
7 Poison18156.9%
8 Berserker6558.5%

The decks that beat it most

1.Goblin Barrel 3.4
3.412 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
9
Copy
2.Graveyard 3.4
3.411 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
67.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
46
Copy
3.Balloon 3.4
3.410 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
88.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
9
Copy
4.Elixir Golem 3.8
3.811 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
77.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
9
Copy
5.Rune Giant 3.3
3.310 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
77.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
9
Copy

What Phoenix beats easily

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

1 Archer Queen8729.9%
2 Royal Delivery7332.9%
3 Earthquake11536.5%
4 Royal Hogs11637.1%
5 Cannon23639.8%
6 Vines7040.0%
7 The Log39344.3%
8 Electro Spirit29444.2%

Playing Phoenix

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

See the Phoenix card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Phoenix?: Witch, with 62.6% wins for the players who had it against Phoenix 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 Phoenix, 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.