What is the best card against Phoenix?

Witch, with 64.1% 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 44,480 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 12 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 64.1% of their games against this card, over 142 matchups. Next come Firecracker, Goblin Curse, Executioner.

Updated September 25, 2026.

The best cards against Phoenix

MatchupsWin rate vs Phoenix

1 Witch14264.1%
2 Firecracker11261.6%
3 Goblin Curse12060.8%
4 Executioner9861.2%
5 Berserker7162.0%
6 Cannon Cart12560.0%
7 Skeleton Barrel13658.8%
8 Tombstone12158.7%

The decks that beat it most

1.Graveyard 3.4
3.411 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
68.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
48
Copy
2.Goblin Barrel 3.4
3.412 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
9
Copy
3.Balloon 3.4
3.410 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
88.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
9
Copy
4.Golem 4.0
4.011 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
87.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
8
Copy
5.Elixir Golem 3.8
3.811 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
80.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
10
Copy

What Phoenix beats easily

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

1 Archer Queen9129.7%
2 Royal Delivery7631.6%
3 Royal Hogs12635.7%
4 Earthquake12338.2%
5 Cannon24739.7%
6 Suspicious Bush5139.2%
7 The Log42843.0%
8 Mother Witch17142.7%

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 64.1% 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.