How to counter Phoenix
Based on 77,750 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 7 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 Executioner: the players who had it win 69.5% of their games against this card, over 187 matchups. Next come Skeleton King, Wizard, Skeleton Army.
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The best cards against Phoenix
- 1
Executioner18769.5% - 2
Skeleton King23862.6% - 3
Wizard28361.5% - 4
Skeleton Army54460.8% - 5
Inferno Dragon40760.4% - 6
Dart Goblin48560.2% - 7
Suspicious Bush16361.3% - 8
Witch38760.2%
The decks that beat it most
- Copy
1.Battle Ram 3.6
3.611 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 68.6%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 118
- Copy
2.Goblin Barrel 2.8
2.89 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 67.3%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 110
- Copy
3.Golem 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 65.8%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 111
- Copy
4.Battle Ram 3.9
3.912 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 69.2%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 52
- Copy
5.Royal Giant 3.9
3.912 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 100.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 9
What Phoenix beats easily
Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against Phoenix.
- 1
X-Bow16634.9% - 2
Fire Spirit23637.3% - 3
Archer Queen23038.7% - 4
Tesla45841.0% - 5
Royal Delivery15740.1% - 6
Goblin Demolisher12740.2% - 7
Bomb Tower13340.6% - 8
Archers25842.6%
Playing Phoenix
Want to play it instead? Its stats, best decks and synergies are on its card page.
See the Phoenix card pageFrequently asked questions
- What is the best card against Phoenix?
- Executioner, with 69.5% 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.