What is the best card against Archer Queen?

Night Witch, with 68.6% wins for the players who had it against Archer Queen 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 Archer Queen, 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 Archer Queen

Based on 47,914 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 17 min. ago. Methodology

Measured on real matchups: for every card, the win rate of the players who had it in hand against Archer Queen.

The best answer to Archer Queen right now is Night Witch: the players who had it win 68.6% of their games against this card, over 242 matchups. Next come Golem, Goblin Cage, Skeleton King.

Updated October 29, 2026.

The best cards against Archer Queen

MatchupsWin rate vs Archer Queen

1 Night Witch24268.6%
2 Golem38165.4%
3 Goblin Cage31562.9%
4 Skeleton King14563.4%
5 Royal Giant12962.8%
6 Flying Machine20661.7%
7 Phoenix17561.1%
8 Fisherman12661.1%

The decks that beat it most

1.Lightning 3.0
3.08 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
93.1%
Usage
0.00%
Games
29
Copy
2.Golem 3.9
3.911 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
85.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
28
Copy
3.Royal Hogs 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
81.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
33
Copy
4.Lightning 3.0
3.08 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
93.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
15
Copy
5.Lightning 3.0
3.07 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
71.2%
Usage
0.00%
Games
59
Copy

What Archer Queen beats easily

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

1 Mortar22627.9%
2 Minion Horde35730.8%
3 Goblinstein15029.3%
4 Inferno Tower24732.0%
5 Goblin Gang33132.6%
6 Princess45234.7%
7 Cannon Cart25334.0%
8 Goblin Barrel49634.9%

Playing Archer Queen

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

See the Archer Queen card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Archer Queen?: Night Witch, with 68.6% wins for the players who had it against Archer Queen 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 Archer Queen, 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.