How to counter Skeleton King
Based on 76,210 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 25 min. ago. Methodology

Measured on real matchups: for every card, the win rate of the players who had it in hand against Skeleton King.
The best answer to Skeleton King right now is Electro Dragon: the players who had it win 65.5% of their games against this card, over 293 matchups. Next come Firecracker, Tornado, Executioner.
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The best cards against Skeleton King
- 1
Electro Dragon29365.5% - 2
Firecracker32563.7% - 3
Tornado1,46161.8% - 4
Executioner28961.9% - 5
Mighty Miner31061.3% - 6
Baby Dragon89758.2% - 7
Sparky50758.0% - 8
Wizard40157.6%
The decks that beat it most
- Copy
1.Giant 3.6
3.69 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 72.7%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 88
- Copy
2.Hog Rider 3.4
3.48 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 75.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 60
- Copy
3.Balloon 3.8
3.812 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 72.1%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 68
- Copy
4.Elixir Golem 3.8
3.811 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 92.9%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 14
- Copy
5.Hog Rider 4.3
4.312 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 80.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 20
What Skeleton King beats easily
Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against Skeleton King.
- 1
Archer Queen34128.4% - 2
Dart Goblin50035.4% - 3
Royal Hogs41336.3% - 4
Wall Breakers33938.1% - 5
Mega Knight23738.0% - 6
Skeleton Barrel45039.3% - 7
Rascals38440.4% - 8
Royal Delivery26440.5%
Playing Skeleton King
Want to play it instead? Its stats, best decks and synergies are on its card page.
See the Skeleton King card pageFrequently asked questions
- What is the best card against Skeleton King?
- Electro Dragon, with 65.5% wins for the players who had it against Skeleton King 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 Skeleton King, 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.