What is the best card against Royal Ghost?

Skeleton King, with 57.4% wins for the players who had it against Royal Ghost 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 Royal Ghost, 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 Royal Ghost

Based on 40,821 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 24 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Royal Ghost right now is Skeleton King: the players who had it win 57.4% of their games against this card, over 845 matchups. Next come Elixir Golem, Flying Machine, Goblin Cage.

Updated September 24, 2026.

The best cards against Royal Ghost

MatchupsWin rate vs Royal Ghost

1 Skeleton King84557.4%
2 Elixir Golem33957.2%
3 Flying Machine27456.6%
4 Goblin Cage52256.1%
5 Night Witch1,22755.8%
6 Witch72555.6%
7 Ronin94555.3%
8 Skeleton Army1,76454.8%

The decks that beat it most

1.Golem 4.3
4.312 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
87.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
16
Copy
2.Battle Ram 3.6
3.612 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
87.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
16
Copy
3.Battle Ram 3.9
3.912 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
78.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
23
Copy
4.Hog Rider 4.3
4.312 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
68.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
48
Copy
5.Graveyard 3.9
3.913 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
90.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
11
Copy

What Royal Ghost beats easily

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

1 Mega Knight40340.9%
2 Royal Delivery55341.6%
3 Royal Giant37841.5%
4 Hunter32741.6%
5 Archer Queen65042.0%
6 Little Prince39642.4%
7 Magic Archer30642.5%
8 Prince31042.6%

Playing Royal Ghost

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

See the Royal Ghost card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Royal Ghost?: Skeleton King, with 57.4% wins for the players who had it against Royal Ghost 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 Royal Ghost, 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.