What is the best card against Royal Giant?

Rascals, with 67.4% wins for the players who had it against Royal Giant 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 Giant, 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 Giant

Based on 36,003 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 29 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Royal Giant right now is Rascals: the players who had it win 67.4% of their games against this card, over 46 matchups. Next come Elixir Collector, Inferno Dragon, Skeleton Barrel.

Updated October 25, 2026.

The best cards against Royal Giant

MatchupsWin rate vs Royal Giant

1 Rascals4667.4%
2 Elixir Collector8363.9%
3 Inferno Dragon9462.8%
4 Skeleton Barrel5964.4%
5 Balloon6563.1%
6 Inferno Tower5962.7%
7 Bats7162.0%
8 Minion Giant7460.8%

The decks that beat it most

1.Royal Hogs 3.4
3.49 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
77.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
18
Copy
2.Goblin Barrel 2.9
2.99 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
72.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
22
Copy
3.Balloon 3.4
3.410 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
88.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
9
Copy
4.Golem 4.1
4.112 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
81.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
11
Copy
5.Battle Ram 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
76.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
13
Copy

What Royal Giant beats easily

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

1 Royal Delivery7233.3%
2 Earthquake8835.2%
3 Giant Snowball13337.6%
4 Hunter4835.4%
5 Zappies13739.4%
6 Rocket6437.5%
7 Goblin Drill4736.2%
8 Giant Skeleton4837.5%

Playing Royal Giant

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

See the Royal Giant card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Royal Giant?: Rascals, with 67.4% wins for the players who had it against Royal Giant 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 Giant, 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.