What is the best card against Rune Giant?

Executioner, with 80.0% wins for the players who had it against Rune 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 Rune 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 Rune Giant

Based on 35,800 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 Rune Giant.

The best answer to Rune Giant right now is Executioner: the players who had it win 80.0% of their games against this card, over 25 matchups. Next come Electro Wizard, Heal Spirit, Dark Prince.

Updated October 25, 2026.

The best cards against Rune Giant

MatchupsWin rate vs Rune Giant

1 Executioner2580.0%
2 Electro Wizard7268.1%
3 Heal Spirit3969.2%
4 Dark Prince3669.4%
5 Sparky2373.9%
6 Princess3868.4%
7 Royal Ghost5364.2%

The decks that beat it most

1.Mortar 4.0
4.013 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
77.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
9
Copy
2.Electro Giant 4.4
4.413 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
62.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
8
Copy
3.Graveyard 3.4
3.411 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
62.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
8
Copy
4.Hog Rider 2.6
2.66 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
56.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
16
Copy
5.Fireball 2.8
2.88 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
50.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
18
Copy

What Rune Giant beats easily

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

1 Royal Hogs3930.8%
2 Royal Delivery2025.0%
3 Earthquake2729.6%
4 Lava Hound2429.2%
5 Electro Spirit6339.7%
6 Barbarians3036.7%
7 Flying Machine2737.0%

Playing Rune Giant

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

See the Rune Giant card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Rune Giant?: Executioner, with 80.0% wins for the players who had it against Rune 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 Rune 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.