How to counter Skeleton Barrel
Based on 76,339 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 20 min. ago. Methodology

Measured on real matchups: for every card, the win rate of the players who had it in hand against Skeleton Barrel.
The best answer to Skeleton Barrel right now is Royal Delivery: the players who had it win 73.1% of their games against this card, over 182 matchups. Next come Cannon, Earthquake, Goblin Curse.
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The best cards against Skeleton Barrel
- 1
Royal Delivery18273.1% - 2
Cannon70267.8% - 3
Earthquake24367.9% - 4
Goblin Curse32162.9% - 5
Royal Hogs27662.3% - 6
Ice Spirit67161.5% - 7
The Log1,01261.2% - 8
Archer Queen21861.9%
The decks that beat it most
- Copy
1.Royal Hogs 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 72.7%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 99
- Copy
2.Golem 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 67.8%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 214
- Copy
3.Hog Rider 3.4
3.48 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 73.2%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 56
- Copy
4.Hog Rider 2.6
2.67 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 92.9%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 14
- Copy
5.Hog Rider 2.6
2.66 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 66.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 147
What Skeleton Barrel beats easily
Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against Skeleton Barrel.
- 1
Sparky37135.6% - 2
Wizard28737.6% - 3
Guards23138.5% - 4
Vines24639.0% - 5
Giant62339.8% - 6
Barbarians19639.3% - 7
Lumberjack24740.5% - 8
Mega Knight17240.1%
Playing Skeleton Barrel
Want to play it instead? Its stats, best decks and synergies are on its card page.
See the Skeleton Barrel card pageFrequently asked questions
- What is the best card against Skeleton Barrel?
- Royal Delivery, with 73.1% wins for the players who had it against Skeleton Barrel 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 Barrel, 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.