What is the best card against Skeleton Dragons?

Executioner, with 72.6% wins for the players who had it against Skeleton Dragons 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 Dragons, 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 Skeleton Dragons

Based on 28,603 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 Skeleton Dragons.

The best answer to Skeleton Dragons right now is Executioner: the players who had it win 72.6% of their games against this card, over 95 matchups. Next come Lumberjack, Ice Golem, Inferno Tower.

Updated October 24, 2026.

The best cards against Skeleton Dragons

MatchupsWin rate vs Skeleton Dragons

1 Executioner9572.6%
2 Lumberjack8265.9%
3 Ice Golem12164.5%
4 Inferno Tower8165.4%
5 P.E.K.K.A10263.7%
6 Electro Giant13262.9%
7 Hog Rider16962.1%
8 Minion Horde13162.6%

The decks that beat it most

1.Electro Giant 4.4
4.413 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
81.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
27
Copy
2.Hog Rider 3.4
3.48 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
80.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
20
Copy
3.Hog Rider 2.6
2.66 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
67.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
56
Copy
4.Giant 4.1
4.113 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
81.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
11
Copy
5.Balloon 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
81.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
11
Copy

What Skeleton Dragons beats easily

Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against Skeleton Dragons.

1 Goblin Curse6134.4%
2 Royal Delivery8537.6%
3 Royal Hogs14639.0%
4 Vines4936.7%
5 Archer Queen11639.7%
6 Rage11440.4%
7 Skeleton King6740.3%
8 Flying Machine8041.3%

Playing Skeleton Dragons

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

See the Skeleton Dragons card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Skeleton Dragons?: Executioner, with 72.6% wins for the players who had it against Skeleton Dragons 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 Dragons, 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.