How to counter Skeleton King
Based on 77,750 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 9 min. ago. Methodology
Measured on real matchups: for every card, the win rate of the players who had it in hand against Skeleton King.
The best answer to Skeleton King right now is Mighty Miner: the players who had it win 63.6% of their games against this card, over 228 matchups. Next come Electro Giant, Firecracker, Electro Dragon.
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The best cards against Skeleton King
- 1
Mighty Miner22863.6% - 2
Electro Giant18363.9% - 3
Firecracker18863.3% - 4
Electro Dragon19862.6% - 5
Tornado79260.7% - 6
Freeze18661.8% - 7
Executioner17459.8% - 8
Magic Archer11160.4%
The decks that beat it most
Copy1.Electro Giant 4.4
4.413 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 78.7%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 47
Copy2.Hog Rider 3.4
3.48 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 75.0%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 32
Copy3.Hog Rider 2.6
2.67 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 70.2%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 47
Copy4.Hog Rider 2.8
2.87 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 68.2%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 44
Copy5.Giant 3.6
3.69 cyclesimilar decks
- Win rate
- 64.4%
- Usage
- 0.00%
- Games
- 87
What Skeleton King beats easily
Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against Skeleton King.
- 1
Royal Recruits15433.1% - 2
Flying Machine11732.5% - 3
Prince11334.5% - 4
Dart Goblin43437.1% - 5
Inferno Tower17736.2% - 6
Wall Breakers26836.9% - 7
Archer Queen17936.3% - 8
Goblin Gang35737.8%
Playing Skeleton King
Want to play it instead? Its stats, best decks and synergies are on its card page.
See the Skeleton King card pageFrequently asked questions
- What is the best card against Skeleton King?
- Mighty Miner, with 63.6% wins for the players who had it against Skeleton King 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 King, 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.