What is the best card against Skeletons?

Little Prince, with 60.0% wins for the players who had it against Skeletons 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 Skeletons, 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 Skeletons

Based on 76,625 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected now. Methodology

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

The best answer to Skeletons right now is Little Prince: the players who had it win 60.0% of their games against this card, over 2,651 matchups. Next come Rune Giant, Archers, Bats.

Updated September 30, 2026.

The best cards against Skeletons

MatchupsWin rate vs Skeletons

1 Little Prince2,65160.0%
2 Rune Giant2,91159.2%
3 Archers1,97056.8%
4 Bats4,66555.5%
5 Goblinstein3,33155.4%
6 Poison5,54054.9%
7 Night Witch3,57254.0%
8 Inferno Dragon4,47353.9%

The decks that beat it most

1.Miner 2.9
2.98 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
76.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
51
Copy
2.Lava Hound 4.3
4.311 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
90.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
21
Copy
3.Graveyard 4.3
4.315 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
68.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
155
Copy
4.Miner 2.9
2.98 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
78.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
33
Copy
5.Rune Giant 2.9
2.98 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
64.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
1,277
Copy

What Skeletons beats easily

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

1 Goblins1,07739.0%
2 Ice Golem3,60840.5%
3 The Log7,15242.4%
4 Ice Spirit4,83243.1%
5 Valkyrie2,11543.1%
6 Dart Goblin1,93043.2%
7 Skeleton Barrel1,89043.2%
8 Rocket1,88743.2%

Playing Skeletons

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

See the Skeletons card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Skeletons?: Little Prince, with 60.0% wins for the players who had it against Skeletons 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 Skeletons, 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.