What is the best card against Spear Goblins?

Goblin Curse, with 72.5% wins for the players who had it against Spear Goblins 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 Spear Goblins, 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 Spear Goblins

Based on 75,711 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 Spear Goblins.

The best answer to Spear Goblins right now is Goblin Curse: the players who had it win 72.5% of their games against this card, over 91 matchups. Next come Skeleton King, Night Witch, Barbarians.

Updated September 29, 2026.

The best cards against Spear Goblins

MatchupsWin rate vs Spear Goblins

1 Goblin Curse9172.5%
2 Skeleton King11567.0%
3 Night Witch14865.5%
4 Barbarians4271.4%
5 Miner15962.9%
6 Bats12361.8%
7 Golem16061.3%
8 Skeleton Army20460.3%

The decks that beat it most

1.Golem 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
76.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
59
Copy
2.Hog Rider 4.3
4.312 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
8
Copy
3.Giant 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
76.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
13
Copy
4.Graveyard 3.0
3.08 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
87.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
8
Copy
5.Rune Giant 2.9
2.98 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
17
Copy

What Spear Goblins beats easily

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

1 Royal Recruits5630.4%
2 Dart Goblin8934.8%
3 Valkyrie8836.4%
4 Royal Hogs7337.0%
5 Goblinstein13138.9%
6 Ronin12638.9%
7 Skeleton Barrel8737.9%
8 Vines5736.8%

Playing Spear Goblins

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

See the Spear Goblins card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Spear Goblins?: Goblin Curse, with 72.5% wins for the players who had it against Spear Goblins 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 Spear Goblins, 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.