What is the best card against Tesla?

Flying Machine, with 65.2% wins for the players who had it against Tesla 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 Tesla, 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 Tesla

Based on 77,750 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 8 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Tesla right now is Flying Machine: the players who had it win 65.2% of their games against this card, over 290 matchups. Next come Zappies, Royal Recruits, Phoenix.

Updated November 12, 2026.

The best cards against Tesla

MatchupsWin rate vs Tesla

1 Flying Machine29065.2%
2 Zappies73662.6%
3 Royal Recruits41362.5%
4 Phoenix45859.0%
5 Royal Hogs73358.7%
6 Goblin Cage61458.3%
7 Night Witch73257.0%
8 Skeleton King35456.8%

The decks that beat it most

1.Royal Giant 3.6
3.611 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
77.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
36
Copy
2.Giant 4.1
4.113 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
88.2%
Usage
0.00%
Games
17
Copy
3.Golem 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
66.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
127
Copy
4.Royal Giant 3.9
3.912 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
84.2%
Usage
0.00%
Games
19
Copy
5.Royal Hogs 3.9
3.98 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
77.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
27
Copy

What Tesla beats easily

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

1 Goblins43338.3%
2 Skeleton Barrel70540.3%
3 X-Bow32041.3%
4 Inferno Tower38442.2%
5 Hog Rider1,08843.0%
6 Balloon76443.5%
7 Ice Golem67743.4%
8 Dart Goblin91843.6%

Playing Tesla

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

See the Tesla card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Tesla?: Flying Machine, with 65.2% wins for the players who had it against Tesla 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 Tesla, 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.