What is the best card against Tesla?

Royal Recruits, with 63.7% 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 42,357 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 Tesla.

The best answer to Tesla right now is Royal Recruits: the players who had it win 63.7% of their games against this card, over 237 matchups. Next come Zappies, Little Prince, Rune Giant.

Updated September 25, 2026.

The best cards against Tesla

MatchupsWin rate vs Tesla

1 Royal Recruits23763.7%
2 Zappies41061.5%
3 Little Prince22461.6%
4 Rune Giant27159.8%
5 Goblin Cage30559.3%
6 Royal Giant20159.2%
7 Goblinstein47958.0%
8 Heal Spirit49457.7%

The decks that beat it most

1.Golem 4.1
4.111 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
80
Copy
2.Giant 3.9
3.912 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
61
Copy
3.Giant 4.0
4.012 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
51
Copy
4.Battle Ram 3.6
3.611 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
50
Copy
5.Goblinstein 3.4
3.410 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
67.1%
Usage
0.00%
Games
70
Copy

What Tesla beats easily

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

1 Balloon34039.4%
2 Goblins25439.4%
3 Skeleton Barrel32939.8%
4 Freeze48741.7%
5 Rascals26142.5%
6 Valkyrie41943.2%
7 Hog Rider94243.6%
8 Ice Golem67943.7%

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?: Royal Recruits, with 63.7% 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.