What is the best card against Tornado?

X-Bow, with 64.4% wins for the players who had it against Tornado 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 Tornado, 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 Tornado

Based on 41,447 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 25 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to Tornado right now is X-Bow: the players who had it win 64.4% of their games against this card, over 216 matchups. Next come Archers, Goblinstein, Minion Giant.

Updated September 25, 2026.

The best cards against Tornado

MatchupsWin rate vs Tornado

1 X-Bow21664.4%
2 Archers55461.6%
3 Goblinstein81060.9%
4 Minion Giant1,55358.5%
5 Little Prince31158.8%
6 Mortar57157.8%
7 Goblin Gang71557.5%
8 Prince28757.5%

The decks that beat it most

1.Mortar 4.0
4.013 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
135
Copy
2.Lightning 3.3
3.37 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
66.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
239
Copy
3.Giant 3.4
3.49 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
74.3%
Usage
0.00%
Games
35
Copy
4.Three Musketeers 4.4
4.49 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
70.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
50
Copy
5.Goblin Barrel 3.4
3.412 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
72.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
33
Copy

What Tornado beats easily

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

1 Elixir Golem32237.9%
2 Barbarians32538.8%
3 Mighty Miner48239.6%
4 Night Witch1,18240.5%
5 Balloon63740.3%
6 Vines52140.9%
7 Golem1,27441.4%
8 Goblin Curse66341.5%

Playing Tornado

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

See the Tornado card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against Tornado?: X-Bow, with 64.4% wins for the players who had it against Tornado 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 Tornado, 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.