What is the best card against Tornado?

X-Bow, with 58.8% 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 77,750 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 Tornado.

The best answer to Tornado right now is X-Bow: the players who had it win 58.8% of their games against this card, over 626 matchups. Next come Minion Giant, Archers, Princess.

Updated November 12, 2026.

The best cards against Tornado

MatchupsWin rate vs Tornado

1 X-Bow62658.8%
2 Minion Giant1,31558.6%
3 Archers98457.9%
4 Princess2,12057.3%
5 Inferno Tower76457.2%
6 Knight4,65956.4%
7 Goblin Barrel2,05556.3%
8 Rocket1,31555.6%

The decks that beat it most

1.Graveyard 4.1
4.114 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
78.6%
Usage
0.00%
Games
70
Copy
2.Skeleton Barrel 3.6
3.611 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
94.1%
Usage
0.00%
Games
17
Copy
3.Electro Giant 3.6
3.611 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
72.2%
Usage
0.00%
Games
72
Copy
4.Goblin Giant 3.9
3.911 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
79.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
34
Copy
5.Wall Breakers 3.1
3.110 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
100.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
13
Copy

What Tornado beats easily

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

1 Elixir Golem67135.0%
2 Night Witch1,64737.6%
3 Skeleton King79239.3%
4 Goblin Curse90439.8%
5 Golem2,27940.1%
6 Witch1,61440.8%
7 Phoenix1,00343.7%
8 Elite Barbarians2,36743.9%

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 58.8% 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.