What is the best card against X-Bow?

Zappies, with 70.8% wins for the players who had it against X-Bow 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 X-Bow, 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 X-Bow

Based on 41,447 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 5 min. ago. Methodology

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

The best answer to X-Bow right now is Zappies: the players who had it win 70.8% of their games against this card, over 65 matchups. Next come Rune Giant, Bomber, Earthquake.

Updated September 25, 2026.

The best cards against X-Bow

MatchupsWin rate vs X-Bow

1 Zappies6570.8%
2 Rune Giant4269.0%
3 Bomber6266.1%
4 Earthquake9463.8%
5 Firecracker8164.2%
6 Mighty Miner5865.5%
7 Elite Barbarians9462.8%
8 Phoenix4165.9%

The decks that beat it most

1.Golem 4.1
4.111 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
92.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
14
Copy
2.Hog Rider 2.8
2.87 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
75.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
32
Copy
3.Goblinstein 3.4
3.410 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
88.9%
Usage
0.00%
Games
9
Copy
4.Lightning 3.3
3.37 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
81.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
11
Copy
5.Battle Ram 3.8
3.813 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
62.5%
Usage
0.00%
Games
48
Copy

What X-Bow beats easily

Avoid these on the other side: they lose most often against X-Bow.

1 Goblins5024.0%
2 Sparky7028.6%
3 Goblin Barrel6929.0%
4 Dart Goblin6129.5%
5 Princess7230.6%
6 Balloon5829.3%
7 Wizard6431.3%
8 Freeze8032.5%

Playing X-Bow

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

See the X-Bow card page

Frequently asked questions

What is the best card against X-Bow?: Zappies, with 70.8% wins for the players who had it against X-Bow 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 X-Bow, 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.