What is the best card against X-Bow?

Royal Recruits, with 74.6% 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 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 X-Bow.

The best answer to X-Bow right now is Royal Recruits: the players who had it win 74.6% of their games against this card, over 134 matchups. Next come Firecracker, Zappies, Earthquake.

Updated November 12, 2026.

The best cards against X-Bow

MatchupsWin rate vs X-Bow

1 Royal Recruits13474.6%
2 Firecracker18067.8%
3 Zappies26065.8%
4 Earthquake20965.6%
5 Phoenix16665.1%
6 Night Witch26264.1%
7 Witch26164.0%
8 Guards21462.6%

The decks that beat it most

1.Hog Rider 2.8
2.87 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
82.0%
Usage
0.00%
Games
50
Copy
2.Giant 4.0
4.012 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
74.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
75
Copy
3.Golem 4.1
4.111 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
73.8%
Usage
0.00%
Games
65
Copy
4.Royal Hogs 3.9
3.911 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
91.7%
Usage
0.00%
Games
12
Copy
5.Hog Rider 4.3
4.312 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
71.4%
Usage
0.00%
Games
28
Copy

What X-Bow beats easily

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

1 Inferno Tower15126.5%
2 Dart Goblin36430.2%
3 Valkyrie28631.8%
4 Goblin Barrel38733.9%
5 Skeleton Army34434.3%
6 Princess39835.7%
7 Ice Spirit50336.0%
8 Goblins18634.9%

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?: Royal Recruits, with 74.6% 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.