Best Lava Hound Decks

Lava Hound decks push in the air with Hound, Balloon or Miner and support troops that punish weak air defense.

Across ranked (Path of Legends) battles from the top 1,000 Path of Legends players over the last 14 days, Lava Hound decks won 55.1% of 9,756 games, doing best against Control (60.3%) and worst against Bait (45.8%).

Best Lava Hound decks

  1. Lava Loon Air · 4.5 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Lightning, Guards, Tombstone, Arrows — 70.0% win rate · 70 games · 0.0% usage
  2. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Zap, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Inferno Dragon, Skeleton Dragons, Miner, Arrows — 64.6% win rate · 192 games · 0.1% usage
  3. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Miner, Arrows, Zap — 61.7% win rate · 175 games · 0.1% usage
  4. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Balloon, Barbarians, Fireball, Tombstone — 55.9% win rate · 3,842 games · 1.8% usage
  5. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Zap, Hero Balloon, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Barbarians, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Tombstone — 57.7% win rate · 497 games · 0.2% usage
  6. Lava 4.1 Air Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Goblin Cage, Evo Zap, Hero Dark Prince, Lava Hound, Spirit Empress, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Barbarian Barrel — 54.9% win rate · 656 games · 0.3% usage
  7. Lava Minion Giant 4.0 Air Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Barbarians, Minion Giant, Fireball, Tombstone — 61.3% win rate · 80 games · 0.0% usage
  8. Lava Lightning Air · 4.3 elixir: Evo Goblin Cage, Hero Valkyrie, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Lightning, Baby Dragon, Guards, Arrows — 55.4% win rate · 305 games · 0.1% usage
  9. Lava 3.8 Air Air · 3.8 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Barbarians, Fireball, Tombstone, Goblin Curse — 56.0% win rate · 218 games · 0.1% usage
  10. Lava Miner Air · 3.8 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Zap, Hero Tombstone, Lava Hound, Flying Machine, Phoenix, Miner, Goblin Curse — 55.7% win rate · 210 games · 0.1% usage
  11. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Balloon, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Tombstone — 54.0% win rate · 289 games · 0.1% usage
  12. Lava Miner Air · 3.8 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Zap, Lava Hound, Flying Machine, Phoenix, Miner, Tombstone, Goblin Curse — 54.4% win rate · 226 games · 0.1% usage
  13. Lava Lightning Air · 4.3 elixir: Evo Goblin Cage, Hero Valkyrie, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Lightning, Skeleton Dragons, Guards, Arrows — 51.6% win rate · 517 games · 0.2% usage
  14. Lava Minion Giant 4.0 Air Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Minion Giant, Fireball, Tombstone — 51.1% win rate · 626 games · 0.3% usage
  15. Lava 4.0 Air Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Barbarians, Flying Machine, Fireball, Tombstone — 52.2% win rate · 318 games · 0.2% usage
  16. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Valkyrie, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Tombstone, Zap — 51.9% win rate · 285 games · 0.1% usage
  17. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Valkyrie, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Guards, Zap — 51.4% win rate · 212 games · 0.1% usage
  18. Lava Minion Giant 4.0 Air Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Mega Minion, Hero Tombstone, Lava Hound, Barbarians, Minion Giant, Fireball, Zap — 58.0% win rate · 50 games · 0.0% usage
  19. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Inferno Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Barbarians, Skeleton Dragons, Miner, Arrows — 55.1% win rate · 69 games · 0.0% usage
  20. Lava Loon Air · 3.8 elixir: Evo Inferno Dragon, Evo Skeleton Army, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Fireball, Minions, Bomber, Giant Snowball — 50.0% win rate · 116 games · 0.1% usage
  21. Lava Clone Air · 3.8 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Skeleton Army, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Lumberjack, Flying Machine, Clone, Giant Snowball — 50.0% win rate · 50 games · 0.0% usage
  22. Lava 4.0 Air Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Inferno Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Valkyrie, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Rune Giant, Fireball, Tombstone — 45.0% win rate · 80 games · 0.0% usage
  1. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Balloon, Barbarians, Fireball, Tombstone — 55.9% win rate · 3,842 games · 1.8% usage
  2. Lava 4.1 Air Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Goblin Cage, Evo Zap, Hero Dark Prince, Lava Hound, Spirit Empress, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Barbarian Barrel — 54.9% win rate · 656 games · 0.3% usage
  3. Lava Minion Giant 4.0 Air Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Minion Giant, Fireball, Tombstone — 51.1% win rate · 626 games · 0.3% usage
  4. Lava Lightning Air · 4.3 elixir: Evo Goblin Cage, Hero Valkyrie, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Lightning, Skeleton Dragons, Guards, Arrows — 51.6% win rate · 517 games · 0.2% usage
  5. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Zap, Hero Balloon, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Barbarians, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Tombstone — 57.7% win rate · 497 games · 0.2% usage
  6. Lava 4.0 Air Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Barbarians, Flying Machine, Fireball, Tombstone — 52.2% win rate · 318 games · 0.2% usage
  7. Lava Lightning Air · 4.3 elixir: Evo Goblin Cage, Hero Valkyrie, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Lightning, Baby Dragon, Guards, Arrows — 55.4% win rate · 305 games · 0.1% usage
  8. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Balloon, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Tombstone — 54.0% win rate · 289 games · 0.1% usage
  9. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Valkyrie, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Tombstone, Zap — 51.9% win rate · 285 games · 0.1% usage
  10. Lava Miner Air · 3.8 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Zap, Lava Hound, Flying Machine, Phoenix, Miner, Tombstone, Goblin Curse — 54.4% win rate · 226 games · 0.1% usage
  11. Lava 3.8 Air Air · 3.8 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Barbarians, Fireball, Tombstone, Goblin Curse — 56.0% win rate · 218 games · 0.1% usage
  12. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Valkyrie, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Guards, Zap — 51.4% win rate · 212 games · 0.1% usage
  13. Lava Miner Air · 3.8 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Zap, Hero Tombstone, Lava Hound, Flying Machine, Phoenix, Miner, Goblin Curse — 55.7% win rate · 210 games · 0.1% usage
  14. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Zap, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Inferno Dragon, Skeleton Dragons, Miner, Arrows — 64.6% win rate · 192 games · 0.1% usage
  15. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Miner, Arrows, Zap — 61.7% win rate · 175 games · 0.1% usage
  16. Lava Loon Air · 3.8 elixir: Evo Inferno Dragon, Evo Skeleton Army, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Fireball, Minions, Bomber, Giant Snowball — 50.0% win rate · 116 games · 0.1% usage
  17. Lava 4.0 Air Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Inferno Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Valkyrie, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Rune Giant, Fireball, Tombstone — 45.0% win rate · 80 games · 0.0% usage
  18. Lava Minion Giant 4.0 Air Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Barbarians, Minion Giant, Fireball, Tombstone — 61.3% win rate · 80 games · 0.0% usage
  19. Lava Loon Air · 4.5 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Lightning, Guards, Tombstone, Arrows — 70.0% win rate · 70 games · 0.0% usage
  20. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Inferno Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Barbarians, Skeleton Dragons, Miner, Arrows — 55.1% win rate · 69 games · 0.0% usage
  21. Lava Minion Giant 4.0 Air Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Mega Minion, Hero Tombstone, Lava Hound, Barbarians, Minion Giant, Fireball, Zap — 58.0% win rate · 50 games · 0.0% usage
  22. Lava Clone Air · 3.8 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Skeleton Army, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Lumberjack, Flying Machine, Clone, Giant Snowball — 50.0% win rate · 50 games · 0.0% usage
  23. Lava Miner Air · 3.6 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Flying Machine, Miner, Tombstone, Goblin Curse — 45 games · 0.0% usage
  24. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Inferno Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Valkyrie, Lava Hound, Balloon, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Tombstone — 40 games · 0.0% usage
  25. Lava Loon Air · 4.3 elixir: Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Balloon, Hero Valkyrie, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Freeze, Guards, Arrows — 30 games · 0.0% usage
  26. Lava Clone Air · 3.6 elixir: Evo Skeleton Army, Evo Bats, Lava Hound, Baby Dragon, Lumberjack, Flying Machine, Clone, Giant Snowball — 30 games · 0.0% usage
  27. Lava NW Air · 3.8 elixir: Evo Zap, Hero Valkyrie, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Night Witch, Skeleton Dragons, Tombstone, Arrows — 27 games · 0.0% usage
  28. Lava Miner Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Elite Barbarians, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Fireball, Miner, Tombstone, Zap — 26 games · 0.0% usage
  29. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Balloon, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Barbarians, Fireball, Tombstone, Zap — 26 games · 0.0% usage
  30. Lava Loon Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Zap, Hero Valkyrie, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Balloon, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Tombstone — 25 games · 0.0% usage
  31. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Inferno Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Valkyrie, Lava Hound, Balloon, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Guards — 25 games · 0.0% usage
  32. Lava Loon Air · 4.4 elixir: Evo Valkyrie, Evo Zap, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Spirit Empress, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Tombstone — 24 games · 0.0% usage
  33. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Minion Horde, Evo Zap, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Barbarians, Minions, Miner, Arrows — 23 games · 0.0% usage
  34. Lava Loon Air · 4.3 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Guards, Zap — 21 games · 0.0% usage
  35. Lava 4.0 Air Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Baby Dragon, Flying Machine, Fireball, Tombstone — 20 games · 0.0% usage
  36. Lava 4.1 Air Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Goblin Cage, Hero Valkyrie, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Void, Skeleton Dragons, Guards, Arrows — 16 games · 0.0% usage
  37. Lava Miner Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Inferno Dragon, Evo Mirror, Hero Valkyrie, Lava Hound, Baby Dragon, Goblin Cage, Miner, Zap — 15 games · 0.0% usage
  38. Lava 3.8 Air Air · 3.8 elixir: Evo Zap, Hero Valkyrie, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Baby Dragon, Fireball, Guards, Tombstone — 14 games · 0.0% usage
  39. Lava Clone Air · 3.6 elixir: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Skeleton Army, Lava Hound, Baby Dragon, Flying Machine, Clone, Bats, Giant Snowball — 12 games · 0.0% usage
  40. Lava 4.3 Air Air · 4.3 elixir: Evo Goblin Cage, Evo Zap, Hero Valkyrie, Lava Hound, Spirit Empress, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Guards — 11 games · 0.0% usage
  41. Lava 4.1 Air Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Inferno Dragon, Evo Mirror, Hero Valkyrie, Lava Hound, Baby Dragon, Goblin Cage, Fireball, Zap — 10 games · 0.0% usage
  42. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Valkyrie, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Balloon, Fireball, Tombstone, Vines — 9 games · 0.0% usage
  43. Lava Loon Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Balloon, Hero Valkyrie, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Tombstone, Zap — 9 games · 0.0% usage
  44. Lava Miner Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Elite Barbarians, Evo Inferno Dragon, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Skeleton Army, Miner, Zap — 8 games · 0.0% usage
  45. Lava Freeze Air · 4.4 elixir: Evo Elite Barbarians, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Valkyrie, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Freeze, Guards, Arrows — 7 games · 0.0% usage
  46. Lava 2.8 Air Air · 2.8 elixir: Evo Cannon, Evo Bomber, Hero Ice Golem, Lava Hound, Arrows, The Log, Barbarian Barrel, Electro Spirit — 7 games · 0.0% usage
  47. Lava Loon Air · 3.9 elixir: Evo Barbarians, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Balloon, Skeleton Dragons, Arrows, Bomber — 7 games · 0.0% usage
  48. Lava Poison Air · 3.4 elixir: Evo Bats, Evo Zap, Hero Ice Golem, Lava Hound, Minion Giant, Goblin Hut, Poison, Spear Goblins — 7 games · 0.0% usage
  49. Lava Miner Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Goblin Cage, Evo Zap, Hero Valkyrie, Lava Hound, Spirit Empress, Skeleton Dragons, Miner, Vines — 6 games · 0.0% usage
  50. Lava 4.1 Air Air · 4.1 elixir: Evo Goblin Cage, Evo Zap, Hero Valkyrie, Lava Hound, Spirit Empress, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Barbarian Barrel — 6 games · 0.0% usage
  51. Lava Loon Air · 3.5 elixir: Evo Inferno Dragon, Evo Skeletons, Hero Balloon, Lava Hound, Minions, Miner, Arrows, Bomber — 6 games · 0.0% usage
  52. Lava Miner Air · 4.3 elixir: Evo Goblin Cage, Evo Zap, Hero Valkyrie, Lava Hound, Spirit Empress, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Miner — 6 games · 0.0% usage
  53. Lava 3.6 Air Air · 3.6 elixir: Evo Zap, Hero Valkyrie, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Flying Machine, Fireball, Tombstone, Barbarian Barrel — 5 games · 0.0% usage
  54. Lava 3.8 Air Air · 3.8 elixir: Evo Zap, Hero Valkyrie, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Flying Machine, Fireball, Guards, Tombstone — 5 games · 0.0% usage
  55. Lava Loon Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Zap, Hero Balloon, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Valkyrie, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Tombstone — 5 games · 0.0% usage
  56. Lava 4.0 Air Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Goblin Cage, Evo Zap, Hero Dark Prince, Lava Hound, Spirit Empress, Fireball, Minions, Barbarian Barrel — 5 games · 0.0% usage
  57. Lava 4.0 Air Air · 4.0 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Dark Prince, Lava Hound, Spirit Empress, Fireball, Tombstone, Barbarian Barrel — 4 games · 0.0% usage
  58. Lava 3.8 Air Air · 3.8 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Tombstone, Lava Hound, Barbarians, Fireball, Mega Minion, Barbarian Barrel — 4 games · 0.0% usage
  59. Lava 3.8 Air Air · 3.8 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Valkyrie, Fireball, Fisherman, Tombstone — 4 games · 0.0% usage
  60. Lava Miner Air · 3.4 elixir: Evo Valkyrie, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Minions, Miner, Tombstone, Goblin Curse — 4 games · 0.0% usage

Lava Hound matchups

Against Control: 60.3% win rate over 1,308 games.

Against Cycle: 59.1% win rate over 1,498 games.

Against Air: 55.8% win rate over 798 games.

Against Bridge spam: 55.2% win rate over 1,482 games.

Against Beatdown: 54.4% win rate over 3,314 games.

Against Siege: 47.7% win rate over 644 games.

Against Bait: 45.8% win rate over 712 games.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Lava Hound deck?

Right now Lava Loon (70.0% win rate over 70 games).

Is Lava Hound good in the current meta?

Lava Hound decks are winning 55.1% of games and are strongest against Control decks.

What counters Lava Hound?

Bait decks have the best record against it: Lava Hound wins only 45.8% of those games.

What else is Lava Hound called?

Players also call it LavaLoon.

Lava Hound matchups by deck type

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