User blog comment:Tomasvbg123/How to counter a X-BOW/@comment-10955477-20160125052826

I myself, favour an X-Bow Strategy, and to counter an opposing X-Bow, Barbarians along with ranged support, such as Archers, can effectively destroy an X-Bow.

Hog Riders are also a very effective counter, along with other Building-targeting troops, but they can be distracted through use of another placed Building, which protects the X-Bow, like the Tombstone.

These are just some of the numerous counters to the X-Bow in MY experience which work well.