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How to Win Galio vs Gragas Counter MatchupGalio is in the a tier of champions

Galio vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Galio in LoLGalio is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Galio

based on 1,702 Galio vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Gragas as Galio came out of an evaluation of 1702 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Galio has to counter Gragas in only 1.7% of his games.

Galio vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Galio has done a decent job of beating Gragas. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Galio versus Gragas matches, Galio’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Galio vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentHextech RocketbeltKaenic RookernBanshee's Veil

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Galio to level upq
>
Second ability for Galio to level upw
>
Last skill for Galio to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockShield BashBone PlatingOvergrowth
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Galio's passive ability p
Galio's q ability q
Galio's w ability w
Galio's e ability e
Galio's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Gragas

You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.

You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.

You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.

Advice to Win Against Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Galio vs Gragas Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Gragas Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6
9.5
< Assists >
7.8
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
143
< Minions Killed >
104
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.63
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.37
508
< Physical Damage >
1,600
20,491
< Magic Damage >
16,842
535
< True Damage >
679
21,534
< Damage Dealt >
19,122
24,985
< Damage Taken >
30,468
11,081
< Gold Earned >
11,195
1.82
< Towers >
1.46
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
2,451
< Total Healing >
12,706
13,863
< Experience >
13,951
22
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
9
129
< Time Dealing CC >
424

How to Counter Gragas with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several important Galio versus Gragas counter statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gragas..

Galio usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Gragas. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Gragas

Who is Better, Galio or Gragas?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when facing off against Gragas, with a 51.8% win rate. As a result, Galio makes a good counter for Gragas.

While Galio does have a higher win rate than Gragas, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Galio into Gragas.

Moreover, Galio also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gragas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Gragas matchups, Galio is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Galio is a decent counter to Gragas. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Galio against Gragas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Galio

Galio Loses Against

TrundleTrundle46.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.4% winrateBraumBraum46.7% winrateAniviaAnivia46.8% winrate

Galio Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc56.3% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.1% winrateJayceJayce55.9% winrate

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Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Galio, we analyzed 1,702 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gragas as Galio comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Galio Build Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Galio in order to counter Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Gragas. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Galio versus Gragas build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Gragas than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 51.8% when countering Gragas with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Gragas as Galio, Galio players should equip the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Galio vs Gragas counters, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Galio are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.