Galio vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Galio
based on 2,177 Galio vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Gwen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Gwen
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 Gwen
Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.
Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.
Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.
Galio vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Galio in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify several critical Galio versus Gwen matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between these two champs. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gwen. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Galio normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Gwen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Galio and Gwen
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Who is Better, Galio or Gwen?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Galio usually wins when facing off against Gwen, with a 53.8% win rate. As a result, Galio makes a great counter to Gwen.
While Galio does have a higher win rate compared to Gwen, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Galio into Gwen.
Moreover, Galio has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Gwen matchups, Galio is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Galio is a great counter to Gwen. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Gwen.
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How We Calculated Our Galio vs Gwen Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Galio in order to counter Gwen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Gwen. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Galio versus Gwen build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Gwen than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 53.8% when countering Gwen with this build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Gwen as Galio, Galio players should take 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 Gwen fights, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.8% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gwen as Galio are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.