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

Galio vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Galio in LoLGalio is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Galio

based on 1,479 Galio vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Galio resulted from an evaluation of 1479 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Galio fights Heimerdinger in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Galio vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Galio does a good job of beating Heimerdinger. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.3% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Galio against Heimerdinger rounds, Galio’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Heimerdinger.

Best Galio vs Heimerdinger 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

Kaenic RookernCelestial OppositionLiandry's TormentHextech Rocketbelt

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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakScorch
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
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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 Heimerdinger as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Galio vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Heimerdinger Image
5.8
< Kills >
4.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6.4
9.2
< Assists >
7.4
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.01
135
< Minions Killed >
129
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
462
< Physical Damage >
966
19,669
< Magic Damage >
21,883
523
< True Damage >
738
20,654
< Damage Dealt >
23,588
24,946
< Damage Taken >
20,243
10,878
< Gold Earned >
10,642
1.72
< Towers >
1.87
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,704
< Total Healing >
2,003
13,850
< Experience >
13,211
22
< Vision Score >
29
10
< Wards Placed >
13
185
< Time Dealing CC >
264

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Galio in LoL

The stats shown here show several significant Galio versus Heimerdinger matchup stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Heimerdinger..

Galio normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Heimerdinger. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Galio or Heimerdinger?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when trying to fight Heimerdinger, with a 53.3% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes a great counter to Heimerdinger.

While Galio does have a higher win rate compared to Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Galio also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Galio into Heimerdinger.

Furthermore, Galio has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Heimerdinger matchups, Galio is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Galio is a great counter to Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Heimerdinger.

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 Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Galio, we analyzed 1,479 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 Heimerdinger 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Galio in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Galio versus Heimerdinger build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Heimerdinger than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 53.3% battling Heimerdinger with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Heimerdinger as Galio, Galio players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Galio vs Heimerdinger battles, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.3% winrate overall.

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