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

Galio vs Illaoi

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

based on 1,865 Galio vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our data, Galio faced Illaoi in 1865 games. Having so many matchups for Galio vs Illaoi gives us faith in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a recommended build to annihilate Illaoi. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Galio fights Illaoi in only 1.9% of his rounds.

Galio vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Galio has done a dismal job of countering Illaoi. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.8% of games the champs face each other in. In Galio vs Illaoi rounds, Galio’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Galio vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Solstice SleighCryptbloomThornmailVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Galio to level upq
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Second ability for Galio to level upw
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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
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Galio vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Illaoi Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.6
6.1
< Deaths >
6.7
9.4
< Assists >
4.7
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
133
< Minions Killed >
189
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.57
465
< Physical Damage >
25,866
20,295
< Magic Damage >
711
566
< True Damage >
389
21,327
< Damage Dealt >
26,968
24,927
< Damage Taken >
35,987
10,722
< Gold Earned >
12,051
1.56
< Towers >
2.75
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,678
< Total Healing >
9,095
13,576
< Experience >
15,249
22
< Vision Score >
16
10
< Wards Placed >
8
118
< Time Dealing CC >
414

How to Counter Illaoi with Galio in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several valuable Galio vs. Illaoi counter stats that can help you understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Illaoi. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Galio typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Illaoi. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Illaoi

Who is Better, Galio or Illaoi?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually loses when playing against Illaoi, with a 47.8% win rate. As a result, Galio makes a bad counter for Illaoi.

While Galio does have a lower winrate than Illaoi, when facing one another, Galio also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Galio into Illaoi.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Galio vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Galio is a trash counter for Illaoi. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Galio against Illaoi.

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Galio, we analyzed 1,865 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 Illaoi 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 Illaoi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Galio to counter Illaoi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Illaoi. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Galio versus Illaoi build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Galio combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Illaoi than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 47.8% when countering Illaoi with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Illaoi 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. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Galio vs Illaoi LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Galio are presented for all ranked divisions. To scope the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.