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

Galio vs Irelia

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

based on 2,567 Galio vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League games each week. In our data, Galio fought Irelia 2567 times. Using so many games with Galio vs Irelia provides us confidence in our ability to produce actionable statistics and a pro build to defeat your foe. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Galio has to counter Irelia in only 2.6% of his games.

Galio vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Galio has done a ok job of beating Irelia. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Galio versus Irelia games, Galio’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Irelia.

Best Galio vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Solstice SleighCryptbloomVoid StaffThornmail

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 ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Irelia as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Galio vs Irelia Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Irelia Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.2
6.2
< Deaths >
7.1
9.6
< Assists >
5.3
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
138
< Minions Killed >
204
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.47
497
< Physical Damage >
16,849
19,700
< Magic Damage >
5,274
614
< True Damage >
758
20,811
< Damage Dealt >
22,882
23,747
< Damage Taken >
31,317
10,787
< Gold Earned >
12,806
1.71
< Towers >
2.32
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,281
< Total Healing >
10,772
13,485
< Experience >
14,780
22
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
128
< Time Dealing CC >
112

How to Counter Irelia with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several strategic Galio against Irelia matchup stats that may help you explain the differences between these two champions. Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Irelia. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Galio often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Irelia. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Irelia

Who is Better, Galio or Irelia?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when taking on Irelia, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Galio makes an ok counter to Irelia.

While Galio does have a higher win rate compared to Irelia, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Irelia.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Irelia matchups, Galio is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Galio is a decent counter for Irelia. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Irelia.

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 Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Galio, we analyzed 2,567 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 Irelia 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 Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Galio to counter Irelia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Irelia. Champs who typically don't get 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, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Galio versus Irelia build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Irelia than with most other common builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 50.9% when playing against Irelia with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Irelia as Galio, you should take the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Galio vs Irelia matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

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