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

Galio vs Jayce

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

based on 1,395 Galio vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
55.9 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Jayce as Galio resulted from an evaluation of 1395 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Galio fights Jayce in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Galio vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Galio does a great job of countering Jayce. Typically, he wins a whopping 55.9% of the time the champions face one another in. In Galio versus Jayce matches, Galio’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Jayce.

Best Galio vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Sunfire AegisMalignanceCryptbloomZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Jayce as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Jayce

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 Jayce

Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.

If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.

Galio vs Jayce Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
55.9 %
VS
Win Rate
44.1 %
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6
< Kills >
6.2
5.9
< Deaths >
6.6
9.4
< Assists >
6.3
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
140
< Minions Killed >
182
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
434
< Physical Damage >
20,135
18,987
< Magic Damage >
3,502
490
< True Damage >
581
19,912
< Damage Dealt >
24,219
24,104
< Damage Taken >
21,593
10,944
< Gold Earned >
12,067
1.81
< Towers >
2.32
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,437
< Total Healing >
2,736
13,637
< Experience >
14,358
22
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
119
< Time Dealing CC >
132

How to Counter Jayce with Galio in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some valuable Galio versus Jayce counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jayce’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jayce..

Galio normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Jayce. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Jayce

Who is Better, Galio or Jayce?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when playing against Jayce, with a 55.9% win rate. Thus, Galio makes a fantastic counter to Jayce.

While Galio does have a much higher win rate than Jayce, when on opposite teams, Galio also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Galio into Jayce.

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

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

Galio is a great counter to Jayce. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Jayce.

Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Galio, we analyzed 1,395 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 Jayce 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Galio in order to counter Jayce during both the laning 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 mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Jayce. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Galio versus Jayce build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Jayce than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 55.9% when playing against Jayce with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Jayce as Galio, Galio players should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Galio vs Jayce matchups, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 55.9% winrate overall.

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