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

Galio vs Jhin

How to Beat Jhin as Galio in LoLGalio is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Jhin as Galio

based on 11,035 Galio vs Jhin matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
11 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Jhin as Galio came out of an examination of 11035 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champion matchup is somewhat common. Galio is forced to battle against Jhin in 11.0% of his matches.

Galio vs Jhin Matchup Summary

Galio has done a ok job of countering Jhin. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Galio versus Jhin rounds, Galio’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Jhin.

Best Galio vs Jhin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Unending DespairRabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomSunfire Aegis

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 BashSecond WindOvergrowth
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceMagic ResistMagic 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
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Jhin as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Jhin

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 Jhin

Jhin places invisible traps around the map. Watch where you step!

Jhin's attacks are quite potent, but he runs out of ammo after the 4th shot. Use this window to jump him and burst him down.

Deadly Flourish only roots those hit by one of Jhin's basic attacks, traps, or allies within the last 4 seconds.

Galio vs Jhin Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Jhin Image
5.6
< Kills >
8.1
6.4
< Deaths >
5.3
9
< Assists >
7.9
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.84
140
< Minions Killed >
173
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
479
< Physical Damage >
20,962
19,774
< Magic Damage >
1,010
517
< True Damage >
433
20,770
< Damage Dealt >
22,406
24,905
< Damage Taken >
18,933
10,891
< Gold Earned >
12,433
1.68
< Towers >
2.24
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,345
< Total Healing >
5,101
13,611
< Experience >
12,864
22
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
9
119
< Time Dealing CC >
150

How to Counter Jhin with Galio in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several important Galio vs. Jhin counter stats that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jhin’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Jhin..

Galio typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Jhin. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Jhin

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Jhin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Jhin

Who is Better, Galio or Jhin?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when facing off against Jhin, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Galio makes an ok counter to Jhin.

While Galio does have a higher winrate compared to Jhin, when on opposite teams, Galio also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Galio into Jhin.

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

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

Galio is a decent counter to Jhin. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Jhin.

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 Jhin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jhin as Galio, we analyzed 11,035 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 Jhin 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 Jhin Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Galio in order to counter Jhin during both the early game 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 listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Jhin. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling 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 case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Galio versus Jhin build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Jhin than with many other typical builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 50.0% battling Jhin with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Jhin as Galio, you should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Galio vs Jhin counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jhin as Galio are shown for all skill levels, merged. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.