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

Galio vs Jinx

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

based on 5,228 Galio vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
5.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Jinx as Galio came out of an evaluation of 5228 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This particular matchup is somewhat uncommon. Galio encounters Jinx in only 5.2% of his rounds.

Galio vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Galio has done a dismal job of beating Jinx. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Galio vs Jinx matches, Galio’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Jinx.

Best Galio vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomLocket of the Iron SolariZhonya's HourglassBanshee's Veil

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 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
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Jinx

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 Jinx

Jinx's ultimate does less damage the closer you are to her.

Jinx's minigun takes time to ramp up. If you see her poking with rockets try to jump on her and burst her down.

Jinx's snare grenades have a long cooldown and are her primary means of protecting herself. If she misses with them she will have a hard time escaping if engaged upon.

Galio vs Jinx Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Jinx Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
9
< Assists >
7.4
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
134
< Minions Killed >
174
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.53
468
< Physical Damage >
21,032
19,255
< Magic Damage >
880
504
< True Damage >
456
20,227
< Damage Dealt >
22,368
24,117
< Damage Taken >
19,573
10,692
< Gold Earned >
12,144
1.71
< Towers >
2.53
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
2,328
< Total Healing >
4,916
13,284
< Experience >
12,534
22
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
120
< Time Dealing CC >
96

How to Counter Jinx with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some important Galio vs. Jinx matchup stats that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jinx’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jinx..

Galio normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Jinx. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Jinx

Who is Better, Galio or Jinx?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually loses when facing off against Jinx, with a 48.9% win rate. Thus, Galio makes a poor counter to Jinx.

While Galio does have a lower winrate than Jinx, when facing one another, Galio also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Galio into Jinx.

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

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

Galio is a somewhat poor counter to Jinx. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Jinx.

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 Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Galio, we analyzed 5,228 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 Jinx 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 Jinx Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Galio to counter Jinx during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Jinx. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Galio versus Jinx build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Stormsurge. When Galio combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Jinx than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 48.9% battling Jinx with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Jinx as Galio, Galio players should take 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 that we analyzed for Galio vs Jinx fights, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Jinx as Galio are given for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.