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How to Win Galio vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupGalio is in the a tier of champions

Galio vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Galio in LoLGalio is in the b tier of champions
TankMage
Marksman

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Galio

based on 4,357 Galio vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
55.6 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our data, Galio faced off against Kai'Sa 4357 times. Having so many games with Galio vs Kai'Sa provides us faith in our capability to prepare informative data and a supported build to counter your foe. This particular champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Galio has to counter Kai'Sa in only 4.4% of his matches.

Galio vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Galio has done a great job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a whopping 55.6% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Galio against Kai'Sa games, Galio’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Galio vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentCryptbloomShadowflameBanshee's Veil

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 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
3
E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Galio vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
55.6 %
VS
Win Rate
44.4 %
Kai'Sa Image
6
< Kills >
7.6
6
< Deaths >
6.3
9.8
< Assists >
6.4
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
140
< Minions Killed >
180
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.46
497
< Physical Damage >
13,225
20,425
< Magic Damage >
7,311
532
< True Damage >
468
21,454
< Damage Dealt >
21,005
24,045
< Damage Taken >
20,060
11,049
< Gold Earned >
12,514
1.9
< Towers >
2.08
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
2,380
< Total Healing >
4,376
13,750
< Experience >
12,736
22
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
9
125
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several significant Galio versus Kai'Sa counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Galio usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Galio or Kai'Sa?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Galio usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 55.6% win rate. Thus, Galio makes a fantastic counter for Kai'Sa.

While Galio does have a much higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Galio also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Galio into Kai'Sa.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Kai'Sa 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 team members during team fights.

Galio is a great counter to Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Galio

Galio Loses Against

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Galio Wins Against

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Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Galio, we analyzed 4,357 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 Kai'Sa 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Galio to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio often gets a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Galio versus Kai'Sa build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Kai'Sa than with most other common builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average winrate of 55.6% when countering Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Kai'Sa 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 builds that we analyzed for Galio vs Kai'Sa counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 55.6% winrate overall.

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