Galio vs Kassadin
How to Beat Kassadin as Galio
based on 1,329 Galio vs Kassadin matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Kassadin Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Kassadin Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Kassadin
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 Kassadin
It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.
Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.
Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.
Galio vs Kassadin Counter Stats
How to Counter Kassadin with Galio in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature some influential Galio vs. Kassadin counter stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kassadin’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kassadin..
Galio usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Kassadin. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Galio and Kassadin
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Who is Better, Galio or Kassadin?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when taking on Kassadin, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes an ok counter for Kassadin.
While Galio does have a higher win rate than Kassadin, when facing one another, Galio also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Kassadin.
Moreover, Galio has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kassadin. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Kassadin matchups, Galio is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Galio is a decent counter for Kassadin. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Galio against Kassadin.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Galio in order to counter Kassadin 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kassadin. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Galio versus Kassadin build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Kassadin than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 50.7% when playing against Kassadin with this build.
To have the best chance of defeating Kassadin as Galio, Galio players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Galio vs Kassadin fights, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.7% winrate overall.
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