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

Galio vs Katarina

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

based on 4,471 Galio vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
54.6 %
K/D/A
2.57
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Galio resulted from an analysis of 4471 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This particular matchup is somewhat uncommon. Galio fights Katarina in only 4.5% of his games.

Galio vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Galio has done a great job of countering Katarina. Normally, he wins a fantastic 54.6% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Galio versus Katarina games, Galio’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Galio vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapBanshee's VeilCryptbloomFrozen Heart

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 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
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Galio vs Katarina Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
54.6 %
VS
Win Rate
45.4 %
Katarina Image
6.2
< Kills >
8.6
6.1
< Deaths >
6.8
9.5
< Assists >
6.1
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.96
146
< Minions Killed >
156
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.33
582
< Physical Damage >
3,521
21,037
< Magic Damage >
17,063
510
< True Damage >
974
22,130
< Damage Dealt >
21,559
23,481
< Damage Taken >
25,279
11,168
< Gold Earned >
11,854
1.93
< Towers >
1.39
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,214
< Total Healing >
3,672
13,679
< Experience >
13,748
21
< Vision Score >
16
10
< Wards Placed >
8
114
< Time Dealing CC >
39

How to Counter Katarina with Galio in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some critical Galio versus Katarina counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Katarina..

Galio normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Katarina. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Katarina

Who is Better, Galio or Katarina?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when taking on Katarina, with a 54.6% win rate. As a result, Galio makes a great counter to Katarina.

While Galio does have a much higher winrate than Katarina, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Galio into Katarina.

Moreover, Galio has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Katarina 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 late stage team fights.

Galio is a great counter for Katarina. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Galio, we analyzed 4,471 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 Katarina 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

If you would like to truly master Galio to counter Katarina during both the lane 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 mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Katarina. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Galio versus Katarina build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Katarina than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 54.6% when countering Katarina with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Katarina as Galio, Galio players 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 runes we have analyed for Galio vs Katarina fights, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.6% winrate overall.

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