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

Galio vs Lissandra

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

based on 1,186 Galio vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches every week. Within our database, Galio battled Lissandra 1186 times. Having so many matchups for Galio versus Lissandra provides us faith in our ability to produce informative data and a recommended build to smash your rival. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Galio fights Lissandra in only 1.2% of his games.

Galio vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Galio has done a good job of beating Lissandra. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.5% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Galio vs Lissandra games, Galio’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Lissandra.

Best Galio vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Hollow RadianceHextech RocketbeltBanshee's VeilZhonya's Hourglass

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 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 Lissandra as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Galio vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Lissandra Image
5.9
< Kills >
5.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
9.6
< Assists >
9.2
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
140
< Minions Killed >
163
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.39
460
< Physical Damage >
1,454
20,037
< Magic Damage >
16,604
514
< True Damage >
1,040
21,012
< Damage Dealt >
19,099
24,095
< Damage Taken >
22,238
10,989
< Gold Earned >
10,965
1.77
< Towers >
1.69
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,223
< Total Healing >
3,301
13,601
< Experience >
13,760
23
< Vision Score >
22
11
< Wards Placed >
10
118
< Time Dealing CC >
502

How to Counter Lissandra with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several valuable Galio against Lissandra matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lissandra’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lissandra..

Galio often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Lissandra. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Lissandra

Who is Better, Galio or Lissandra?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when trying to fight Lissandra, with a 52.5% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes a good counter to Lissandra.

While Galio does have a higher winrate than Lissandra, when facing one another, Galio also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Galio into Lissandra.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Lissandra matchups, Galio is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Galio is an above average counter to Lissandra. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Lissandra.

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 Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Galio, we analyzed 1,186 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 Lissandra 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 Lissandra Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Galio to counter Lissandra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should 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 Lissandra. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Galio versus Lissandra build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Lissandra than with many other common builds. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 52.5% when countering Lissandra with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Lissandra 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. Of all the rune combinations players used for Galio vs Lissandra battles, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.5% win rate overall.

If you need to get Galio x Lissandra tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual skill level, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all games finished with both champs.