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

Galio vs Lucian

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

based on 6,199 Galio vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
6.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our data, Galio engaged Lucian 6199 times. Including so many matchups for Galio vs Lucian gives us faith in our ability to prepare useful statistics and a pro build to suppress your opponent. This champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Galio is forced to battle against Lucian in only 6.2% of his games.

Galio vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Galio does a good job of beating Lucian. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.3% of games the champs fight one another in. In Galio vs Lucian matches, Galio’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Lucian.

Best Galio vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapRod of AgesBanshee's VeilHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Galio to level upq
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Second ability for Galio to level upw
>
Last skill for Galio to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockShield BashSecond WindOvergrowth
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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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Guide to Countering Lucian as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Galio vs Lucian Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Lucian Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.6
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
9.3
< Assists >
6.7
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
142
< Minions Killed >
183
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
459
< Physical Damage >
19,916
19,715
< Magic Damage >
2,291
496
< True Damage >
560
20,671
< Damage Dealt >
22,767
23,885
< Damage Taken >
20,811
10,871
< Gold Earned >
12,386
1.76
< Towers >
2.28
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,349
< Total Healing >
4,916
13,575
< Experience >
12,600
22
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
121
< Time Dealing CC >
41

How to Counter Lucian with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some vital Galio against Lucian counter statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lucian..

Galio typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Lucian. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Lucian

Who is Better, Galio or Lucian?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when taking on Lucian, with a 52.3% win rate. As a result, Galio makes a good counter for Lucian.

While Galio does have a higher winrate compared to Lucian, 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 Lucian.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Lucian 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 allied champions during team fights.

Galio is an above average counter for Lucian. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Lucian.

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

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Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Galio, we analyzed 6,199 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 Lucian 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 truly master Galio in order to counter Lucian during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Lucian. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Galio versus Lucian build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Lucian than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 52.3% when playing against Lucian with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Lucian as Galio, you should take the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Galio vs Lucian counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.3% win rate overall.

If you need to get Galio x Lucian tips and counter builds for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using all games completed with both champions.