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

Galio vs Rumble

How to Beat Rumble as Galio in LoLGalio is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Rumble as Galio

based on 1,883 Galio vs Rumble matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Rumble as Galio came out of an evaluation of 1883 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Galio fights Rumble in only 1.9% of his games.

Galio vs Rumble Matchup Summary

Galio does a decent job of countering Rumble. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Galio vs Rumble matches, Galio’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Rumble.

Best Galio vs Rumble Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomJak'Sho, The ProteanHollow RadianceLiandry's Torment

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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Rumble as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Rumble

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 Rumble

Rumble deals almost entirely magic damage. Build some Magic Resistance to reduce his damage.

Watch Rumble's Heat bar carefully. If you see him Overheat, go in for the kill while his skills are disabled.

Rumble's ultimate can deal a lot of damage if you stay inside the area of effect. When you see the missiles falling, move out of the way as quickly as possible.

Galio vs Rumble Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Rumble Image
6
< Kills >
6.9
6.5
< Deaths >
6.5
9.5
< Assists >
7.4
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
141
< Minions Killed >
148
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.37
480
< Physical Damage >
1,085
20,401
< Magic Damage >
21,478
519
< True Damage >
1,123
21,401
< Damage Dealt >
23,686
25,063
< Damage Taken >
25,807
11,107
< Gold Earned >
11,746
1.77
< Towers >
1.56
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
2,346
< Total Healing >
3,872
13,765
< Experience >
14,532
22
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
118
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Rumble with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some critical Galio against Rumble counter statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rumble’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rumble..

Galio normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Rumble. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Rumble

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Rumble
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Rumble

Who is Better, Galio or Rumble?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Galio usually wins when trying to fight Rumble, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes a good counter for Rumble.

While Galio does have a higher win rate than Rumble, when on opposite teams, Galio also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Rumble.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Rumble matchups, Galio is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Galio is a decent counter to Rumble. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Rumble.

Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Rumble Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rumble as Galio, we analyzed 1,883 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 Rumble 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Galio in order to counter Rumble 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 suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Rumble. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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 need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Galio versus Rumble build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Rumble than with many other common item sets. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 51.3% when playing against Rumble with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Rumble as Galio, you 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 combinations players picked for Galio vs Rumble LoL games, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Rumble as Galio are given for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.