Galio vs Samira
How to Beat Samira as Galio
based on 4,449 Galio vs Samira matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Samira Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Samira Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Samira as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Samira
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.
Galio vs Samira Counter Stats
How to Counter Samira with Galio in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight several significant Galio versus Samira matchup stats that can help you understand the differences between these two champs. Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Samira’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Samira. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Galio usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Samira. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Galio and Samira
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Who is Better, Galio or Samira?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when trying to fight Samira, with a 54.7% win rate. As a result, Galio makes a great counter for Samira.
While Galio does have a much higher win rate than Samira, when on opposite teams, Galio also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Galio into Samira.
Furthermore, Galio also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Samira. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Samira 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 team fights.
Galio is a great counter to Samira. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Samira.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Galio to counter Samira during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio often racks up a similar amount of CS as Samira. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Galio versus Samira build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Samira than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 54.7% when countering Samira with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Samira as Galio, you 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 rune combinations players picked for Galio vs Samira counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 54.7% win rate overall.
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