Galio vs Sion
How to Beat Sion as Galio
based on 2,656 Galio vs Sion matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Sion Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Sion Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sion as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Sion
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 Sion
Use the time after Sion has died to reposition and prepare for his return.
Even if Sion still hits a Decimating Smash, making him release the charge earlier reduces its impact.
Galio vs Sion Counter Stats
How to Counter Sion with Galio in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some important Galio versus Sion matchup statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sion’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sion..
Galio often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Sion. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Galio and Sion
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Who is Better, Galio or Sion?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Galio usually wins when playing against Sion, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes a good counter to Sion.
While Galio does have a higher winrate than Sion, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Galio into Sion.
Furthermore, Galio has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sion. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Sion matchups, Galio is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Galio is a decent counter for Sion. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Sion.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Galio to counter Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Sion. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They 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 require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Galio versus Sion build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Stormsurge. When Galio included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Sion than with many other typical builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 51.2% when countering Sion with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of crushing Sion as Galio, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Galio vs Sion matchups, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.2% win rate overall.
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