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

Galio vs Taric

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

based on 958 Galio vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.57
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. In our dataset, Galio faced off against Taric 958 times. Having so many matchups for Galio versus Taric provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a solid build to counter your opposition. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Galio has to counter Taric in only 1.0% of his games.

Galio vs Taric Matchup Summary

Galio does a ok job of beating Taric. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Galio against Taric games, Galio’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Taric.

Best Galio vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Hollow RadianceKaenic RookernHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakScorch
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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Guide to Countering Taric as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Taric

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 Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Galio vs Taric Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Taric Image
5.8
< Kills >
1.8
6
< Deaths >
6.2
9.6
< Assists >
15
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
0.32
140
< Minions Killed >
35
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.53
475
< Physical Damage >
2,168
20,618
< Magic Damage >
4,041
536
< True Damage >
777
21,630
< Damage Dealt >
6,987
23,622
< Damage Taken >
23,922
10,814
< Gold Earned >
8,555
1.82
< Towers >
2.26
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,334
< Total Healing >
11,885
13,329
< Experience >
10,615
21
< Vision Score >
49
10
< Wards Placed >
20
125
< Time Dealing CC >
384

How to Counter Taric with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several influential Galio versus Taric matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taric’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Taric. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Galio normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Taric. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Taric

Who is Better, Galio or Taric?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when facing off against Taric, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Galio makes an ok counter to Taric.

While Galio does have a lower winrate than Taric, when facing one another, Galio also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Taric.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Taric matchups, Taric is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Galio is a somewhat poor counter for Taric. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Taric.

Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Galio, we analyzed 958 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 Taric 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 Taric during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio on average racks up much more CS compared to Taric. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Galio versus Taric build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Taric than with many other common item sets. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 49.9% when playing against Taric with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Taric as Galio, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Galio vs Taric matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Taric as Galio are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.