Galio vs Vel'Koz
How to Beat Vel'Koz as Galio
based on 2,144 Galio vs Vel'Koz matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Vel'Koz Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Vel'Koz
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 Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.
Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.
Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.
Galio vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats
How to Counter Vel'Koz with Galio in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some critical Galio vs. Vel'Koz matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between this pair of champs. Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vel'Koz..
Galio typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Vel'Koz. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Galio and Vel'Koz
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Who is Better, Galio or Vel'Koz?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Galio usually loses when playing against Vel'Koz, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Galio makes a poor counter to Vel'Koz.
While Galio does have a lower win rate than Vel'Koz, when facing one another, Galio also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Vel'Koz.
Moreover, Galio has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This 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 overall in League of Legends, in Galio vs Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Galio is a somewhat poor counter for Vel'Koz. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Vel'Koz.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Galio to counter Vel'Koz 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 mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio often gets more CS as Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The best items to have in your Galio versus Vel'Koz build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Vel'Koz than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 48.6% battling Vel'Koz with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Vel'Koz as Galio, you should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Galio vs Vel'Koz fights, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.6% win rate overall.
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