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

Galio vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Galio in LoLGalio is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ziggs as Galio

based on 1,432 Galio vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Ziggs as Galio came out of an analysis of 1432 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Galio is forced to battle against Ziggs in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Galio vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Galio does a decent job of beating Ziggs. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Galio versus Ziggs rounds, Galio’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Ziggs.

Best Galio vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAether Wisp

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomHollow RadianceLiandry's TormentBanshee's Veil

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

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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Galio vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Ziggs Image
5.8
< Kills >
4.9
5.9
< Deaths >
5.7
9.3
< Assists >
8.3
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
137
< Minions Killed >
165
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.55
484
< Physical Damage >
953
19,844
< Magic Damage >
22,371
554
< True Damage >
386
20,883
< Damage Dealt >
23,710
25,314
< Damage Taken >
17,300
10,958
< Gold Earned >
11,313
1.64
< Towers >
2.8
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,792
< Total Healing >
1,503
13,826
< Experience >
13,266
23
< Vision Score >
21
11
< Wards Placed >
10
120
< Time Dealing CC >
254

How to Counter Ziggs with Galio in LoL

The stats shown here feature several critical Galio versus Ziggs matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between these two champs. Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ziggs..

Galio typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Ziggs. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Ziggs

Who is Better, Galio or Ziggs?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Galio usually wins when trying to fight Ziggs, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Galio makes a good counter to Ziggs.

While Galio does have a higher winrate than Ziggs, when facing one another, Galio also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Ziggs.

Furthermore, Galio has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Ziggs matchups, Galio is the better champ 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 decent counter for Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Galio against Ziggs.

Other Champion Matchups Against Galio

Galio Loses Against

TrundleTrundle46.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.4% winrateBraumBraum46.7% winrateAniviaAnivia46.8% winrate

Galio Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc56.3% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.1% winrateJayceJayce55.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Galio, we analyzed 1,432 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 Ziggs 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.

Other Useful Resources

Galio Build Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Galio in order to counter Ziggs during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Ziggs. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Galio versus Ziggs build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Ziggs than with most other common builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Ziggs with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Ziggs as Galio, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Galio vs Ziggs counters, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ziggs as Galio are presented for all skill levels, merged. To filter the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.