Galio vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Galio
based on 1,106 Galio vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Zilean
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 Zilean
Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.
If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.
Galio vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Galio in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several valuable Galio versus Zilean counter stats that can help us figure out the differences between these two champions. Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zilean. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.
Galio usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Zilean. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Galio and Zilean
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Who is Better, Galio or Zilean?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when taking on Zilean, with a 49.1% win rate. As a result, Galio makes an ok counter for Zilean.
While Galio does have a lower win rate compared to Zilean, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Zilean.
Furthermore, Galio also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zilean. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Galio vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Galio is a somewhat poor counter for Zilean. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Zilean.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Galio to counter Zilean during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio often picks up more CS relative to Zilean. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Galio versus Zilean build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Zilean than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 49.1% battling Zilean with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of defeating Zilean 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 combinations players used for Galio vs Zilean counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.1% winrate overall.
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