Gnar vs Galio
How to Beat Galio as Gnar
based on 1,053 Gnar vs Galio matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gnar vs Galio Matchup Summary
Best Gnar vs Galio Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Galio as Gnar
Tips for Playing as Gnar against Galio
Position yourself next to walls to bait your enemies into getting stunned by your ultimate.
Know your strengths! Mini Gnar is fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar is slow, tough, and has high burst.
Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms.
Advice to Win Against Galio
Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.
Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.
Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.
Gnar vs Galio Counter Stats
How to Counter Galio with Gnar in LoL
The stats shown here clarify several valuable Gnar versus Galio counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Galio’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Galio..
Gnar usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Galio. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gnar and Galio
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Who is Better, Gnar or Galio?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gnar usually fairs equally well when taking on Galio, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Gnar makes an ok counter to Galio.
While Gnar does have a higher win rate compared to Galio, when they face off with one another, Gnar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gnar into Galioas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Gnar also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Galio. This 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 overall in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Galio matchups, Gnar is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Gnar is a decent counter for Galio. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gnar against Galio.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gnar to counter Galio during both the laning 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 tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gnar typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Galio. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The top items to have in your Gnar versus Galio build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Galio than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gnar boasted an average winrate of 50.8% when playing against Galio with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Galio as Gnar, Gnar players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Gnar vs Galio clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.
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