Hecarim vs Galio
How to Beat Galio as Hecarim
based on 2,557 Hecarim vs Galio matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Hecarim vs Galio Matchup Summary
Best Hecarim vs Galio Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Galio as Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Galio
Devastating Charge deals more damage based on the distance traveled. Try using Onslaught of Shadows or Summoner Spells such as Ghost or Flash to maximize this damage.
Spirit of Dread restores Health when nearby enemies take damage, including damage dealt by allies. Cast this during a large fight to maximize Hecarim's survivability.
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.
Hecarim vs Galio Counter Stats
How to Counter Galio with Hecarim in LoL
The stats provided here show several strategic Hecarim against Galio matchup stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Galio’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Galio..
Hecarim normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Galio. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Hecarim and Galio
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Who is Better, Hecarim or Galio?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hecarim usually loses when playing against Galio, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Hecarim makes a poor counter to Galio.
While Hecarim does have a lower winrate compared to Galio, when they face off with one another, Hecarim also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Hecarim into Galio.
Additionally, Hecarim also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Galio. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Hecarim is a trash counter to Galio. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hecarim against Galio.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Hecarim in order to counter Galio 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Hecarim often gets a lot less CS as Galio. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Hecarim versus Galio build include Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Hecarim combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Galio than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when playing against Galio with this build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Galio as Hecarim, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Hecarim vs Galio counter picks, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.6% winrate overall.
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