Jarvan IV vs Galio
How to Beat Galio as Jarvan IV
based on 1,459 Jarvan IV vs Galio matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jarvan IV vs Galio Matchup Summary
Best Jarvan IV vs Galio Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Galio as Jarvan IV
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Galio
Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.
You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.
Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.
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.
Jarvan IV vs Galio Counter Stats
How to Counter Galio with Jarvan IV in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some vital Jarvan IV versus Galio counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Galio’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Galio..
Jarvan IV usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Galio. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jarvan IV and Galio
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Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Galio?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when trying to fight Galio, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Jarvan IV makes a bad counter to Galio.
While Jarvan IV does have a lower win rate than Galio, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Jarvan IV into Galio.
Furthermore, Jarvan IV 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 ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter to Galio. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Galio.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV to counter Galio during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jarvan IV on average picks up a lot less CS as Galio. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Jarvan IV versus Galio build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Galio than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average win rate of 48.3% when countering Galio with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Galio as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Jarvan IV vs Galio battles, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.3% winrate overall.
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