Kassadin vs Galio
How to Beat Galio as Kassadin
based on 1,329 Kassadin vs Galio matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kassadin vs Galio Matchup Summary
Best Kassadin vs Galio Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Galio as Kassadin
Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Galio
Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.
Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.
Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.
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.
Kassadin vs Galio Counter Stats
How to Counter Galio with Kassadin in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some significant Kassadin against Galio matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences between the two. Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Galio’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Galio..
Kassadin normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Galio. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kassadin and Galio
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Who is Better, Kassadin or Galio?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kassadin usually fairs equally well when facing off against Galio, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Kassadin makes an ok counter for Galio.
While Kassadin does have a lower win rate compared to Galio, when on opposite teams, Kassadin also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You should be careful when picking Kassadin into Galioas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kassadin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Galio. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champ 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.
Kassadin is a somewhat poor counter to Galio. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kassadin against Galio.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin to counter Galio during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kassadin usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Galio. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Kassadin versus Galio build include Seraph's Embrace, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Galio than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kassadin had an average win rate of 49.3% when countering Galio with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of defeating Galio as Kassadin, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Kassadin vs Galio counters, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.3% winrate overall.
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