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Rek'Sai vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Galio as Rek'Sai

based on 534 Rek'Sai vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Galio as Rek'Sai resulted from an analysis of 534 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Rek'Sai fights Galio in only 2.7% of his rounds.

Rek'Sai vs Galio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rek'Sai does a dismal job of countering Galio. On average, he wins a lowly 47.2% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Rek'Sai versus Galio matches, Rek'Sai’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Galio.

Best Rek'Sai vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Sundered SkyEclipseDeath's DanceYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rek'Sai to level upq
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Second ability for Rek'Sai to level upe
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Last skill for Rek'Sai to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Rek'Sai's passive ability p
Rek'Sai's q ability q
Rek'Sai's w ability w
Rek'Sai's e ability e
Rek'Sai's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Galio as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Galio

Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.

Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.

Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.

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.

Rek'Sai vs Galio Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Galio Image
7.5
< Kills >
5.9
6.7
< Deaths >
6.5
7.7
< Assists >
9.6
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
32
< Minions Killed >
145
1.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.45
14,651
< Physical Damage >
450
60
< Magic Damage >
20,135
3,733
< True Damage >
547
18,445
< Damage Dealt >
21,133
35,524
< Damage Taken >
24,380
11,908
< Gold Earned >
11,069
1.3
< Towers >
1.76
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,791
< Total Healing >
2,320
13,298
< Experience >
13,706
22
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
10
295
< Time Dealing CC >
122

How to Counter Galio with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several significant Rek'Sai against Galio matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Galio’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Galio..

Rek'Sai usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Galio. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Galio

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Galio?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rek'Sai usually loses when trying to fight Galio, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Rek'Sai makes a bad counter for Galio.

While Rek'Sai does have a lower winrate compared to Galio, when they face off with one another, Rek'Sai also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Rek'Sai into Galio.

Additionally, Rek'Sai has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Galio. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Rek'Sai is a bad counter for Galio. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rek'Sai against Galio.

Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

How We Calculated Our Rek'Sai vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 534 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Galio as Rek'Sai comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rek'Sai to counter Galio during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai usually accumulates a lot less CS compared to Galio. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Rek'Sai versus Galio build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Galio than with most other common item sets. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average winrate of 47.2% when playing against Galio with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Galio as Rek'Sai, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Rek'Sai vs Galio counters, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.2% win rate overall.

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