Riven vs Galio
How to Beat Galio as Riven
based on 2,986 Riven vs Galio matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Riven vs Galio Matchup Summary
Best Riven vs Galio Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Galio as Riven
Tips for Playing as Riven against Galio
Riven lacks a source of healing or strong defense and must compensate with burst combos. Lead into fights with Broken Wings and Ki Burst, while using Valor to escape and absorb counter-harass.
Riven's Broken Wings locks onto the champion your cursor is over at the time of cast. If you want to move past your opponent, make sure that your cursor is past your opponent as well.
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.
Riven vs Galio Counter Stats
How to Counter Galio with Riven in LoL
The stats shown here show some important Riven against Galio matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Galio’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Galio..
Riven normally has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Galio. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Riven and Galio
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Who is Better, Riven or Galio?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Riven usually fairs equally well when taking on Galio, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Riven makes an ok counter for Galio.
While Riven does have a higher winrate compared to Galio, when they face off with one another, Riven also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Riven into Galioas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Riven also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Galio. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Riven vs Galio matchups, Riven is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Riven is a decent counter for Galio. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Riven against Galio.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Riven to counter Galio during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Riven often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Galio. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Riven versus Galio build consist of Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Riven combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when facing Galio than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Riven boasted an average winrate of 50.1% battling Galio with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of beating Galio as Riven, Riven players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Riven vs Galio counters, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.1% winrate overall.
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