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How to Win Samira vs Galio Counter MatchupSamira is in the a tier of champions

Samira vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Samira in LoLSamira is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Galio as Samira

based on 4,449 Samira vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
45.3 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our data, Samira battled Galio in 4449 games. With so many games with Samira vs Galio provides us confidence in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a supported build to suppress your rival. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Samira has to counter Galio in only 2.5% of her matches.

Samira vs Galio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a pathetic job of countering Galio. Typically, she wins a lowly 45.3% of the time the champs face one another in. In Samira vs Galio games, Samira’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Galio.

Best Samira vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloak of Agility

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterThe CollectorHubris

Optional Items

Guardian AngelImmortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's RegardsInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Samira to level upq
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Second ability for Samira to level upe
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Last skill for Samira to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Samira's passive ability p
Samira's q ability q
Samira's w ability w
Samira's e ability e
Samira's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Galio as Samira

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.

Samira vs Galio Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
45.3 %
VS
Win Rate
54.7 %
Galio Image
9.2
< Kills >
6
7.1
< Deaths >
6.1
5.5
< Assists >
10
2.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
166
< Minions Killed >
136
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.46
19,576
< Physical Damage >
493
2,115
< Magic Damage >
20,388
587
< True Damage >
517
22,279
< Damage Dealt >
21,400
23,530
< Damage Taken >
23,353
12,759
< Gold Earned >
10,802
1.98
< Towers >
1.83
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,350
< Total Healing >
2,227
11,987
< Experience >
13,317
16
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
27
< Time Dealing CC >
123

How to Counter Galio with Samira in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several critical Samira against Galio matchup stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Galio’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Galio. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Samira often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Galio. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Galio

Who is Better, Samira or Galio?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Samira usually loses when taking on Galio, with a 45.3% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes a poor counter for Galio.

While Samira does have a much lower winrate than Galio, when on opposite teams, Samira also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Samira into Galio.

Moreover, Samira has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Galio. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Samira is a garbage counter to Galio. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Samira against Galio.

Other Champion Matchups Against Samira

Samira Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.7% winrateTaricTaric44.7% winrateLeonaLeona44.8% winrateZyraZyra44.9% winrate

Samira Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55% winrateSkarnerSkarner53.7% winrateAkshanAkshan53.4% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LeonaLeona+ 52.6% 12646 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10849 GamesIvernIvern+ 53.1% 1902 GamesKalistaKalista+ 59.1% 115 Games

Additional Information for Samira Players

How We Calculated Our Samira vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Samira, we analyzed 4,449 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 Samira 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira to counter Galio during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Galio. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Samira versus Galio build include Bloodthirster, The Collector, and Hubris. When Samira included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Galio than with most other common builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average winrate of 45.3% when playing against Galio with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Galio as Samira, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Samira vs Galio battles, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.3% winrate overall.

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