Viktor vs Galio
How to Beat Galio as Viktor
based on 1,347 Viktor vs Galio matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Galio Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Galio Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Viktor Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
Skill Order
Runes
Guide to Countering Galio as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Galio
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
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.
Viktor vs Galio Counter Stats
How to Counter Galio with Viktor in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize some valuable Viktor against Galio matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Galio’s ratio of NaN, showing that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Galio..
Viktor usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Galio. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Viktor and Galio
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Compared
Who is Better, Viktor or Galio?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Viktor usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Galio, with a 49.1% win rate. Therefore, Viktor makes an ok counter to Galio.
While Viktor does have a lower winrate than Galio, when facing one another, Viktor also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Viktor into Galioas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Viktor has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Galio. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Viktor is a somewhat poor counter to Galio. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Viktor against Galio.
Other Champion Matchups Against Viktor
Additional Information for Viktor Players
How We Calculated Our Viktor vs Galio Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Viktor in order to counter Galio during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Galio. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Viktor versus Galio build consist of Void Staff, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Galio than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Viktor had an average winrate of 49.1% battling Galio with this build.
To have the highest chance of crushing Galio as Viktor, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Viktor vs Galio battles, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.1% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Galio as Viktor are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.