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How to Win Xayah vs Galio Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Galio as Xayah

based on 1,583 Xayah vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Galio as Xayah came out of an examination of 1583 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Xayah encounters Galio in only 2.7% of her matches.

Xayah vs Galio Matchup Summary

Xayah does a good job of countering Galio. On average, she wins a terrific 52.9% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Xayah versus Galio matches, Xayah’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Galio.

Best Xayah vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeRapid FirecannonNavori QuickbladesPhantom Dancer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Galio as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Galio

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Galio Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Galio Image
7.1
< Kills >
5.8
5.8
< Deaths >
6.2
7
< Assists >
9.2
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
182
< Minions Killed >
138
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.43
21,982
< Physical Damage >
477
320
< Magic Damage >
20,203
439
< True Damage >
527
22,741
< Damage Dealt >
21,208
20,267
< Damage Taken >
24,206
12,256
< Gold Earned >
10,847
2.54
< Towers >
1.65
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,887
< Total Healing >
2,266
12,865
< Experience >
13,482
18
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
11
59
< Time Dealing CC >
118

How to Counter Galio with Xayah in LoL

The stats shown here show several strategic Xayah versus Galio matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Galio’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Galio..

Xayah normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Galio. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Galio

Who is Better, Xayah or Galio?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually wins when facing off against Galio, with a 52.9% win rate. Thus, Xayah makes a good counter to Galio.

While Xayah does have a higher winrate compared to Galio, when facing one another, Xayah also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Xayah into Galio.

Moreover, Xayah has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Galio. This 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 in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Galio matchups, Xayah is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Xayah is an above average counter to Galio. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Xayah against Galio.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Xayah, we analyzed 1,583 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 Xayah 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Xayah in order to counter Galio during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Galio. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Xayah versus Galio build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Xayah bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Galio than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Xayah boasted an average winrate of 52.9% when countering Galio with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Galio as Xayah, Xayah players should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Xayah vs Galio clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Galio as Xayah are shown for all skill levels, merged. To scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.