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How to Win Zed vs Galio Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Zed in LoLZed is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Galio as Zed

based on 3,088 Zed vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our dataset, Zed battled Galio in 3088 matches. With so many matchups for Zed vs Galio gives us confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a solid build to defeat your opponent. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Zed fights Galio in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Zed vs Galio Matchup Summary

Zed has done a ok job of beating Galio. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Zed versus Galio rounds, Zed’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Galio.

Best Zed vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcEdge of NightEclipseMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Galio as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Galio

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

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.

Zed vs Galio Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Galio Image
8.8
< Kills >
5.8
6.5
< Deaths >
6.5
5.7
< Assists >
9.4
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
160
< Minions Killed >
136
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.44
23,282
< Physical Damage >
459
926
< Magic Damage >
19,213
1,270
< True Damage >
563
25,479
< Damage Dealt >
20,235
23,129
< Damage Taken >
25,230
12,614
< Gold Earned >
10,908
1.63
< Towers >
1.71
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,738
< Total Healing >
2,504
14,747
< Experience >
13,715
18
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
11
153
< Time Dealing CC >
128

How to Counter Galio with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some influential Zed against Galio matchup stats that can help us understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Galio’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Galio. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Zed usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Galio. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Galio

Who is Better, Zed or Galio?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zed usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Galio, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Zed makes an ok counter to Galio.

While Zed does have a lower win rate compared to Galio, when facing one another, Zed also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zed into Galioas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zed has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Galio. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zed 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 allied champions during team fights.

Zed is a somewhat poor counter to Galio. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zed against Galio.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

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Zed Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Zed, we analyzed 3,088 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 Zed 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Zed in order to counter Galio during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Galio. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy 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, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Zed versus Galio build include Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Zed incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Galio than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zed had an average win rate of 49.7% battling Galio with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Galio as Zed, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Zed vs Galio counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Galio as Zed are displayed for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.