Galio with Hecarim
How to Synergize Galio and Hecarim
based on 2,522 Galio with Hecarim pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Galio Hecarim Synergy Summary
Best Galio vs Hecarim Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Galio and Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Galio with Hecarim
You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.
You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.
You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.
Advice to Understand How Hecarim Will Play
Devastating Charge deals more damage based on the distance traveled. Try using Onslaught of Shadows or Summoner Spells such as Ghost or Flash to maximize this damage.
Spirit of Dread restores Health when nearby enemies take damage, including damage dealt by allies. Cast this during a large fight to maximize Hecarim's survivability.
Galio Hecarim Synergy Stats
How to Play with Hecarim as Galio in LoL
The Galio Hecarim synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Hecarim, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Galio sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Hecarim. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Hecarim helps Galio perform poorer in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Galio plays on the same team as Hecarim, he observes a small decrease in his complete damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Hecarim does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Galio is played with Hecarim on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Hecarim.
Moreover, when Galio plays with Hecarim on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Hecarim does a decent job of protecting Galio during team fights.
Synergies between Galio and Hecarim
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Is Galio better when played alongside Hecarim?
There is no ideal ally for Galio that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. However, overall, Hecarim is a very typical companion for Galio. By locking into the same side as Galio, he lowers their win rate by -0.4% to 50.2%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak synergy between Galio and Hecarim that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Hecarim has a greater difficulty than Galio. That means you should be very careful when arranging Hecarim allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Working cooperatively, Galio players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. When paired, these champions will be able to tank for the rest of their team.
Although, by pairing Galio and Hecarim together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates very much support. Make sure to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in their abilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Hecarim teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Galio to synergize with Hecarim during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The most important items to use in your Galio and Hecarim synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Hecarim than with many other common item sets. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 50.2% when playing alongside Hecarim with this build.
To have the best probability of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Galio and Hecarim pairings, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.2% winrate overall.
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