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How to Synergize Galio and Illaoi

based on 1,655 Galio with Illaoi pairs
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Galio has been on the same team as Illaoi in 1655 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much complete data straight from the hosts of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Galio synergize with Illaoi. It is relatively rare for Galio to play alongside Illaoi as allies. This has only happened in approximately 1.7% of rounds with Galio.

Galio Illaoi Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Galio has done a poor job of fighting on the same side as Illaoi. Normally, he wins an acceptable 48.5% of rounds the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Galio when playing with Illaoi by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Galio vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Solstice SleighCelestial OppositionKaenic RookernZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Galio to level upq
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Second ability for Galio to level upw
>
Last skill for Galio to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockShield BashBone PlatingOvergrowth
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Galio's passive ability p
Galio's q ability q
Galio's w ability w
Galio's e ability e
Galio's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Galio and Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Galio with Illaoi

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 Illaoi Will Play

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Galio Illaoi Synergy Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Illaoi Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.8
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
8.6
< Assists >
9.3
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
133
< Minions Killed >
139
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
470
< Physical Damage >
483
19,595
< Magic Damage >
19,975
552
< True Damage >
526
20,619
< Damage Dealt >
20,984
24,540
< Damage Taken >
24,411
10,672
< Gold Earned >
10,895
1.67
< Towers >
1.74
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,403
< Total Healing >
2,385
13,272
< Experience >
13,588
22
< Vision Score >
22
11
< Wards Placed >
10
121
< Time Dealing CC >
122

How to Play with Illaoi as Galio in LoL

The Galio Illaoi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Illaoi, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Illaoi. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Illaoi helps Galio perform not as well 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 Illaoi, he gets a little drop in his full damage output. This change may signal that Illaoi doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that her support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Galio is played together with Illaoi on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Illaoi.

Additionally, when Galio plays with Illaoi on the same side, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Illaoi does a poor job of covering Galio in team fights.

Synergies between Galio and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Galio
Illaoi

Is Galio better when played alongside Illaoi?

There is no ideal companion for Galio that will always be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Illaoi is a below average teammate for Galio. By locking into the same side as Galio, she lowers their win rate by -2.1% to 48.5%. This shows that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Galio and Illaoi that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Illaoi has a lower difficulty than Galio. That means Galio players don't need to be cautious when arranging Illaoi allies to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

When playing on the same side, Galio players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Conversely, by grouping Galio and Illaoi together, you may not be providing your other allies a lot of support. Plan to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Illaoi ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio Illaoi Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Galio and Illaoi, we analyzed 1,655 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Galio with Illaoi comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Galio to work well with Illaoi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to use in your Galio and Illaoi synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Illaoi than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 48.5% when playing alongside Illaoi with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating your oponents, Galio players should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Galio and Illaoi pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.5% winrate overall.

If you want to view Galio and Illaoi cooperations tips and builds for a a particular player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all rounds run with these champs.