Galio with Shen
How to Synergize Galio and Shen
based on 1,536 Galio with Shen pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Galio Shen Synergy Summary
Best Galio vs Shen Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Galio and Shen
Tips for Playing as Galio with Shen
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 Shen Will Play
Leverage your Energy to get a long-term advantage over Mana users.
Keep an eye on allies and be ready to save them with your teleport.
Galio Shen Synergy Stats
How to Play with Shen as Galio in LoL
The Galio Shen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Shen, 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 Shen. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Shen helps Galio perform worse in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Galio tries to synergize with Shen, he gets a little increase in his total damage dealt. This difference may signal that Shen provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Galio is played alongside Shen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Shen.
Additionally, when Galio plays with Shen on the same side, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Shen does a poor job of protecting Galio during team fights.
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Is Galio better when played alongside Shen?
There is no universally accepted best synergy for Galio that will no matter what be his best ally. Yet, Shen is a not very good companion for Galio. By being on the same team as Galio, he lowers their win rate by -2.6% to 48.0%. This clearly indicates that there is a negative strategic relationship between Galio and Shen that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.
Shen has a lower difficulty than Galio. That means Galio players don't need to be careful when lining up Shen comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Playing cooperatively, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to tank a lot of damage. When paired, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
Although, by pairing Galio and Shen together, you probably will not be granting your team a great deal of sustained damage output. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that offsets this relative hole in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Shen ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Galio to work well with Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The best items to include in your Galio and Shen synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Galio bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Shen than with many other typical builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 48.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Shen with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Shen with Galio are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.