Galio with Sona
How to Synergize Galio and Sona
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Galio Sona Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Galio and Sona
Tips for Playing as Galio with Sona
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 Sona Will Play
Make sure to tag your allies while Sona's auras are active, but avoid getting caught out by enemies.
Save Crescendo for the game-altering moment.
Well-timed uses of Aria of Perseverance will grant you maximum survivability.
Galio Sona Synergy Stats
How to Play with Sona as Galio in LoL
The Galio Sona synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sona, 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 Sona. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Sona helps Galio perform worse in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Galio tries to synergize with Sona, he gets a marginal improvement in his total damage output. This difference may indicate that Sona supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Galio is played with Sona 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 alongside Sona.
Moreover, when Galio plays with Sona on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Sona does a decent job of protecting Galio during teamfights.
Synergies between Galio and Sona
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Is Galio better when played alongside Sona?
There is no ideal ally for Galio that will 100% of the time be his ideal ally. Yet, Sona is a pretty good companion for Galio. By locking into the same side as Galio, she increases their win rate by 1.0% to 51.6%. This shows that there is pretty good bond between Galio and Sona that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.
Sona has a lower difficulty than Galio. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Sona comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.
Working together, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to provide a lot of utility for your team. When paired, these champions will help their other teammates secure a victory.
Although, by grouping Galio and Sona together, you will not be granting your other allies enough anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Sona ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Galio to synergize with Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to focus on in your Galio and Sona synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Sona than with most other typical builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average winrate of 51.6% helping carry Sona with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest 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 Sona pairings, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.
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