How to Win Ahri vs Galio Counter Matchup Ahri is in the a tier of champions

Ahri vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Ahri in LoL Galio is in the a tier of champions
Mage Assassin
Tank Mage

How to Beat Galio as Ahri

based on 1,058 Ahri vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.8
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. In our data, Ahri engaged Galio in 1058 games. Including so many matchups for Ahri versus Galio provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide useful statistics and a pro build to shatter Galio. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Ahri has to counter Galio in only 1.3% of her rounds.

Ahri vs Galio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri does a dismal job of beating Galio. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.6% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Ahri versus Galio rounds, Ahri’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Galio.

Best Ahri vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
EverfrostZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffHorizon Focus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level up q
>
Second ability for Ahri to level up w
>
Last skill for Ahri to max out e

Runes

Domination Electrocute Taste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
Inspiration Biscuit DeliveryTime Warp Tonic
AttackSpeed Adaptive MagicRes
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri q ability q
Ahri w ability w
Ahri e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
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W
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W
14
E
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E
16
R

Guide to Countering Galio as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Galio

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Advice to Win Against Galio

Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.

Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.

Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.

Ahri vs Galio Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Galio Image
5.7
< Kills >
4.1
5
< Deaths >
5.8
8.3
< Assists >
10.4
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
0.89
155
< Minions Killed >
120
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,901
< Physical Damage >
372
12,509
< Magic Damage >
14,887
5,844
< True Damage >
713
20,255
< Damage Dealt >
15,972
19,993
< Damage Taken >
24,233
10,885
< Gold Earned >
9,732
2.02
< Towers >
1.6
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,546
< Total Healing >
2,026
13,647
< Experience >
12,734
20
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
11
78
< Time Dealing CC >
112

How to Counter Galio with Ahri in LoL

The stats shown here feature several strategic Ahri vs. Galio matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Galio’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Galio..

Ahri normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she receives less damage than Galio. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Galio

Who is Better, Ahri or Galio?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ahri usually loses when facing off against Galio, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Ahri makes a bad counter for Galio.

While Ahri does have a lower winrate compared to Galio, when on opposite teams, Ahri also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Ahri into Galio.

Additionally, Ahri has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Galio. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Ahri is a somewhat poor counter to Galio. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ahri against Galio.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ahri

Ahri Loses Against

Skarner Skarner 44.3% winrate Dr. Mundo Dr. Mundo 44.4% winrate Amumu Amumu 44.5% winrate Camille Camille 44.7% winrate

Ahri Wins Against

Nidalee Nidalee 55.2% winrate Lee Sin Lee Sin 55.1% winrate Twisted Fate Twisted Fate 54% winrate Gragas Gragas 53.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Ahri, we analyzed 1,058 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 Ahri 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

If you would like to truly master Ahri in order to counter Galio during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Galio. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Ahri versus Galio build include Everfrost, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Ahri included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Galio than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ahri had an average winrate of 48.6% when countering Galio with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Galio as Ahri, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Time Warp Tonic runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Ahri vs Galio counters, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.6% win rate overall.

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