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Akali vs Galio

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How to Beat Galio as Akali

based on 8,252 Akali vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our data, Akali battled Galio in 8252 matches. Having so many games with Akali vs Galio gives us faith in our capacity to produce actionable statistics and a recommended build to wreck Galio. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Akali is forced to battle against Galio in only 3.6% of her rounds.

Akali vs Galio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Akali has done a terrible job of countering Galio. On average, she wins a lowly 46.4% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Akali against Galio games, Akali’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Galio.

Best Akali vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Ring

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentRiftmakerLich BaneVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
>
Second ability for Akali to level upe
>
Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Galio as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Galio

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Win Against Galio

Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.

Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.

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

Akali vs Galio Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Galio Image
7.9
< Kills >
5.9
6
< Deaths >
6.1
5.3
< Assists >
9.3
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
154
< Minions Killed >
142
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,587
< Physical Damage >
513
18,410
< Magic Damage >
21,525
752
< True Damage >
530
20,750
< Damage Dealt >
22,567
26,856
< Damage Taken >
24,007
11,301
< Gold Earned >
10,971
1.35
< Towers >
1.83
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,273
< Total Healing >
2,267
13,983
< Experience >
13,726
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
74
< Time Dealing CC >
117

How to Counter Galio with Akali in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several strategic Akali vs. Galio counter stats that can help us explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Galio’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Galio..

Akali often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Galio. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akali and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Galio

Who is Better, Akali or Galio?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Akali usually loses when playing against Galio, with a 46.4% win rate. Thus, Akali makes a bad counter for Galio.

While Akali does have a lower win rate compared to Galio, when on opposite teams, Akali also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Akali into Galioas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Akali has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Galio. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Akali is a bad counter for Galio. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Akali against Galio.

Other Champion Matchups Against Akali

Akali Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.2% winrateTaricTaric45.7% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.8% winrate

Akali Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.5% winrateHweiHwei53.7% winrateOriannaOrianna53.2% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 52.5% 2290 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10960 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 53.2% 13190 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.3% 30791 Games

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Akali, we analyzed 8,252 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 Akali 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Akali in order to counter Galio during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali often racks up a similar amount of CS as Galio. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Akali versus Galio build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Akali included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Galio than with many other typical builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 46.4% when countering Galio with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Galio as Akali, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Akali vs Galio matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Galio as Akali are shown for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.