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Aphelios vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Galio as Aphelios

based on 2,380 Aphelios vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Galio as Aphelios resulted from an examination of 2380 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Aphelios encounters Galio in only 2.7% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Galio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a awful job of countering Galio. On average, he wins a lowly 46.8% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Aphelios versus Galio matches, Aphelios’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Galio.

Best Aphelios vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterStormrazor

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeThe CollectorRunaan's HurricaneKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Galio as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Galio

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

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.

Aphelios vs Galio Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Galio Image
7
< Kills >
5.6
6.4
< Deaths >
5.9
6.1
< Assists >
9.2
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
174
< Minions Killed >
139
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.47
21,776
< Physical Damage >
457
1,157
< Magic Damage >
19,024
470
< True Damage >
509
23,404
< Damage Dealt >
19,990
18,585
< Damage Taken >
23,579
11,903
< Gold Earned >
10,785
2.3
< Towers >
1.8
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,156
< Total Healing >
2,354
12,393
< Experience >
13,427
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
10
139
< Time Dealing CC >
121

How to Counter Galio with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some vital Aphelios vs. Galio matchup stats that may help us explain the differences between the two. For instance, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Galio’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Galio..

Aphelios usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Galio. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Galio

Who is Better, Aphelios or Galio?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when trying to fight Galio, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes a poor counter to Galio.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate compared to Galio, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Aphelios into Galioas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Aphelios has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Galio. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Aphelios is a terribly counter to Galio. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Aphelios against Galio.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aphelios

Aphelios Loses Against

BraumBraum44.1% winrateIvernIvern44.5% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.1% winrateAniviaAnivia45.6% winrate

Aphelios Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.8% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.5% winrateZeriZeri54.2% winrateHweiHwei53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Aphelios, we analyzed 2,380 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 Aphelios 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 Aphelios to counter Galio during both the early game 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 stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Galio. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Aphelios versus Galio build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Stormrazor. When Aphelios bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Galio than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 46.8% when playing against Galio with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Galio as Aphelios, Aphelios players should take the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Aphelios vs Galio face-offs, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.8% win rate overall.

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