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Brand vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Brand in LoLBrand is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Galio as Brand

based on 6,323 Brand vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Galio as Brand came out of an evaluation of 6323 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Brand fights Galio in only 2.8% of his rounds.

Brand vs Galio Matchup Summary

Brand has done a decent job of beating Galio. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Brand versus Galio matches, Brand’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Galio.

Best Brand vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandHaunting Guise

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Optional Items

CryptbloomShadowflameLiandry's TormentStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Brand to level upw
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Second ability for Brand to level upe
>
Last skill for Brand to max outq

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Brand's passive ability p
Brand's q ability q
Brand's w ability w
Brand's e ability e
Brand's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Galio as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Galio

You can use Brand's abilities in a variety of combinations to maximize his damage in different situations.

You can deter enemies from standing near their minions by setting them ablaze, due to Conflagration.

Pyroclasm bounces randomly between enemies, so try to cast it on a small group of enemies if you want to hit the same target multiple times.

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.

Brand vs Galio Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Galio Image
5.7
< Kills >
6
7
< Deaths >
6.4
9.5
< Assists >
9.3
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
64
< Minions Killed >
139
0.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.42
983
< Physical Damage >
469
21,342
< Magic Damage >
20,250
1,441
< True Damage >
537
23,767
< Damage Dealt >
21,257
25,399
< Damage Taken >
25,701
11,070
< Gold Earned >
11,057
1.51
< Towers >
1.61
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,085
< Total Healing >
2,554
12,930
< Experience >
13,858
37
< Vision Score >
23
15
< Wards Placed >
11
238
< Time Dealing CC >
119

How to Counter Galio with Brand in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some critical Brand vs. Galio counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Galio’s ratio of NaN, showing that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Galio..

Brand typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Galio. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Brand and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Galio

Who is Better, Brand or Galio?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Brand usually wins when facing off against Galio, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Brand makes a good counter to Galio.

While Brand does have a higher win rate compared to Galio, when facing one another, Brand also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Brand into Galio.

Furthermore, Brand also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Galio. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Brand vs Galio matchups, Brand is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Brand is a decent counter to Galio. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Brand against Galio.

Other Champion Matchups Against Brand

Brand Loses Against

FizzFizz46.8% winrateTeemoTeemo47.8% winrateZyraZyra47.9% winrateXerathXerath48% winrate

Brand Wins Against

ZeriZeri58.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.2% winrateXayahXayah55.8% winrateYuumiYuumi55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NilahNilah+ 55.4% 3348 GamesBardBard+ 55.5% 3915 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 56.1% 14071 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 56.5% 6844 Games

Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Brand, we analyzed 6,323 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 Brand 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

Brand Build Galio Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Brand to counter Galio during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand most often accumulates less CS relative to Galio. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have 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, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Brand versus Galio build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Brand bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Galio than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Brand had an average win rate of 51.3% battling Galio with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Galio as Brand, Brand players should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Brand vs Galio counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.3% win rate overall.

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