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Diana vs Galio

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How to Beat Galio as Diana

based on 4,312 Diana vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Galio as Diana resulted from an analysis of 4312 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This pairing is fairly rare. Diana has to counter Galio in only 2.7% of her rounds.

Diana vs Galio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Diana does a below average job of beating Galio. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.3% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Diana versus Galio matches, Diana’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Galio.

Best Diana vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Diana Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapRiftmakerBanshee's VeilLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Diana to level upq
>
Second ability for Diana to level upw
>
Last skill for Diana to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Diana's passive ability p
Diana's q ability q
Diana's w ability w
Diana's e ability e
Diana's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Galio as Diana

Tips for Playing as Diana against Galio

Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.

Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.

Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.

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.

Diana vs Galio Counter Stats

Diana Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Galio Image
7
< Kills >
5.9
6.9
< Deaths >
6.1
6.9
< Assists >
9.7
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
96
< Minions Killed >
140
0.82
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,277
< Physical Damage >
513
16,332
< Magic Damage >
19,495
993
< True Damage >
500
19,603
< Damage Dealt >
20,508
24,982
< Damage Taken >
23,903
12,048
< Gold Earned >
10,932
1.61
< Towers >
1.78
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,058
< Total Healing >
2,332
13,931
< Experience >
13,685
20
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
10
133
< Time Dealing CC >
123

How to Counter Galio with Diana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some critical Diana against Galio counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences between these two champs. For instance, Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Galio’s ratio of NaN, showing that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Galio..

Diana normally has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Galio. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Diana and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Diana
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Diana
Galio

Who is Better, Diana or Galio?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Diana usually loses when trying to fight Galio, with a 47.3% win rate. Thus, Diana makes a bad counter for Galio.

While Diana does have a lower winrate than Galio, when facing one another, Diana also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Diana into Galio.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Diana vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Diana is a trash counter to Galio. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Diana against Galio.

Additional Information for Diana Players

How We Calculated Our Diana vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Diana, we analyzed 4,312 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 Diana 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Diana in order to counter Galio during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Diana most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Galio. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Diana versus Galio build include Cryptbloom, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Diana incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better countering Galio than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Diana had an average win rate of 47.3% when countering Galio with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Galio as Diana, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Diana vs Galio clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.3% win rate overall.

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