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How to Win Galio vs Aatrox Counter MatchupGalio is in the a tier of champions

Galio vs Aatrox

How to Beat Aatrox as Galio in LoLGalio is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aatrox as Galio

based on 4,924 Galio vs Aatrox matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
4.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our database, Galio faced off against Aatrox in 4924 games. Including so many matchups for Galio vs Aatrox provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce enlightening stats and a pro build to suppress your foe. This champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Galio is forced to battle against Aatrox in only 4.9% of his games.

Galio vs Aatrox Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Galio has done a dismal job of beating Aatrox. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champions fight each other in. In Galio versus Aatrox rounds, Galio’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Aatrox.

Best Galio vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomJak'Sho, The ProteanZhonya's HourglassSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockShield BashBone PlatingOvergrowth
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Galio's passive ability p
Galio's q ability q
Galio's w ability w
Galio's e ability e
Galio's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Aatrox

You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.

You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.

You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.

Advice to Win Against Aatrox

Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.

Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.

Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.

Galio vs Aatrox Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Aatrox Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.9
6.2
< Deaths >
5.8
9
< Assists >
5.9
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
140
< Minions Killed >
165
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.42
466
< Physical Damage >
19,143
20,274
< Magic Damage >
3,347
554
< True Damage >
428
21,295
< Damage Dealt >
22,918
23,856
< Damage Taken >
36,489
10,669
< Gold Earned >
11,332
1.63
< Towers >
2.1
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,233
< Total Healing >
14,582
13,271
< Experience >
14,517
21
< Vision Score >
16
10
< Wards Placed >
8
113
< Time Dealing CC >
239

How to Counter Aatrox with Galio in LoL

The stats shown here show several vital Galio versus Aatrox counter stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aatrox..

Galio typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Aatrox. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Aatrox

Who is Better, Galio or Aatrox?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Galio usually loses when facing off against Aatrox, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes a bad counter to Aatrox.

While Galio does have a lower winrate than Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Galio also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Galio into Aatrox.

Furthermore, Galio has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aatrox. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Galio vs Aatrox matchups, Aatrox is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Galio is a somewhat poor counter for Aatrox. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Aatrox.

Other Champion Matchups Against Galio

Galio Loses Against

TrundleTrundle46.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.4% winrateBraumBraum46.7% winrateAniviaAnivia46.8% winrate

Galio Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc56.3% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.1% winrateJayceJayce55.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Aatrox Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aatrox as Galio, we analyzed 4,924 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 Aatrox as Galio 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 Galio in order to counter Aatrox during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Aatrox. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, 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 situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Galio versus Aatrox build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Stormsurge. When Galio included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Aatrox than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 48.3% battling Aatrox with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Aatrox as Galio, you should equip the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Galio vs Aatrox LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.

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