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

Galio vs Akshan

How to Beat Akshan as Galio in LoLGalio is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Akshan as Galio

based on 1,781 Galio vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Akshan as Galio resulted from an evaluation of 1781 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Galio encounters Akshan in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Galio vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Galio has done a decent job of countering Akshan. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Galio vs Akshan rounds, Galio’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Akshan.

Best Galio vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Frozen HeartHextech RocketbeltKaenic RookernVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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 ForceMagic Resist
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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Akshan

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.

Galio vs Akshan Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Akshan Image
5.8
< Kills >
8
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
9.5
< Assists >
6
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.84
134
< Minions Killed >
167
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.43
429
< Physical Damage >
19,954
18,725
< Magic Damage >
2,568
486
< True Damage >
1,176
19,641
< Damage Dealt >
23,699
24,365
< Damage Taken >
21,576
10,801
< Gold Earned >
12,465
1.69
< Towers >
2.08
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,383
< Total Healing >
4,234
13,422
< Experience >
14,048
21
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
125
< Time Dealing CC >
55

How to Counter Akshan with Galio in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several important Galio versus Akshan matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences between these two champs. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akshan’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Akshan..

Galio often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Akshan. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Akshan

Who is Better, Galio or Akshan?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when playing against Akshan, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes a good counter to Akshan.

While Galio does have a higher win rate compared to Akshan, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Galio into Akshan.

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

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

Galio is a decent counter to Akshan. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Akshan.

Other Champion Matchups Against Galio

Galio Loses Against

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Galio Wins Against

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Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Galio, we analyzed 1,781 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 Akshan 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Galio in order to counter Akshan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Akshan. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many 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 Galio versus Akshan build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Akshan than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 51.8% when playing against Akshan with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Akshan as Galio, Galio players should equip the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Galio vs Akshan LoL games, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.8% win rate overall.

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