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

Galio vs Aphelios

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

based on 2,380 Galio vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our data, Galio faced off against Aphelios in 2380 games. Having so many matchups for Galio versus Aphelios gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide enlightening statistics and a pro build to counter Aphelios. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Galio has to counter Aphelios in only 2.4% of his games.

Galio vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Galio does a good job of countering Aphelios. On average, he wins a fantastic 53.2% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Galio against Aphelios matches, Galio’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Galio vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomJak'Sho, The ProteanHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

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 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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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Aphelios

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 Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Galio vs Aphelios Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Aphelios with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some strategic Galio versus Aphelios matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Aphelios..

Galio often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Aphelios. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Aphelios

Who is Better, Galio or Aphelios?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when taking on Aphelios, with a 53.2% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes a great counter for Aphelios.

While Galio does have a higher win rate compared to Aphelios, when facing one another, Galio also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Galio into Aphelios.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Aphelios matchups, Galio is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Galio is a great counter to Aphelios. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Aphelios.

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 Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Galio, 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 Aphelios 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

To truly master Galio in order to counter Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Aphelios. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Galio versus Aphelios build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio included at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Aphelios than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 53.2% when playing against Aphelios with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Aphelios as Galio, you 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 builds we have analyed for Galio vs Aphelios counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.2% winrate overall.

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