Galio vs Aurelion Sol
How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Galio
based on 1,537 Galio vs Aurelion Sol matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Aurelion Sol Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aurelion Sol as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Aurelion Sol
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 Aurelion Sol
He gains speed while chasing in a straight line, but taking damage makes him lose that momentum.
Try to get inside his orbit, since his stars can't hurt you up close.
His stars disappear while stunned or silenced, giving you an easy opportunity to fight him.
His Starsurge ability can grow to cover a huge area - don't stay in the same place too long!
Galio vs Aurelion Sol Counter Stats
How to Counter Aurelion Sol with Galio in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some strategic Galio versus Aurelion Sol matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aurelion Sol’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Aurelion Sol..
Galio usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Aurelion Sol. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Galio and Aurelion Sol
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Who is Better, Galio or Aurelion Sol?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Aurelion Sol, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Galio makes an ok counter for Aurelion Sol.
While Galio does have a lower winrate compared to Aurelion Sol, when facing one another, Galio also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Aurelion Sol.
Additionally, Galio has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aurelion Sol. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Galio vs Aurelion Sol matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Galio is a somewhat poor counter for Aurelion Sol. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Aurelion Sol.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Galio to counter Aurelion Sol during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Aurelion Sol. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Galio versus Aurelion Sol build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Aurelion Sol than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 49.5% battling Aurelion Sol with this build.
To have the best likelihood of beating Aurelion Sol as Galio, Galio players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Galio vs Aurelion Sol counters, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Aurelion Sol as Galio are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.