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

Galio vs Diana

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

based on 4,312 Galio vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League matches every week. Within our database, Galio faced Diana in 4312 rounds. Including so many matchups for Galio versus Diana provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide actionable data and a pro build to shatter Diana. This particular champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Galio has to counter Diana in only 4.3% of his rounds.

Galio vs Diana Matchup Summary

Galio has done a good job of beating Diana. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.7% of games the champs battle each other in. In Galio against Diana rounds, Galio’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Diana.

Best Galio vs Diana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

CryptbloomVoid StaffBanshee's VeilKaenic Rookern

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 BashSecond WindOvergrowth
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
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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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Guide to Countering Diana as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Diana

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 Diana

Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.

Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.

Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.

Galio vs Diana Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Diana with Galio in LoL

The stats provided here feature several valuable Galio against Diana matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Diana’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Diana..

Galio normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Diana. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Diana

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Diana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Diana

Who is Better, Galio or Diana?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Galio usually wins when taking on Diana, with a 52.7% win rate. As a result, Galio makes a good counter to Diana.

While Galio does have a higher winrate compared to Diana, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Galio into Diana.

Furthermore, Galio also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Diana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Galio is an above average counter to Diana. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Galio against Diana.

Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Galio, 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 Diana 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

If you would like to truly master Galio in order to counter Diana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Diana. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Galio versus Diana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Galio used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Diana than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 52.7% battling Diana with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Diana as Galio, Galio players should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Galio vs Diana battles, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Diana as Galio are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.