Galio vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Galio
based on 5,107 Galio vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Ekko
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 Ekko
The second hit of Timewinder does more damage than the first; try to avoid it.
Ekko is significantly weaker when his ultimate is down. Watch for the trail he leaves behind to determine if Chronobreak is available.
Ekko's stun zone takes 3 seconds to arm. Watch for the image he creates on cast and try to guess where the zone was placed.
Galio vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Galio in LoL
The stats shown here highlight several significant Galio versus Ekko counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ekko..
Galio typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Ekko. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Galio and Ekko
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Who is Better, Galio or Ekko?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when facing off against Ekko, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes an ok counter to Ekko.
While Galio does have a lower winrate compared to Ekko, when facing one another, Galio also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Galio into Ekko.
Additionally, Galio also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Galio is a somewhat poor counter to Ekko. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Galio to counter Ekko during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Ekko. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Galio versus Ekko build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Ekko than with many other common builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 49.6% when countering Ekko with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Ekko as Galio, Galio players should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Galio vs Ekko clashes, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.6% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ekko as Galio are shown for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.