Galio vs Fiddlesticks
How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Galio
based on 1,723 Galio vs Fiddlesticks matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Fiddlesticks
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 Fiddlesticks Counter Stats
How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Galio in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some important Galio versus Fiddlesticks counter stats that can help you understand the distinctions between the two. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Fiddlesticks..
Galio typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Fiddlesticks. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Galio and Fiddlesticks
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Who is Better, Galio or Fiddlesticks?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when facing off against Fiddlesticks, with a 54.4% win rate. As a result, Galio makes a great counter for Fiddlesticks.
While Galio does have a much higher winrate than Fiddlesticks, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Galio into Fiddlesticks.
Furthermore, Galio also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Galio vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Galio is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Galio is a great counter for Fiddlesticks. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Fiddlesticks.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Galio to counter Fiddlesticks during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio typically picks up much more CS relative to Fiddlesticks. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Galio versus Fiddlesticks build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Fiddlesticks than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 54.4% battling Fiddlesticks with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Fiddlesticks 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. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Galio vs Fiddlesticks LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.4% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Fiddlesticks as Galio are shown for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.