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

Galio vs Hecarim

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

based on 2,557 Galio vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our database, Galio battled Hecarim 2557 times. With so many matchups for Galio versus Hecarim provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare actionable stats and a supported build to smash your opposition. This pairing is relatively rare. Galio encounters Hecarim in only 2.6% of his matches.

Galio vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Galio has done a good job of countering Hecarim. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.4% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Galio versus Hecarim rounds, Galio’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Galio vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Void StaffCryptbloomThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakScorch
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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Hecarim

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 Hecarim

Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.

Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.

Galio vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Hecarim Image
5.7
< Kills >
6.7
6
< Deaths >
6.2
9.3
< Assists >
8.3
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
141
< Minions Killed >
34
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.5
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.35
492
< Physical Damage >
14,354
20,073
< Magic Damage >
2,272
517
< True Damage >
807
21,082
< Damage Dealt >
17,434
23,688
< Damage Taken >
41,395
10,853
< Gold Earned >
12,137
1.77
< Towers >
1.22
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
2,328
< Total Healing >
21,297
13,516
< Experience >
14,034
22
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
5
121
< Time Dealing CC >
232

How to Counter Hecarim with Galio in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several strategic Galio versus Hecarim matchup statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the two. Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Hecarim..

Galio often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Hecarim. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Hecarim

Who is Better, Galio or Hecarim?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Galio usually wins when facing off against Hecarim, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes a good counter for Hecarim.

While Galio does have a higher winrate compared to Hecarim, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Galio into Hecarim.

Moreover, Galio has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hecarim. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Hecarim 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 allies during late stage team fights.

Galio is a good counter for Hecarim. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Galio against Hecarim.

Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Galio, we analyzed 2,557 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 Hecarim 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 learn all of the intricacies of Galio in order to counter Hecarim during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio often gets much more CS compared to Hecarim. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, 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 have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Galio versus Hecarim build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Galio combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Hecarim than with most other common builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average winrate of 52.4% battling Hecarim with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Hecarim as Galio, you 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 combinations players chose for Galio vs Hecarim counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Hecarim as Galio are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.