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

Galio vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Galio in LoLGalio is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karma as Galio

based on 2,572 Galio vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our data, Galio battled Karma in 2572 games. Including so many matchups for Galio vs Karma provides us confidence in our capacity to provide informative data and a solid build to defeat Karma. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Galio fights Karma in only 2.6% of his matches.

Galio vs Karma Matchup Summary

Galio has done a good job of countering Karma. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.6% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Galio vs Karma rounds, Galio’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Karma.

Best Galio vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Hextech RocketbeltCryptbloomZaz'Zak's RealmspikeMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Galio to level upq
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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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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 Karma as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Karma

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 Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Galio vs Karma Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Karma Image
5.5
< Kills >
2.8
5.9
< Deaths >
5.7
9.2
< Assists >
12.3
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
0.57
141
< Minions Killed >
62
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
474
< Physical Damage >
1,107
19,354
< Magic Damage >
12,723
485
< True Damage >
806
20,313
< Damage Dealt >
14,636
24,312
< Damage Taken >
19,006
10,841
< Gold Earned >
9,089
1.78
< Towers >
1.83
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,450
< Total Healing >
2,815
13,615
< Experience >
11,258
22
< Vision Score >
52
10
< Wards Placed >
22
125
< Time Dealing CC >
237

How to Counter Karma with Galio in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some strategic Galio versus Karma counter stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karma’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karma..

Galio typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Karma. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Karma

Who is Better, Galio or Karma?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when facing off against Karma, with a 53.6% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes a great counter to Karma.

While Galio does have a higher win rate compared to Karma, when facing one another, Galio also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Galio into Karma.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Karma matchups, Galio is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Galio is a great counter for Karma. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Karma.

Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Galio, we analyzed 2,572 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 Karma 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Galio in order to counter Karma during both the early game 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 stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio usually accumulates more CS relative to Karma. Champions who typically don't take much CS often 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Galio versus Karma build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Karma than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 53.6% battling Karma with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Karma 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 combinations players used for Galio vs Karma fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Karma as Galio are given for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.