Galio vs Karthus
How to Beat Karthus as Galio
based on 1,310 Galio vs Karthus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Karthus Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Karthus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Karthus
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 Karthus
Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.
Galio vs Karthus Counter Stats
How to Counter Karthus with Galio in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some critical Galio versus Karthus counter stats that may help you realize the differences between these two champs. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karthus..
Galio normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Karthus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Galio and Karthus
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Who is Better, Galio or Karthus?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when trying to fight Karthus, with a 55.3% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes a fantastic counter for Karthus.
While Galio does have a much higher win rate than Karthus, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Galio into Karthus.
Additionally, Galio also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karthus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Karthus 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.
Galio is a great counter for Karthus. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Karthus.
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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 Karthus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio most often gets more CS relative to Karthus. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Galio versus Karthus build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Karthus than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 55.3% battling Karthus with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of crushing Karthus as Galio, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Galio vs Karthus fights, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 55.3% winrate overall.
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