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How to Win Galio vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupGalio is in the a tier of champions

Galio vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Galio in LoLGalio is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Galio

based on 830 Galio vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our data, Galio faced Kog'Maw 830 times. Using so many matchups for Galio versus Kog'Maw provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare actionable stats and a pro build to destroy your opposition. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Galio is forced to battle against Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his games.

Galio vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Galio has done a decent job of beating Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of games the champions battle one another in. In Galio vs Kog'Maw games, Galio’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Galio vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernLiandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Kog'Maw

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 Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Galio vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Kog'Maw Image
6.4
< Kills >
7.7
6.5
< Deaths >
7.2
10.1
< Assists >
7.6
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
141
< Minions Killed >
168
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.47
513
< Physical Damage >
11,390
21,295
< Magic Damage >
12,596
566
< True Damage >
3,253
22,375
< Damage Dealt >
27,240
25,886
< Damage Taken >
22,385
11,418
< Gold Earned >
12,663
1.8
< Towers >
2.19
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
2,622
< Total Healing >
5,334
14,168
< Experience >
13,493
24
< Vision Score >
19
11
< Wards Placed >
9
127
< Time Dealing CC >
309

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some critical Galio versus Kog'Maw counter stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..

Galio typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Galio or Kog'Maw?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Galio usually wins when facing off against Kog'Maw, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Galio makes a good counter to Kog'Maw.

While Galio does have a higher winrate compared to Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Kog'Maw.

Additionally, Galio has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Kog'Maw matchups, Galio is the better champion with a 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 decent counter to Kog'Maw. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Galio

Galio Loses Against

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Galio Wins Against

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Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Galio, we analyzed 830 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 Kog'Maw 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.

Other Useful Resources

Galio Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Galio to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Galio versus Kog'Maw build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Galio boasted an average winrate of 51.4% when countering Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of beating Kog'Maw as Galio, Galio players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Galio vs Kog'Maw face-offs, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.4% winrate overall.

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