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How to Win Galio vs K'Sante Counter MatchupGalio is in the a tier of champions

Galio vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Galio in LoLGalio is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat K'Sante as Galio

based on 1,552 Galio vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our data, Galio battled K'Sante 1552 times. With so many games with Galio vs K'Sante provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a pro build to wreck your opponent. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Galio has to counter K'Sante in only 1.5% of his matches.

Galio vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Galio does a good job of beating K'Sante. On average, he wins a terrific 53.2% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Galio vs K'Sante rounds, Galio’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus K'Sante.

Best Galio vs K'Sante 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 DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionKaenic RookernCryptbloomZhonya's Hourglass

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

ResolveAftershockShield BashBone PlatingOvergrowth
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
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
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Galio vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
K'Sante Image
5.5
< Kills >
4.9
6.1
< Deaths >
5.5
9.6
< Assists >
6.7
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
139
< Minions Killed >
169
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.37
480
< Physical Damage >
14,587
19,375
< Magic Damage >
2,996
508
< True Damage >
1,538
20,364
< Damage Dealt >
19,122
23,899
< Damage Taken >
30,935
10,684
< Gold Earned >
10,916
1.73
< Towers >
2.07
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,311
< Total Healing >
4,722
13,252
< Experience >
14,576
22
< Vision Score >
16
10
< Wards Placed >
8
121
< Time Dealing CC >
1,038

How to Counter K'Sante with Galio in LoL

The stats shown here show several strategic Galio versus K'Sante matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than K'Sante’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than K'Sante..

Galio typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than K'Sante. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Galio
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
K'Sante

Who is Better, Galio or K'Sante?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when trying to fight K'Sante, with a 53.2% win rate. Thus, Galio makes a great counter for K'Sante.

While Galio does have a higher win rate compared to K'Sante, when on opposite teams, Galio also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Galio into K'Sante.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs K'Sante 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 team fights.

Galio is a great counter to K'Sante. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Galio against K'Sante.

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 K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Galio, we analyzed 1,552 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 K'Sante 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Galio in order to counter K'Sante during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to K'Sante. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, 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 case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Galio versus K'Sante build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against K'Sante than with many other common item sets. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 53.2% when countering K'Sante with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing K'Sante as Galio, Galio players should equip the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Galio vs K'Sante LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.2% win rate overall.

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