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

Galio vs Lee Sin

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

based on 2,921 Galio vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Lee Sin as Galio resulted from an evaluation of 2921 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Galio encounters Lee Sin in only 2.9% of his matches.

Galio vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Galio has done a good job of countering Lee Sin. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.8% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Galio vs Lee Sin matches, Galio’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood versus Lee Sin.

Best Galio vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentBanshee's VeilShadowflameCryptbloom

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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin

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

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

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

Galio vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Lee Sin Image
5.7
< Kills >
7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
9.3
< Assists >
8.4
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
139
< Minions Killed >
34
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.41
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.41
482
< Physical Damage >
13,737
20,003
< Magic Damage >
2,306
522
< True Damage >
1,020
21,008
< Damage Dealt >
17,064
23,978
< Damage Taken >
35,516
10,768
< Gold Earned >
11,636
1.74
< Towers >
1.37
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
2,264
< Total Healing >
16,803
13,318
< Experience >
13,014
22
< Vision Score >
24
10
< Wards Placed >
11
121
< Time Dealing CC >
433

How to Counter Lee Sin with Galio in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several vital Galio against Lee Sin matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lee Sin’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lee Sin..

Galio usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Lee Sin. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Galio or Lee Sin?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when facing off against Lee Sin, with a 52.8% win rate. Thus, Galio makes a good counter for Lee Sin.

While Galio does have a higher winrate than Lee Sin, when facing one another, Galio also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Galio into Lee Sin.

Moreover, Galio has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lee Sin. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Lee Sin 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 an above average counter to Lee Sin. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Galio against Lee Sin.

Other Champion Matchups Against Galio

Galio Loses Against

TrundleTrundle46.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.4% winrateBraumBraum46.7% winrateAniviaAnivia46.8% winrate

Galio Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc56.3% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.1% winrateJayceJayce55.9% winrate

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Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Galio, we analyzed 2,921 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 Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio typically picks up much more CS relative to Lee Sin. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Galio versus Lee Sin build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Lee Sin than with most other typical builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average winrate of 52.8% battling Lee Sin with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Lee Sin 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. Of all the runes players picked for Galio vs Lee Sin face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.8% winrate overall.

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