Galio vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Galio
based on 3,026 Galio vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Malzahar
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 Malzahar
Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.
When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.
Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.
Galio vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Galio in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some valuable Galio vs. Malzahar matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Malzahar..
Galio usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Malzahar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint 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 Malzahar
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Who is Better, Galio or Malzahar?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when facing off against Malzahar, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Galio makes an ok counter to Malzahar.
While Galio does have a higher win rate than Malzahar, when on opposite teams, Galio also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Galio into Malzahar.
Moreover, Galio has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Galio vs Malzahar matchups, Galio is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Galio is a decent counter to Malzahar. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Galio to counter Malzahar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio often gets a similar amount of CS as Malzahar. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The best items to have in your Galio versus Malzahar build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Malzahar than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 50.8% when countering Malzahar with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Malzahar 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. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Galio vs Malzahar fights, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.8% win rate overall.
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