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

Galio vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Galio in LoLGalio is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Mordekaiser as Galio

based on 7,154 Galio vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
7.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. In our database, Galio fought Mordekaiser in 7154 games. Including so many matchups for Galio versus Mordekaiser gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce actionable statistics and a solid build to counter your enemy. This pairing is somewhat uncommon. Galio has to counter Mordekaiser in only 7.1% of his matches.

Galio vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Galio does a awful job of beating Mordekaiser. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.9% of the time the champs face each other in. In Galio vs Mordekaiser matches, Galio’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Mordekaiser.

Best Galio vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapUnending DespairJak'Sho, The ProteanLiandry's Torment

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 BashSecond WindOvergrowth
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceMagic ResistMagic 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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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Galio vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Mordekaiser Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.3
6.5
< Deaths >
6
9.2
< Assists >
5.2
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
138
< Minions Killed >
155
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.46
498
< Physical Damage >
2,927
20,418
< Magic Damage >
20,358
518
< True Damage >
661
21,435
< Damage Dealt >
23,947
24,678
< Damage Taken >
32,318
10,856
< Gold Earned >
11,930
1.61
< Towers >
2.09
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,302
< Total Healing >
9,739
13,563
< Experience >
15,176
22
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
120
< Time Dealing CC >
255

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some critical Galio vs. Mordekaiser matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Mordekaiser’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Mordekaiser..

Galio typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Mordekaiser. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Galio or Mordekaiser?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually loses when taking on Mordekaiser, with a 46.9% win rate. As a result, Galio makes a poor counter to Mordekaiser.

While Galio does have a lower winrate than Mordekaiser, when facing one another, Galio also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Galio into Mordekaiser.

Additionally, Galio also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Galio is a terribly counter to Mordekaiser. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Mordekaiser.

Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Galio, we analyzed 7,154 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 Mordekaiser 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Galio in order to counter Mordekaiser during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Mordekaiser. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Galio versus Mordekaiser build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Mordekaiser than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 46.9% battling Mordekaiser with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Mordekaiser as Galio, Galio players should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Galio vs Mordekaiser counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.9% win rate overall.

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