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

Galio vs Naafiri

How to Beat Naafiri as Galio in LoLGalio is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Naafiri as Galio

based on 1,346 Galio vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our dataset, Galio faced off against Naafiri in 1346 games. With so many games with Galio versus Naafiri provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide enlightening statistics and a supported build to counter your foe. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Galio encounters Naafiri in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Galio vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Galio does a average job of countering Naafiri. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Galio versus Naafiri rounds, Galio’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Naafiri.

Best Galio vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Frozen HeartSunfire AegisZhonya's HourglassMalignance

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
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Naafiri

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.

Galio vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Naafiri Image
5.5
< Kills >
8.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6.6
9.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
2
132
< Minions Killed >
152
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.33
477
< Physical Damage >
23,532
18,972
< Magic Damage >
75
477
< True Damage >
1,283
19,926
< Damage Dealt >
24,891
24,522
< Damage Taken >
25,359
10,641
< Gold Earned >
12,594
1.71
< Towers >
1.53
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,353
< Total Healing >
6,364
13,178
< Experience >
13,872
22
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
142
< Time Dealing CC >
60

How to Counter Naafiri with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some critical Galio versus Naafiri matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Naafiri..

Galio often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Naafiri. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Naafiri

Who is Better, Galio or Naafiri?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when taking on Naafiri, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes an ok counter to Naafiri.

While Galio does have a higher win rate compared to Naafiri, when on opposite teams, Galio also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Naafiri.

Furthermore, Galio also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Naafiri. 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 Naafiri matchups, Galio is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Galio is a decent counter for Naafiri. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Galio against Naafiri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Galio

Galio Loses Against

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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 Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Galio, we analyzed 1,346 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 Naafiri 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Galio in order to counter Naafiri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Naafiri. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Galio versus Naafiri build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Naafiri than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 50.6% when countering Naafiri with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Naafiri as Galio, Galio players 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 rune combinations players picked for Galio vs Naafiri counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.

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