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

Galio vs Nami

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

based on 2,814 Galio vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our data, Galio engaged Nami in 2814 rounds. With so many matchups for Galio versus Nami gives us confidence in our capability to provide actionable stats and a recommended build to wreck your foe. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Galio fights Nami in only 2.8% of his rounds.

Galio vs Nami Matchup Summary

Galio has done a good job of countering Nami. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.0% of the time the champs face one another in. In Galio versus Nami matches, Galio’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Nami.

Best Galio vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Celestial OppositionHollow RadianceCryptbloomMalignance

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 ForceArmor
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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nami as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Nami

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 Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Galio vs Nami Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Nami Image
5.6
< Kills >
1.6
5.9
< Deaths >
5.2
8.7
< Assists >
15.1
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
0.29
140
< Minions Killed >
23
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.52
454
< Physical Damage >
933
19,277
< Magic Damage >
7,322
486
< True Damage >
586
20,217
< Damage Dealt >
8,842
23,572
< Damage Taken >
15,914
10,742
< Gold Earned >
8,289
1.74
< Towers >
2.15
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,312
< Total Healing >
9,940
13,367
< Experience >
10,492
22
< Vision Score >
57
10
< Wards Placed >
25
117
< Time Dealing CC >
200

How to Counter Nami with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some critical Galio vs. Nami counter statistics that may help you grasp the differences between the two. Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nami’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nami. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Galio normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Nami. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Nami

Who is Better, Galio or Nami?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when trying to fight Nami, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Galio makes a good counter to Nami.

While Galio does have a higher win rate than Nami, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Galio into Nami.

Furthermore, Galio has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nami. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Nami matchups, Galio is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Galio is a decent counter to Nami. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Nami.

Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Galio, we analyzed 2,814 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 Nami 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 truly master Galio to counter Nami during both the laning 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 suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio usually gets much more CS as Nami. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Galio versus Nami build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Nami than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Galio boasted an average winrate of 52.0% when playing against Nami with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Nami as Galio, you should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Galio vs Nami counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nami as Galio are presented for every ranked division. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.