Galio vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Galio
based on 2,880 Galio vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Nasus
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 Nasus
Nasus is prone to being kited. Try not to engage him at full Health.
Max rank Wither is a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.
While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus is stronger than most champions in the League. Engage him only if you have a clear advantage.
Galio vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Galio in LoL
The stats provided here feature several vital Galio vs. Nasus matchup stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between the two. Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nasus..
Galio normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Nasus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Galio and Nasus
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Who is Better, Galio or Nasus?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when taking on Nasus, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Galio makes an ok counter for Nasus.
While Galio does have a higher win rate than Nasus, when facing one another, Galio also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Galio into Nasus.
Additionally, Galio has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nasus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Nasus matchups, Nasus 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 team fights.
Galio is a decent counter for Nasus. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Galio against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Galio to counter Nasus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Nasus. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Galio versus Nasus build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Galio included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Nasus than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 50.0% when playing against Nasus with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of beating Nasus 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 combinations we have analyed for Galio vs Nasus counters, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nasus as Galio are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.