Galio vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Galio
based on 5,243 Galio vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Nocturne
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 Nocturne
Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.
Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!
Galio vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Galio in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some valuable Galio against Nocturne matchup stats that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nocturne..
Galio normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Galio and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Galio or Nocturne?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Galio usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Galio makes a bad counter to Nocturne.
While Galio does have a lower winrate compared to Nocturne, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Galio into Nocturne.
Moreover, Galio also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Galio is a terribly counter for Nocturne. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Galio against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Galio to counter Nocturne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio typically racks up much more CS relative to Nocturne. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Galio versus Nocturne build include Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Nocturne than with many other common item sets. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 48.0% when countering Nocturne with this counter build.
To have the best probability of crushing Nocturne as Galio, you should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Galio vs Nocturne clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.0% winrate overall.
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