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

Galio vs Orianna

How to Beat Orianna as Galio in LoLGalio is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Orianna as Galio

based on 1,278 Galio vs Orianna matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Orianna as Galio came out of an analysis of 1278 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Galio has to counter Orianna in only 1.3% of his matches.

Galio vs Orianna Matchup Summary

Galio has done a good job of countering Orianna. On average, he wins a whopping 53.2% of games the champions fight each other in. In Galio vs Orianna matches, Galio’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Orianna.

Best Galio vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Hextech RocketbeltBanshee's VeilZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Orianna as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Orianna

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 Orianna

Orianna can only affect the area the Ball is around. Use this to your advantage.

Watch out for Orianna's Ball returning to her due to leashing. This may cause some unexpected situations.

Galio vs Orianna Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Orianna Image
5.4
< Kills >
5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.2
9.2
< Assists >
9.5
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
139
< Minions Killed >
170
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.48
424
< Physical Damage >
1,313
18,934
< Magic Damage >
17,699
461
< True Damage >
323
19,820
< Damage Dealt >
19,335
24,156
< Damage Taken >
18,387
10,753
< Gold Earned >
11,081
1.75
< Towers >
2.05
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,440
< Total Healing >
1,856
13,581
< Experience >
14,166
23
< Vision Score >
21
11
< Wards Placed >
10
120
< Time Dealing CC >
356

How to Counter Orianna with Galio in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some strategic Galio vs. Orianna matchup statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Orianna’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Orianna..

Galio usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Orianna. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Orianna

Who is Better, Galio or Orianna?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Galio usually wins when trying to fight Orianna, with a 53.2% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes a great counter to Orianna.

While Galio does have a higher winrate compared to Orianna, when facing one another, Galio also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Galio into Orianna.

Furthermore, Galio also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Orianna. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Galio vs Orianna matchups, Galio is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Galio is a great counter to Orianna. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Orianna.

Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Orianna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Orianna as Galio, we analyzed 1,278 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 Orianna 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 truly master Galio to counter Orianna during both the early game 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 suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Orianna. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Galio versus Orianna build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Orianna than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 53.2% battling Orianna with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of beating Orianna as Galio, Galio players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Galio vs Orianna counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.2% win rate overall.

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