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

Galio vs Qiyana

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

based on 1,118 Galio vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Qiyana as Galio resulted from an examination of 1118 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Galio encounters Qiyana in only 1.1% of his matches.

Galio vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Galio does a decent job of countering Qiyana. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Galio versus Qiyana matches, Galio’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Qiyana.

Best Galio vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

ThornmailHextech RocketbeltLuden's CompanionVoid Staff

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 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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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Qiyana as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Qiyana

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 Qiyana Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Qiyana Image
6.2
< Kills >
8.4
6.7
< Deaths >
6.9
9.4
< Assists >
6.4
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.94
140
< Minions Killed >
153
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.4
471
< Physical Damage >
21,452
20,535
< Magic Damage >
1,433
527
< True Damage >
1,013
21,534
< Damage Dealt >
23,899
25,129
< Damage Taken >
24,646
11,165
< Gold Earned >
12,591
1.73
< Towers >
1.6
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,445
< Total Healing >
3,578
13,738
< Experience >
14,236
23
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
7
129
< Time Dealing CC >
108

How to Counter Qiyana with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some influential Galio against Qiyana matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Qiyana’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Qiyana..

Galio usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Qiyana. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Qiyana

Who is Better, Galio or Qiyana?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when taking on Qiyana, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Galio makes a good counter for Qiyana.

While Galio does have a higher winrate than Qiyana, when facing one another, Galio also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Qiyana.

Additionally, Galio also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Qiyana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Qiyana matchups, Galio is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Galio is a decent counter for Qiyana. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Qiyana.

Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Galio, we analyzed 1,118 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 Qiyana 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 learn all of the intricacies of Galio to counter Qiyana during both the lane 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 tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Qiyana. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Galio versus Qiyana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Qiyana than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 51.4% battling Qiyana with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Qiyana 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 runes that we analyzed for Galio vs Qiyana counters, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.

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