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

Galio vs Rakan

How to Beat Rakan as Galio in LoLGalio is in the a tier of champions
TankMage
Support

How to Beat Rakan as Galio

based on 2,918 Galio vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Rakan as Galio came out of an examination of 2918 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Galio encounters Rakan in only 2.9% of his games.

Galio vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Galio does a decent job of beating Rakan. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Galio against Rakan matches, Galio’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Rakan.

Best Galio vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAether Wisp

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentHextech RocketbeltCryptbloomSolstice Sleigh

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 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
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E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rakan as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Rakan

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 Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Galio vs Rakan Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Rakan Image
5.6
< Kills >
1.5
6
< Deaths >
5.5
9.5
< Assists >
14.6
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
0.23
141
< Minions Killed >
31
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.46
462
< Physical Damage >
1,340
20,027
< Magic Damage >
4,203
494
< True Damage >
768
20,984
< Damage Dealt >
6,312
23,439
< Damage Taken >
20,114
10,792
< Gold Earned >
8,208
1.79
< Towers >
1.7
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,213
< Total Healing >
5,902
13,331
< Experience >
10,244
22
< Vision Score >
65
10
< Wards Placed >
31
122
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Rakan with Galio in LoL

The stats shown here feature several critical Galio against Rakan counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences between these two champs. Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rakan’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rakan. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Galio typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Rakan. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Rakan

Who is Better, Galio or Rakan?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when facing off against Rakan, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Galio makes a good counter to Rakan.

While Galio does have a higher win rate compared to Rakan, when on opposite teams, Galio also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Galio into Rakan.

Moreover, Galio also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rakan. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Rakan 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 team fights.

Galio is a decent counter to Rakan. Make sure you 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 Rakan.

Other Champion Matchups Against Galio

Galio Loses Against

TrundleTrundle46.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.4% winrateBraumBraum46.7% winrateAniviaAnivia46.8% winrate

Galio Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc56.3% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.1% winrateJayceJayce55.9% winrate

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Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Galio, we analyzed 2,918 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 Rakan 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.

Other Useful Resources

Galio Build Rakan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Galio in order to counter Rakan during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio on average accumulates much more CS compared to Rakan. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Galio versus Rakan build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Rakan than with most other common builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 51.1% battling Rakan with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Rakan 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 builds we have analyed for Galio vs Rakan LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Galio x Rakan tips and counter stats for a a specific division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using every game finished with both champs.