Galio vs Riven
How to Beat Riven as Galio
based on 2,986 Galio vs Riven matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Riven Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Riven Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Riven as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Riven
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 Riven
All of Riven's damage is physical, prioritize high Armor if an opposing Riven gets out of control.
Riven has a great deal of mobility but she cannot move very far with any one skill. Rooting or silencing her during her combo will greatly reduce her effectiveness.
Riven excels at dueling multiple melee attackers at once, as she will be on an almost equal footing damage-wise. If pairing up against Riven, don't go in as double melee until she has expended her full combo.
Galio vs Riven Counter Stats
How to Counter Riven with Galio in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several important Galio vs. Riven counter stats that can help us explain the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Riven’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Riven. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Galio often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Riven. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Galio and Riven
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Who is Better, Galio or Riven?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when playing against Riven, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Galio makes an ok counter to Riven.
While Galio does have a lower win rate compared to Riven, when facing one another, Galio also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Riven.
Furthermore, Galio also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Riven. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Galio vs Riven matchups, Riven is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Galio is a somewhat poor counter for Riven. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Riven.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Galio to counter Riven during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Riven. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Galio versus Riven build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Riven than with most other common item sets. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 49.9% battling Riven with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of crushing Riven as Galio, Galio players should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Galio vs Riven battles, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Riven as Galio are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.