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

Galio vs Ryze

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

based on 865 Galio vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our data, Galio fought Ryze 865 times. Using so many matchups for Galio versus Ryze provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide useful statistics and a recommended build to crush your rival. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Galio is forced to battle against Ryze in only 0.9% of his rounds.

Galio vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Galio does a good job of beating Ryze. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.4% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Galio vs Ryze games, 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 versus Ryze.

Best Galio vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentLuden's CompanionHextech Rocketbelt

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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Galio vs Ryze Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Ryze Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.6
5.9
< Deaths >
5.7
9.7
< Assists >
6.8
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
139
< Minions Killed >
192
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.49
509
< Physical Damage >
1,355
20,394
< Magic Damage >
20,972
514
< True Damage >
331
21,417
< Damage Dealt >
22,658
24,605
< Damage Taken >
26,777
10,891
< Gold Earned >
12,015
1.73
< Towers >
2.18
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,570
< Total Healing >
4,478
13,795
< Experience >
15,934
23
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
9
122
< Time Dealing CC >
93

How to Counter Ryze with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some important Galio versus Ryze matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ryze..

Galio typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Ryze. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Ryze

Who is Better, Galio or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Galio usually wins when playing against Ryze, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes a good counter to Ryze.

While Galio does have a higher win rate compared to Ryze, when facing one another, Galio also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Galio into Ryze.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Ryze 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 team members during teamfights.

Galio is a good counter to Ryze. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Ryze.

Other Champion Matchups Against Galio

Galio Loses Against

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Galio Wins Against

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Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Galio, we analyzed 865 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 Ryze 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 Ryze Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Galio in order to counter Ryze during both the lane 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 suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Ryze. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Galio versus Ryze build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Ryze than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 52.4% when countering Ryze with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Ryze as Galio, Galio players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Galio vs Ryze face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ryze as Galio are shown for all skill levels, merged. To scope the stats and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.