Galio vs Sivir
How to Beat Sivir as Galio
based on 1,398 Galio vs Sivir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Sivir Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Sivir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sivir as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Sivir
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 Sivir
When laning against Sivir, it is possible to throw off the timing of her Spell Shield by faking an advance, then backing off.
Sivir is a powerful pushing champion, so leaving her unattended in a lane for too long will often result in your turrets being destroyed.
Boomerang Blade costs a lot of mana to cast, so dodging it sets Sivir back. If it hits you on the way out, avoid its path on the way back.
Galio vs Sivir Counter Stats
How to Counter Sivir with Galio in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature several influential Galio vs. Sivir counter stats that can help us figure out the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sivir’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sivir..
Galio normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Sivir. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Galio and Sivir
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Who is Better, Galio or Sivir?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when taking on Sivir, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Galio makes an ok counter for Sivir.
While Galio does have a higher win rate than Sivir, when on opposite teams, Galio also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Galio into Sivir.
Furthermore, Galio has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sivir. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Galio vs Sivir matchups, Galio is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Galio is a decent counter for Sivir. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Sivir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Galio to counter Sivir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Sivir. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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 need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Galio versus Sivir build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Sivir than with most other common builds. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 50.1% when countering Sivir with this build.
To have the best probability of annihilating Sivir as Galio, you 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 players chose for Galio vs Sivir battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.1% winrate overall.
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