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

Galio vs Sona

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

based on 2,353 Galio vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Sona as Galio resulted from an analysis of 2353 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Galio encounters Sona in only 2.3% of his games.

Galio vs Sona Matchup Summary

Galio has done a decent job of beating Sona. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Galio versus Sona matches, Galio’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Sona.

Best Galio vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailCelestial OppositionFrozen Heart

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

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
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sona as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Sona

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 Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Galio vs Sona Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Sona Image
5.4
< Kills >
2
5.7
< Deaths >
5.5
9.2
< Assists >
14.2
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
137
< Minions Killed >
28
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.54
479
< Physical Damage >
1,771
19,106
< Magic Damage >
7,157
474
< True Damage >
550
20,060
< Damage Dealt >
9,479
23,215
< Damage Taken >
18,359
10,600
< Gold Earned >
8,387
1.82
< Towers >
2.28
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,288
< Total Healing >
12,213
13,219
< Experience >
10,425
22
< Vision Score >
54
10
< Wards Placed >
24
119
< Time Dealing CC >
52

How to Counter Sona with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several significant Galio versus Sona counter stats that can help us figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sona. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Galio usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Sona. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Sona

Who is Better, Galio or Sona?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when facing off against Sona, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes a good counter to Sona.

While Galio does have a higher winrate than Sona, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Sona.

Additionally, Galio has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Sona matchups, Galio is the better champ with a higher 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 Sona. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Galio against Sona.

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 Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Galio, we analyzed 2,353 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 Sona 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Galio to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio usually accumulates much more CS compared to Sona. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Galio versus Sona build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Sona than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 51.2% when playing against Sona with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Sona as Galio, Galio players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Galio vs Sona clashes, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.2% win rate overall.

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