Galio vs Soraka
How to Beat Soraka as Galio
based on 2,220 Galio vs Soraka matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Soraka Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Soraka Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Soraka
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 Soraka
It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.
Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.
Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.
Galio vs Soraka Counter Stats
How to Counter Soraka with Galio in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some valuable Galio versus Soraka matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Soraka. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Galio typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Soraka. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Galio and Soraka
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Who is Better, Galio or Soraka?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when playing against Soraka, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Galio makes an ok counter for Soraka.
While Galio does have a higher winrate compared to Soraka, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Soraka.
Furthermore, Galio also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Soraka. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Soraka matchups, Galio is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Galio is a decent counter to Soraka. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Galio against Soraka.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Galio in order to counter Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio typically picks up much more CS as Soraka. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Galio versus Soraka build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Galio bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Soraka than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 50.4% when playing against Soraka with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Soraka as Galio, you should take 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 builds players picked for Galio vs Soraka clashes, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.
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