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

Galio vs Sylas

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

based on 3,826 Galio vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Sylas as Galio came out of an analysis of 3826 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Galio has to counter Sylas in only 3.8% of his games.

Galio vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Galio has done a good job of beating Sylas. On average, he wins a fantastic 53.2% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Galio against Sylas rounds, Galio’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Sylas.

Best Galio vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomRabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentBanshee's Veil

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

ResolveAftershockShield BashSecond WindOvergrowth
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Galio vs Sylas Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Sylas Image
6.1
< Kills >
7.2
6.3
< Deaths >
7.2
9.6
< Assists >
7.4
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
139
< Minions Killed >
120
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.34
558
< Physical Damage >
689
21,236
< Magic Damage >
18,441
533
< True Damage >
757
22,327
< Damage Dealt >
19,887
23,563
< Damage Taken >
30,316
10,883
< Gold Earned >
11,025
1.81
< Towers >
1.42
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,206
< Total Healing >
7,894
13,373
< Experience >
13,101
21
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
9
116
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Counter Sylas with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some valuable Galio vs. Sylas counter stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sylas..

Galio typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Sylas. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Sylas

Who is Better, Galio or Sylas?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when taking on Sylas, with a 53.2% win rate. As a result, Galio makes a great counter for Sylas.

While Galio does have a higher win rate than Sylas, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Galio into Sylas.

Furthermore, Galio also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Sylas matchups, Galio is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Galio is a great counter for Sylas. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Sylas.

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 Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Galio, we analyzed 3,826 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 Sylas 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 truly master Galio to counter Sylas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Sylas. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Galio versus Sylas build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Sylas than with many other common builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 53.2% when countering Sylas with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Sylas as Galio, you should equip 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 that we analyzed for Galio vs Sylas counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.2% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Galio x Sylas tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and guides shown are calculated using every match with data with these champs.