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

Galio vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Galio in LoLGalio is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Galio

based on 1,122 Galio vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Taliyah as Galio came out of an analysis of 1122 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Galio encounters Taliyah in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Galio vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Galio does a dismal job of countering Taliyah. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.0% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Galio versus Taliyah games, Galio’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Taliyah.

Best Galio vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilKaenic RookernRabadon's DeathcapHextech 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
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Galio vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Taliyah Image
5.8
< Kills >
6
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
9
< Assists >
9.2
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
140
< Minions Killed >
128
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.5
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.44
420
< Physical Damage >
1,017
19,212
< Magic Damage >
20,305
479
< True Damage >
1,194
20,111
< Damage Dealt >
22,516
24,727
< Damage Taken >
21,042
10,890
< Gold Earned >
12,186
1.6
< Towers >
1.74
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
2,353
< Total Healing >
4,185
13,587
< Experience >
14,290
23
< Vision Score >
23
11
< Wards Placed >
9
118
< Time Dealing CC >
558

How to Counter Taliyah with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some strategic Galio versus Taliyah counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Taliyah..

Galio usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Taliyah. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Taliyah

Who is Better, Galio or Taliyah?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Galio usually loses when taking on Taliyah, with a 48.0% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes a poor counter for Taliyah.

While Galio does have a lower winrate compared to Taliyah, when on opposite teams, Galio also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Galio into Taliyah.

Additionally, Galio has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taliyah. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Galio vs Taliyah matchups, Taliyah is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Galio is a garbage counter to Taliyah. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Taliyah.

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 Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Galio, we analyzed 1,122 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 Taliyah 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 Taliyah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Galio in order to counter Taliyah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Taliyah. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Galio versus Taliyah build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Taliyah than with most other typical builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 48.0% battling Taliyah with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Taliyah as Galio, Galio players 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 sets that we analyzed for Galio vs Taliyah LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.0% winrate overall.

If you want to view Galio x Taliyah tips and counter stats for a a specific skill level, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all rounds finished with these champs.