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

Galio vs Talon

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

based on 2,196 Galio vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Talon as Galio resulted from an evaluation of 2196 ranked games where both champions faced each other. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Galio has to counter Talon in only 2.2% of his games.

Galio vs Talon Matchup Summary

Galio does a average job of countering Talon. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Galio against Talon games, Galio’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Talon.

Best Galio vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

MalignanceCelestial OppositionCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

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 BashBone PlatingOvergrowth
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
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
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Talon as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Talon

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 Talon

Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.

Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.

Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.

Galio vs Talon Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Talon Image
5.8
< Kills >
9
6.7
< Deaths >
7
9.5
< Assists >
6.3
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
2.06
138
< Minions Killed >
141
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.38
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.33
466
< Physical Damage >
22,942
19,900
< Magic Damage >
57
529
< True Damage >
1,235
20,896
< Damage Dealt >
24,234
24,841
< Damage Taken >
28,019
10,924
< Gold Earned >
12,821
1.64
< Towers >
1.45
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
2,368
< Total Healing >
6,366
13,620
< Experience >
14,539
23
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
6
134
< Time Dealing CC >
188

How to Counter Talon with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some valuable Galio versus Talon matchup stats that may help us interpret the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Talon’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Talon..

Galio normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Talon. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Talon

Who is Better, Galio or Talon?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when facing off against Talon, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Galio makes an ok counter for Talon.

While Galio does have a higher winrate than Talon, when on opposite teams, Galio also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Talon.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Galio vs Talon matchups, Galio is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Galio is a decent counter to Talon. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Galio against Talon.

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Galio, we analyzed 2,196 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 Talon 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 in order to counter Talon during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Talon. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Galio versus Talon build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Galio bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Talon than with many other common builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average winrate of 50.5% when playing against Talon with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Talon as Galio, you should equip the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Galio vs Talon LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Talon as Galio are given for all ranked divisions. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.