Galio vs Urgot
How to Beat Urgot as Galio
based on 1,914 Galio vs Urgot matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Urgot Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Urgot Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Urgot as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Urgot
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 Urgot
If you are struck by Fear Beyond Death, do your best to avoid falling below the execution threshold (25% of your Maximum Health) until the effect times out.
Urgot relies heavily on blasting opponents with his legs, which have their own cooldowns and only detonate when he attacks in the direction they are facing. Avoid getting hit by multiple.
Urgot can deal and absorb tremendous amounts of damage with Purge, but slows himself while firing.
Galio vs Urgot Counter Stats
How to Counter Urgot with Galio in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some influential Galio versus Urgot counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences between the pair. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Urgot’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Urgot. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Galio typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Urgot. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Galio and Urgot
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Who is Better, Galio or Urgot?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually loses when trying to fight Urgot, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Galio makes a bad counter for Urgot.
While Galio does have a lower winrate than Urgot, when on opposite teams, Galio also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Urgot.
Additionally, Galio also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Urgot. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Urgot matchups, Urgot is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Galio is a somewhat poor counter to Urgot. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Urgot.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Galio to counter Urgot during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Urgot. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Galio versus Urgot build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Urgot than with many other common builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 48.7% battling Urgot with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Urgot as Galio, you 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 Urgot counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.7% winrate overall.
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