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

Galio vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Galio in LoLGalio is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Galio

based on 3,949 Galio vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Varus as Galio came out of an analysis of 3949 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Galio encounters Varus in only 3.9% of his games.

Galio vs Varus Matchup Summary

Galio does a ok job of beating Varus. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Galio versus Varus matches, Galio’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Varus.

Best Galio vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

CryptbloomJak'Sho, The ProteanHollow RadianceFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Galio to level upq
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Second ability for Galio to level upw
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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
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Guide to Countering Varus as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Varus

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 Varus

When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.

You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.

Galio vs Varus Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Varus Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.2
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
9.1
< Assists >
7
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
141
< Minions Killed >
175
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.48
474
< Physical Damage >
15,609
19,504
< Magic Damage >
5,878
522
< True Damage >
407
20,501
< Damage Dealt >
21,894
24,071
< Damage Taken >
19,358
10,857
< Gold Earned >
12,237
1.73
< Towers >
2.33
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,373
< Total Healing >
4,643
13,577
< Experience >
12,654
22
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
122
< Time Dealing CC >
260

How to Counter Varus with Galio in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several important Galio vs. Varus counter stats that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Varus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Varus..

Galio typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Varus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Varus

Who is Better, Galio or Varus?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when facing off against Varus, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes an ok counter for Varus.

While Galio does have a higher winrate compared to Varus, when facing one another, Galio also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Galio into Varus.

Furthermore, Galio also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Varus matchups, Galio is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Galio is a decent counter for Varus. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Galio against Varus.

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 Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Galio, we analyzed 3,949 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 Varus 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 Varus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Galio in order to counter Varus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Varus. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Galio versus Varus build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Galio bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Varus than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 50.4% when countering Varus with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Varus as Galio, you should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Galio vs Varus fights, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Galio versus Varus tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and strategies given are calculated using all rounds played with these champs.