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

Galio vs Vayne

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

based on 5,718 Galio vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League games each week. Within our data, Galio faced off against Vayne in 5718 matches. Including so many matchups for Galio versus Vayne gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide informative data and a pro build to suppress your opponent. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Galio has to counter Vayne in only 5.7% of his rounds.

Galio vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Galio does a ok job of beating Vayne. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Galio vs Vayne rounds, Galio’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Vayne.

Best Galio vs Vayne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Frozen HeartRabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomHextech Rocketbelt

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
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E
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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 Vayne as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Vayne

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 Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Galio vs Vayne Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Vayne Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.6
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
9.2
< Assists >
5.7
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
137
< Minions Killed >
163
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.49
456
< Physical Damage >
15,930
19,330
< Magic Damage >
1,298
511
< True Damage >
4,960
20,297
< Damage Dealt >
22,189
23,849
< Damage Taken >
21,339
10,764
< Gold Earned >
12,141
1.76
< Towers >
2.31
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,273
< Total Healing >
5,950
13,380
< Experience >
12,783
22
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
119
< Time Dealing CC >
70

How to Counter Vayne with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several significant Galio vs. Vayne counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vayne’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vayne..

Galio usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Vayne. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Vayne

Who is Better, Galio or Vayne?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Vayne, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Galio makes an ok counter for Vayne.

While Galio does have a lower win rate compared to Vayne, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Galio into Vayne.

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

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

Galio is a somewhat poor counter for Vayne. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Galio against Vayne.

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 Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Galio, we analyzed 5,718 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 Vayne 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 Vayne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will 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 Vayne. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Galio versus Vayne build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Galio combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Vayne than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average winrate of 49.6% battling Vayne with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Vayne as Galio, Galio players should equip the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Galio vs Vayne battles, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.6% winrate overall.

If you want to see Galio vs Vayne tips and counter builds for a a distinct rank, please select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides displayed are computed using every round completed with both champs.