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

Galio vs Vex

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

based on 1,706 Galio vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games every week. In our data, Galio fought Vex in 1706 games. Having so many games with Galio vs Vex provides us faith in our capability to produce useful stats and a supported build to annihilate your opposition. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Galio encounters Vex in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Galio vs Vex Matchup Summary

Galio has done a good job of beating Vex. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.8% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Galio versus Vex games, Galio’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Vex.

Best Galio vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHollow RadianceHextech RocketbeltLuden's Companion

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

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
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vex as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Vex

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.

Galio vs Vex Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Vex Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
9.6
< Assists >
8.1
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
139
< Minions Killed >
160
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.41
423
< Physical Damage >
1,738
20,250
< Magic Damage >
19,921
527
< True Damage >
920
21,201
< Damage Dealt >
22,580
24,991
< Damage Taken >
19,530
11,196
< Gold Earned >
11,377
1.75
< Towers >
1.8
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,439
< Total Healing >
2,169
13,929
< Experience >
14,103
23
< Vision Score >
20
11
< Wards Placed >
10
117
< Time Dealing CC >
574

How to Counter Vex with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several important Galio against Vex counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vex..

Galio normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Vex. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Galio and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Vex

Who is Better, Galio or Vex?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when trying to fight Vex, with a 52.8% win rate. As a result, Galio makes a good counter to Vex.

While Galio does have a higher winrate compared to Vex, when facing one another, Galio also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Galio into Vex.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Vex matchups, Galio is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Galio is an above average counter for Vex. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Vex.

Other Champion Matchups Against Galio

Galio Loses Against

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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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Galio, we analyzed 1,706 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 Vex 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 Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Galio in order to counter Vex during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio usually gets a similar amount of CS as Vex. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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 have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Galio versus Vex build consist of Void Staff, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Vex than with most other common item sets. In fact, Galio boasted an average winrate of 52.8% battling Vex with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Vex as Galio, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Galio vs Vex face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.8% win rate overall.

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