Galio vs Volibear
How to Beat Volibear as Galio
based on 2,004 Galio vs Volibear matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Volibear Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Volibear Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Volibear as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Volibear
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 Volibear Counter Stats
How to Counter Volibear with Galio in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several critical Galio against Volibear counter stats that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Volibear’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Volibear..
Galio usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Volibear. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Galio and Volibear
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Who is Better, Galio or Volibear?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Galio usually wins when playing against Volibear, with a 53.3% win rate. Therefore, Galio makes a great counter for Volibear.
While Galio does have a higher win rate than Volibear, when on opposite teams, Galio also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Galio into Volibear.
Additionally, Galio has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Volibear. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Galio vs Volibear 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 team members during late stage team fights.
Galio is a great counter for Volibear. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Volibear.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Galio in order to counter Volibear during both the lane 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 stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Volibear. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Galio versus Volibear build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio used at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Volibear than with many other common item sets. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 53.3% when countering Volibear with this counter build.
To have the best probability of beating Volibear as Galio, you should use 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 picked for Galio vs Volibear battles, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.3% winrate overall.
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