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

Galio vs Warwick

How to Beat Warwick as Galio in LoLGalio is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Warwick as Galio

based on 4,206 Galio vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Galio fought Warwick in 4206 rounds. Including so many games with Galio vs Warwick provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide useful data and a supported build to suppress Warwick. This counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Galio fights Warwick in only 4.2% of his games.

Galio vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Galio does a good job of beating Warwick. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.4% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Galio against Warwick matches, Galio’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood against Warwick.

Best Galio vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHollow RadianceThornmailVoid Staff

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 BashSecond WindOvergrowth
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Galio

Tips for Playing as Galio against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Galio vs Warwick Counter Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Warwick Image
5.9
< Kills >
6.9
6.3
< Deaths >
7.3
9.9
< Assists >
7.2
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
132
< Minions Killed >
52
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.28
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.37
511
< Physical Damage >
7,897
20,633
< Magic Damage >
7,833
550
< True Damage >
842
21,694
< Damage Dealt >
16,573
24,007
< Damage Taken >
39,961
10,827
< Gold Earned >
11,429
1.76
< Towers >
1.29
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
2,297
< Total Healing >
21,036
13,406
< Experience >
13,011
22
< Vision Score >
19
11
< Wards Placed >
6
122
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Counter Warwick with Galio in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several valuable Galio vs. Warwick matchup stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Warwick..

Galio usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Warwick. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Galio and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Galio
Warwick

Who is Better, Galio or Warwick?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Galio usually wins when playing against Warwick, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Galio makes a good counter for Warwick.

While Galio does have a higher win rate than Warwick, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Galio into Warwick.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Galio vs Warwick 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 allies during teamfights.

Galio is an above average counter for Warwick. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Warwick.

Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio vs Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Galio, we analyzed 4,206 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 Warwick 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Galio in order to counter Warwick during both the lane 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 suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Galio most often gets more CS relative to Warwick. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Galio versus Warwick build consist of Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Warwick than with many other common item sets. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 52.4% battling Warwick with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Warwick as Galio, you should equip the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Galio vs Warwick clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Warwick as Galio are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.