Galio vs Yorick
How to Beat Yorick as Galio
based on 2,272 Galio vs Yorick matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Yorick Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Yorick Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Yorick
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 Yorick
You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.
You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.
Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.
Galio vs Yorick Counter Stats
How to Counter Yorick with Galio in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show several influential Galio against Yorick matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yorick’s ratio of NaN, showing that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Yorick. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Galio typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Yorick. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Galio and Yorick
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Who is Better, Galio or Yorick?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Galio usually wins when playing against Yorick, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Galio makes a good counter to Yorick.
While Galio does have a higher winrate compared to Yorick, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Galio into Yorick.
Additionally, Galio has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yorick. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Galio vs Yorick matchups, Galio is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Galio is a decent counter to Yorick. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Galio against Yorick.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Galio in order to counter Yorick during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Yorick. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Galio versus Yorick build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Yorick than with most other common item sets. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 51.1% when countering Yorick with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Yorick as Galio, Galio players 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 runes players chose for Galio vs Yorick matchups, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.1% win rate overall.
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