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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Galio Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Galio as Kai'Sa

based on 4,357 Kai'Sa vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
44.4 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Galio as Kai'Sa came out of an analysis of 4357 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Kai'Sa is forced to battle against Galio in only 2.7% of her rounds.

Kai'Sa vs Galio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a terrible job of beating Galio. Typically, she wins a lowly 44.4% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Kai'Sa versus Galio games, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Galio.

Best Kai'Sa vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

BloodthirsterZhonya's HourglassRunaan's HurricaneShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Galio as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Galio

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Advice to Win Against Galio

Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.

Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.

Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.

Kai'Sa vs Galio Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
44.4 %
VS
Win Rate
55.6 %
Galio Image
7.6
< Kills >
6
6.3
< Deaths >
6
6.4
< Assists >
9.8
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
180
< Minions Killed >
140
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.51
13,225
< Physical Damage >
497
7,311
< Magic Damage >
20,425
468
< True Damage >
532
21,005
< Damage Dealt >
21,454
20,060
< Damage Taken >
24,045
12,514
< Gold Earned >
11,049
2.08
< Towers >
1.9
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,376
< Total Healing >
2,380
12,736
< Experience >
13,750
17
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
11
46
< Time Dealing CC >
125

How to Counter Galio with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some strategic Kai'Sa versus Galio matchup stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Galio’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Galio..

Kai'Sa usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Galio. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Galio

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Galio?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when taking on Galio, with a 44.4% win rate. Therefore, Kai'Sa makes a poor counter for Galio.

While Kai'Sa does have a much lower winrate compared to Galio, when on opposite teams, Kai'Sa also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kai'Sa into Galio.

Moreover, Kai'Sa also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Galio. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kai'Sa is a bad counter for Galio. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kai'Sa against Galio.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 4,357 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 Galio as Kai'Sa 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

If you would like to truly master Kai'Sa to counter Galio 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 listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Galio. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kai'Sa versus Galio build include Guardian Angel, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when fighting Galio than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average win rate of 44.4% when countering Galio with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Galio as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Kai'Sa vs Galio LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Kai'Sa versus Galio tips and counter builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using all rounds run with both champs.