Malzahar vs Galio
How to Beat Galio as Malzahar
based on 3,026 Malzahar vs Galio matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malzahar vs Galio Matchup Summary
Best Malzahar vs Galio Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Galio as Malzahar
Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Galio
Use Call of the Void and Nether Grasp to renew the duration of Malefic Visions on enemies.
Wait to cast Void Swarm until there are nearby enemies for the Voidling to attack or kill.
Avoiding damage in lane maximizes the uptime on Void Shift, increasing Malzahar's safety dramatically.
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.
Malzahar vs Galio Counter Stats
How to Counter Galio with Malzahar in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some critical Malzahar vs. Galio matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Galio’s ratio of NaN, showing that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Galio..
Malzahar often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Galio. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malzahar and Galio
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Who is Better, Malzahar or Galio?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when facing off against Galio, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes an ok counter to Galio.
While Malzahar does have a lower winrate compared to Galio, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Galio.
Additionally, Malzahar has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Galio. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Malzahar is a somewhat poor counter to Galio. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Galio.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Malzahar in order to counter Galio 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malzahar often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Galio. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Malzahar versus Galio build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Malzahar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Galio than with many other common builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average winrate of 49.2% when playing against Galio with this build.
To have the highest chance of crushing Galio as Malzahar, Malzahar players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Malzahar vs Galio clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.2% winrate overall.
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