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How to Win Naafiri vs Galio Counter MatchupNaafiri is in the a tier of champions

Naafiri vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Naafiri in LoLNaafiri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Galio as Naafiri

based on 1,346 Naafiri vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Galio as Naafiri came out of an evaluation of 1346 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Naafiri fights Galio in only 2.7% of their rounds.

Naafiri vs Galio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Naafiri does a below average job of beating Galio. On average, they wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champions fight one another in. In Naafiri vs Galio matches, Naafiri’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Galio.

Best Naafiri vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
EclipseSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Edge of NightOpportunityMaw of MalmortiusHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Naafiri to level upq
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Second ability for Naafiri to level upe
>
Last skill for Naafiri to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Naafiri's passive ability p
Naafiri's q ability q
Naafiri's w ability w
Naafiri's e ability e
Naafiri's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Galio as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Galio

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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.

Naafiri vs Galio Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Galio Image
8.6
< Kills >
5.5
6.6
< Deaths >
6.4
6.1
< Assists >
9.4
2
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
152
< Minions Killed >
132
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.42
23,532
< Physical Damage >
477
75
< Magic Damage >
18,972
1,283
< True Damage >
477
24,891
< Damage Dealt >
19,926
25,359
< Damage Taken >
24,522
12,594
< Gold Earned >
10,641
1.53
< Towers >
1.71
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,364
< Total Healing >
2,353
13,872
< Experience >
13,178
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
10
60
< Time Dealing CC >
142

How to Counter Galio with Naafiri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some significant Naafiri against Galio counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Galio’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Galio. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Naafiri often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their counter does. Commonly, they receives a similar amount of damage to Galio. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Naafiri and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Galio

Who is Better, Naafiri or Galio?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Naafiri usually fairs equally well when taking on Galio, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Naafiri makes an ok counter for Galio.

While Naafiri does have a lower winrate than Galio, when on opposite teams, Naafiri also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Naafiri into Galio.

Additionally, Naafiri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Galio. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Naafiri is a somewhat poor counter to Galio. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Naafiri against Galio.

Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Naafiri, we analyzed 1,346 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 Naafiri 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 learn all of the intricacies of Naafiri in order 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 mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Galio. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Naafiri versus Galio build consist of Eclipse, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri bought at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better vs. Galio than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Naafiri had an average win rate of 49.4% when countering Galio with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Galio as Naafiri, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Naafiri vs Galio matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Galio as Naafiri are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.