Soraka vs Galio
How to Beat Galio as Soraka
based on 2,220 Soraka vs Galio matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Soraka vs Galio Matchup Summary
Best Soraka vs Galio Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Galio as Soraka
Tips for Playing as Soraka against Galio
Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.
You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.
Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.
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.
Soraka vs Galio Counter Stats
How to Counter Galio with Soraka in LoL
The stats shown here underscore several critical Soraka vs. Galio counter stats that may help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Galio’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Galio. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Soraka normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she receives less damage than Galio. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Soraka and Galio
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Who is Better, Soraka or Galio?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Soraka usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Galio, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Soraka makes an ok counter for Galio.
While Soraka does have a lower winrate than Galio, when they face off with one another, Soraka also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Soraka into Galio.
Moreover, Soraka has a great 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 in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Soraka is a somewhat poor counter to Galio. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Soraka against Galio.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Soraka in order to counter Galio during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Soraka on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Galio. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Soraka versus Galio build consist of Redemption, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Soraka combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Galio than with many other typical builds. In fact, Soraka boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when playing against Galio with these items in her kit.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Galio as Soraka, Soraka players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Soraka vs Galio fights, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.6% winrate overall.
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