Vel'Koz vs Galio
How to Beat Galio as Vel'Koz
based on 2,144 Vel'Koz vs Galio matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vel'Koz vs Galio Matchup Summary
Best Vel'Koz vs Galio Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Galio as Vel'Koz
Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Galio
Be very careful about when to use Life Form Disintegration Ray. Many champions have abilities that can interrupt the spell.
Shooting Plasma Fission diagonally and splitting at maximum range allows you to hit opponents that are out of the range of the initial missile, but is more challenging to pull off.
When laning, use Void Rift to kill minions while building stacks of Organic Deconstruction on your opponent. You can then follow up with your other abilities.
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.
Vel'Koz vs Galio Counter Stats
How to Counter Galio with Vel'Koz in LoL
The stats shown here feature some influential Vel'Koz vs. Galio counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Galio’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Galio..
Vel'Koz normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Galio. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vel'Koz and Galio
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Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Galio?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vel'Koz usually wins when facing off against Galio, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Vel'Koz makes a good counter for Galio.
While Vel'Koz does have a higher winrate compared to Galio, when on opposite teams, Vel'Koz also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vel'Koz into Galioas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Vel'Koz has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Galio. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Vel'Koz vs Galio matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Vel'Koz is a decent counter to Galio. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vel'Koz against Galio.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Vel'Koz to counter Galio during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vel'Koz usually accumulates less CS compared to Galio. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Vel'Koz versus Galio build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Galio than with most other typical builds. In fact, Vel'Koz boasted an average winrate of 51.4% when countering Galio with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Galio as Vel'Koz, Vel'Koz players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Vel'Koz vs Galio counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.4% win rate overall.
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