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Aphelios with Galio

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How to Synergize Aphelios and Galio

based on 2,195 Aphelios with Galio pairs
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Aphelios has been on the same team as Galio in 2195 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much great data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can provide you with high-quality, usable builds to help Aphelios synergize with Galio. It is relatively rare for Aphelios to play with Galio as allies. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 2.5% of matches with Aphelios.

Aphelios Galio Synergy Summary

Aphelios does a average job of synergizing with Galio. Usually, he wins an acceptable 50.1% of games the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Aphelios when playing with Galio by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Aphelios vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterKraken SlayerStormrazorRunaan's Hurricane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Aphelios and Galio

Tips for Playing as Aphelios with Galio

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Advice to Understand How Galio Will Play

You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.

You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.

You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.

Aphelios Galio Synergy Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Galio Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
6
< Assists >
6
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
174
< Minions Killed >
176
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.5
20,264
< Physical Damage >
20,370
1,357
< Magic Damage >
1,360
449
< True Damage >
461
22,071
< Damage Dealt >
22,192
18,665
< Damage Taken >
19,033
11,911
< Gold Earned >
11,936
2.48
< Towers >
2.38
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,381
< Total Healing >
5,318
12,410
< Experience >
12,595
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
137
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Play with Galio as Aphelios in LoL

The Aphelios Galio synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Galio, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Aphelios sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Galio. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Galio helps Aphelios perform poorer in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Aphelios plays on the same team as Galio, he observes a little drop in his complete damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Galio does not help protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Aphelios is played alongside Galio on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Galio.

Moreover, when Aphelios plays with Galio on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Galio does a decent job of covering Aphelios in teamfights.

Synergies between Aphelios and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Aphelios
Galio

Is Aphelios better when played alongside Galio?

There is no top ally for Aphelios that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Galio is a good companion for Aphelios. By being on the same side as Aphelios, he raises their win rate by 1.5% to 50.1%. This clearly indicates that there is pretty good synergy between Aphelios and Galio that allows them to perform better together than without each other.

Galio has a much lower diffuclty than Aphelios. That means Aphelios players don't need to be cautious when lining up Galio allies to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working on the same side, Aphelios players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these champs will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

Conversely, by bringing Aphelios and Galio together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates much anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to include other champs on your team that fills this gap in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Galio teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios Galio Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Aphelios and Galio, we analyzed 2,195 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Aphelios with Galio comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios to work well with Galio during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to master additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to get in your Aphelios and Galio synergy build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and The Collector. When Aphelios bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Galio than with many other common builds. In fact, Aphelios had an average win rate of 50.1% when playing alongside Galio with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Aphelios players should take the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.1% winrate overall.

If you want to view Aphelios and Galio collaboration tips and stats for a a particular division, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using every game finished with both champions.