Galio with Blitzcrank
How to Synergize Galio and Blitzcrank
based on 3,105 Galio with Blitzcrank pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Galio Blitzcrank Synergy Summary
Best Galio vs Blitzcrank Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Galio and Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Galio with Blitzcrank
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.
Advice to Understand How Blitzcrank Will Play
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Galio Blitzcrank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Blitzcrank as Galio in LoL
The Galio Blitzcrank synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Blitzcrank, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Galio sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Blitzcrank. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Blitzcrank helps Galio perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Galio is paired with Blitzcrank, he gets a clear improvement in his full damage output. This difference could signal that Blitzcrank supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Galio is played alongside Blitzcrank 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 Blitzcrank.
Additionally, when Galio plays with Blitzcrank on the same side, he often receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Blitzcrank does a decent job of covering Galio during teamfights.
Synergies between Galio and Blitzcrank
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Is Galio better when played alongside Blitzcrank?
There is no top champion pairing for Galio that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, overall, Blitzcrank is a good teammate for Galio. By playing on the same side as Galio, he improves their win rate by 1.6% to 52.2%. This demonstrates that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Galio and Blitzcrank that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.
Blitzcrank has a lower difficulty than Galio. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Blitzcrank teammates to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to work well with you.
Fighting cooperatively, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to cover for your other teammates. When paired, these two will be able to tank for the rest of their team.
In contrast, by bringing Galio and Blitzcrank together, you may not be giving your team a great deal of anti-tank damage dealing potential. Plan to include other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of the ability of your Blitzcrank teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Galio in order to work well with Blitzcrank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to have in your Galio and Blitzcrank synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Galio included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Blitzcrank than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 52.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Blitzcrank with this build.
To have the highest chance of defeating your oponents, Galio players should equip the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.2% win rate overall.
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