Galio with Malphite
How to Synergize Galio and Malphite
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Galio Malphite Synergy Summary
Best Galio vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Galio and Malphite
Tips for Playing as Galio with Malphite
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 Malphite Will Play
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
Galio Malphite Synergy Stats
How to Play with Malphite as Galio in LoL
The Galio Malphite synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Malphite, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Malphite. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Malphite helps Galio perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Galio plays on the same team as Malphite, he gets a small increase in his total damage output. This change may signal that Malphite supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Galio is played alongside Malphite on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Malphite.
Additionally, when Galio plays with Malphite on the same side, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could mean that Malphite does a poor job of protecting Galio during team fights.
Synergies between Galio and Malphite
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Is Galio better when played alongside Malphite?
There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Galio that will 100% of the time be his #1 ally. However, Malphite is a below average companion for Galio. By locking into the same team as Galio, he decreases their win rate by -1.2% to 49.4%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Galio and Malphite that allows them to perform worse together than alone.
Malphite has a much lower diffuclty than Galio. That means Galio players don't need to be cautious when finding Malphite comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Fighting alongside, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. Combined, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
In contrast, by grouping Galio and Malphite together, you will not be giving your side a lot of attack damage. Make sure to have other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in their playstyle.
Regardless of your Malphite ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Galio in order to work well with Malphite during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The ideal items to include in your Galio and Malphite synergy build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio used at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Malphite than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 49.4% helping carry Malphite with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of beating 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 runes that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.4% win rate overall.
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