Galio with Rakan
How to Synergize Galio and Rakan
based on 2,548 Galio with Rakan pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Galio Rakan Synergy Summary
Best Galio vs Rakan Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Galio and Rakan
Tips for Playing as Galio with Rakan
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 Rakan Will Play
Rakan's dash speeds increase with his Move Speed. Use the extra speed to surprise your enemies!
Danger is as fun as you let it be.
Rakan requires allies near him to make the most out of his tools.
Galio Rakan Synergy Stats
How to Play with Rakan as Galio in LoL
The Galio Rakan synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Rakan, 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 Rakan. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Rakan helps Galio perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Galio tries to synergize with Rakan, he sees a sizeable uptick in his total damage output. This difference could indicate that Rakan supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Galio is played with Rakan on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Rakan.
Moreover, when Galio plays with Rakan on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Rakan does a decent job of covering Galio in teamfights.
Synergies between Galio and Rakan
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Is Galio better when played alongside Rakan?
There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Galio that will 100% of the time be his best ally. Yet, overall, Rakan is a very typical ally for Galio. By being on the same side as Galio, he raises their win rate by 0.9% to 51.5%. This signals that there is a weak bond between Galio and Rakan that allows them to perform better together than alone.
Rakan has a lower difficulty than Galio. That means Galio players don't need to be very careful when lining up Rakan comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Fighting alongside, Galio players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Together, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Although, by pairing Galio and Rakan together, you may not be giving your other teammates much attack damage. Make sure to include other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in their capabilities.
Regardless of your Rakan ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Galio to pair well with Rakan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The ideal items to include in your Galio and Rakan synergy build consist of Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio combined at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Rakan than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 51.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Rakan with this build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating 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 we have analyed for this team composition, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.5% win rate overall.
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