Galio with Xin Zhao
How to Synergize Galio and Xin Zhao
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Galio Xin Zhao Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Galio and Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Galio with Xin Zhao
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 Xin Zhao Will Play
Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.
Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.
Galio Xin Zhao Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xin Zhao as Galio in LoL
The Galio Xin Zhao synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xin Zhao, 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 Xin Zhao. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Xin Zhao helps Galio perform worse in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Galio is paired with Xin Zhao, he gets a small increase in his full damage dealt. This may indicate that Xin Zhao helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Galio is played with Xin Zhao on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Xin Zhao.
Moreover, when Galio plays with Xin Zhao on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Xin Zhao does a decent job of protecting Galio in team fights.
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Is Galio better when played alongside Xin Zhao?
There is no top synergy for Galio that will 100% of the time be his ideal ally. However, Xin Zhao is a pretty good teammate for Galio. By locking into the same side as Galio, he raises their win rate by 1.4% to 52.0%. This shows that there is pretty good bond between Galio and Xin Zhao that results in them performing better together than alone.
Xin Zhao has a much lower diffuclty than Galio. That means you don't need to be very careful when lining up Xin Zhao comrades to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to play well with you.
Playing on the same side, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to cover for your other teammates. Combined, these champs will be able to tank for the rest of their team.
Although, by pairing Galio and Xin Zhao together, you may not be granting your other allies enough utility. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that nullifies this hole in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Xin Zhao ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Galio in order to synergize with Xin Zhao during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Galio and Xin Zhao synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Xin Zhao than with many other common builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 52.0% when playing alongside Xin Zhao with this build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.0% winrate overall.
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