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Galio with Zac

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How to Synergize Galio and Zac

based on 1,814 Galio with Zac pairs
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Galio has fought alongside Zac in 1814 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much great data from the hosts of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Galio play with Zac. It is relatively rare for Galio to play with Zac on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 1.8% of rounds with Galio.

Galio Zac Synergy Summary

Galio has done a good job of teaming up with Zac. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.0% of the time the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Galio when fighting on the same team as Zac by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Galio vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Galio Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Hextech RocketbeltLiandry's TormentCryptbloomBanshee's Veil

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Galio to level upq
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Second ability for Galio to level upw
>
Last skill for Galio to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockShield BashBone PlatingOvergrowth
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Galio's passive ability p
Galio's q ability q
Galio's w ability w
Galio's e ability e
Galio's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Galio and Zac

Tips for Playing as Galio with Zac

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 Zac Will Play

Picking up goo chunks is very important to staying alive.

When Cell Division is ready, try to die in a position that makes it difficult for the enemy team to kill your bloblets.

Charging Elastic Slingshot from the fog of war will give opponents less time to react.

Galio Zac Synergy Stats

Galio Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Zac Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.8
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
9.5
< Assists >
9.3
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
141
< Minions Killed >
139
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
494
< Physical Damage >
483
20,948
< Magic Damage >
19,975
508
< True Damage >
526
21,950
< Damage Dealt >
20,984
24,545
< Damage Taken >
24,411
11,127
< Gold Earned >
10,895
1.8
< Towers >
1.74
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,378
< Total Healing >
2,385
13,577
< Experience >
13,588
21
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
10
124
< Time Dealing CC >
122

How to Play with Zac as Galio in LoL

The Galio Zac synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zac, 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 Zac. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Zac helps Galio perform not as well in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Galio tries to synergize with Zac, he sees a little increase in his total damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Zac provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Galio is played with Zac on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Zac. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Zac.

Moreover, when Galio plays with Zac on the same team, he typically receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Zac does a poor job of protecting Galio during teamfights.

Synergies between Galio and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Galio
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Galio
Zac

Is Galio better when played alongside Zac?

There is no top companion for Galio that will always be his ideal teammate. However, Zac is a decent ally for Galio. By locking into the same team as Galio, he increases their win rate by 1.4% to 52.0%. This shows that there is a potentially meaningful synergy between Galio and Zac that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Zac has a greater difficulty than Galio. That means you must be careful when arranging Zac comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Playing together, Galio players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these champions will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

Although, by bringing Galio and Zac together, you may not be providing your side enough attack damage. We recommend you have other champions on your team that fills this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Zac ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Galio Players

How We Calculated Our Galio Zac Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Galio and Zac, we analyzed 1,814 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 Galio with Zac 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 truly master Galio in order to work well with Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to include in your Galio and Zac synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Zac than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 52.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Zac with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Galio and Zac pairings, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.0% win rate overall.

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