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How to Win Rakan vs Galio Counter MatchupRakan is in the a tier of champions

Rakan vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Galio as Rakan

based on 2,918 Rakan vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.93
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. In our database, Rakan fought Galio in 2918 rounds. Having so many games with Rakan vs Galio provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide informative data and a solid build to wreck your opponent. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Rakan is forced to battle against Galio in only 2.6% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Galio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rakan does a below average job of beating Galio. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of games the champs fight one another in. In Rakan vs Galio rounds, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Galio.

Best Rakan vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceKnight's Vow

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongThornmailFrozen HeartLocket of the Iron Solari

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rakan to level upw
>
Second ability for Rakan to level upe
>
Last skill for Rakan to max outq

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Rakan's passive ability p
Rakan's q ability q
Rakan's w ability w
Rakan's e ability e
Rakan's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Galio as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Galio

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.

Advice to Win Against Galio

Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.

Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.

Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.

Rakan vs Galio Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Galio Image
1.5
< Kills >
5.6
5.5
< Deaths >
6
14.6
< Assists >
9.5
0.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
31
< Minions Killed >
141
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,340
< Physical Damage >
462
4,203
< Magic Damage >
20,027
768
< True Damage >
494
6,312
< Damage Dealt >
20,984
20,114
< Damage Taken >
23,439
8,208
< Gold Earned >
10,792
1.7
< Towers >
1.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,902
< Total Healing >
2,213
10,244
< Experience >
13,331
65
< Vision Score >
22
31
< Wards Placed >
10
165
< Time Dealing CC >
122

How to Counter Galio with Rakan in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some vital Rakan against Galio counter stats that may help us realize the differences between the two. For instance, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Galio’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Galio. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Rakan often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Galio. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Galio

Who is Better, Rakan or Galio?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually loses when facing off against Galio, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Rakan makes a poor counter to Galio.

While Rakan does have a lower winrate compared to Galio, when facing one another, Rakan also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Galio.

Additionally, Rakan has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Galio. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Rakan is a somewhat poor counter for Galio. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rakan against Galio.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rakan

Rakan Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.9% winrateSingedSinged44.6% winrateSwainSwain45.1% winrateTaricTaric45.9% winrate

Rakan Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani56.4% winrateKennenKennen55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BrandBrand+ 54.7% 3868 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.7% 1847 GamesVel'KozVel'Koz+ 55.2% 817 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.6% 6914 Games

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Rakan, we analyzed 2,918 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Galio as Rakan comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rakan to counter Galio during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan typically gets a lot less CS as Galio. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Rakan versus Galio build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Rakan combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Galio than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 48.9% battling Galio with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Galio as Rakan, Rakan players should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Rakan vs Galio counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.9% win rate overall.

If you want to see Rakan x Galio tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct division, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using every round finished with both champs.