Galio with Ekko
How to Synergize Galio and Ekko
based on 2,638 Galio with Ekko pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Galio Ekko Synergy Summary
Best Galio vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Galio and Ekko
Tips for Playing as Galio with Ekko
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 Ekko Will Play
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
Galio Ekko Synergy Stats
How to Play with Ekko as Galio in LoL
The Galio Ekko synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ekko, 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 Ekko. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Ekko helps Galio perform poorer in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Galio plays on the same team as Ekko, he observes a small decrease in his total damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Ekko does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Galio is played with Ekko on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Ekko.
Additionally, when Galio plays with Ekko on the same team, he often receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Ekko does a poor job of covering Galio in teamfights.
Synergies between Galio and Ekko
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Is Galio better when played alongside Ekko?
There is no one best ally for Galio that will always be his ideal teammate. Yet, Ekko is a very typical teammate for Galio. By playing on the same team as Galio, he decreases their win rate by -0.6% to 50.0%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong bond between Galio and Ekko that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Ekko has a greater difficulty than Galio. That means Galio players must be cautious when finding Ekko comrades to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to do well with you.
When playing together, Galio players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Combined, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
Although, by aligning Galio and Ekko together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates enough sustained damage output. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of the skill of your Ekko ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Galio in order to pair well with Ekko during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The best finished items to get in your Galio and Ekko synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio bought at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Ekko than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ekko with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Galio players should take 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 Ekko pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.0% winrate overall.
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