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.
Sivir's Boomerang Blade returns to her after reaching the max range, so you can shift position to hit enemies who would otherwise have evaded it.
Try saving Spell Shield for enemy abilities that can disable you such as stuns and roots.
Ricochet resets Sivir's basic attack timer on activation, so activating this immediately after landing a normal basic attack will maximize damage output.
The Galio Sivir synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sivir, 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 Sivir. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Sivir helps Galio perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Galio tries to synergize with Sivir, he sees a marginal improvement in his total damage dealt. This could signal that Sivir supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Galio is played alongside Sivir on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Sivir. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Sivir.
Additionally, when Galio plays with Sivir on the same side, he typically receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Sivir does a poor job of protecting Galio in teamfights.
There is no one best companion for Galio that will always be his top teammate. However, overall, Sivir is a terrible companion for Galio. By being on the same team as Galio, she decreases their win rate by -4.9% to 45.7%. This demonstrates that there is a terrible bond between Galio and Sivir that results in them performing worse together than alone.
Sivir has a lower difficulty than Galio. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Sivir teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.
When playing on the same side, Galio players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to soak up damage. Combined, these two will be a great protective duo.
Although, by aligning Galio and Sivir together, you will not be providing your other allies a lot of magic damage. We recommend you include other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Sivir teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.
If you would like to truly master Galio in order to synergize with Sivir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The top finished items to have in your Galio and Sivir synergy build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Sivir than with most other common builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 45.7% helping carry Sivir with this build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating your oponents, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this team composition, this composite of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.7% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Sivir with Galio are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.