Galio vs Veigar Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Galio, the Colossus, meets Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil, in the Mid lane. Over 726 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Galio closes out 43.8% of them. That is 6.2 points under even, which is why Veigar is listed among the champions Galio struggles into.
With Galio and Veigar both dealing magic damage, stacking a single stat answers most of it. Before items it is 600 HP, 24 armour, 32 MR for Galio; 580, 18, 32 for Veigar. 6 armour of separation tilts level-one trades toward Galio. At full build levels the gap widens to 2742 HP versus 2416, favouring Galio. Base attack damage is 59 against 52, so Galio wins the raw auto-attack exchange.
Range decides much of the early game: Veigar attacks from 550 units, Galio from 150. For Galio, engage timing is the whole answer; without it every auto favours Veigar.
Event Horizon (E) is the ability Galio has to respect, just as Veigar plays around Winds of War. Level six shifts things: Hero’s Entrance on one side, Primordial Burst on the other.
The Galio versus Veigar numbers rebuild from current Emerald and above games.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Veigar has the statistical edge. Galio wins 43.8% of the recorded games.
43.8% from Galio's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
726 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Galio build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Galio build page.