Galio, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
50.0%
Pick Rate
3.5%
Ban Rate
2.9%

Galio vs Talon

Galio C TierTankMage
Patch
26.22
Games
6,774
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Nov 14, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Galio vs Talon (Mid): Galio wins 41.8% of 67 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: -1,292). Patch 26.22 build & runes.

Galio – League of Legends champion iconGalio41.8%
No clear favoriteLow confidence · 67 games · Patch 26.21–26.22
58.2%TalonTalon – League of Legends champion icon

Current data slightly favors Talon, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Galio wins 41.8% of 67 games (95% range 30.7–53.7%).

Galio Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Galio performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Galio – League of Legends champion icon
Galio
41.8%
VS
Talon
58.2%
Talon – League of Legends champion icon

Who wins Galio vs Talon?

No clear favoriteLow confidence

Galio wins 41.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 30.7% and 53.7% (95% range).

Expected
50.4%
From both champions' overall Mid win rates
Matchup effect
−8.6 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
67 games
Lane: Mid · Patch 26.21–26.22
vs patch 26.21
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Not enough games on both patches

Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 27 – Nov 14

The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (67 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (49 games).

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Talon, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Galio wins 41.8% of 67 games (95% range 30.7–53.7%).
  • Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 50.4% for Galio; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Talon usually wins the lane: 1,292 gold ahead of Galio at 15 minutes on average (49 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
  • Galio players pick Armored Advance far more often against Talon: 26.4% of their other Mid games, 67.3% here.
How we calculate this

Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.

A game only counts when Galio and Talon played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.

The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.

Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.

"What changes" compares Galio's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).

Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.

Galio vs Talon Laning Stats

GalioTalon

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
−1,292
Talon ahead
95% range −1,709 to −875
XP difference
−479
Talon ahead
95% range −830 to −129
CS difference
−15.6
Talon ahead
95% range −21.9 to −9.2
2.18
Kills before 15 min
4.71
2.86
Deaths before 15 min
3.39
0.61
Solo kills before 15 min
1.65
8.2%
First blood
20.4%

Whole-game averages

6.0
CS / min
7.1
684
DMG / min
1,023
10,005
Gold / game
13,100
107
Heal / min
252
1,215
DMG Mitigated / min
872
1.4
CC / min
0.2

Galio vs Talon Win Rate by Game Length

Galio's win rate against Talon by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.

Too few games
Under 20 min
7 games
Too few games
20–25 min
12 games
Too few games
25–30 min
14 games
Too few games
30–35 min
10 games
Too few games
35+ min
6 games
Galio vs Talon95% rangeGalio usual (Mid)

No game length stands out: Galio's results against Talon in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Galio vs Talon Power Spikes

Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.

  1. Lane (15 min)TalonGalio gold at 15: −1,292
  2. First itemInsufficient data
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
  5. 30+ min gamesInsufficient data

What Galio Changes Against Talon

Choices Galio players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.

  • Armored Advance – League of Legends item
    Usually
    26.4%
    vs Talon
    67.3%
    +41.0 pts42.4% WR here
  • Chainlaced Crushers – League of Legends item
    Usually
    47.1%
    vs Talon
    8.2%
    −38.9 pts
  • Hollow Radiance – League of Legends item
    Usually
    38.2%
    vs Talon
    10.2%
    −28.0 pts
  • Stormraider's Surge – League of Legends rune
    Usually
    63.2%
    vs Talon
    42.9%
    −20.4 pts23.8% WR here
  • Second Wind – League of Legends rune
    Usually
    51.4%
    vs Talon
    32.7%
    −18.7 pts
  • Sorcery – League of Legends rune path
    SorcerySecondary tree
    Usually
    33.2%
    vs Talon
    51.0%
    +17.8 pts52.0% WR here
  • Nimbus Cloak – League of Legends rune
    Usually
    34.1%
    vs Talon
    51.0%
    +16.9 pts56.0% WR here
  • Resolve – League of Legends rune path
    ResolveSecondary tree
    Usually
    61.1%
    vs Talon
    44.9%
    −16.2 pts18.2% WR here

Best Galio Build vs Talon

Usual Galio build (Mid)

95.0% win rate · 20 games

Against Talon

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 18 Galio games against Talon carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Galio's standard build instead.

  • Galio usually completes Hextech Rocketbelt first, at 11.3 min (median of 24 games).
  • Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.

Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.

Best Galio Runes vs Talon

Usual Galio runes (Mid)

Aftershock – League of Legends runeAftershock
Resolve
Shield Bash – League of Legends runeBone Plating – League of Legends runeOvergrowth – League of Legends rune
Sorcery
Nimbus Cloak – League of Legends runeTranscendence – League of Legends rune
Adaptive Force (offense) – League of Legends runeAdaptive Force (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune

50.5% win rate · 741 games

Against Talon

Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.

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Galio matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. The table below shows Galio's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Galio build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Other Galio Matchups

Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.

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Galio vs Talon FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22

Who wins Galio vs Talon?

Current data slightly favors Talon, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Galio wins 41.8% of 67 games (95% range 30.7–53.7%).

What is Galio's win rate against Talon?

Galio wins 41.8% of 67 Mid games against Talon on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 30.7–53.7%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 50.4% would be expected.

Does Galio counter Talon?

Not clearly. Galio wins 41.8% of 67 games against Talon, and the 95% range (30.7–53.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Galio or Talon?

Talon usually wins the lane: 1,292 gold ahead of Galio at 15 minutes on average (49 games with a 15-minute snapshot).

Does Galio outscale Talon?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Talon strongest against Galio?

Talon is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).

What should Galio build against Talon?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Galio's usual Mid core: Imperial Mandate, Hextech Rocketbelt, Mejai's Soulstealer. The biggest change against Talon: Armored Advance (26.4% usually, 67.3% here).

What runes should Galio use against Talon?

Use Galio's usual Aftershock page (Resolve + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Talon: Stormraider's Surge (63.2% usually, 42.9% here).