Rell vs Galio Counter Pick

Galio ends the game with 2,742 health, one of the highest level-18 pools in the game, and delivers magic damage into a champion carrying 28 base magic resistance. That is the short version of why Rell loses the lane at 44.7% across 208 games on patch 16.13.1.

The abilities line up badly as well. Shield of Durand is a charged taunt, which removes her ability to choose a target during the exact window her engage is supposed to create. Justice Punch knocks up the first champion it reaches, and as the frontline that is almost always Rell. Hero’s Entrance then grants allies in the landing zone a magic shield and knocks up on impact, and shields blunt the burst her team needs in order to convert any setup she manages.

She keeps one clean counter: Shattering Strike breaks shields, so part of the Hero’s Entrance payoff can be undone on cast. Beyond that the physical facts run against her. Her 98 armor at level 18 is low for a tank, her 315 move speed makes her the easiest target for Winds of War to hold in its tornado, and Galio’s 340 lets him rotate clear of Magnet Storm’s drag. Galio is rated 5 on the difficulty scale. Full stats: Galio.