Rakan vs Galio SUPPORT Matchup Guide

Champion

Opponent

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Rakan into Galiomedium

Overview

Use your high mobility to control brush and threaten Galio's short-range engages.
Prioritize enabling your ADC's follow-up immediately after your knockup.
Maintain river vision to deny Galio's roam and protect your ADC from follow-up.

Respect Galio's taunt and knock-up cooldowns; avoid engaging when available.
Beware of Galio's roam follow-up; keep river warded and avoid overextending without vision.
Your ADC is vulnerable if you miss engage or are rooted before committing; play around cooldowns.

Win the level 2 race by syncing + with your ADC for early pressure.
Use brush control to create unpredictable angles and keep Galio's taunt at bay.
Crash the wave after pushing to open safe roam windows while your ADC remains protected.

Level 2 unlocks your + combo, increasing engage threat; pressure Galio's short trades.
Level 3 grants heal and poke, enhancing sustain and lane control; leverage brush positioning.
Level 6 charm enables multi-target engages; coordinate with ADC and river vision for decisive plays.

Convert brush control and engage cooldowns into safe all-ins with your ADC's follow-up.
Deny Galio's ADC access by peeling with and punishing missed or .
Use wave crashes to roam safely, set river vision, and prepare dragon fights leveraging mobility and charm.

Tactical tip

For Rakan vs Galio, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Support lane check.