Playstyle: Galio Builds

  1. Tank & Active Slow

    2,269 Games

    Aftershock
    Sorcery
    Everfrost

    50%

  2. Tank & Health Drain

    1,141 Games

    Aftershock
    Sorcery
    Jak'Sho, The Protean

    52%

  3. Tank & Burst

    873 Games

    Aftershock
    Sorcery
    Night Harvester

    51%

Core Galio Item Build Order

Doran's Ring

Starting

Everfrost
Kindlegem
Lost Chapter
Amplifying Tome

1st

Mercury's Treads
Boots
Null-Magic Mantle

2nd

Zhonya's Hourglass
Seeker's Armguard
Fiendish Codex
Stopwatch

3rd

Demonic Embrace
Blasting Wand
Giant's Belt
Amplifying Tome

4th

Thornmail
Bramble Vest
Giant's Belt

5th

Abyssal Mask
Kindlegem
Negatron Cloak

6th

Doran's Ring

Starting

Everfrost
Kindlegem
Lost Chapter
Amplifying Tome

1st

Mercury's Treads
Boots
Null-Magic Mantle

2nd

Zhonya's Hourglass
Seeker's Armguard
Fiendish Codex
Stopwatch

3rd

Demonic Embrace
Blasting Wand
Giant's Belt
Amplifying Tome

4th

Thornmail
Bramble Vest
Giant's Belt

5th

Abyssal Mask
Kindlegem
Negatron Cloak

6th

Core Galio Item Build Path

Doran's Ring
Kindlegem
Lost Chapter
Amplifying Tome
Everfrost
Boots
Null-Magic Mantle
Mercury's Treads
Seeker's Armguard
Fiendish Codex
Stopwatch
Zhonya's Hourglass

Situational

Sunfire Aegis
Banshee's Veil
Rabadon's Deathcap
Morellonomicon
Cosmic Drive
Randuin's Omen
Force of Nature

Summoner Spells

FlashIgnite

Damage Breakdown

Galio Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Grasp of the UndyingAftershockGuardian
DemolishFont of LifeShield Bash
ConditioningSecond WindBone Plating
OvergrowthRevitalizeUnflinching
PrecisionDominationSorceryInspiration
Nullifying OrbManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speedlol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Healthlol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
Colossal Smash

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14

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18

Winds of War

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

Shield of Durand

W

W

W

W

W

Justice Punch

E

E

E

E

E

Hero's Entrance

R

R

R

Galio Skill Order

Q

W

E

Galio Guide

Key Insights
Galio is Grounded during
Galio
W
.
During
Galio
W
's channel time and for two seconds afterwards, Galio takes reduced damage.
If Galio hits an enemy champion during
Galio
E
, the dash ends.
Galio
R
grants
Galio
W
's shield to all allied champions in the AoE on cast.
Strengths
Naturally counters AP champions with and scales directly with how much MR he has.
His roaming and teamfighting become even stronger after unlocking
Galio
R
.
Synergizes well with
Everfrost
,
Zhonya's Hourglass
,
Horizon Focus
,
Abyssal Mask
,
Demonic Embrace
, and
Rabadon's Deathcap
. Can opt for
Hextech Rocketbelt
,
Turbo Chemtank
,
Evenshroud
, or
Shurelya's Battlesong
when needed.
Weaknesses
Galio
W
slows Galio down, requiring him to commit other cooldowns to utilize it efficiently.
Once
Galio
E
is used, Galio has no way out of a fight.
Galio
R
has a very long cooldown of 200 seconds at rank 1.
Galio
R
's channel can be interrupted by any hard CC, and its AoE is easy to avoid.