Galio
tier-4
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Q

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E

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R

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Recommended Build

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Dark Seal
Refillable Potion

Core Build Path: 51.61% Win Rate (2168 Games)

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
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Everfrost
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Zhonya's Hourglass
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Demonic Embrace
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Morellonomicon
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Banshee's Veil

Core Final Build: 51.61% Win Rate (2168 Games)

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Everfrost
Zhonya's Hourglass
Demonic Embrace
Morellonomicon
Banshee's Veil

Runes

Resolve
Aftershock
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
Shield Bash
Whenever you gain a shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals bonus adaptive damage.
Second Wind
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Sorcery
Nimbus Cloak
After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.
Transcendence
Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Adaptive Force
+9 Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
+9 Adaptive Force
Magic Resist
+8 MR
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W
E
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R
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R

Skill Order

Q

W

E

Damage Breakdown

Galio's Statistics

Kills4.6

Deaths5.2

Assists9.6

Damage16,836.2

Damage Mitigated28,053.4

Gold Earned10,087.0

Gold Earned10,087.0

Playing against Galio

Key Insights
Galio is Grounded during
W
.
During
W
's channel time and for two seconds afterwards, Galio takes reduced damage.
If Galio hits an enemy champion during
E
, the dash ends.
R
grants
W
's shield to all allied champions in the AoE on cast.
Power Spike
Naturally counters AP champions with and scales directly with how much MR he has.
His roaming and teamfighting become even stronger after unlocking
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.
Vulnerable
W
slows Galio down, requiring him to commit other cooldowns to utilize it efficiently.
Once
E
is used, Galio has no way out of a fight.
R
has a very long cooldown of 200 seconds at rank 1.
R
's channel can be interrupted by any hard CC, and its AoE is easy to avoid.
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