Help with Galio?

[quote=Kuribohlv9]meki pendat + pots chalice of harmony mercury threads banshee's veil ______________ ______________ ______________ something like that works as standard. 9/0/21 or 0/9/21 is best, want that CD and mana reg flash is needed but other spells should be team dependant. clairvoiance, teleport and fortify is nice but in normal you can pick clarity or something else for yourself.[/quote]

[quote=The Marquis Reaper]Try Krazah's Galio build. It worked well for me the 1st time I used it on Galio. It is called Galio-The Support Tank[/quote]

[quote=Jvstm][quote]galio shouldn't be played as a tank bulky ap offtank when he was viable as a tank, he was overpowered, so riot changed his role to make him more of a solid AP nuker with strong survivability, so his role is more similar to Swain, except swain is the Anti-Melee mage and Galio is the Anti-Burst mage [/quote] I was kind of thinking that, but whenever I pick Galio everyone assume he's a tank. Last night I had a guy yelling (all caps, I assume yelling) that i was the biggest noob Galio because I didn't taunt off him. It was on CD from the last teamfight :\ Is CDR any use on him? Maybe a Frozen Heart? I'm addicted to FHs.[/quote]

[quote=Trojan995][quote=Jvstm] [quote]galio shouldn't be played as a tank bulky ap offtank when he was viable as a tank, he was overpowered, so riot changed his role to make him more of a solid AP nuker with strong survivability, so his role is more similar to Swain, except swain is the Anti-Melee mage and Galio is the Anti-Burst mage [/quote] I was kind of thinking that, but whenever I pick Galio everyone assume he's a tank. Last night I had a guy yelling (all caps, I assume yelling) that i was the biggest noob Galio because I didn't taunt off him. It was on CD from the last teamfight :\ Is CDR any use on him? Maybe a Frozen Heart? I'm addicted to FHs. [/quote] keep galio's passive in mind - more MR means more AP. If you're going to play him AP offtank, tell your team in queue. Abyssal Scepter syngergizes fantastically with Galio, giving him AP, MR (which = more AP), and magic reduction. If AD champions are giving you trouble, get a guardian angel (for armor & MR), or banshee's veil (for health & MR). Many galios get chalice of harmony to fix mana problems - since it gives MR in addition to solving mana problems, it's a neat pick for him.[/quote]

[quote=Mowen]CDR is great for Galio. The only thing is I'm not sure about Frozen Heart since, the way I understand it, they will take less damage from your ult because they are hitting you slower. However this does make you and your team take less damage overall so it's probably worth it. Another good item would be Randuin's (use slow AFTER your ult) or Shurelya's (great synergy with your gust and good for helping your team move in/out)[/quote]

[quote=Jvstm]I think I'll try going AP/OT. I did it this morning and it worked surprisingly well, although that may be because four of the enemies were magic damage based, making it easy to counter.[/quote]

[quote=Footyballs]Galio is to casters what Rammus is to DPS. Galio is an anti-mage tank and Rammus is an anti-AD tank. If they have hardly any AP then it kind of gimps Galio. He's fun to play, however he is extremely mana thirsty and I find Chalice to be a must on him.[/quote]

[quote=Jvstm]Yeah, I've been playing a lot of Galio today. I typically build Guardian Angel, Chalice, Force of Nature, Abyssal Scepter, Aegis and Banshee's.[/quote]

[quote=Trojan995]One more thing I should mention is if they have significant AD champions, thornmail synergizes well with your ultimate.[/quote]

[quote=Jvstm]Yar, excellent point Tojan. I actually thought about grabbing it earlier because there was a Tryndamere in the group against us, but he turned out to be a terrible player and inconsequential to the game. I'd go so far as to say he was probably on our team with all the gold he got us >.>[/quote]