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Threats & Synergies
Morgana
[Completly counters your entire kit.] [She will Q if you want to engage and if you should manage to get close, she will just counter your Stuns with her E.] [You also wont get away from her due to her Ult.] [Try to wait for her E to be casted, or bait her by running at her, so she shields herself and then quickly turn to another enemy or the ADC, or vice versa.] [You can also just ban her.]
Amumu
[Full Stun Combo.] [Cast your Ult, if he casted his Ult.]
Amumu
[Full Stun Combo.] [Cast your Ult, if he casted his Ult.]
Champion Build Guide
February 4th, 2025 - 25.S1.3
Today we had a slight


This might seem like a bad thing at first, but to be honest, 32 HP less will only be noticable in the early game. Overall this isnt too bad and Galio will still be a solid and strong pick for this Patch.
That being said, a lot of changes wont make be made this time, but I am planning to adjust the Guide overall and make it more detailed and better to understand in general. But I need some more time for that. If everything goes right, eventually I perhaps got a really detailed guide with every single matchup, more detailed combos and hidden mechanincs like buffering your

But this is gonna take a while, but I will always keep you guys updated here in the changelogs. For now lets go to the small changes for this patch.
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- Adjusted the build order for some item builds. (Items itself were unchanged)
- Added

For now this should be everything. As mentioned I try to work some more on adding more details when I got some time to spare.
Until then, keep on smashing and thanks again for your time.
Januray 22th, 2025 - 25.S1.2
No real changes to the Guide. Riot just changed some season aspects of the game. For example you need 3 kills now for the feat of strength and not just first blood.
As for Galio, nothing really changed really.





That being said, nothing really else that could affect Galio right now. Im really satisfied with his current state and the builds I listed here. So for now, no changes to that.
Thanks to everyone reading these notes here and always keep on smashing.
Until next time.
Januray 17th, 2025 - 25.S1.1
- Forgot to add

- Fixed a mistake in the Changelogs. Galio's

Januray 9th, 2025 - 25.S1.1
Welcome to Noxus!
Hope everyone had a good start into 2025! With 2025 a complete new season approaches League and this also bring some changes to our favourite Colossus

First some changes:
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-



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Saying this just a quick Info that now paired with



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- The






But now to the best part of this patch:
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-



That being said, I changed all these changes listed above down below. I also did some testing and cooking and changed the item builds I will be using for now.
- Added

- Added

- Changed the Description of

- Changed the Description of

- Changed the Description of

- Slight item order changes were done to: (Bruiser Build #1 All Around (Grasp of the Undying)), (Bruiser Build #2 Sustain (Phase Rush)), (Tank Build #1 (against heavy AP) (Grasp of the Udyning)) and (Tank Build #2 (against heavy AD) (Grasp of the Undying)).
- Added

I think that covers it for now. Since this is the start of a new season, expect some massive changes the next few weeks. I will continue to test and cook with some stuff and let you guys know if I find anything noteworthy.
Overall, this does seem like a really good Season for

Wish you all the best and good games and you will see me in the next changes. Until then, keep on smashing!
November 20th, 2024 - Patch 14.23
Not much changed for

There are just a lot of Champion changes this patch, but nothing too interesting that could affect Galio.
I did add


- Added

- Added

So thats it already for this patch. Since no one reads these anyways, I can tell you, the single person who reads this, a little secret. But dont tell anyone! *waves you closer* (*whispers* I really love Galio...) but pshhh...!
Until next time and keep on smashing.
November 5th, 2024 - Patch 14.22
Nothing really changed this patch. Items or Runes or anything else, that could be important for

The build changes I did last patch also still feel pretty strong. The Mana nerfs just nerfed

Galio is still a strong pick and in a good Position right now, so I wont change anything here, for this patch.
A big GG to SKT T1 and Faker who won worlds. Faker could actually choose to give

Other than that, I wish you all "good luck and have fun" in your games this patch, and thanks again for sticking with me here, and reading my guide.
Until next Patch.
October 22th, 2024 - Patch 14.21
Gentleman, it is time. Its time for our first Galio Nerf since many seasons now. But it was only a matter of time. With Galio Proplay prescence right now and the constant nerfs to items that didnt really affected him, it was pretty sure that he gets hit eventually.
But fear not! Its nothing too tragic and we can still play our boy like the machine he is. Lemme explain a bit.
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This means that his base mana on level 1 got reduced by 90. His Mana per level got unchanged. So you basically can do one



But you can still rush your



So currently you need atleast some sort of Mana to stay consistant on Galio and have your abilities ready for a fight. You can use


For this guide and the builds I use, this will be a bit differently. In the patch notes it is stated that the devs want


I cant talk for the rest of the Galio players, but I will talk briefly the way I will play





That means I did some big changes to my builds and I quickly want to atleast mention them without going too much into detail.
Over the last few patches I did some brainstorming and testing and I decided to get rid of the













So those 2 are out for now. I changed the builds accordingly and also updated the runes you should use paired with the items. Right now, all the builds listed above are also builds I am using in my games. That wasnt the case before. It was important to me to only add stuff into this guide I actually use, so I apologize for keeping some items listed as "Build" despite never really using them.
And I think thats already everthing I wanted to get out.

Best of luck to all of you.
October 9th, 2024 - Patch 14.20
With Patch 14.20 we dont get that many changes, but some change

First of,


Next of we had some rune changes:














Other than that, I think that is everything noteworthy this Patch.
But I got one more thing for you guys.
The Galio W bug was finally fixed! I can play my champ now!
I wish you all a very nice patch and good games, until next time!
September 25th, 2024 - Patch 14.19
Hello again. Again I apologize for this delayed update, but I took some time to test all the new item changes and theorize with the Builds.
For you who dont know, Patch 14.19 basically nerfed every item across the board. But I can assure you, Galio was hit the least from these changes. He is still very strong, and less damage in the game overall, really plays into his Kit with his


Now to the Build changes.
We are in luck, because we dont have to change that much in our build variety.





A lot of Tank items like



Here comes the only change I decided to made. I present you my new Standard Tank Build, which gives you everything you need. Last Patch we used









Since Sunfire and Abyssal got nerfed, I think this new build will be a sick new way to play and stay in teamfights and just never die. Everyone will deal less damage this patch, so we can stay alive even more with this combo. I already gave it a try and it feels massive.

Mind that I sold my boots for

For anyone else, you still can just go the usual AP builds, because nothing really changed there and its still very strong.
I added



Then just a quick note that



So thats it for this Patch then. I hope you appreciate the time I took for these, but I promise it will be worth it. Galio still looks very strong and a good pick for almost every scenario.
Best of Luck in the new season, and as always, keep on smashing!
September 15th, 2024 - Patch 14.18
Hello everyone. I deeply apologize for this delayed update. I was pretty sick the last few days, and needed some bedtime. I always want to be atleast a bit clear and concentrated when I write this stuff here, so I rather took some time, before telling you guys something wrong.
Getting started then:
- Quick Update: It would really take way too long to include every minor change some matchups and laner get every single patch, so I change my approach to only add something here, when it effects the [Threats & Synergies] section of the guide. That means if a

Patch is looking pretty good for us right now.
- ADCs getting nerfed with






These buffs and nerfs makes it easier for us to deal even more damage, while also reducing the defense and sustain of ADCs. Because its a straight forward buff, It wont change much in the guide itself, but I noticed something that I would like to change now, because it just works a bit better.
- Swaped the second item in [AP Build #1 (Assassin) (Eletrocute)] from



- Fixed some small typos in the guide. (Thanks to u/Kaiometh for pointing them out.)
Thats already it for today. Stay tuned, because it seems that the next patch that will hit us, will change the Meta drastically.
Until then, keep smashing.
August 28th, 2024 - Patch 14.17
Patch 14.17 didnt change that much that could be important to Galio. Some champs got nerfed and buffed again, but nothing that should be worth to mention in regards of Galios Matchups.
One thing they did change tho, is how channeled abilites work when your are stunned.

Basically this means, if you are stunned by any ability, you can just hold W during the stun, to instantly begin charging W as soon as the stun is over. The awesome thing about this is, that this also counts for holding W while youre still channeling your R or E.
I made a small video to showcase this here. Pay attention how I can just hold my W while other abilites are still coming out.
This will make plays and comboing with Galio easier and more reliable to hit.
- Also added

August 14th, 2024 - Patch 14.16
Patch 14.16 didnt change all too much, that could be regarding Galio, but I will mention some minor things.
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- Speaking of, some champions you face had some slight changes like








- Biggest change for 14.16 is probably the Death Timers. Basically you have to wait a few seconds longer before respawning on level 1 to 9, but on the other side you also have a longer movement speed buff after dying, so you can reach your lane quicker. This was made to indirectly nerf Snowballing and


- After some more testing and looking into the build variety, I came to the conclusion to make a few changes to thesection. In short I wanted only Builds listed I actually use in my games and have knowledge about, so I changed 2 Item builds.
- Removed the [Bruiser Build #3 (Grasp of the Undying)]. It was too situational
and its build path was horrible. The other 2 Bruiser Options are basically
everything you need. With Option #1 being more tanky and Option #2 focusing
more on damage.
- Changed the [AP build #3 (catch enemies) (Phase Rush)] to [AP build #3
(ranged/poke) (Arcane Comet)]. Since I mainly use




The entire build got changed to a Poke Build using [[Luden's
Tempest]] which works well against squishy champs that have quite the range or
are hard to reach like


a few more items, you can almost one shot enemies with a well placed

Overall, that should already be it. Again, if anything changes, I let you guys now here in this section. Until then, I wish you all the best in your League games. Keep on Smashing!
July 31th, 2024 - Patch 14.15
Patch 14.15 gave us some changes, so lets get right into them.
- First of all, finally added


- Champions like










- ADC Items like




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- Then we got all the Shoes nerfs.

ADCs also lost some value with 5% less Attack Speed on




- Then finally, we got some Item Changes that Galio will like.




Last but not least we have a




- Therefore I removed the


So yea, 14.15 looks pretty big for Galio. A lot of Build Options, ADCs got nerfed, and some counter matchups should be easier now. Keep in mind that the Boot nerfs affect everyone, not just Galio himself, so overall a solid Patch for our Big Stone Boy.
July 17th, 2024 - Patch 14.14
Honestly, not much to mention here, some counters like


Items didnt got touched at all, so nothing to mention there aswell.
Therefore, there are no changes to this guide for this patch at all.
June 26th, 2024 - Patch 14.13
Patch 14.13 also didnt changed a lot for Galio directly. Brand got a slight nerf, which will makes laning against him a bit easier, but on the other side, Orianna and Lissandra got a buff, which will likely result in them being played a bit more often.
Something noteworthy is the






What I did do tho, after some more testing is changing the [BRUISER BUILD #2 (GRASP OF THE UNDYING)] into a complete new build. This is now basically like the [AP BUILD #2 (RANGED/POKE) (ARCANE COMET)] just the Bruiser version of it. I think





- Also changed



June 12th, 2024 - Patch 14.12
Patch 14.12 didnt added much in regards to Galio as a Champion or his laning phase.
They only changed


Because there isnt much to talk about this patch, enjoy this Meme I made about the Buffs/Nerfs of our Laning Opponents:

Also just a quick shoutout to a buddy of mine, Porjn. He is a good friend of mine and played a lot of Galio Jungle. He recently made a Guide here about Galio Jungle. As I told you guys here before, Im the wrong person to ask anything Galio Jungle related to, so I wanted to share his Guide with you guys. (https://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/gungle-galio-jungle-off-meta-609674)
May 30th, 2024 - Patch 14.11
The Current Season with Patch 14.11 is still pretty "clunky". Some ADCs and Items were nerfed, but overall it is still a pretty unbalanced state of the game (in my eyes). I did some minor changes, that are listed below because overall I think the Runes and Items listed here are still your best shot to be succesfull with Galio. That said, I added Riftmaker to the Tank Item Builds, because you really need some damage to kill those pesky Carries before they shred you down.
- Added

- Added






- Changed the 4th Item in "TANK BUILD #2 (AGAINST HEAVY AD) (GRASP OF THE UNDYING)" from


- Changed the 4th Item in "TANK BUILD #3 (AGAINST HEAVY AP) (GRASP OF THE UNDYING)" from


- Added


- Removed the "SUPPORT (DAMAGE AMPLIFIY)" Rune Page. Unfortunately, with the changes to


May 18th, 2024
I just quickly edited the "Discord" Link down at "Introduction" to the Offical Galio Mains Discord Server, of which I am now proudly the owner of. Thanks again for the old admins and their work and I cant wait to make the Server a better place for everyone involved. We also have a extra "Build" Forum on our Server where I created my Guide listed here as a extra post. So if you would like to discuss or talk with us about that or want to join the Galio Mains in general, fell free to click the link come join us!
- Changed the Boots from




May 15th, 2024 - Patch 14.10
Patch 14.10 gave us no direct buffs or nerfs, but It changed some Items in our Builds for the overall good!
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- We got a new Item added that also works on Galio.




- Because of our new


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- On that note,


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Overall all these changes, paired with the entire ADC Item changes should keep Galio in a good spot, no matter if building Tank, AP or Bruiser. Just keep in mind, that this can all still change. I have already played some games to list these changes here, but I too cant predict everything. Im gonna continue playing Galio, test new absurd builds just for fun, Grinding SoloQ and FlexQ again, and as always, I will let you guys know if something is changing.
Until then, I wish you all good luck with your next season and may you be protected from



May 1st, 2024 - Patch 14.9
Patch 14.9 gave us some minor nerfs to some hard counters like



I wanted to change the overall look of this guide, thats why I removed all the [First Back] Item rows. They were just redunant and made the Guide look to full and scared off People when they first looked at it. You could get lost pretty easily, thats why I just got rid of them.
I also changed some Builds and Item orders a bit after some testing with different Items and Builds. Changes listed here:
- Moved the [AP FULL BUILD #3 (FIGHTER/SKIRMISHER)] build into the Bruiser category with [Bruiser Build #3]. It was more Bruiser anyway, and I wanted space to add [AP build #3 (Catch Enemies)].
- Added the [AP BUILD #3 (CATCH ENEMIES)] Item Build. Thanks to some Players who really wanted to see me suffer, by picking




- Changed the [DAMAGE AMPLIFIY FULL BUILD] 5th item from


- Removed the [ENGAGE FULL BUILD] 6th item


- Changed the [PEEL FULL BUILD] 6th item from


- Added a new Rune Page for the [DAMAGE AMPLIFIY FULL BUILD] for Support. The new Rune that boosts our amplification even more is











Also added the recommened Rune Pages to the Build Description.
April 17th, 2024 - Patch 14.8
With Patch 14.8 we just get some minor buffs to make laning phase and mobility a bit better for us. We get 5 more Movement Speed and 1 sec lower

I just changed the Bruiser builds a little bit, because there was some Mana missing, and I really began to like

Changed the [Bruiser Full Build #1] 3rd item from


Changed the [Bruiser Full Build #2] 3rd item from


Changed the [Bruiser Full Build #3] 3rd item from


April 3th, 2024 - Patch 14.7
Changed the [Peel Support] Build from




Changed the 5th Item from the [AP FULL BUILD #1] Build from


Changed the last 3 Items from the [AP FULL BUILD #2] Build from














Changed the 4th Item from the [Bruiser #1] Build from



Changed the 3th Item from the [Full Tank #3] Build from


Added the [AP ASSASSIN / FULL DAMAGE] Runepage to those who want to fully commit for pure damage. Im still not a fan of the



Added the [FIGHTER / UTILITY] Runepage to the Build. This is my new go-to Build for almost any Game I build AP/HP into.



March 20, 2024 - Updated the whole Guide to 14.6 for the new Galio Changes.
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Hi everybody! My name is Hexeria. Im a German ![]() DISCLAIMER: Keep in mind, that everything I will mention here, from the Runes, to the Items, to the general Playstyle, is just how I like to play and what I had success with. Galio is a champ that can be played in many different ways, and it doesnt mean, your playstyle is wrong. |

If you got any questions or would just like to discuss any topic or share your thoughts, dont hesitate to reach out to me.
Discord: https://discord.gg/uC9MsM8uUs
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Hexeria
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/hexeria
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hexeria
So lets start!
What is Galio? Galio is a Support Heavy Champion that has the ability to sustain a lot of damage thanks to his tankiness, but also cause a lot of damage due to his high base Damage and Heavy AP Scaling. Furthermore, his Crowd Control is one of the best in the Game. You can lock down enemies, or protect your team pretty easily if done right. Where to play Galio? It depends which role you prefer, but the normal Lane choice would be either Mid or Support. Disclaimer: If you just want to play solely for fun you can pick him on Top lane but I wouldnt recommened it in Ranked games, or if you play to win. He has a harder time laning on top against heavy AD champions and Bruisers, while having less Impact on the rest of the Game due to your Position on the Map. You also deny your Team an important AD Bruiser or Tank Toplane pick by picking Galio Top. Also some people try Galio in Jungle, but i wont cover this here in this guide, because I simply havent really played Jungle Galio or Jungle at all at that matter. His kit comes in handy during ganks and roaming, but he has a hard time clearing camps, and his Passive reset doesnt work on normal jungle camps. However, I can highly recommend a Galio Jungle Guide from a Friend of mine, Porjn. We know each other well, and he played a lot of Galio Jungle. He recently made a Guide here about Galio Jungle. (https://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/gungle-galio-jungle-off-meta-609674) So if you would like to know more about this, be sure to check him out and leave a like on his guide. How good is Galio in the current Meta? There are definetly champions that are better than Galio in many ways. The meta is pretty AD focused which causes a huge problem due to Galios low base armor and the uselessness of his Magic resistance against Physical Damage. Also because Galio is a melee champ, he has a harder time laning on Mid and Support against range champions, that can easily poke him to death, or are out of his reach to engage at all. That doesnt mean he is a weak champ, or useless at all. Thanks to Galio's kit, he will always be useful to his team no matter how far behind you think you are. Even if you just die constantly, you can be of value to your Team or even decide the entire game. Galio can adapt to many different playstyles and has many Items at his Disposal that help him win the game. I know that finding the right Build for every game is hard, but if you start to understand how to play in certain Team Comps, I guarentee you, you will win more games and have more fun in General. I will try to make Build variety more clear, later in the guide, but If you have a specific Question about a Champion or didnt understand something quite right, please dont be afraid to ask me however you like to. Sometimes its hard to put into words what your thought process is and then it gets easier to just talk to the person directly. I help whereever I can. What are Galios Strengths? Galio has a lot of Crowd Control at his disposal, the ability to push his lane pretty hard and therefore roam freely to help his teammates and he really shines in teamfight or Fights with more than 2 Persons involved in general. Despite Attack speed and armor, he has pretty good base HP, Mana and even AD for an AP champ. With his new changes to ![]() His ![]() His ![]() And his ![]() His kit alone, if played right, allows you to keep and enemy stunned for a max of 3 whole seconds. Combine that with Ability haste items so you get your abilites up sooner to start the stun fiesta anew. So a full combo, in the best scenario possible would be something like this: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In most cases this wont work though, but you understand what im trying to say here. You need to work with your passive reset to get everything out of your champion. Just using every single ability without a ![]() So a more realistic engage into a fight against enemies who arent standing inside you, would be something like this: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His ![]() ![]() With his ![]() What are Galios weaknessess? Unfortunately he also has some problems. Like i mentioned before, most champions counter you and youre not in a good position to win 1vs1 easily. His ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Also because he has pretty good mix of both AP and Tank, he cant do one extremly good. There are Tanks that can take for damage than him, and there are Mages that do more damage than him. Again you are also a melee champ and have a harder time against ranged champions. How should you play Galio? Again keep in mind that this is my opinion. There are people who tell you to play as offensive as you can to quickly snowball the enemies themselves. But I like to play pretty safe and wait for Opportunities rather than forcing them. Try to lane as safe as you can. React to mistakes of your Enemies. Play with our Teammates (Jungle as Mid, and ADC as Support). And get as many gold as you can, to reach your Powerspike. Galio will, no matter his state in the game, always be of use to his teammates and become stronger the longer the game goes. In midlane I prefer to stay safe in the early game and just get as many minions as possible. I dont try to get into a 1vs1 with my enemy that often, because Galios early game is a bit weaker. You can try though, to get help from your jungle for a easy kill, thanks to your Stun Combo, or push the wave into the tower and look for a Roam to your Jungle, Top or Botlane. As Support I either look for engages against an enemy botlane that allows be to engage, protect my ADC and just peel him constantly, or if youre up against a counter lane, try to roam and be useful somewhere else in the Map. Every Game is different and you really need to adapt to different approaches. I try to explain a bit more later in the guide. You can also read the "Threaths and Synergies" Tab to see what you should do against who. |








Phase Rush works actually pretty well on Galio. It gives him a short movement speed after he gets his combo out which also gives slow resistance. This works awesome for your
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Arcane Comet can work for poke builds or when you want to stay behind and blast them do death with your
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Aery can work against some Matches where you maybe go a burn build, if the enemies got 3 or more Champs with high HP. The shield only triggeres on Allies if you target them with your
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Good rune for Galio which not only increases his shielding and damage from
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This Rune can completly solve all your mana problems, if you dont go a Mana item that is. Galio doesnt need that much mana but either an item like
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Nimbus Cloak is by far my most liked subrune. It gives you a quick movement speed after using
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Transcendence is the most important rune on Galio. It gives 10 Ability Haste, as well as reducing your cooldown if you manage to takedown an enemy alone or with your teammates. Due to his long cooldowns and the value of getting them back up quickly, this rune is highly recommended!
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Celerity can be niche in some scenarios to catch really mobile champs, in combination with
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It makes no sense to give up
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Scorch works pretty well, if you want to get as much damage as possible out from the beginning, or to snowball an easy matchup quickly. It works well with full damage builds.
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Some people will now argue, that waterwalking is good for Galio to better roam from Mid to Bot or Top and from Bot to Mid and Top, but its just 10
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This is the opposite of
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This is my most used rune for tank builds. Galio already has pretty high base HP and in combination with
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When in doubt, go Aftershock. Its the best overall rune for Galio in every scenario. You can build Tank or AP with it, doesnt matter. It gives him everything he needs and works on Mid and Support. The downside is its long cooldown, but overall this rune works every time.
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Personally I like to go Guardian if we got a hyper carry as ADC that needs a lot of peel to get damage out, like
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It can work if you got an easy matchup you can constantly push, but Galio is stronger in teamfights and shouldnt be played as a splitpush champion. It can be useful, if you play agressive with your ADC to get the first turret quickly but
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Good rune for Botlane where you try to keep your Carry alive. My standard support rune if I want to peel my ADC. Pairs good with
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Also an extremly good rune for Galio because it gives you the damage increase, as long as your
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Great Rune if you know you can survive past the 12 minute mark to get extra more resistance into your build which again works together with your
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Also a standard Rune for me I almost go every match. Galio is weak in his early game, so surviving that part is crucial. Lets you heal some crazy amount of life if paired with
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Im not a big fan of this Rune, because it gets triggered to easily on you, because you need to get close to farm minions, or stack your
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Your go to rune in also almost every build and matchup. Having MAX HP is always nice, but it also works into your
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Works for a "Peel" Build as Support to protect your ADC. But on Midlane it loses some value. It works with your
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This rune got absolutely gutted in the last changes. The highest Value it can now give you is 10 Armor and 10 Magic Resist but only if youre stunned and 2 seconds after that.
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Because we want to catch enemies to quickly kill them or escape certain death, and most of the time we go


If you want to, you can go

On Support, you can either go




Maxing out


For Support you can either max out








Ionian Boots - Cheap and are a huge power spike for Galio and his long cooldown. |
Mercury Treads - Against a lot of CC and slow or in general to counter AP. |
Sorcerer Shoes - Your standard boots if you want to build pure damage. |
Plated Steelcaps - Against enemies who use a lot of basic attack or to counter AD in general. |
Boots of Swiftness - Great for enemies that slow quite hard and it also decreases your self slow from ![]() |

Bloodsong - Your standard Support item if youre going for a "Damage Amplify Build", so for example where you buy ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Solstice Sleigh - Your go to Support item, if your main goal is to keep your ADC or Carry in your Team Alive. So a good "Peel" Build could something be like ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Celestial Opposition - Your standard "Engage" Build Item. Works well for big teamfights, or secure some kills on Botlane if played with your Jungler. Not only lets you tank more damage in combination with ![]() ![]() |
Abyssal Mask - Super cheap, all its stats work into your kit (![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bloodletter's Curse - New Item that got transfered from Arena to the Rift. It gives HP, Ability Haste and AP, just like ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cosmic Drive - Overall, one of my favourite items for Galio. It gives AP, Ability haste, HP and Movement speed which all have a pretty high value on Galio. Gives everything you need, while also reducing your cooldowns which you need to cycle trough your Abilities to reset ![]() |
Fimbulwinter - Extremly cheap, solves all your mana problems by just buying ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Heartsteel - I love this Item so f*cking much. If there is no enemy who does %MAX HP damage like a ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jak'Sho, The Protean - A pretty solid Item for almost every scenario you can face. Gives you every stat you need to be more tanky, aswell as increasing Armor and Magic Resist even more, when fighting. The stats again work into your ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lich Bane - Gives your ![]() |
Locket of the Iron Solari - A good item for Support overall and always valueable, no matter which game you are in. Gives you your most desired stats, which are Armor, Magic Resist (flows into your ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rod of Ages - Super cheap, good as first item for almost any build and also works great for scaling. Solves your Mana problem, gives you HP for ![]() |
Riftmaker - Awesome Fighter Item. Lets you stay in the heat of battle, due to the stacking passive and Omnivamp, aswell as giving you even more AP if you already got other HP items, like ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Unending Despair - Nice item for staying in the heat of battle. Gives good overall stats and a Heal that scales with your HP and the amount of enemies around you. So pairing this with a Tank build and your ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Banshee Veil - Gives you all the stats you need, increase your damage output in 2 factors: first the AP and second the MR it gives your ![]() ![]() |
Cryptbloom - Better version of ![]() |
Force of Nature - Best Tank Item to counter AP champions completly. Against a heavy AP enemy team, you can go this item and should already be way too hard to kill. Its Magic Resist and HP again plays into your ![]() ![]() |
Frozen Heart - Best Tank Item to counter AD champions aswell as basic attackers, like ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hextech Rocketbelt - Cheap item and also gives you a quick dash to better catch enemies with your ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hollow Radiance - Good item to not only counter AP champions, but also deal some damage that scales with your Max HP, so ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Imperial Mandate - Underrated Item in my eyes. Galio has so much CC and you go a full out Damage amplify build with ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Kaenic Rookern - Awesome Magic Resist Item that gives you whopping 80 Magic resist and 400 HP which is huge for your ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Knight's Vow - Awesome item if you want to keep your ADC or Carry alive, while also receiving some heals when they deal damage. Works well with a "Peel" build in combination with ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Liandry's Torment - Nice item against enemies who have a lot of HP like Tank or Bruisers. Adds a burning effect to your damaging spells and can counter some champions. Only downside is that it only gives HP and AP but no Mana or Ability Haste. Works well against Champions who also have some Heal if paired with ![]() |
Blackfire Torch - Good item to keep your distance against enemies, you dont really want close in your face, such as ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Luden's Companion - A nice item that solves your Mana problems aswell as letting you play a bit more ranged against enemies, you cant fully engage directly. Use it with your ![]() |
Morellonomicon - Your Usual Item to counter enemies who heal a lot of HP on themselves or teammates like ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rabadon Deathcap - Dont need so say much here, just plays into your high AP scaling and gives you extremly high AP. KEEP IN MIND: it just increases your Damage, so you get no other benefit from it, so its an item that should be bought later. |
Shadowflame - Awesome Item for pure Damage. It grants you massive 120 AP and 12 Magic Penetration, aswell as adding crits to your Abilities if the enemy is below 35% HP. Downside is no HP, Mana or Ability Haste, though. |
Shurelya's Battlesong - Cheap item that gives Galio everything he needs. works for either Mid or Support. It gives you Mana Regen, aswell as AP, Ability Haste and movement speed. Its active is also a movement speed increase that also benefits teammates around you. So its great for catching enemies or escaping together with your teammates. |
Spirit Visage - Good overall Stats, that give you everything you need. Not only does it increase your ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stormsurge - A nice Item to deal some extra damage to a single enemy or a whole group, depending on the Fight youre having. It also increases your Movement Speed to better catch enemies and Kill them quickly. A nice Item for full AP Galio to get rid of squishy enemies. |
Sunfire Aegis - Awesome damage if you stay close to enemies aswell as counter AD Champs. synergies well with ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Thornmail - Best item to counter everything that works with basic attacks. Build this against champs like ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Trailblazer - Again a movement speed Item that can help you catch enemies and even slow them with a ![]() |
Zeke's Convergence - cheap, wide variety of stats that are all valuable for Galio and also gives you a AOE Aura that slows and deals damage after landing your ![]() ![]() |
Zhonyas Hourglass - Gives you high AP and Armor to counter some AD champs aswell as the ability to be untargetable for 2 seoncds to wait till your cooldowns are up again, or your teammates join the fight and finish off your target. |
Dead Man's Plate - The stats are not all too great for Galio but its passive gives you some crazy movement speed, aswell as a big smack after reaching 100 stacks. Increases Smash damage even more, when paired with ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Iceborn Gauntlet - Overall great stats and a nice passive that increases your ![]() |
Mejai's Soulstealer - I personally dont like playing with luck in my games. ![]() ![]() |
Randuin's Omen - Must have against a lot of Crit based Champions like ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Void Staff - Increases your damage potential a lot and makes you able to oneshot squishys, but ![]() |
Warmog's Armor - Warmog lets you regenarate Health while not in a fight. It also increases your flat HP by a lot, but thats about it, it gives just HP and nothing else really. The difference between ![]() ![]() |
Malignance - Yes it solves your Mana Problems. Yes It gives 80 Ability Power and 25 Ability haste which is huge. Yes it also reduces your ![]() ![]() |
Redemption - Yes its more an enchanter Item, but if you want to fully keep your teammates alive and peel your ADC pretty hard, you can buy this Item last, if the game is already that long. It Works pretty well, if you got ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Game Example #1:

Here I was filled Top against a Garen and of course I picked Galio. The enemy team has quite a lot of % Max Health Damage in form of Garen's












My team was doing fine with their lanes so I decided to not roam that much, and just deny the push Garen forced on my Lane. With my Build here I could keep the minions away from my tower, without getting melted my a Garen Combo. Eventually Garen had to leave the Lane to defend his base. I pushed quickly, got the tower, and joined my Mates in the teamfight. In the end, my team was too strong, Garen couldnt splitpush anymore and we just had one big last teamfight where we focused Kaisa and Anivia and this won us the Game.
Game Example #2:

Here I laned against a









Not much to say here. I bullied Katarina pretty hard by just using






Game Example #3:

Here I was put on Support with a






Because there wasnt much I could do here, I told Ryze to just farm and keep the wave away from our Turret and started roaming pretty early as soon as I hit level 3 to get all my abilites. At first I roamed Mid and got my Taliyah a kill since the Stun combo between







At this point the game was pretty much done. Ryze could easily farm on bot, I rotated between each lane every now and then, placed Vision in the enemy jungle and catched everyone who wasnt directly under their Turret.
Game Example #4:

Here I was once again filled on Toplane, but that wont stop me from playing my Boy. As soon as I saw the









Early game against




As soon as I finished my








In General, if you are uncertain what to do in your Game, I would recommend rather playing safe and getting as much Gold as possible, or start roaming, if the game allows it, than forcing yourself into a matchup youre uncertain with. Its better to just Recall back in base, and playing Safe then feeding your enemy and making it harder for your team. Have patience. As I mentioned before, no matter which part of the game your in, you will always be useful.



Sincerly
Your Hexeria
Enjoy this dumb meme I made because I was bored.

No, I wont answer any Questions about that, thank you very much.

Here is also a small little Video I made with some Galio Highlights I had. Be sure to check it out!
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