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Spells:
Flash
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Ability Order
Colossal Smash (PASSIVE)
Galio Passive Ability
Introduction
Pros:
Counters any AP champion due to his passive
Flash ulti is one of the best initiations in the game
Bulwark makes you tanky in lane even at level 2
Easy farming
Saves allies well, with slow/shield/whirlwind
Cons:
Ulti fairly long cooldown
Ulti can be stopped, unlike Amumu
Not as powerful in team fights without ulti
Passive useless vs AD heavy team
Costs 6300 IP
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I prefer
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Only 1
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Level
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Mercury Treads as a tank, you rarely get any other boots, plus the MR gives you AP
Sight Ward win games! Buy wards! Especially since you're a tank, one that can get high CS.
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More Sight Ward!!! and
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Because you are a tank, items are always situational.
Firstly,
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For AP heavy teams:
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Sight Ward
For AD heavy teams:
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Sight Ward
If you don't know what else to build, you might as well get a
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You can also get a Zonya's Hourglass If you need some armor and want that stasis. Plus all that AP so you can add more hurt to your skills.
Did I mention buy Sight Ward
Getting creep is easy. If you can get a solo lane, you can farm so much creep. There are many games when I get as much as, if not more than, our carries until I decide to let them take those huge minion waves. All you need to do is wait for the minion HP to drop a bit, then eye blast them. If you hit 3 of them you're bound to at least get 1 or 2 even if you're new to Galio. But don't forget to go auto attack them when they're low, or else you'll be too reliant on using
Resolute Smite and run out of mana early game.
Righteous Gust isn't really used for farming because of the mana cost and low damage. Unless, of course, you need just a tiny bit more DPS to clear the creep. But if you have a surplus of mana, go for it, do what you gotta do to get higher CS. And if the opponents think they can hit you while you auto attack, just throw up a
Bulwark and you'll take little to no damage, unless you're being stupid. Remember to
Clairvoyance when you're overextending, just because you're tanky does not mean you'll survive ganks if you overextend.
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As much as I LOVE
Galio, he's not the best in ranked play. In ranked games teams usually use an AP carry, AD carry, bruiser/offtank, tank and support, with a jungler somewhere in there. Most likely, they'll only have 1 or 2 AP champions, not allowing you to utilize your passive. The only time I would take
Galio is if I'm one of the last picks, and the opponents have already picked mostly AP champions. If they're not AP heavy, I would recommend just picking another tank, as there are many more capable tanks for non AP based team compositions.
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Flash Ulti!
Flash
Idol of Durand 'nuff said. That's what makes
Galio so scary. But other than that, throw your
Bulwark on yourself prior to ulting in team fights, or throw it on whoever's getting focused. Throwing it on your melee champions is also helpful since they'll be up close and personal with the other team, making them an easier target than your ranged carries. Be cautious of these champions when ulting:
Kennen will stun you if he has
Slicing Maelstrom on when you ulti him.
Xin Zhao will knock you up if he has his
Three Talon Strike on
Blitzcrank will knock you up with his
Power Fist.
Udyr will stun if he's in
Blazing Stampede
Leona will stun you if she has
Shield of Daybreak on
Other than that, just try to catch everyone before they can stop you.
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Other than that, just try to catch everyone before they can stop you.
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