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Galio Build Guides, Runes and Items

Galio The Colossus

Find the best Galio build guides for League of Legends S13 Patch 13.6. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Galio build for the S13 meta. Learn more about Galio's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

Season 2 Builds
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Galio: Early game Ap carry. Late game tank.

Build by akanos updated November 20, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Galio full Tank build.

Build by Guest updated November 17, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Galio The AP Carry Tank Support melee Assasin ranged carry.

Build by Mrparpal updated January 19, 2012
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

LTN Styler - Galio Build

Build by Styler8 updated December 30, 2011
Season 1 Guides
8.3
7
Votes
0
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Dominion Galio: "A Guardian is always prepared..."

Guide by Malistaire updated October 4, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Galio the Magnificent Support Gank

Guide by demoneka updated September 20, 2011
7.5
6
Votes
1
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Galio, Underplayed Powerhouse

Guide by Masticator updated August 11, 2011
7.3
5
Votes
1
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Galio's Tank/Support Detailed Guide to Success

Guide by Contrakt updated July 5, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Dont Touch My Squishies!

Guide by Mathyous updated August 15, 2011
7.2
12
Votes
5
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Galio - the awesome AP burst (NOT FOCUSED TANK BUILD)

Guide by FroztKnight updated September 28, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Galio - Tanky Support Mage

Guide by H4Noms updated September 11, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Gargoyle of Demacia!

Guide by layziaznboi updated August 27, 2011
6.7
8
Votes
4
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Mage Galio FTW...

Guide by Hartz4Fear updated November 2, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Galio - A terrorfying tank

Guide by CondemnedToaster updated August 1, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

QQ Galio

Guide by Archlord Mythos updated August 8, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Galio, the enemies Sorrow

Guide by Kimimaro49 updated August 3, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Galio, A Sleeping Idol Awakens

Guide by xzero0150 updated July 26, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Galio: Looks like it's GAL's Night Out!

Guide by SnowyMahogany updated June 17, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Galio - Tank\Support

Guide by Amihai updated June 30, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide
LoL Champion Galio Build Guide

Bursty Tank FTW

Guide by Lance Dragon updated October 23, 2011
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Galio Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Galio we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Galio, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Galio this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 13.6. However, if you are a new Galio player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Galio!

Patch 13.6: 467268 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Galio's Runes

Galio's Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 7300 Games

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Resolve
LoL Path: Resolve
LoL Rune: Aftershock
Aftershock
LoL Rune: Shield Bash
Shield Bash
LoL Rune: Bone Plating
Bone Plating
LoL Rune: Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
LoL Rune: Transcendence
Transcendence
LoL Rune: Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak

Second Best

Galio's 2nd Best Runes 49%

Win Rate 1829 Games

Resolve
LoL Path: Resolve
LoL Rune: Aftershock
Aftershock
LoL Rune: Shield Bash
Shield Bash
LoL Rune: Bone Plating
Bone Plating
LoL Rune: Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
LoL Rune: Transcendence
Transcendence
LoL Rune: Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak

Third Best

Galio's 3rd Best Runes 61%

Win Rate 90 Games

Resolve
LoL Path: Resolve
LoL Rune: Aftershock
Aftershock
LoL Rune: Shield Bash
Shield Bash
LoL Rune: Second Wind
Second Wind
LoL Rune: Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
LoL Rune: Minion Dematerializer
Minion Dematerializer
LoL Rune: Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Galio's Summoner Spells

Galio's Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 14526 Games

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  • 3

Second Best

Galio's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 52%

Win Rate 5007 Games

Flash Ignite

Third Best

Galio's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 53%

Win Rate 2202 Games

Flash Ghost

Galio's Starters

Galio's Best Starter Items 50%

Win Rate 48845 Games

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Second Best

Galio's 2nd Best Starter Items 46%

Win Rate 4125 Games

Corrupting Potion

Trinket

Galio's Best Trinket 46%

Win Rate 10050 Games

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Second Best

Galio's 2nd Best Trinket 55%

Win Rate 8255 Games

Oracle Lens

Third Best

Galio's 3rd Best Trinket 50%

Win Rate 3791 Games

Farsight Alteration
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Patch 13.6: 467291 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Galio's Runes

Galio's Best Runes 56%

Win Rate 62 Games

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  • 3
Resolve
LoL Path: Resolve
LoL Rune: Aftershock
Aftershock
LoL Rune: Shield Bash
Shield Bash
LoL Rune: Bone Plating
Bone Plating
LoL Rune: Unflinching
Unflinching

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
LoL Rune: Celerity
Celerity
LoL Rune: Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak

Second Best

Galio's 2nd Best Runes 48%

Win Rate 800 Games

Resolve
LoL Path: Resolve
LoL Rune: Aftershock
Aftershock
LoL Rune: Shield Bash
Shield Bash
LoL Rune: Bone Plating
Bone Plating
LoL Rune: Unflinching
Unflinching

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
LoL Rune: Transcendence
Transcendence
LoL Rune: Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak

Third Best

Galio's 3rd Best Runes 55%

Win Rate 58 Games

Resolve
LoL Path: Resolve
LoL Rune: Aftershock
Aftershock
LoL Rune: Shield Bash
Shield Bash
LoL Rune: Second Wind
Second Wind
LoL Rune: Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
LoL Rune: Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery
LoL Rune: Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Galio's Summoner Spells

Galio's Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 3597 Games

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  • 2
  • 3

Second Best

Galio's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 792 Games

Exhaust Flash

Third Best

Galio's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 39%

Win Rate 51 Games

Flash Teleport

Galio's Starters

Galio's Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 12368 Games

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  • 3

Trinket

Galio's Best Trinket 48%

Win Rate 4389 Games

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Second Best

Galio's 2nd Best Trinket 24%

Win Rate 152 Games

Stealth Ward
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Galio Counters

Learn Galio's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Galio guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!


This counter data is for Galio Mid in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Galio. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

Galio Skins

Galio's Abilities

Galio's Colossal Smash
Colossal Smash Galio's Passive Galio's Passive
Self
Galio's Passive
Galio's Passive
Galio's attacks deal 15-200 (+50% of ability power) (+1.0 per attack damage) (+0.6 per bonus magic resistance) to surrounding enemies (depending on level).
Q
Galio's Winds of War
Winds of War Galio's Q Ability
825
70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90
12 / 11.5 / 11 / 10.5 / 10
Galio fires two windblasts that deal 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210 (+75% of ability power) magic damage each. When the windblasts meet, they combine into a tornado that deals 2.5% (+1% per 100 ability power) of target's max health as magic damage over 2 seconds.
W
Galio's Shield of Durand
Shield of Durand Galio's W Ability
Self
50
18 / 17.5 / 17 / 16.5 / 16
Passive: Galio gains a 7.5 / 9 / 10.5 / 11 / 13.5% of maximum health magic shield after not taking damage for 12 seconds.

Begin Charging: Galio reduces incoming magic damage by 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45% (+5% per 100 ability power) (+12% per 100 bonus magic resistance) and incoming physical damage by 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20 / 22.5% (+2.5% per 100 ability power) (+6% per 100 bonus magic resistance) and slows himself by 15%.

Release: Galio taunts enemy champions for the first 2 seconds of the duration, deals between 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80 (+30% of ability power) and 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 (+90% of ability power) magic damage, and refreshes the damage reduction for 2 seconds. Taunt duration, damage, and range increase with charge time.
E
Galio's Justice Punch
Justice Punch Galio's E Ability
650
50
11 / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7
Galio lunges forward with a mighty blow, knocking up for 0.75 seconds and dealing 90 / 130 / 170 / 210 / 250 (+90% of ability power) magic damage to the first champion hit. Other enemies in the way take 45 / 65 / 85 / 105 / 125 (+45% of ability power) magic damage.

Galio's dash stops on hitting terrain.
R
Galio's Hero's Entrance
Hero's Entrance Galio's Ultimate (R) Ability
5500
100
200 / 180 / 160 / 160 / 160
Galio designates an allied champion's position as his landing spot, granting all allied champions in the area Shield of Durand's passive shield for 5 seconds. Galio then flies to his landing zone. When Galio lands, he knocks up for 0.75 seconds and deals 150 / 250 / 350 (+70% of ability power) magic damage.

Questions About Galio

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Galio's ULT

How to activate Galio's Ult? HAHAHHAHAHA

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Should lulu be played in bronze 1 to climb?

I have been trying to climb out of bronze one and i was at 98 lp now i have 6. I love lulu as well as galio support, but i prefer to play lulu. idk if i should keep playing lulu or galio support as I have been on a loss streak. So should i keep...

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Athenes viability on mages that don't heal

Is athenes still a cost efficient item on mages who don't make use of the healing passive?

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Feeling difficult to deal damage to mages who build RoA, what should I do?

Situation: In the early-mid game, I built Morellonomicon, opponent built RoA. Problem: Feeling difficult to deal damage to opponents who build RoA. As they have higher effective health after building RoA, I feel like 'my abilities do not...

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Why ?

Why is there no Gatekeeper Galio icon on MOBAfire?

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Why is there no Gatekeeper Galio icon on MOBAfire?

why?

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What do you think about Support Galio?

So I've been meaning to try out Galio. I like the idea of his kit but he doesn't seem to be a great champion overall. I understand his abilities and was curious of what you guys think about support Galio. Does it work, how do you do it, what are...

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Is Galio now FOTM?

I saw many Galio players on streams and Youtube. Just my luck or he is now FOTM because someone played him?

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Least played champions?

I have just been curios guys about why some champions are not played that much. I know that unpopular picks like swain, galio, mao'kai, and yorick are all strong picks in their respective fields. What I am trying to get to in this is why some...

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Status of Galio?

Havent seen him for years, is he viable?

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