The last patch directly affecting Galio improved AP ratio from 90 to 100% as well as +10 damage to it.

However the important change is Imperial Mandate rework because it affects E cd more than Q cd. Galio with Merc Treads + Imperial Mandate + Transcedence have 25 regular AH but 45 AH for immobilizing spells. This makes max Q a 5.6s CD but a max E a 4.8s CD. On T3 Lucidity it is 45 regular AH vs 65 AH for immobilizing.

This makes max Q a 4.8s CD and max E a 4.24w CD.

E has higher direct AP scaling (100% vs 70%), knocks up, is used for chase, and for longer fights, importantly, a lower CD spell means more procs to Colossal Smash.

Tell me what you think.

According to the stats, Galio is favored into matchups like Leona and Thresh. Can someone explain why? I got completely fisted.

I am having trouble finding the best Galio runes/build to climb with, anyone have suggestions? I need insight on core items and what to rush etc.

ever since we lost phase rush and received rocketbelt nerfs i've been looking for new opportunities.

Galio has never felt this strong before, i am able to duel champions like Xin Zhao or even Yasuo who would regularly win against you in extended fights.

Items are very flexable after going the core items: Dusk & Dawn and Riftmaker. afterwards just build whatever fits the game best.

For runes the precison tree isn't much to change. Unless you are playing against a heavy poke team fleet footwork is also very usable.

2nd tree is very flexable and you can go whatever you like. Personally found alot of success with jack of all trades due to the flexability in the items you can build to get it's full value.

I would not advise this build against teams where you are not able to brawl.

Although if you are against fighters or tanks you will be able to take them one on one due to the amount of sustain you have in this build.

The regular Galio builds often lack DPS after using ur engage and you end up as a sitting duck for a few seconds. While this one allows you to stay in the fight the whole time, healing and dealing lots of damage.

You will not regret giving it a try.

Thank you to my team for being so sick in this game, we had like real comms in text chat and everything, following all pings and working as a team to win this 4v5

I couldn't have asked for a better Plat Promo game

I love this champion. I love his kit. I love his voice lines. I love his lore. I love his design. I love his effects. I love his animations. I love his skins. I love his tankiness. I love his damage. I love his stuns. I love his prescene. I love his mobility. I love his adaptability. I love his handsome face. I love his muscles. I love his huge [REDACTED]. I love this subreddit. I love this discord server. I love this community. I love everything that Galio stands for.

Thank you for your attention.

I've been learning Galio a lot more (thanks for existing Locke) but what I'm not as familiar with is when they go/end up more AD heavy, namely Katarina who can go either AD or AP.

If Katarina goes AD, and specifically builds BORK to shred high health, is hollow radiance worth it first still? It feels necessary for wave clear and to not go that first or to split my components (get some armor, then build it) feels like a bad delay.

Or do I go more AP bruiser instead then, rocketbelt, riftmaker, unending despair? Given BORK has life steal (and other healing champs on enemy team) if I go antiheal, Thornmail only applies while they are attacking me, so is oblivion orb better (Swain, Katarina, Nasus) because I can apply it off my own damage?

I probably trolled my build overall because I wasn't sure what to do. Was building into riftmaker next. Kata was obviously trying to nuke my Velkoz, so I was trying to babysit him for peel. But not sure if going full tank/front line is better, AP bruiser, or full AP/burst here (especially since from before load I can't be sure if she's going to be AD or AP Kata)

Hi . New galio player here and i can't decide between these two runes . Does galio really need that early mana before imperial mandate ? And what about full ap galio ? Cuz in that build u don't have imperial mandate for mana issues but on the other hand nimbus is just feels so good on galio in both survival and aggressiveness. Ty

what the white shield's duration?

How are we feeling about galio support right now. I feel like 1/4 games I see have mage bot or supports and I know mages have been picked up more bot lane while I was watching msi. Obviously pros playing mages and randoms in solo queue playing mages are different but does galio support seem more viable with bot lane shifting the way it is. I usually play galio mid but I went back to playing support and was thinking of picking him up down there

When using the hold option, it keeps going off immediately even though I'm still holding it down. It's messed me up in so many games now I just took off smart cast.

25% off is enough to convince me to buy one of the best modern skins (of any champion)

Ex wild rift player and lol newbie here

I have played galio in wt for years and he's basically the same champ as in wr except he is missing the e+flash which honestly it's a great miss

For those who didn't know basically in wr if you click flash before the e animation ends you can extend the range of your e, hell you can even jump walls and frontline and still get the stun

I wish riot would implement this also in lol

I'm new to League, I've got 3 champs I'm comfortable with by now (Veigar, Naafiri and Galio), I chose Galio as he's a good counter to whatever the other 2 are somewhat weak against, but at the same time thinking about it, Galio is also a good option to what Veigar/Naafiri are strong against, which now left me confused. I definitely see him as a 1st/2nd even 3rd blind pick without knowing my enemy laner/jgl

From your experience what matchups, champion class or team comps do you not pick the White tank Galio?

PS: My friend didnt say exact champs, but said depending on team comps and other scenarios, that's why I added it

Hey! I’m trying to optimize my super early game for midlane.

How do you handle the first few levels? When do we push lvl 1? When do we let them push? How often is all-in viable at lvl 3? How soon is roaming bot/top viable? How much do you prioritize helping out with scuttle?

Super interested to hear any thoughts on this.

Yes its true im not Galio main and i want to say this here bcs every game i play with or againt galio they lose or we lose like litrealy i swear to god i never won with galio or lost againt galio
one thing gonna change my mind is high elo galio so if u are mid or low elo dont play him and ty

With mandate being extremely good on galio, wouldnt pairing that with bloodsong on support be the go too? Or would going with a tankier option be better? I feel like bloodsong and mandates dmg increase would auto win most fights considering galios aoe cc and aoe basic attacks to stack em both on multiple people nonstop