Galio Mid Build

Galio Champion Guide

Role: Tank

Lane: Midlane

Galio Mid performs best with a build featuring Hollow Radiance, Mercury's Treads, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Thornmail. The most effective rune setup for Galio Mid includes Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth in the primary tree, paired with Nimbus Cloak and Transcendence in the secondary tree.

Galio Champion Abilities

Colossal Smash

Every 5 seconds, Galio gains 40% bonus attack speed and his next basic attack deals 15-115 (+45% of ability power) (+1.0 per attack damage) (+0.6 per bonus magic resistance) magic damage to surrounding enemies (depending on level).

Whenever Galio hits an enemy champion or epic monster with abilities, this ability's cooldown gets reduced by 3 seconds, once per cast. P

Winds of War

Galio fires two windblasts that deal 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210 (+70% 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. Q

Shield of Durand

Passive: Galio gains a 7.5 / 9 / 10.5 / 11 / 13.5% of maximum health magic shield after not taking damage for 12 / 11 / 8 seconds.

Begin Charging: Galio reduces incoming magic damage by 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45% (+4% per 100 ability power) (+8% per 100 bonus magic resistance) (+1% per 100 bonus health) 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 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+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. W

Justice Punch

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 72 / 104 / 136 / 168 / 200 (+72% of ability power) magic damage.

Galio's dash stops on hitting terrain. E

Hero's Entrance

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. R

Galio Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Ignite

Ignite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that burns an enemy champion for a few seconds, dealing periodic true damage, applying healing reduction, and revealing the target over the duration.

Galio Runes

Galio Items

Galio Ability Order

Galio Matchups Overview

Strong against

Katarina

Fizz

Jayce

Akali

Ekko

Ryze

Weak against

Vel'Koz

Garen

Swain

Akshan

Anivia

Cho'Gath

Galio Tips and Tricks

Always play carefully once you reach level 6, as your R is more of a utility tool than a combat ability. It’s not as effective in skirmishes compared to many other champions' ultimates. If you have the wave pushed towards you, it’s easy to set up your Jungler for a gank. Before using your R to roam, make sure to push the wave quickly with your Q and E, and then follow up with an empowered AOE auto-attack to quickly clear the wave.

Galio Best Build, Runes, Items

Most Popular

The most popular Galio Mid build includes Flash and Teleport as Summoner Spells. For runes, select Aftershock as the keystone, followed by Shield Bash, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth in the primary tree, and Nimbus Cloak with Transcendence in the secondary tree. Rune shards should be Adaptive Force for offense, Adaptive Force for flex, and Health Scaling for defense, depending on the matchup. For items, start with Hollow Radiance, then build Mercury's Treads and Riftmaker. Finish with Zhonya's Hourglass, Thornmail, and Frozen Heart. For skill order, focus on Q first, followed by W and E.

Alternative

If you’re looking for an alternative build for Galio Mid, take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. Use Aftershock as the keystone, followed by Shield Bash, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth in the primary tree, and Nimbus Cloak with Transcendence in the secondary tree. Rune shards should be Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. The items for this build include Sunfire Aegis as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Riftmaker. Finish with Zhonya's Hourglass, Frozen Heart, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Max your abilities in the order of Q, W, then E.

Off-Meta

If you're interested in trying an off-meta Galio Mid build, use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. Select Electrocute as your keystone, with Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Treasure Hunter in the primary tree, and Nimbus Cloak with Scorch in the secondary tree. For rune shards, use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Start with Stormsurge, then Sorcerer's Shoes, and Shadowflame as your third item. Complete the build with Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Lich Bane. Follow the ability order of Q, W, and E.

Situational Galio Runes and Items

Based on the context of your game, matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to adjust your build or select specific runes. Consider the composition of both teams, the state of the game, and your opponent when planning your Galio build. For rune shards, Armor or Magic Resist may be needed, depending on the type of champion you’re facing in lane.