How to beat Galio

Common role: Mid / Support

An anti-mage tank who eats magic damage and knocks up your whole team globally.

What makes Galio dangerous

Galio pokes with a tornado (Q), gains a huge magic shield and taunts nearby enemies (W), dashes in for an AoE knock-up (E), and his ultimate flies across the map to land on an ally, knocking up and shielding everyone around them. He shuts down AP comps and roams globally to swing fights.

How to play against Galio

• 1Deal physical damage into him — his kit is built to eat magic.
• 2Don't waste abilities into his raised W shield; wait for it to drop.
• 3Ping his global ultimate — spread so his landing hits fewer allies.
• 4His E has a delayed knock-up; sidestep the second part.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Weak against physical damage — his defences are magic-oriented.
• ✓Clunky, telegraphed engage (E has a delay).
• ✓Mana-hungry early when poking with Q.
• ✓His threat drops if you spread against his ult and W.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Galio's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Demolierender Koloss

  Alle paar Sekunden verursacht Galios nächster normaler Angriff zusätzlichen magischen Flächenschaden.

  Strong: his empowered auto hits an area for bonus magic damage. Weak: melee range — poke him before he can proc it.

• Q
  Winde des Krieges

  Galio schickt 2 Windstöße los, die aufeinandertreffen und sich zu einem gewaltigen Tornado vereinigen, der Schaden über Zeit verursacht.

  Strong: a tornado that pokes and slows at long range. Weak: a slow, avoidable AoE — sidestep it, and it's mana-hungry.

• W
  Schild von Durand

  Galio lädt eine defensive Haltung auf und bewegt sich langsamer. Entlädt Galio die aufgeladene Energie, verspottet er nahe Gegner und fügt ihnen Schaden zu.

  Strong: a huge magic shield and a taunt that anchors your team. Weak: don't throw abilities into the raised shield — wait for it to drop, and bring physical damage.

• E
  Durchschlagende Gerechtigkeit

  Galio macht einen kleinen Schritt zurück, um dann anzugreifen und den ersten gegnerischen Champion, den er trifft, in die Luft zu schleudern.

  Strong: a dash with a delayed AoE knock-up to start fights. Weak: the knock-up is telegraphed — sidestep the second part.

• R
  Heldenhafter Auftritt

  Galio wählt die Position eines verbündeten Champions als Landeplatz aus und gewährt allen Verbündeten in der Umgebung einen magischen Schild. Nach kurzer Verzögerung schlägt Galio am Zielort ein und schleudert nahe Gegner in die Luft.

  Strong: flies across the map to knock up and shield everyone around an ally. Weak: it has a long channel — ping it and spread so the landing hits fewer.

Itemization

Physical-damage champs and comps ignore his magic defences. Spread for his global ult; don't feed his W shield — wait it out.

This guide covers Galio's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.