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
  Aplastamiento colosal

  Cada pocos segundos, el siguiente ataque básico de Galio inflige daño mágico adicional en un área.

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

• Q
  Vientos de guerra

  Galio lanza dos remolinos de viento que se unen y convierten en un gran tornado que inflige daño prolongado.

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

• W
  Escudo de Durand

  Galio carga en posición defensiva y se mueve lentamente. Tras liberar la carga, Galio provocará y dañará a los enemigos cercanos.

  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
  Puñetazo justiciero

  Galio dará un pequeño paso hacia atrás, cargará hacia delante y aturdirá al primer enemigo que se encuentre en su camino.

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

• R
  Entrada heroica

  Galio designa la ubicación de un campeón aliado como punto de aterrizaje y otorga un escudo mágico a todos los aliados en la zona. Tras un breve lapso de tiempo, Galio aterriza en la ubicación y lanza a los enemigos cercanos por los aires.

  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.