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
  Distruzione del colosso

  Ogni manciata di secondi, il prossimo attacco base di Galio infligge danni magici bonus in un'area.

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

• Q
  Venti di guerra

  Galio spara due raffiche di vento che convergono in un grande tornado infliggendo danni nel tempo.

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

• W
  Scudo di Durand

  Galio carica una posizione difensiva, muovendosi lentamente. Al rilascio, provoca e danneggia i nemici nelle vicinanze.

  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
  Pugno della giustizia

  Galio fa un passo indietro e carica, lanciando in aria il primo campione nemico che incontra.

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

• R
  Entrata dell'eroe

  Galio sceglie la posizione di un campione alleato come punto di atterraggio e fornisce uno scudo magico a tutti gli alleati nell'area. Dopo un breve lasso di tempo Galio colpisce la posizione, lanciando in aria i nemici nelle vicinanze.

  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.