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
  Uderzenie Kolosa

  Co kilka sekund następny atak podstawowy Galio zada dodatkowe obrażenia magiczne na danym obszarze.

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

• Q
  Wichry Wojny

  Galio wystrzeliwuje dwa porywy wiatru, które łączą się w duże tornado zadające obrażenia w czasie.

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

• W
  Tarcza Duranda

  Galio porusza się wolniej, przygotowując postawę obronną. Po zakończeniu przygotowania Galio sprowokuje pobliskich wrogów i zada im obrażenia.

  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
  Cios Sprawiedliwości

  Galio odrobinę się cofa, a następnie szarżuje, wyrzucając w powietrze pierwszego trafionego wrogiego bohatera.

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

• R
  Bohaterskie Wejście

  Galio wyznacza na miejsce swojego lądowania obecne położenie sojusznika, dając wszystkim sojuszniczym bohaterom na tym obszarze tarczę, która pochłania obrażenia magiczne. Po krótkiej chwili Galio uderza w dane miejsce, wyrzucając pobliskich wrogów w powietrze.

  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.