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[2.4b] Galio Guide - Spread your wings - Galio support guide

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Patch 2.4b
September 30, 2021 08:03
Support

Spread your wings - Galio support guide

Learn how to play the tank who can trap and defend his team with ease and even from the other side of the map.

Pros

  • Has good poke in laning, and can easily shut down engage supports during that time.
  • Can be build as both tank or AP.
  • Can keep targets CC'd for a very long time.
  • Has a global ult, allowing him to put pressure and roam with ease.
  • Very good against AP comps.
  • Super charismatic.

Cons

  • Doesn't do as good against AD comps
  • If build as a tank, his damage in increadibly low.
  • Has long cooldown, especially during the early game.
  • Quite squishy with out his W.
  • Can be quite team-relient, as he is best suited to follow or counter an engage.
  • Probably destroys everything by accident.

Galio Build

Best Build Guide for Galio

Starting Items
Boots of Speed
Amplifying Tome
The AP build
Protobelt Enchant
Rod of Ages
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Abyssal Mask
Crystalline Reflector
Rabadon's Deathcap
The tank build
Glorious Enchant
Dead Man's Plate
Abyssal Mask
Force of Nature
Thornmail
Protector's Vow

Item Build Description

Additional information on the items

When building GalioGalio as a support, you have two options - tank or Ap. Think about what your team lacks and make your decision based on that.

For the tank build, we will be starting with Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed and after rushing it to tier 3, we will be rushing items who can provide you with fast roams and team enchance. The three items that you should ALWAYS have on galio are Dead Man's PlateDead Man's Plate , Abyssal MaskAbyssal Mask and Force of NatureForce of Nature . These items give you a lot of speed and will increase both your and your team's damage, and do remember that some of GalioGalio 's skills scale up with MR anyway. The rest of the items should be picked based on the enemy team, so don't build the same things blindly.

As for AP, we willl be focusing on items that are cheap, offer more tankiness and are good in terms of utility. items such as Rod of AgesRod of Ages and Crystalline ReflectorCrystalline Reflector are a good choice, as well as Abyssal MaskAbyssal Mask since it offers extra defense and a damage boost anyway. Remember again - GalioGalio has abilities that scale with MR.


Galio Runes

Best Runes for Galio

Keystone
Font of Life
Font of Life
Domination
Weakness
Weakness
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind
Inspiration
Pathfinder
Pathfinder

The first rune set is something that I personally like to use more, as the roams are faster and you can get more dominance in lane even against poke champions since your sustain will be strong. If you are a less experienced player or simply prefer a simpler and safer way to play, the second rune set is for you.

Keystone
Aftershock
Aftershock
Domination
Weakness
Weakness
Resolve
Loyalty
Loyalty
Inspiration
Pack Hunter
Pack Hunter

Skill Order

How to distribute skill points

Colossal Smash
Colossal Smash - Passive
Winds Of War
Winds Of War
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Shield Of Durand
Shield Of Durand
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Justice Punch
Justice Punch
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Hero's Entrance
Hero's Entrance
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Summoner Spells

When to take which summoners

Flash
Flash-taunt looks cool, so take this spell.
Exhaust
Good to shut down all-in champions or an enemy carry.
Heal
Good against comps with little ignite or burst damage.
Ignite
This is good against healers or if you team can keep someone cc'd for a long time.

Combos

Learn how to maximize the champions potential

Justice Punch
3rd
Shield Of Durand
2nd
Winds Of War
1st
Colossal Smash
Passive

This is your basic engage combo on lane. If the enemy is close enough, you can also start with Shield Of DurandShield Of Durand instead of Justice PunchJustice Punch

Flash
Flash
Shield Of Durand
2nd

Combine the two together to taunt an enemy out of your range.

Glorious Enchant
Justice Punch
3rd

You can use this item to speed yourself in for a good engage, which can be pulled off with both Shield Of DurandShield Of Durand or Justice PunchJustice Punch .

Protobelt Enchant
Justice Punch
3rd

This items can work the same way as combo 3, but is best for surprising enemies.

Galio Matchups & Counters

Detailed information on how to play matchups and counters

Fizz
Easy
Fizz
Braum
Easy
Braum
Camille
Easy
Camille
Jarvan Iv
Easy
Jarvan Iv
Katarina
Easy
Katarina
Alistar
Medium
Alistar
Olaf
Hard
Olaf
Leona
Skill
Leona

Always stand infront of your team with this guy around, as if he uses Chum The WatersChum The Waters , your passive magic shield will soak it up for your team.

Galio

How to be good-big guy.

1. When in lane, don't try to be to aggresive when you want to engage. Wait for the enemies to over extend and then rock their world.

2.Try to be more present on the mid lane if you have ult available, even at the cost of leaving your adc to 1v2. remember that you can just fly to his location if needed.

3.You can use Shield Of DurandShield Of Durand to not only CC enemies, but also reduce damage while disengaging. 

4.You can also use Justice PunchJustice Punch to avoid skillshots or move quicker.

5.When using Hero's EntranceHero's Entrance during a teamfight, don't be afraid to wait for a bit until the enemy is grouped on your team, as you will get more knockups this way.

6.You can use Winds Of WarWinds Of War on bushes to scan them. If you here the sound effect that happens when you hit someone - this bush has an enemy!

7.Always apologise in advance before ruining places.

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