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Galio·Mid Build

Colossal SmashP
Winds of WarQ
Shield of DurandW
Justice PunchE
Hero's EntranceR
Win rate52.8%
Pick rate3.5%
Ban rate1.1%
Matches76 940-
Galio Mid has a 52.8% win rate with 3.5% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked S tier. Based on our analysis of 76 940 matches in patch 14.12 the best build for Galio is Hollow Radiance, Mercury's Treads, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Frozen Heart. Most picked runes for Galio Mid are Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth for primary tree, as well as Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence for secondary tree.
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Galio Build

Mid Mid  Patch 14.12

Most Popular

Win Rate 56.7% based on 21 344 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
AftershockSorcery
Hollow Radiance

Most Popular

56.7%
AftershockSorcery
Sunfire Aegis

2nd Most Popular

56.1%
AftershockSorcery
Shurelya's Battlesong

Alternative

56.7%
Arcane CometResolve
Shurelya's Battlesong

Off-Meta

57.1%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR

caPs Pro

33.3%
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Galio R goes brr OTP

80.0%
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Che11y#ISR OTP

71.1%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

LeBlanc

58.1%

Sylas

60.4%

runes

Resolve
Resolve
Grasp of the UndyingAftershockGuardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Sorcery
Sorcery
Nullifying Orb
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerTeleport

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
2
Stealth Ward

@ 14 sec

Early Items

Bami's Cinder
Boots

@ 4 min

Core Items

Hollow Radiance
Mercury's Treads
Riftmaker

@ 21 min

Full Build

Hollow Radiance
Mercury's Treads
Riftmaker
Zhonya's Hourglass
Frozen Heart
Thornmail

ability order

Max:

Q

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W

right arrow

E

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Skills

Colossal Smash
Winds of War
Shield of Durand
Justice Punch
Hero's Entrance
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R
17
E
18
E

situational items

Liandry's Torment
Shurelya's Battlesong
Randuin's Omen
Morellonomicon
Lich Bane
Cryptbloom

Galio Matchups Overview

Galio General information

Galio tips and tricks

Always play respectfully once you hit level 6. Your Ultimate Hero's EntranceR is pure utility and it cannot be used in a skirmish as effectively as most enemy champions.

You can set up your Jungler to gank your lane easily if you have the wave pushed towards you.

Before roaming with your Ultimate Hero's EntranceR, use your Winds of WarQ and Justice PunchE to push the wave quickly. Follow that up with an empowered AOE auto-attack to one-shot the wave.

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The Best Galio Builds, Runes and Items for Mid in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Galio Mid build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Aftershock as your keystone, followed by Shield Bash, Bone Plating and Overgrowth in the primary tree, as well as Nimbus Cloak and Transcendence in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Hollow Radiance as your first item, followed by Mercury's Treads and Riftmaker. For your last 3 items, you should build Zhonya's Hourglass, Frozen Heart and finish with Thornmail. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 56.7% winrate over 21 344 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Galio Mid build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Aftershock as your keystone, Shield Bash, Bone Plating and Overgrowth in the primary tree, and Nimbus Cloak with Transcendence in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Sunfire Aegis, which you should build first, followed by Plated Steelcaps as your second item and Riftmaker as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Zhonya's Hourglass, Frozen Heart and Thornmail. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 56.1% win rate over 1 766 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Aftershock as your keystone, Shield Bash, Bone Plating and Overgrowth in the primary tree, and Nimbus Cloak with Transcendence in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Shurelya's Battlesong as your first item, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity as a second item and Cosmic Drive as a third item. You want to finish the build with Zhonya's Hourglass, Cryptbloom and Thornmail. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 56.7% win rate across 1 156 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Galio Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Absolute Focus and Scorch as your primary rune tree, and Second Wind with Overgrowth as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Shurelya's Battlesong as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Cosmic Drive as third item. The last 3 options are Zhonya's Hourglass, Cryptbloom and Void Staff. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 57.1% win rate over 790 matches played.

Situational Galio Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Galio build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Galio runes page.

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Galio Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Mid in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.13 the best possible matchups for Galio Mid are:

Consider picking Galio into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Mid matchups that currently are in favor of Galio.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Galio in the current patch into the following Mid matchups:

These champions are considered as Galio counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Galio counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.