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Tips Against Galio in Middle Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Avucado says “Galio is very hard to kill, can potentially outtrade you and can roam just as well as you can. Start E lvl 1, free way to do half his health early. After that you don't want to E him to trade because he will CC lock you and do over half your health. He can keep you shoved into tower and match your roams easily. Big hitbox makes hooking him easy which makes ganks very easy. If he's running aftershock then it'll be nearly impossible to solokill him. ”
Drewmatth Taliyah says “MELEE = PUSH EARLY (LEVELS 1-2) - CARE FOR GANKS! (SPAM Q'S TILL 50-60% MANA).
Corrupting due to his Q poke and because it's practically impossible to nuke him down in a single burst. We need all the sustain we can get.
Play with cleanse if the setup with their jungler is too strong (Heca/Galio for example). Galio provides lots of CC but it is fairly predictable. I would play with Ignite but would stay safe on lane and focus more on ganks. Beware! Everytime you gank there might be a Galio ult popping up on your target location (their ADC most of the times), so every time you roam consider it that it will be a 3v3 (unless you finish the job quickly).
Play according to that fact.”
Yeager says “Start corrupting potion. You can abuse him early with auto attacks combined with the active from the potion. Later on he becomes too tanky for you to kill, so you should avoid any interaction with him. Just stay safe and look for good roams. ”
Ambitieux says “In this lane It's mostly a pretty pokey out lane. You have more advantages early due to his high mana usage but he will ALWAYS out damage you in pokes. Use your autos to your advantage and try to push and look for roams. He wont take much damage but you have better pick potential. Save ur charm 100% in this lane for when he dashes towards you. use it and run away. Or to bait and setup ganks. He is pretty easy to gank with you being able to interrupt his dash. Make sure to ping MIA and ward rivers”
iZianni says “Galio has increased MR along with hp itemization which makes it impossible to one shot him.
You do have range advantage early but unfortunately Galio Q will instantly clear waves while giving him roam opportunities.
There's not really much to do in this match up unless you have jg priority, because both of you clear waves pretty easily.
The issue is Galio will 100% kill you if you misposition, whereas it's impossible to kill him without jungle or incessant trading that puts you in danger. ”
Halfhand says “This champion completely counters your roaming potential if the player playing it has any insight on how to play the map. The lane is easy to play but always keep in mind he can ult anyone who you are trying to kill.”
iZianni says “Even match up, but Galio has advantage due to his win condition being side lanes instead of mid.
You can do well poking him but he can ultimately just teleport back making it meaningless.
Look to scale, look to hard push wave to deny roam potential.”
Eriosunx says “Galio is a very common matchup for Katarina, the best option is going CONQUEROR+BOTH RESOLVE/DOMINATION.
Rushing BOTRK is the best option, but going NASHOR'S WORKS AS WELL.
You will find 3 types of Galio players.
The ones going basic Galio (AFTERSHOCK-TP) pretty easy to fight, just go when he has his keystone and boneplating down.
The other ones going for BURST DAMAGE (DH/ELEC+IGNITE) even easier to face but you must be carefull to take the one on one when you are full hp!
And last the PHASERUSH GALIO, I still havent figured out how to play into that, he engages on you and runs out with PHASERUSH and you have no time to counter-trade.
Just dont trade with him and focus on csing and side-map plays”
Hullos says “Anti-mage that out damages you early and out roams you. Best chance is to poke him out but be careful his engage is good. Take TP to keep farm high and scale. ”
iZianni says “Melee champion that is susceptible to ranged poke, being able to cast while moving makes it harder for him to lock you down but he's a literal magic tank after picking up a little hp.
All he really needs to do is survive lane phase to impact sides/team fights.
Syndra still does very well into this match up since you have the anti-engage with E, but you'll need to play team fights better.
If you over commit, you'll basically die to a short cast taunt into knock up combo for 900 damage with one D ring. ”
shidonryoku says “Not a difficult match, it doesn't really interfere with farming, although it strains up to 6 lvl. And for heaven's sake don't stand in its wind.”
Coldsong says “Galio is a rather easy matchup for Talon, due to the fact that he is only tanky against AP. Make sure to dodge his E and get away from him when he tries to taunt you. His ult is also decent at counteracting your roams, so be mindful when you rotate to another lane.”
DebilekLaZe says “His kit is very anti oneshot, even for his allies. You beat him in 1v1s if played well but it's still a huge pain because of all of his abilities.”
StarTundra says “Galio is hard to fight, because the range of his Dash is similar to that of your Q and he's very capable of winning fights against you. Overall, avoid fighting galio and focus on clearing cs/ freezing the wave to prevent the enemy from engaging”
luminyan says “Another annoying matchup. Galio has a lot of engage and his taunt can get you caught in bad situations. Try and play safe, and don't throw out a Q unless he's already used his dash.”
Fuzzmonkey says “This match up is mainly based on reactions but LeBlanc does still struggle against Galio because he is an anti-mage champion. If Galio can taunt Leblanc when she W's in, he will win the trades. If Galio can't do this, you should be able to get a free trade onto him if you dodge his charge.”
PlayCabex says “You can't kill him and neither does he , because of his stupid magic resist shield which takes no dmg , aslo he is probably going to buy abyssal mask aswell , just farm and poke against him and ask your jungler for a gank”
eiensiei says “Won't kill him, but he can't really kill me either since they've nerfed him and he can no longer W+Flash. Farm fest, but Lux has the potential to be more useful late game picking off enemies.”
WayOfTheTempesst says “Very boring lane, he can never kill you but you can never kill him. Take conq and just scale and hope your team doesnt die to his roams. Take unflinching with 2nd wind just to get through his cc easier. Only way you really die is if you choose to go aggro when his jungler is nearby and you get chain cced.”
Katawina52 says “(always go Conqueror vs Galio) If he E's in and you're healthy at (mostly) all levels you can all him after he procs aftershock (you should have conq in this matchup). Being healthy when fighting is key! If you are both at equal health you will most likely lose the trade. If you can dodge his E with yours, go in after and you shouldn't lose (mostly killable pre first back). Lane gets EXTREME hard to kill once he has some component item and some levels, but you should still be able to kill it depending on his spell usage. Galio can set up ganks very well so keep an eye on the enemy jungler and how he is pathing. Follow his ult roam and try to move already when he is going to move so you're there way earlier. Mercs good vs Galio if they have more CCs ”
Dr Eggmund says “Gosh Galio is annoying, a lot of CC in his kit and damage output can mean bye bye to Vladimir, however he is a melee champion so poke with Q as much as possible in lane and if he doesn't build any kind of magic resist early PUNISH HIM. Build Protobelt and get a magic penetration item like Void Staff or Liandry's to burst through this man. See how the lane play's out experience with a few Q's and E's to see if you can all in him later.”
Sylvan Lore says “Galio is quite strong against Orianna, but that doesn't mean you can't beat him. Early levels you want to do your best to match his push by landing your Q on as many minions as possible. Even your strongest push will be outmatched by his Q and passive, but at least then you are not completely shoved in. Do your best to track the enemy jungler at all times. If you do not know where they are, do not overextend at all. His gank engage is amazing and any backup will change his large chunk on you into an easy kill. You will be more useful than him if you can take it late but that is easier said than done.”
Yasukeh says “Galio is definitely much harder after his recent changes. he can very easily 100-0 you and overall outtrade you from early on. If you go on him early when he has all cooldowns up, he will win the trade. Wait for him to use his Q to farm or harrass and then jump on him. When you are going out from a trade, his charge is much faster than your spin now, so you have to spin much earlier in the animation to dodge it. ”
Fuzzmonkey says “Another AP counter, save your E until he decides to charge in so he can't taunt you. Other than that, poke him constantly and wait till level 6 to all in him.”
Polarshift says “Not too much of a threat. Hes melee, you are quite good at escaping when you're not cc'd and you can dodge all of his abilities. Be careful of his taunt, because its an excellent tool to set up a gank. With a bit of magic resist he should never be able to kill you.”
DarDarThePenguin says “Galio cannot kill you in lane easily, if ever. Be careful of his roams and relax. It's a farm lane! Take the Standard page and MR.”
Aethlo says “Galio has the wave clear advantage. ||
Annie wins pre-3 (Galio gets his shield level 2 but Annie has the level 1 window and even with the shield to poke before Galio can all-in properly at level 3). ||
Galio wins pre-6. ||
Galio wins post-6 (but this is the time you have to be weary when he is roaming). ||
Annie and Galio have equal scaling. ||
Tip: [[[Galio is a good ban]]] It is really hard to kill galio. He has insane wave clear, roams, trades, and gank set up - not only this but it's almost impossible to one-shot him. The best you can do is avoid trying to kill him - punish him by following his roams if possible and killing the other squishy targets on his team.”
WayOfTheTempesst says “Although Galio is supposed to be a mage counter he actually doesn't do TOO bad into Yasuo. Galio has a lot of cc combined with aftershock he can actually chunk you pretty hard with his combo. Also, since he has so much cc his gank setup is pretty strong so be wary of that. Bait out his W and go in when its down or else he will hit his whole combo on you. Can go Cleanse if their jungler has a lot of cc also if you struggle.”
richardlized says “Zed hard wins lane against Galio. His W can be rendered useless and his E is very easy to out maneuver with your W/R, and he is easy to outkite. You deal a lot of poke dmg to him early and win all ins post 6. You can walk forward to dodge Galio’s Q. As long as you do not face tank every single one of Galio’s Qs. You should win this matchup. His damage also falls off hard. (Eclipse Conq)”
Eoba says “This matchup you just rush tiamat and mobis and roam. Aftershock won't allow you to kill him in lane. He'll most likely build 2 dorans and seekers as well.”
LunarVortex says “Your spellshield counters his entire kit pretty hard. He is also an easy Q target because of how telegraphed his dash is. He will try to push you in and roam. Warn your botlane in advance. Try to be wherever he tries to go and countergank him since your Q and E shut him down rather hard.”
xMetix says “It might seem hard but there is a way to win this match up, if you can get a minion lead early on and start fights with a level lead to get better trades you might get an early kill, it will allow you to snowball the lead. If you don't find an opportunity to trade just quit hitting minions and wait for him to push back, he can't freeze because of his Passive.”
CashLOL says “Warn your team about galio ult and take conqueror in this matchup as he only wants to go for short burst trades in the lane. Don't be scared if he took all your health, his cooldowns are long and you can run him down.”
DabiDabi says “His sustain, and trade is better than yours. He'll tank your damage. Play safe and try to not get taunted and get poked by his Q too much. Killing him early will be difficult, Ask for ganks.”
iamcasualty says “He deals with mages well because of his inate tankiness tward mages plus his passive but he tends to build alot of hp and Resistances. so he'll trash you early-mid game but late you should shred him”
Redeemteam says “Galio is Ap counterpick, not only is it difficult to kill him 1v1, he counters your ult later by shielding allies who you cast it on. Might be worth a ban if not confident you can play around him.”
DabiDabi says “This match up isn't hard, it's just very hard to kill Galio. Try not to get poked by his Q too much and avoid being hit by his E+W+Q combo. If he goes AP you have a better kill potential. If he goes tank with Aftershock, look for pokes.”
A55AILANT says “Not much of a threat.
You are quite good at escaping when you're not cc'd and you can dodge all of his abilities.
Be careful of his taunt, because its an excellent tool to set up a gank.”
duhnx says “His taunt and E mess you up hard and his Q has great poke. Galio also builds slightly tanky so you can't kill him once he has items. Wait for you jungler and don't roam when he has ult, you will lose everytime unless his team is almost dead already. One of the people I ban when playing Pyke.”
TheDuskWalker says “All summs work. Electrocute or Phase Rush. Conqueror and Summon Aery is a possible choice.
Poke him down early game and make sure to pool his taunt. You completely outscale him but he will aim to impact sidelanes so farm up.”
GhoastlyGiant9352 says “has very good all in potential and can counter gank like a twisted fate.
his purple shield practically counter your passive damage.”
Daers says “Try to get kills off him early, if you can get ahead you can try to kill him on your own. Take DPS Diana into him. Keep track of his passive and go in for only quick trades when it's down. You can't 1v1 him if you're even.”
Sailor MOwOn says “He's statistically a Lux counter - I've lost games to him but have demolished him in lane. His roam is good but in Low Elo his ult is rarely utilized correctly. Watch what he builds and build Magic Pen accordingly.”
MikeVix says “Hes to powerful. He has taunt, knockup. Before 6 you can kill him after a lot of poke. After 6 and when he gets armor its really tough. And if you roam hes gonna follow you with ult. Try to roam before 6.”
Excalibxr says “Galio can't really kill you in lane, especially if he takes TP, but he also doesn't really die, and late game he just cc chains you to death. I recommend going mercs in this matchup. Don't take electrocute here, try conqueror and force an all in early with as many autos as possible. When he uses his e, use yours to block the charge so he can't escape. ”
Little Planet says “Galio depends on whether it's the tank build or the mage build.
The mage build falls over easily as you mostly deal physical damage in the early game and thus his W passive does nothing to help him out.
Not to mention your waveclear is superior and that he can't really escape if you get on top of him.
If he goes tank you won't have the damage and he can just slowly chip away at you until you're all out of steam, just push and look for roams.”
dibnyan says “Galio es especialmente bueno contra matchs agresivos.
Pokea mucho
El taunt te molesta mucho en tf
Tiene mas utilidad y presencia.
Absorbe el daño AP de tu "W" en niveles bajos”
Joseph Evanss says “Dodge his e with your e and poke him out with q any time he wants to farm. If he goes in you win pretty much always. Longer the game goes on the easier it is for you. Go Bone Plating, Overgrowth + D Blade”
ahspaghetti says “always go conq against galio, try to bait out his aftershock(after ccing someone, gain bonus armour and Mr) then go all in. be ware of enemy jungle ganks as galio can setup really good ganks. try to follow up galio ult side lane ganks by moving way earlier so you will always be there for your team. you should probably run mercs if their team has a lot of cc. if he tries to e to escape, you can try to jump in front of him to block his escape. ad build is preferable”
Black Shadow QIYANA says “If he misses his spells than your good to go otherwise not because he has alot of HP so you cant burst him down untill you have prowlers claw but id consider a not easy matchup.”
HalexUwU says “Really easy match up. He can't reach you and you can poke him really hard. His roaming can be a bit hard to deal with but if you do a good job of bulling him its not much to worry about. ”
peytonqt says “[MEDIUM/HARD] [PR/Conqueror] [Tear] As Galio is a tank, he basically just beats you instantly. His engage is super fast and if you get hit he'll just stun you and easily outtrade you. Look to poke him and stack your tear in lane. Do your best to get vision in the river so that when he does eventually roam you can at least ping it. When he does roam push in his wave and take plates and the tower. ”
harris tegas says “Ιf he is good he can destroy you. he is super counter . when you do W , he can do his W and he will hit you. When you go fo dive he will do his E and then his W and he will stun you !”
Ryank30 says “Conqueror, His Q's are not hard to dodge, if he misses his E you just win. Make sure to get a QSS if you need to because his cc becomes very powerful in teamfights. PING YOUR TEAM FOR HIS ROAMS”
kindo says “Galio is super easy for Kindred, especially in the 1v1. You Can react to Q his E since it has startup, but it still guarantees his taunt. Unfortunately, this is why the matchup is a bit rough sometimes. You're low range - especially pre 4-mark so getting taunted means the enemy jungler can just gank you freely.
The matchup in lane overall is free, he'll just spam Qs from range and wait for jungle to gank. He'll give up waves to R to his jungle or sidelanes, and Kindred struggles to follow these plays (given 325 base MS). He can get a lead that way, but the lane will never snowball to where you can't still play the 1v1.
Don't stand in his Qs as they culminate in the lane, and dodge his E damage/knockup with your Q. Build tenacity for his taunt, and try your best to save your ult for when his is down. If he ults on top of your ult, it will be rough.”
Tauricus2017 says “His Q is very powerful zoning ability that you don't want to get into. Try to bait his E and then dśidestep it from the sides. Engage right after with all your tools. Don't forget to ping your team when he achieves level 6 to warn them from possible engages.”
mihaila says “Dodge his E with your E. Good ult to steal. U can poke back and u beat him 1v1 if u are confident. If they have a jungle with a lot of cc, use Cleanse instead of ignite or tp.”
Sanctuar says “Playing against Galio, keep a few things in mind: First, always punish him for lasthitting due to him being a melee champion, and second, have your E ready to keep your distance from him, should he try to engage with his E. Past 6, his ultimate allows him for quick engages on other lanes, but for that he still needs to get in range. Keep the river areas or jungle entrances warded and follow up if needed. ”
Reppy says “If you do not kill him level 2-3, you will not kill him for the rest of the game solo. He is a magic damage tank monster that is impossible for Katarina to kill without losing any short trade (especially with Aftershock). For this matchup, you want to rush AD (bilgewater cutlass) and try to punish his mistakes.”
Luciiid says “Very easy level 1,2, & 3. Easy trades unless you get ganked, until he backs. After he backs and gets fat he is impossible to kill. If you're looking to kill him after he gets tanky then take conq. Otherwise take electrocute and look to roam.”
Noodles912 says “Easy lane. Play chicken till level 6, then use your ult to dodge his justice punch. Q when he Qs, and stay away from minions when he has passive. Poke him safely, and smoothly outscale him.”
mc_jojo3 says “You can't kill him and he can most likley not kill you if you dodge his dash. If you want to play Shyvana i would probably go AD against this.”
Noodles912 says “He is just annoying. He has a magic shield and is tanky with tons of cc. You only can sit mid and farm all game. He roams way better than you. When looking for a burst trade, use E to dodge his dive, but its not a bad idea to dodge the taunt. PTA is a must. Ask for ganks if possible.”
elnino9 says “Close to an unplayable lane but managable. He has no serious kill pressure unless you mess up somewhere, other than that you both just sit back and farm. If he gets a gank, immediately try to shunpo away. Ganks are you worst enemy in this matchup because Galio is a great setup for a gank with his taunt. He has a free magic shield, don't hard poke him. Focus on farming and being in a safe distance. You CAN kill him early on if he takes too much minion aggro because galio mains get cocky and play very aggressive against a Katarina. Fight him with Q dagger setup on minion, then EW, E out. Do this when he just used taunt or just used his passive auto attack so he doesn't trade back for a lot.”
PASS10NE says “Champion is tanky, but you will win trades if you proc your passive. Galio can respond to skirmishes easily thanks to his R, so be wary of that.”
NuclearAkali says “He is a tank. There is not much I can say about that... If you can just survive early and try to get ganks from your jungler than you will be fine. You can always roam but be careful because Galio has a pretty good global ult.”
Wunsch3957 says “You should really win this matchup as Galio isn't really good against AD. Dodge his E with yours and W his Q. Out roams you. Be extremely careful about ganks. Conq.”
Lot of Wind here says “Yasuo can be a great counterpick to galio as you deal AD damage. However, don't be surprised by the amount of damage Galio can deal in the early to mid game ; you can't take a lot of trades early if he hits his abilities. Try to poke him rapidly with your Q through the wave.”
AkiraHopeXDDDD says “Very tank late game and is hard to kill. This match up isn't bad but late game he's hard to kill and he can really be a threat to you as his W can taunt you from preventing you to one shot ADC.”
Wunsch3957 says “Try to dodge his Q and don't get ganked. As he can out roam you when he leaves lane you take his plates and eventually his tower. Take conq/domination with flash/ignite. Kraken mythic.”
Impossible2Gank says “Once you get 2 doran's rings and put in an extra point or 2 in E you can take him out easily once you dodge his engage and Q in to auto for the slow and finish with E.”
Twitch.Tv-LimitBreaker88 says “Dodge his Qs and he's done for. The only thing to lookout for is his gank setup with his jungler, otherwise you can do whatever you want.
You are the best bird in League”
GeDBo says “Galio is a specific match up that is neither hard nor easy. You both can punish each other severely if one of you does a mistake and the opponent manages to notice the mistake and react quickly. The reason I am saying this is because Azir is very dependent on his soldier (w)'s positioning. Galio can get out of their range and if he manages to get close to you, you will loose the trade. Poking him won't work either since he is somewhat counter to mages. Maybe considering AD Azir would be a good idea? Nah, I'm joking. Please don't do that. Galio is very dependent on short trades, kills and assists, since farming against a ranged champion will be hard. All you have to do is pick some sustain runes - Lethal Tempo or Conqueror. I specifically would go for Conqueror since I will surely need that stacking adaptive damage and little bit of healing since he won't be able to burst me. Always keep a spare soldier so whenever he jumps on you (trust me he eventually will) this way you will have an escape route. Buy vision and ask jungler for help if necessary.”
Modern Giraffe says “I may be a hottie but that doesn't mean you gotta knock me up. This boy is annoying but you can roam on him pretty easy with his long ult cd.”
1st fizz on mars says “very annoying mathup
he have a lot damage insaneee champ
i recomend u to rush void stuff 3 item
try to lane safe and just farm
u can kill him but i have to dodge all his abilities and play very clear”
Edg3Lord says “He can poke you, but most of the times he can't really engage in any fights with you on the lane. Should he attempt it, punish him by blocking his E and then going all in. Even if he taunts you, most of your damage comes through your basic attacks anyways, so just make sure you can land an E.”
Coldsong says “Galio will destroy you due to his strong team fighting and his anti-mage kit. Do not trade with him early and just try to farm up. This matchup used to be even harder, but since Galio has been repeatedly nerfed it is a little bit easier to deal with him. ”
SoraSan says “Galio é um Lutador AP, dificilmente ele vai querer ficar na sua lane após o 6 dele. Sempre que ele desaparecer use seus pings para uma possivel ameaça da ultimate dele.
Na rota você pode abusar do poke e tente abrir vantagem no farm.
Cuidado com as investidas dele, ele raramente vai pra cima de você a menos que você esteja muito atrás dele ou que vá ter gank do inimigo na sua lane. Nas team fights cuidado com o Galio, tanto com sua ultimate que dará um knock up em área, quanto com o W e E dele.
Recomendo vir de Eletrocutar para pokea-lo na lane.
Vá Ritmo Fatal caso queira focar apenas no farm e escalar melhor para team fights.”
BigBushMan says “I haven't played against Galio much, but when I do it is usually a pain due to his passive shield. Although, you can click E and avoid most of his engage, so it can be mitigated. ”
Tizgard says “If he tries to poke with Q, engaging on him is pretty easy. Try not to play pushed up, unless he used ult to roam, then you can just push for turret platings.”
Hiimkata says “(always go Conqueror vs Galio) If he E's in and you're healthy at (mostly) all levels you can all him after he procs aftershock (you should have conq in this matchup). Being healthy when fighting is key! If you are both at equal health you will most likely lose the trade. If you can dodge his E with yours, go in after and you shouldn't lose (mostly killable pre first back). Lane gets EXTREME hard to kill once he has some component item and some levels, but you should still be able to kill it depending on his spell usage. Galio can set up ganks very well so keep an eye on the enemy jungler and how he is pathing. Follow his ult roam and try to move already when he is going to move so you're there way earlier. Mercs good vs Galio if they have more CCs”
Poppi Sama says “Can easily all in you with his knock up taunt combo, following with his ground pound that will easily burst you down. Continuously poke with Q, because of the true damage on the orbs way back.”
ParkChnm says “You have the range advantage in this matchup, but since Orianna is immobile Galio can easily get onto you and kill you, especially if he goes full damage.”
UnoTrickCho says “Galio is virtually impossible to kill and his short trade with aftershock is amazing. He can build armguard/steelcaps, but on the other hand he has very little kill pressure on his own.”
BloxNaderYT says “In the early game Galio has almost full control of the lane and can perma shove waves under Senna's tower. This allows him to have good reset timing, allow him to roam, and crash waves when minion hp values are unfavourable for Senna. As Senna's waveclear is already quite bad, she may have a hard time last hitting minions, let alone get a good recall timing”
KataTocDo says “If he goes Aftershock, you will have to bait it out because he is unkillable with that rune. If it is down or does not use aftershock, you can just run him over.
Runes: Conq-Dom
Starting Items: D. Blade or Dark Seal”
Yeetmeister57 says “You cant melt Galio as fast as most mid laners, and if he saves his cc for when you attempt to go in your W doesn't always move you far enough to avoid it.”
Elite500 says “his Q does % hp dmg, his W fucks your E and Q, his E does the same, his ult makes you unable to oneshot people from behind, insanely cancer matchup but still winnable if you play aggressive and pray for no camp”
wildersovereign says “One of Morgana's best matchups, which is good considering how oppressive Galio can be towards many mages and mid lane in general. Early, you basically durdle against each other. Make sure you're focusing more on dodging his Q than getting poke yourself since his poke is way more impactful early than yours is. Once you rack up a few levels, though, you really start to feel the sharp difference in power between you. Your Black Shield negates every attempt he'll make to do anything against you, and you can respond with a powerful Q+W combo that'll shred him pretty quickly. You can Q him during his relatively slow E animation, which makes his engage really weak against you. Outside of mid lane, you both want to push the wave and roam. This is something a good Galio will attempt to accomplish early. If he fails to get the ball rolling early, though, your waveclear is superior to his, so you'll be roaming faster and getting fed faster than he could ever dream of.”
SkyBanana says “Galio's Ultimate can shut down your engagement since his ult gives his allies a magic damage shield. This is an incredible power few people have to realize. Not to mention you won't do damage to him since his W passive is obnoxious so you have to wear him down.”
rajsovsky says “Best anti-mage champion. Respect him as he has gap close, taunt, damage, wave clear, and his W (Taunt) cast can be hold longer then your W (pool), so don't waste your Pool before his taunt. You need to time it perfectly.”
invalidd says “Pretty easy, your kit allows you to easily outplay his, you can hook him out of the dash and taunt, your regen makes his Q poke worthless, you
can also force him to dash into your E which allows for an easy hook, and you're an AD champ so his ult won't be efficient against your damage, E
lvl1 is strong. Fairly easy to setup ganks on.”
Aikairi says “Build AD and get 3 points into E. Make sure you dodge his dash, and try to fight him early since he'll be a bit harder to kill during mid to late game. If he tries to taunt you and you're level 5 (you should have 3 points in E by then), then you should be able to shunpo out of it unless he fully charged it. if he didn't fully charge it, you can just sidestep his dash.
Don't roam too much as well since he can follow you with his ulti and turn the whole fight around.”
SkellyBirb says “While Galio is an anti-mage and you are AD, he can build a Seeker's and make you do a lot less damage. He also has 2 forms of CC, so shielding might not always be enough. Use your range advantage and run back getting ready to kite if you see him start his dash.”
KASSAW1N says “Kass vs galio: Peleale lvl 1 con la W, luego de lvl 1 no le pelees mas y a lvl 6 si, deja que entre con su combo o directamente esquívalo y ya no tendrá con que mas defenderse. llevate Tp, por que el match no se tratara de quien mate a quien si no quien rota mas. (compra hielo eterno por que no será posible oneshotear a un tanque)”
TheHostileCat says “He's pretty annoying for a newer player, and his tanky AP shield is still pretty strong. Dodge q, e back when he hits you and try to go for extended trades. Conq all the way. ”
Big Shawn says “Galio is a good champ versus Mages and other classes which base on Ability Power. Ekko can do fine against Galio, but he will be able to apply more pressure towards you as he gains the Magic Resist Shield through the passive of his W-Ability, which makes him slightly tankier. Therefore it is crucial that you poke him with your Q-Ability, and importantly bait his taunt. You never know where his jungler might be. Therefore it would be wise to ask your jungler to gank.”
Scyrine says “hard matchup but still winnable. Galio's usually engage with their dash. Don't waste your abilities trying to trade him, wait for his engage and E back. Try to be on the lookout for his taunt, and even if he does taunt you in the beginning you should just keep attacking instead of running away.”
BCota says “Farming lane, you can kill him but it will take ages you will be level 8 before you even get close to it. Good matchup in the sense that you can scale from permafarming
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Chili Dog says “His Q does % hp dmg, his W fucks your E and Q, his E does the same, his ult makes you unable to oneshot people from behind, insanely cancer matchup but still winnable if you play aggressive and pray for no camp. Phase Rush recommended but both runes can be taken.”
JustGalaxy06 says “This guy is tough . You will beat him most of the time but he can go tanky ,he can get ahead because his roaming posibility but if he roams just push lane you will get some nice towers if pushed at the right time . poke him with q - q - e -w - q -e and then repeat . When he's low just make q-q-e-q-r-w combo and he's dead if you want press ignite to make sure that he's gonna die”
kimjisoo8 says “Super annoying since he is tanky and won't die to your burst. Abuse your range to poke him a LOT and if you can't oneshot him by then, ask your jungler to help.”
SkellyBirb says “Galio is an anti-mage and a tank. This puts him in a weird spot for Varus, who is a mage with percent health damage and is also a marksmen. You can burst him down, but he can engage hard and ignore a lot of your damage.”
PROJECT BZ says “Galio will just shove you in and play with his team and roam. Zed can easily avoid his all in with the range of his shadows and break him down slowly. If you beat him in lane, he will be extremely weak for his team too as he is orientated around his team.”
Lil Polymorph says “If you ever face a galio mid just dont try to use ur full combo on him , you probably will die if you are not used to do that often, in the first times try to understand lulu's Q range and spam him with E(On Minion) + Q, obviously just when u got tear.”
vCraze says “Galio is an even matchup early but can swing very heavily to whoever gets the first kill. You cannot walk up to him if he has E or W up because if they hit you with either you are basically dead. Play safe, poke and farm up.”
BlenderKat says “Against Galio the AD build would be the best option.Because the passive from his W prevent him from taking AP damage.Quick trades like Q+E+W+E(back to minions)”
OxiteoMyst says “Don't step in his E range, you get out traded and out poked because of this magic null shield. He also out roams you. If you play safe it actually isn't too bad but then your side lanes become shit. Try to poke him as much as you can and try to scale. If you get taunted by him in a fight you're most likely dead.”
Mad AkaTha says “Almost unplayable wait for jungler to gank
Dont be very aggro against him since he can easily Outtrade you
Wait for him to use his spells then try to trade”
Sadkid says “Galio is not too bad. Much like Cho you can poke him out early and play towards first move. Take W second and try cheese kill him after poking him down lvl 1. Later on, play towards your range you might not be able to one shot him so just ignore him the ADC will deal with him. ”
Katfire says “Galio is quite a hard match up. Personally I feel this match up forces you to go for Conqueror, with BoRK rush. It is the only way to deal with him effectively. You should never stay in his Q after he uses it. Dodge his E. If he has aftershock he becomes nearly undamageable after he uses W due to the damage mitigation his W gives him paired with the defensive stat boost from procing aftershock. Don't R if his W or E are still up. When he is level 6 he can ult allies and offer them his magic shield, which will block a lot of your ability damage. Usually you would want to wait this shield out, but if you are caught in the middle of it try your best to E out of it or the knock up might put you in danger. He can use R to roam to other lanes so if he leaves lane try to keep track of where he is going and warn your teammates.”
PedrinhoXD says “Galio does the same thing as you do, but he is tankier, you won't be able to kill him in lane, but beware of his engage, as is pretty much impossible to dodge is E+W combo”
WolfRider01 says “His CC is very annoying, and he can set up for ganks very easily. You can win this matchup if you can bait out his CC. His Q poke is really annoying and I often take fleet into him because of it. If you're losing ask for ganks. If you're winning, don't get too cocky, he can easily turn the matchup around with one good gank.”
Hqzz says “Galio can get real close, real quick. Be careful and cautious of your range and don't get too close. Rooting him, followed with a Q is good enough, don't try to deal more damage as he will charge at you. ”
Cap Jack says “This is the worst matchup for kat, not necessarily impossible but Galio is strong against you in every aspect. Hard to roam against him post 6, cc to shutdown. Kill him early and often. Possibly take tp if you want to follow his ults or tps.”
MagicalFartz1 says “Aery with cleanse or ignite. He is an anti mage. Harsh him with autos and q don't waste your E unless he goes on you. He has really good gank setup don't harsh him under tower unless you know were the jungler is. Ping his roam don't try to follow them. Rush Sorccs
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MartyBG says “Skill based matchup. If he buys Merc treads its gonna be impossible for you to solo kill him. Try to poke him early levels and dodge his e.”
MINISE says “Unsealed Galio maybe a problem since most of the time you would get priority on lane so there would be possible switches and lost teamfights of how sustain and big he is.”
Akali go skrrrt says “Bait his W before trading/diving. If you dive him you have to watch out for his E or when not on cd his W.
If he uses R you can follow him with your E.”
economistastonks says “He is supposed to be tanky, but Pyke rips him a part.
The only thing here is that you can't take his Q damage, but it is quite easy to step away from it. ”
KaAZu13 says “Play it smart and u will win it easily, let him use his Q and poke him as much as you can after that, place shrooms around you and poke him and farm from the sides of the lane as the minions won't get into the shrooms and you will be a bit protected, if you do that on top lane just mine the river, if you are on mid try to buy control wards and place them into bushes.”
Bobbab says “Unplayable. Call for jungle ganks or dodge. He can follow your roams with his ult, he can w or e you in your all in. And his q does way more damage then yours. His w shield makes your q poke useless. This matchup is 100% unplayable unless you get camped by the jungler. Luckily galio isnt played that much, but he probably is the best to ban if you have an early pick.”
Fuffi says “you can't kill him, he can roam, you need to dodge as many Q as possible or he is going to kill you in the future, take cleanse because he can cc you with W when enemy gank.
btw you can easly ban this champ if you don't want bad experience”
sweodigaming says “Just try to farm in this lane, there is no idea trying to kill him, he is strong against mages and very tanky in general. Try to roam for kills.”
Grayified says “Galio is very tanky and has strong engage and a large amount of damage. In both support and mid he is annoying to play against but you should be able to get out of the way of his damage and get away fine.”
Kaali says “The only "struggle" is that he's tanky. Galio's kit is very predictable and can easily be avoided / played against in lane. Don't underestimate his team-fight potential though. ”
BreeAWT says “Muito tank, tem muito controle de grupo, consegue puxar a wave e sair pelo mapa, muita mobilidade. Bem difícil jogar contra, recomendo banir”
Daeydark says “Trade with him when his passive is down. I'd highly recommend going Phase Rush in this matchup because it's a lot easier to dodge his skills after you do a standard combo. Harass him early on; you have very high kill potential level 2 in this matchup.”
KormitLeFrag says “Shove and roam.
Careful of his dash + taunt, but otherwise he will need a jungler to do anything to you. You're not killing this guy in lane, though.
At 6 he can counter your roams, but his ult has like a 20 minute cooldown so yeah.
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TheCatOfCheshire says “He got great dmg, and even if you hit all your spells, you don't have enough mana to kill him, he got great roaming and a good wave clear. But it's a melee so poke him with AA in early, you can even buy a doran blade as first item for that.”
Haywyre says “You want to really play this lane safely. Actively punish him with q's to break his passive barrier. You always wanna fight him with your jg. Dodge his CC with your shunpo.”
SkellyBirb says “Galio is an anti-mage, but he'll struggle to keep up with your roaming, poke, and burst. Just be careful of his dash, as the combo that follows can deal a lot of damage.”
Frixen says “Nothing you can do in lane against him, but he can't do much against you either if you keep safe distance and auto-space well. You can try poking him, but he is the ultimate anti-mage so I doubt that'd work out too well as he is often fairly tanky. Get Cleanse and he will never be able to do anything against you. Out of the lane you have much more pressure and splitpush opportunity.”
Faithyatta says “Slightly in Galio's favor, by the nature that he is an anti-magic tank.
He does a lot of damage to you at most stages of the game, and he out-roams you easily. Try to force trades with him early with your AAs & Q Es, and try to keep him stuck in your miasma any time he tries to walk up to you.”
BloooodTV says “D-Blade He will go aftershock or DH, beat you in trades, have amazing gank setup, outroam you, and out team fight you. Basically you just lose very hard. Take Conq.”
Fadedreformed says “Even matchup , he can be quite annoying at fights since he can just shield everyone. You can win him 1 v 1 after some items or if he uses his aftershock”
Shock_101 says “Fight him early, like level 1 - 3. He only gets tanky when he gets his w (which usually they get at level 3), and when he gets items. His q does big dmg early game though, so be careful of that.”
xXkillercrackXx says “Tanky, has tons of waveclear, has CC, and can match your roams while giving a team mate damage reduction. Pretty hard match up. Farm the best you can and try to net your ADC some kills early on so they can hopefully deal with galio later.”
Yuki H. says “Gets fairly tanky late, but once again his dueling potential isn't as great against any AD champs due to his magic damage shield. From early on, try to stay with the caster minions to force his Q out to shove the wave into you. Your passive and Q allows for very easy last hits under tower from level 1. Make sure to poke him a good amount with abilities, and possibly all in him at level 5 or 6 (before he gets too tanky). If he takes aftershock, make sure to dodge his knock up and taunt.”
Chiefsnake says “Just stay as far away from him as you can where you can still poke him with W. Avoid his engage because if you get hit by his knockup and taunt you'll take a large chunk of damage and possibly die to a gank”
Veralion says “HoB/DH/beads. Galio has been significantly buffed recently and is now a bit of a pain. His Q poke hurts now and his punch is much faster and will catch you if you slack with your positioning for a fraction of a second. You can still move out of the way with your W up, but you’ve gotta be quick. Never let him taunt you. If he walks up and lands a taunt into a full combo, you’ll be chunked down to one third from full. If he punches and falls just short he will probably spam and land taunt, then his Q and passive will still do about a third of your life. Stay the hell away from him until 6 and just farm up under turret. You still can’t poke him down easily, so just prioritize farm and wait for a gank. You can handle getting nicked by his Q here and there. He’s heavily incentivized to build full AP now, so he’ll squish with a little bit of help. Once you have your ult, you can kick his ass by baiting his punch and immuning his follow up taunt. Be mindful if you go for a roam that he doesn’t follow, ult the fight, and ruin your team. ”
Grimkyle says “Galio is one of the best counters to fizz at the moment I recommend starting W into him and have him shove u into tower getting as much cs you can at level 3 with corrupting pots active plus your ignite you can look to all in him or ask your jungler to help because if the galio knows what he's doing he probably has tp so not only does he have a global ult but also a global spell ”
K3y5 says “You can't kill him without getting two successful ganks. Don't bother poking with Q because his Q does more damge. His Auto - Q does more than your whole combo. If you jump on him, he will taunt and knock up.”
Brentonlop says “He has lots of MR and a magic sheild. It will be hard to kill him because of his tankiness but he can't kill you either. Roam or ask jungler for ganks.”
Zoe Sparklepop says “Hey you like tanks?
You like ones that one shot you even in mid game while building tank?
Yeah, Galio is one of those
You have no chance of killing him in lane usually so your best choice is to roam and hope he doesn't follow so try to vision deny with sweeper and control wards.”
ThatOneKatMain says “He can't really kill you in lane if you dodge his e with yours and just farm with q you will be fine but you can't really roam post 6 as he will just follow with his r and mess your whole roam up. Spam ping if he's missing post 6 and just outscale him. Wait for him to use his cc before going in in a teamfight since he wont have any way of peeling for his adc.”
The PaIe King says “Sustain Karth
Summoner Spells: Teleport/Flash----
Build Path: Rod of Ages, Sorcerers Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Rabadons Death Cap, Void Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass.
----Rune Page: Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transendence, Scorch, Prescence of Mind, Last Stand .----
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snukumz says “You are a tank killer with your passive and he is a tank.
Keep your distance so he can't jump at you and taunt you.
Try to poke him down when he goes to melee hit CS, or combo him when he does that.
You can knock him low often with your combo but he's often hard to actually kill because of how tanky he is.
Ask your jungler to help kill him since he's fairly easy to kill with some help.”
Defensivity1 says “Stronger in lane and can press R to match your roams shielding himself and knocking you up makes your ultimate risky if you want to make plays.”
1256 says “if not for gank setup id put him in 1, easy matchup for kassadin you straightup outscale he sucks pp but is VERY strong in setting ganks up for jg, you win that later into game
fleet+dom”
LightningTemplar says “Conqueror setup. Doran's Blade start. CS with Q or W+E. Do short trades with W+E+Q. Play off his cooldowns, especially on his W. Ask jungler for help. You will struggly killing him solo, but so will he should you play somewhat safe. His shield only blocks magic damage, good thing considering Zed does none (besides a little from Scorch and his passive), so ignore it. ”
only yasuo play says “He has really good damage and pressure levels 1, 2, and 3. Most Galios will push wave early to pressure you under your tower.
Make sure wave doesn't crash into your tower and try to all in if you windwall his q.
Note: Galio does a deceptively large amount of damage.”
SicKitty says “so this guy has come mid once before so figurd ill add it but honestly is relly easy to kite with decnt hit box making skill shots more easy.”
Art1val says “You don't really see him mid anymore, but I will include him anyways. You can't really all in him as he has that magic shield, but you can't die to his all in either.”
Ekko Rush B Guides says “Fighting Galio is utterly useless. He is WAY too tanky for you, because not only he has damage reduction, but also his AP Shield. Trading is a joke, because when you dash on him you will always swallow his whole combo once he hits you with his taunt. Not only that, but his ult is also a really good tool to counter your roams.”
KataFlix says “Galio is the biggest threat on Katarina, not only he builds to be tanky he can CC Katarina for a long duration, beware of his Taunt and knock up by dodging it with your E and try to poke him early game, on late game you will need a partner in order to kill him”
Hyu Mungus says “Not exactly difficult to lane vs but can just destroy your teamfight as his ult shields everyone from your ult burst. Try to wait till he ults before all inning in a team fight.”
Debonair Karma says “You'll probably lose against him early. He does a lot of damage and doesn't take any back. He can't do anything late game though. Take teleport/ignite”
Axelote says “The only moment you can win this match-up, is by getting level 2 or 3 faster, and going all in with ignite to kill him. Don't force fights outside this window, he will always win.”
Gageowago says “(This is still a matchup that I am not too familiar with since he is not picked often, but there are a few tips I can give.) Try and keep your distance from him in lane, and don't waste too many spells on him because of his passive magic shield. If he steps up to you mirror his movements by backing up. If Galio manages to hit his knockup on you then you are about to lose a lot of health from his combo. After he chunks you back up immediately instead of going for a trade because his aftershock will absorb a lot of your combo. Try and keep away from minions to avoid Galio's poke damage. Another thing to remember is that Galio cannot flash taunt you anymore, so do not flash if he's channeling his taunt far away from you.”
Papapostolou says “I suggest you to dodge. This guy destroys you, but there is a chance. Don't try to poke him, he is gonna win every trade so you have to stay under tower, if you do well with that, then you can beat him.”
Lil Tidepod says “Galio is really someone you can't kill until late game. His magic damage shield is pretty much a big screw you to any mage. The only advantage you have here is he has to get close to do any damage. You can kite him fairly easily. Be careful of his flash taunt, as it will screw you over for sure, and cause the trade to go in his favor. He might even be able to CC you long enough to kill you if he hits the taunt.”
Capparelli says “NIGHTMARE of a lane you can dash onto him without getting knocked up up, his taunt will cancel your canopy, he can match your roam at 6, pray your jungle knows to gank if he uses his E, get Hexdrinker if you start to fall behind and Tiamat if you plan to just try and roam”
BigBushMan says “ Ok, Galio is one of the harder counters to Xerath becuase his passive gives him a magic shield and is not on a long cd, along with his ability to engage onto you. Just use the range advantage and try to poke him out if possible. ”
serruh says “honestly since riot removed flash + w this champion is just very underwhelming. sure he can be annoying sometimes and tank a lot of your dmg with his reduction and potentially even out trade you early, but you can play around it 99% of the time and scale for free. much bigger issue when it comes to teamfights, maybe look to get banshee. also mercs help.”
BabyTwisty says “You can play pretty aggressive lvl 1 but back off a bit when he hits lvl 2. Don't roam a lot post 6 due to his ult but try to roam early. Try to get your jungler to gank early due to him getting melted by AD champions, if your jungler is ap than you have to hit your stun to win the 1v2.”
DontRageItsOk says “Not much you can do in this lane but try to hold waves so your jungler can come. Level 6 he matches your roams and gives teammates a magic shield negating a lot of your damage. I recommend dodging if you see this pick.”
Sloyr says “Pratically unkillable, his damage are high and he's really tanky. You can't trade him so you have to roam bot and wait for teamights, always try to dodge his taunt.”
Yas Yasu Yasuo says “Tanks, pain in the ass. Call jungle ganks for easy kills. He does a lot of damage even though he has no AP items, so imagine him going full AP. His taunt is the problem and you might want to take TP to follow up his roam.”
ekkologix says “whenever you go for it he Stuns you and wintrade easy , u can wait for him to be agressive dodge his w or e with your e then try to wintrade .”
Gogicha55 says “You can kill him early really easily but his teamfighting is much better and can match your roams, just try to kill him early and get your laners ahead”
8wolf says “Don't let him get close. His short range make him a good target for poke and you can zone him out and deny him cs. Careful if he tries to engage. He's very tanky and you probably won't kill him, so just farm up and try not to die.”
Tehqo says “Tanky. You don't want him to land his dash. Other than that, relatively easy lane. He might be prone to roaming with his ult, so try to either push lane or countergank.”
NebuIa says “Galio should be easy to deal with, but his jungler will probably try to camp you. Just try to stay back and avoid his E. He shouldn't ever be able to kill you. If the enemy jungler is scary consider cleanse, and maybe phase rush to help run from him.”
LightningDeceptigon says “He's tanky and has a decent amount of burst. Be careful of his engages with E and then his taunt. His kit gives him a magic damage shield, making it even harder to kill him. Avoid short trades, play safe in lane early, and wait for mid to late game to 1v1 him as you are far stronger in long engages.”
cobbzy says “Mostly looking to all in when his abilities are down, he is a tanky boy so make sure to punish him when he makes a mistake. Otherwise, look for jungler help whenever you can. ”
LONERlSM says “Legit impossible to kill and has decent damage. Galio is just a farm lane look to out scale him and keep up with levels , what ever you do, please do not fight him he will win all trades. If your team comp is full ap Dodge because it will be tough for you to carry games.”
SrAlex-kun says “Si ganas a Galio eres Jesus, basicamente con su pasiva te destruye asi que intenta SOLO farmear, solo pegate contra el cuando el jungla te gankee y tengas vida, no te tires sin vida -_-”
Cloud375 says “He isn't that big of a deal. Just play this lane safely, dodge his abilities when you can and it should be ok. Make sure to ping though every time he disappears from his lane, ESPECIALLY AFTER HE HITS LEVEL 6. Any time after he hits level 6 and he isn't in lane, immediately ping MIA! His ult is a high-priority threat!”
Sneaky boi says “It will be hard for him to kill but it'll also be hard for you. Farm and dodge Q. Be carefull if the jungler has hard CC, because galio also has it.”
Tchouvline says “Recent changes to Galio made him an Even threat (from Minor) for Fiddlesticks. Playing safe, warding and calling jungler will be necessary.”
Euphoric Toaster says “Really easy lane early on, you get to poke and deny him a lot and set him behind pretty far. After 6 you get a much bigger power spike because his Ult is a team reliant Ult. This matchup would be even easier if it weren't a couple of things. First if he goes Mercury Tread + Rod of Ages Or full tank, you will be unable to kill him ever and it will turn into just a farm lane. Secondly, if they have a dive jungler (like Jarvan IV) his ult can be deadly.”
J Husky says “He is made to counter AP damage, so he will be hard to kill. Try to abuse him in early and get kills, because you won't have that opportunity later.”
SeeEl says “Most melee matchups are just way too favourable to even bother going into specifics. Use your common sense, and just watch for flash taunt + gank.”
Fox1ne says “Galio is good match up for you,as an otp i can say that you will be fine buying a liandry's. Until then the laning phase is towards your hand cause of the fact that galio is getting harassed 24/7 in pre 6. So its going to be hard for him to survive the laning phase especially with ignite.”
Vispectra says “I've rarely seem him mid recently but even when he is mid , he's so slow and clunky honestly you'll be fine. You can cancel his R with your Q and generally you have to be really aggro to be caught by him and lose a trade. Just poke with Q and take it easy.”
nayo says “if he lands all his combos theres a chance he will body the fuck outta you but if you can dodge and land your combo you can win most of the time”
MechaaZero says “His magic shield is pretty annoying but you can still do a solid amount of damage to him. He cautious of the amount of damage that his Q can do, because if he gets you low, the chance of him flash-taunting you is high.”
CC Diana says “Galio is an interesting matchup. All of Galio's abilities scale with AP which makes it likely for him to build it instead of MR. Assuming he builds AP, you should be able to 1v1 him once you hit 6 since he won't have the health to survive your burst. Be aware that given the nature of Galio's abilities, he may go Abyssal Mask for a first item and it's at this point where you'll want to call your jungler for help. Make sure you take TP for this matchup because he can outroam you hard with his ult so you'll want to be able to follow up when appropriate.”
maplecat21 says “Before he was gutted and became a support, he had lane pressure on you but got outscaled. After that, he lost his lane pressure. I'll be adjusting his threat rating as people play the recently changed version, but I doubt he has any pressure now.”
TotallySugoi says “He isn't too bad, just try to stay out of his Q as it does a very surprising amount of damage. Build void staff if he goes mercs / other magic resist.”
Yenwai says “his CC and magic resistance makes him hard to deal with alone, but his global R and ability to interrupt your R with his taunt make him a hard lane, like Kassadin avoid him and let your team fight him, your silence will NOT end his shield of durand ability FYI.”
BL00dY3nD says “Not a easy lane. You cant kill him and he cant kill you. Just a boring lane. If he gets abyssal mask it will be impossible to kill him. Ask you jungler for ganks. if you kill him before he gets his first item you might bully him out of the lane.”
Helnakensbrorsa says “First lane where you can actually kill in lane solo. Just poke with Q and do electrocute trades then back off. At 6 you win harder. ”
Zee Led says “When playing against galio go in when his taunt is down. If he goes in, you should land your E, W out and use Q for electrocute proc. The problem in this lane is that LeBlanc doesn't have wave clear, but galio does. I recommend banning this champion as LeBlanc or going cleanse. This lane is really hard to win.”
Best Karth NA says “Hard matchup, as he gets a lot of free mr. Focus on dodging his abilities and watch out for the enemy jungler at all times, as galio is really good at setting up ganks. Poke him when possible and prioritize cs. ”
HerrSolahri says “Good Galios instant Taunt you when you W on them and also lower your DMG with that, but they have to quit the Taunt early so its easy for you to dodge the Galio E. Work with your Team and Double Chain to kill that big Stone.”
vukashin.xyz says “His tankiness from aftershock and CC makes it hard to burst him
If you use W>E>Q to harras play passive after the combo since he can E and burst you
If he tries to combo you first use W to dodge his dash
He will roam”
xispy420 says “A lot of CC,a lot of poke thats litteraly hard to play against,if you get ganked,you're dead for sure,poke and pay attention to the map ”
AzureArmatt says “Galio can't do much damage to you unless you help him with that. Don't stay in his tornado for too long since it deals big damage once you spend enough time in it + don't let him hit you with his charge, if you manage to do this it should be easy match up for you since he's way to slow to catch up to you”
javimc17 says “He can't do nothing against you. Win all trades starting with your E, hitting with your Q and healing with your W when your shield falls.”
thedonk says “Galio's kit makes it hard for Leblanc to find damage as well. Try to avoid his dash and taunt. When you W in, Galio might try to taunt you. He doesn't have big damage during laning phase if you dodge all of his abilites. Make sure to tell your team when Galio hits 6 as he can help his teammates.”
Jenkinsu says “If he hits you, you're probably dead. His CC chain will keep you locked and will leave you with no escape. Try to keep your distance as much as possible”
apsonalol says “Galio ele é muito forte na rota e se te pegar no E provavelmente vai te matar, tem que tomar muito cuidado com ele, ainda mais quando tiver o W pronto para usar, como ele tem uma vasta quantidade de proteção contra magia , pokear não vai resultar em grande coisa, mas você pode usar clepto para acelerar sua build e começar a realmente dar dano nele, no mesmo caso do twisted fate, gankar ele vai ser o bastante para que ele não incomode as side lane.”
qasddsa says “Ignore him during laning phase, you won't be doing much against him. Run Fleet and max Q to shield his abilities. You can Q to stop his channel on his ultimate.”
Itsyaboyorchid says “Galio isn't much of a damage threat. Even in this new "burst Galio build" meta, he isn't a legitimate threat if you don't allow him to be. Your Q-E prevents any engage from him in the 1v1, or sets you up for a combination to deal heavy damage to him. if he builds tank Galio, you farm and have no kill pressure, if he builds burst he ints your lane to get you snowballed. I only included Galio as a threat because one of my colleagues mentioned him as a Syndra counter. I laughed.”
LCAU says “Honestly, why do people play such cancer champs... Start Dark Seal to utilize the pots. Ask for ganks and try to kill him before he gets fed. Go Void Staff if he goes magic resist.”
Andicus says “Galio can be fairly annoying with his tankiness and tons of poke damage. Just don't get caught by his taunt and try to avoid his Q as best as possible. Other than that you can poke normally. You want to fight him after he wastes his taunt. You can farm normally but again, be cautious of his E (dash) and W (taunt). Keep in mind he is great at setting up ganks so you will want to have your rivers warded and be on the lookout for ganks. If needed, keep your W up always.”
Gambinos says “You counter Galio pretty well. You might have a bit of struggle as his tornado does alot of damage and he also have a taunt and airborne. Dodge all of those and you'll be able to kill him with your ult.”
Sozzoh says “Galio has built in MR, so you won't do much damage to him. Try not to get hit by his dash, and you should be good. Post-6, Galio is going to roam, and a lot quicker too. If Galio ults, you can stop it with your ult. Try and Shurima Shuffle him into your turret so you stop his ult, and most likely get a free kill off of it too.”
Witwickies says “Unless you will let him come close to you, it should be easy match-up. Be aware of possibility of W+Flash, so when he uses W without reason, be careful. Just poke him to death and make unable to even come to minions.”
MidoriyaOGado says “Raramente você vai ganhar do galio por ele ter o kit perfeito contra fizz, Tendo ele um pocke constante com seu Q e sua resistencia mágica baseada na passiva de seu W. Fica bem dificil do fizz jogar.
Procure outra lane para focar contra galio raramente você vai matar ele.
tente usar a janela do lv 3 para forçar o flash dele ou possivelmente matar ”
Itsyaboyorchid says “This kind of threat isn't noted because of his kill pressure, but because he can easily set up ganks for his JG and force you into a 2v1 situation. Other than that laning will be extremely slow. Focus on farming, make sure to poke with auto attacks whilst Galio walks up to farm.”
DuhBrandon says “Probably a gift from god if you fight this as you are building an anti tank build just one warning though, his ult will be a problem once you start roaming because as you might know he can go back up any teammate.”
Bengineer says “R.I.P: His magic damage reduction with his Shield of Durand is insane, you will not even dent his health. If you run into him often, permaban him over Anivia and Karthus”
Smol Jelly says “Galio's got the damage reduction and built in magic damage shield that makes lane rough for you. His dash is linear so you can catch him, but save your burst for when his damage reduction is on CD. Also, ping immediately when he leaves lane, as he has one of the strongest roaming potentials for a Mid Laner.”
EzVeryReal says “This pick is super annoying and is worse due to the nerfs. Any time you go in, Galio is going to combo you and CC you. There's two options, either you force him to waste it on you without his ADC near (then engage after). Your second option is to have your support tank the CC then you engage on either Galio or the enemy ADC. It's a fairly hard match up that has only gotten harder since you can't E to allies anymore. ”
Penguto says “You have no mobility whatsoever he dashes onto you and taunts you and deals so much damage but play safe and freeze wave and you can root him and you can pick him down if he tries to run away with his dash.”
Delta eGirl says “If you get hit by his E you are going to take a LOT of damage. Staying just out of E range is key to winning - if he uses E and doesn't hit you he is super vulnerable.”
kingamazin says “Galio can engage on jinx fairly easily with his knock up and taunt combo. You need to respect his dash range and try to space him out with your rockets. You could consider taking cleanse in order to cleanse his taunt during fights or if his team has a lot of cc.”
Profesor APH. says “he is like 4.5/5 cause you cant dash away from his w and he can dash to you with his e can give shield to adc from r pretty hard matchup, but when galio trying to run away with e you can use ur q with calibrium next w than q with gravitum and he get stune
with his dash is pretty hard to dodge aph ultimate and pretty good counter for him is cresendum + gravitum and thats why he isnt extreme”
yers says “Super thick. It also doesn't help that he has a magic shield built in his W to negate more damage from you. If he closes in on you, expect to take heavy damage. YOU CAN PUSH HIM AWAY WITH E IF HE'S IN THE MIDDLE OF CHARGING AT YOU.”
fumpadumpus says “You shred his armor and his taunt doesn't work that much on you since your damage is AA focused, you can poke him hard at early and bully the lane.”
Terrific says “Dodge his dash knock up and also his taunt. His Q does really like almost no Damage at all unless he goes AP. Punish him for his melee range.”
LupinTheCat says “this is 33 feet tall, how is a star the size of my foot going to hurt Galio? he even has a magic shield built in his kit
Galio will probably never be a big problem to you, as always with abilities like his ult, anticipate the Q+E combo at the best right time”
Eccentricks says “Woah, watch out, here comes Galio! He is mainly played Mid Lane right now, but even if he isn't, Hero's Entrance is a damn beautiful spectacle of your death. But, other than that and his high damage, there is nothing else to fear really. Just aim for the AD Carry instead when poking and try not to get burst down.”
Fruxo says “He has CC and can do a ton of damage with his Adc if you are not careful, keep in mind that he has the ability to dash on to you in order to set up a stun, which can lead to your death or your supports death if you aren't careful enough.”
Fruxo says “He has CC and can do a ton of damage with his Adc if you are not careful, keep in mind that he has the ability to dash on to you in order to set up a stun, which can lead to your death or your supports death if you aren't careful enough.”
DioX says “Taunts you then the enemy bottom lane kills you. Your support must be a Soraka or Janna that knows what the hell she's doing. I rarely see a Galio support in Ranked.”
Darkkin says “CC forte e poke muito chato e uma Ultimate que pode virar uma Team Fight. Quando ele for usar o E dele, Use o seu E para pará-lo e então puna-o porem quando ele começar a carregar o W se afaste e então volte a puní-lo.
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CC strong and very annoying poke and an Ultimate that can turn into a Team Fight. When he's going to use his E, use your E to stop him and then punch him out when he starts loading the W away and then punish him again.”
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