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Galio Mid build & stats

TankMage B 210 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
49.1%
Pick rate
5.0%
Ban rate
2.1%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
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Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
2,650 gold
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 gold
Imperial Mandate
Imperial Mandate
2,400 gold
8,300 gold
33.3% WR 12 games

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
1,100 gold
70.6% 34 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Sorcery Sorcery
64.5% WR
31 games · 15% pick
Aftershock
Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.

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

Summoner spells

Flash Teleport
50.9% 159 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Galio

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Galio wins 49.0% of games as Mid on patch 16.18 (210 games).
  • Most common core: Hextech Rocketbelt → Zhonya's Hourglass → Imperial Mandate — 33% win rate over 12 games.
  • Take Stormraider's Surge as keystone: picked in 57% of games with a 45% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Yone (67% over 12 games). Hardest: Locke (36% over 14 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Galio scales: 52% win rate after 35 minutes versus 36% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Imperial Mandate
Imperial Mandate
33.3% WR
12 games · 6% pick
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
Imperial Mandate
Imperial Mandate
Hollow Radiance
Hollow Radiance
83.3% WR
6 games · 3% pick
Thornmail
Thornmail
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
50.0% WR
6 games · 3% pick

Boots

Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
46.4% WR
112 games · 53% pick
Armored Advance
Armored Advance
43.4% WR
53 games · 25% pick
Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
70.6% WR
34 games · 16% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 70.0% 5% (10)
Frozen Heart Frozen Heart
 60.0% 7% (15)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 58.9% 27% (56)
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 58.3% 6% (12)
Thornmail Thornmail
 53.8% 12% (26)
Hollow Radiance Hollow Radiance
 53.2% 45% (94)
Hextech Rocketbelt Hextech Rocketbelt
 51.5% 49% (103)
Imperial Mandate Imperial Mandate
 50.5% 51% (107)
Kaenic Rookern Kaenic Rookern
 50.0% 7% (14)
Sunfire Aegis Sunfire Aegis
 50.0% 6% (12)
Abyssal Mask Abyssal Mask
 47.8% 11% (23)
Riftmaker Riftmaker
 41.9% 15% (31)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
46.2% WR
65 games · 31% pick
Stormraider's Surge
Stormraider's Surge

Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Resolve Resolve + Sorcery Sorcery
64.5% WR
31 games · 15% pick
Aftershock Shield Bash Bone Plating Overgrowth Nimbus Cloak Transcendence
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
59.3% WR
27 games · 13% pick
Electrocute Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Treasure Hunter Nimbus Cloak Scorch

Keystones

  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 45.0%57% pick
  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 57.8%21% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 56.8%18% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 0.0%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 50.9%76% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 43.2%21% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 60.0%2% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PColossal Smash

    Every few seconds, Galio's next basic attack deals bonus magic damage in an area.

  • QWinds of War

    Galio fires two windblasts that converge into a large tornado that deals damage over time.

  • WShield of Durand

    Galio charges a defensive stance, moving slowly. Upon releasing the charge, Galio will taunt and damage nearby enemies.

  • EJustice Punch

    Galio will briefly step back and charge, knocking up the first enemy champion he encounters.

  • RHero's Entrance

    Galio designates an ally's position as his landing spot, granting all allies in the area a magic shield. After a delay Galio smashes down location, knocking up nearby enemies.