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Galio Support build & stats

TankMage C 306 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
46.1%
Pick rate
1.1%
Ban rate
2.3%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

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

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow
2,300 gold
Abyssal Mask
Abyssal Mask
2,650 gold
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate
2,900 gold
7,850 gold
100.0% WR each item separately

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
1,000 gold
66.7% 12 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Sorcery Sorcery
14.3% WR
7 games · 2% 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 Heal
43.6% 39 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. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Galio

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Galio wins 46.1% of games as Support on patch 16.18 (306 games).
  • Most common core: Thornmail → Frozen Heart → Locket of the Iron Solari — 33% win rate over 6 games.
  • Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 75% of games with a 48% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Vel'Koz (88% over 8 games). Hardest: Karma (10% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Galio scales: 56% win rate after 35 minutes versus 45% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Not enough games yet.

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
45.5% WR
22 games · 7% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
38.9% WR
18 games · 6% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
66.7% WR
12 games · 4% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
100.0% 2% (5)
100.0% 1% (3)
100.0% 1% (3)
60.0% 2% (5)
50.0% 12% (38)
50.0% 4% (12)
50.0% 3% (8)
40.0% 3% (10)
38.5% 4% (13)
33.3% 1% (3)
33.3% 1% (3)
0.0% 1% (4)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Sorcery Sorcery
14.3% WR
7 games · 2% 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
Inspiration Inspiration + Sorcery Sorcery
66.7% WR
3 games · 1% pick
Glacial Augment Hextech Flashtraption Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight Nimbus Cloak Celerity
Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
0.0% WR
3 games · 1% pick
Aftershock Shield Bash Second Wind Overgrowth Cosmic Insight Hextech Flashtraption

Keystones

  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 46.2%13% pick
  • Glacial Augment Glacial Augment Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays that slow nearby enemies and reduce their damage to your allies. 40.0%3% pick
  • Unsealed Spellbook Unsealed Spellbook Swap Summoner Spells while out of combat. Swapping to unique Summoner Spells will increase the rate at which you can make future swaps. 42.9%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 43.6%13% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 37.5%5% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 33.3%1% 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.