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Galio Top build & stats

TankMage C 87 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
48.3%
Pick rate
0.5%
Ban rate
3.5%

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Built from single items

Start with

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
400 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
47.4% 19 games

Best three items so far

Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 g
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
2,800 g
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern
2,900 g
8,950 g
80.0% WR each item separately

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
1,000 g
88.9% 9 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
52.9% WR
17 games · 20% pick
Stormraider's Surge
Stormraider's Surge

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

Nimbus Cloak Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Transcendence
Scorch Scorch
Bone Plating Bone Plating
Overgrowth Overgrowth
Shards AF AF HP

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite 61.9% 21 games

Max order

Winds of War Q Shield of Durand W Justice Punch E 46.2% 13 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 48.3% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (87 games).
  • Most common core: Hextech Rocketbelt → Zhonya's Hourglass → Imperial Mandate — 80% win rate over 5 games.
  • Take Stormraider's Surge as keystone: picked in 70% of games with a 46% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Imperial Mandate
Imperial Mandate
80.0% WR
5 games · 6% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
47.4% WR
19 games · 22% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
45.5% WR
33 games · 38% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
40.0% WR
15 games · 17% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
20.0% WR
10 games · 11% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
80.0% 6% (5)
75.0% 5% (4)
71.4% 8% (7)
66.7% 17% (15)
57.1% 48% (42)
50.0% 14% (12)
50.0% 11% (10)
44.4% 41% (36)
42.9% 8% (7)
25.0% 5% (4)
0.0% 6% (5)
0.0% 3% (3)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
52.9% WR
17 games · 20% pick
Stormraider's Surge
Stormraider's Surge

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

Nimbus Cloak Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Transcendence
Scorch Scorch
Bone Plating Bone Plating
Overgrowth Overgrowth
Shards AF AF HP
Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
40.0% WR
10 games · 11% pick
Stormraider's Surge Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Second Wind Unflinching
Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
75.0% WR
4 games · 5% pick
Stormraider's Surge Nimbus Cloak Transcendence Scorch Bone Plating Overgrowth

Keystones

  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 45.9%70% pick
  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 47.4%22% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 75.0%5% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 38.9%41% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 48.1%31% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 61.9%24% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Winds of War Q Shield of Durand W Justice Punch E 46.2%13 games
Winds of War Q Justice Punch E Shield of Durand W 100.0%2 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (38%), E → Q → W (71%), Q → W → E (33%).

  • 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.