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Galio Mid build & stats

TankMage B 355 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
50.4%
Pick rate
4.7%
Ban rate
1.8%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

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

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
400 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
40.0% 5 games

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
66.7% WR 36 games

Boots

Armored Advance
Armored Advance
1,200 gold
53.5% 86 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
54.4% WR
114 games · 32% 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

Summoner spells

Flash Ghost
55.6% 9 games

Max order

Winds of War Q Shield of Durand W Justice Punch E
40.0% 5 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 50.4% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (355 games).
  • Most common core: Hextech Rocketbelt → Zhonya's Hourglass → Imperial Mandate — 67% win rate over 36 games.
  • Take Stormraider's Surge as keystone: picked in 52% of games with a 55% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Mel (89% over 9 games). Hardest: Fizz (33% over 12 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Imperial Mandate
Imperial Mandate
66.7% WR
36 games · 10% pick
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Imperial Mandate
Imperial Mandate
Hollow Radiance
Hollow Radiance
69.2% WR
13 games · 4% pick
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Riftmaker
Riftmaker
Hollow Radiance
Hollow Radiance
71.4% WR
7 games · 2% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
40.0% WR
5 games · 1% pick

Boots

Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
52.1% WR
192 games · 54% pick
Armored Advance
Armored Advance
53.5% WR
86 games · 24% pick
Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
47.6% WR
63 games · 18% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
82.4% 5% (17)
57.3% 33% (117)
57.1% 8% (28)
55.6% 10% (36)
54.0% 45% (161)
53.9% 51% (180)
53.4% 42% (148)
50.0% 8% (28)
49.1% 16% (57)
41.9% 9% (31)
33.3% 5% (18)
26.7% 4% (15)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
54.4% WR
114 games · 32% 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
48.2% WR
85 games · 24% pick
Aftershock Shield Bash Bone Plating Overgrowth Nimbus Cloak Transcendence
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
42.9% WR
28 games · 8% 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. 54.6%52% pick
  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 51.2%35% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 40.0%13% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 0.0%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 49.4%71% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 52.2%25% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 55.6%3% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Winds of War Q Shield of Durand W Justice Punch E 40.0%5 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (50%).

  • 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.