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Galio Mid build & stats

TankMage C 1,180 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
48.8%
Pick rate
4.4%
Ban rate
2.3%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
Master
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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

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
61.3% WR 31 games

Boots

Armored Advance
Armored Advance
1,200 gold
58.5% 94 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
70.4% WR
27 games · 2% 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 Ignite
55.9% 68 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 48.8% of games as Mid on patch 16.18 (1,180 games).
  • Most common core: Hextech Rocketbelt → Zhonya's Hourglass → Imperial Mandate — 56% win rate over 96 games.
  • Take Stormraider's Surge as keystone: picked in 60% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Aurora (73% over 15 games). Hardest: Swain (20% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Galio scales: 55% win rate after 35 minutes versus 46% 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
61.3% WR
31 games · 3% pick
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Imperial Mandate
Imperial Mandate
Hollow Radiance
Hollow Radiance
50.0% WR
10 games · 1% pick
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Imperial Mandate
Imperial Mandate
Abyssal Mask
Abyssal Mask
50.0% WR
4 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.0% WR
2 games · 0% pick

Boots

Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
54.5% WR
101 games · 9% pick
Armored Advance
Armored Advance
58.5% WR
94 games · 8% pick
Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
56.5% WR
69 games · 6% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Frozen Heart Frozen Heart
 83.3% 1% (12)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 72.7% 2% (22)
Kaenic Rookern Kaenic Rookern
 68.0% 2% (25)
Riftmaker Riftmaker
 61.9% 2% (21)
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 59.1% 2% (22)
Imperial Mandate Imperial Mandate
 57.6% 14% (170)
Hextech Rocketbelt Hextech Rocketbelt
 55.5% 12% (146)
Abyssal Mask Abyssal Mask
 55.3% 3% (38)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 54.4% 7% (79)
Hollow Radiance Hollow Radiance
 51.3% 6% (76)
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 46.7% 1% (15)
Sunfire Aegis Sunfire Aegis
 25.0% 1% (8)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
55.2% WR
67 games · 6% 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
Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
70.4% WR
27 games · 2% pick
Stormraider's Surge Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Second Wind Overgrowth
Resolve Resolve + Sorcery Sorcery
56.5% WR
23 games · 2% pick
Aftershock Shield Bash Bone Plating Overgrowth Nimbus Cloak Transcendence

Keystones

  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 55.0%19% pick
  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 54.0%5% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 38.9%2% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 50.0%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 54.8%17% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 55.9%6% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 45.5%3% 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.