Galio

Colossal teamfighter

Lane harassment and consistent damage output.

Resolve

Durability and crowd control

  1. Aftershock
    Aftershock

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

    Aftershock

    After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of your Bonus Resists for 2.5s. Then explode, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies.

    Damage: 25 - 120 (+8% of your bonus health)
    Cooldown: 20s

    Resistance bonus from Aftershock capped at: 80-150 (based on level)

    Why?

    Aftershock is the successor to Courage of the Colossus, but rather than granting a shield it does damage and give a ton of Armor and Magic Resist. Galio loves Magic Resist

  2. Shield Bash
    Shield Bash

    Whenever you gain a shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals bonus adaptive damage.

    Shield Bash

    Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals 5 - 30 (+2.5% Bonus Health) (+15.0% New Shield Amount) bonus adaptive damage.

    You have up to 2s after the shield expires to use this effect.

    Why?

    Shield Bash synergizes well with Galio's [W] shield, granting a bit of extra resists as well as offensive power.

  3. Conditioning
    Conditioning

    After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 3%.

    Conditioning

    After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 3%.

    Why?

    The extra resists from Conditioning empower your ability to absorb a ton of damage in the mid game with [W] and also grant additional damage reduction on your [R].

  4. Overgrowth
    Overgrowth

    Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.

    Overgrowth

    Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

    When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

    Why?

    Overgrowth on Galio makes you a late game monster, empowering your health pool to be a huge frontline tank that dishes out a lot of damage.

Sorcery

Empowered abilities and resource manipulation

  1. Manaflow Band
    Manaflow Band

    Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

    After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

    Manaflow Band

    Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

    After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

    Cooldown: 15 seconds

    Why?

    Galio's abilities have relative high mana costs and be needs to spam to keep up with wave pushes. Manaflow Band will give you the needed mana sustain to shove and roam.

  2. Transcendence
    Transcendence

    Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
    Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
    Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
    Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

    Transcendence

    Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
    Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
    Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
    Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

    Why?

    Entering the mid-game, Multiple successful taunts from [W] will make or break your teamfights and CDR is what enables that.

  1. Adaptive Force

    Adaptive Force

    +9 Adaptive Force

  3. Health Scaling

    Health Scaling

    +10-180 Health (based on level)

Aftershock

Why Aftershock

Aftershock is the successor to Courage of the Colossus, but rather than granting a shield it does damage and give a ton of Armor and Magic Resist. Galio loves Magic Resist

Shield Bash

Why Shield Bash

Shield Bash synergizes well with Galio's [W] shield, granting a bit of extra resists as well as offensive power.

Conditioning

Why Conditioning

The extra resists from Conditioning empower your ability to absorb a ton of damage in the mid game with [W] and also grant additional damage reduction on your [R].

Overgrowth

Why Overgrowth

Overgrowth on Galio makes you a late game monster, empowering your health pool to be a huge frontline tank that dishes out a lot of damage.

Manaflow Band

WhyManaflow Band

Galio's abilities have relative high mana costs and be needs to spam to keep up with wave pushes. Manaflow Band will give you the needed mana sustain to shove and roam.

Transcendence

WhyTranscendence

Entering the mid-game, Multiple successful taunts from [W] will make or break your teamfights and CDR is what enables that.

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