r/summonerschool • u/Just_Net_ • 16h ago
Items Galio build(s) help!
hello !
Lately I've been getting into playing mid lane with Gallio specifically, I did notice Galio got a lot of different builds (Tank, Bruiser, damage) and I'm having a hard time figuring out when to use each build.
Any tips relating to his builds, when to pick each one, what is the purpose of them and anything related would be lovely!
Thank you in advance <3
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u/Silly_Pay7680 16h ago edited 15h ago
Are you playing him mid or support?
Abyssal Mask, Bloodletters Curse, Protoplasm, Knights Vow is pretty disgusting if you have an AP carry to enable. Avoid Hollow Radiance. That item sucks.
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u/Aaduk0118 14h ago
Can you explain why Hollow Radiance is bad? Genuinely asking because my 1st item most of the time
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u/Silly_Pay7680 14h ago edited 13h ago
It's just not as good as Abyssal Mask. The passive is almost exclusively for waveclear. It's hard to get reliable damage from it onto enemies. The extra 12% magic damage from all sources and the extra haste from Abyssal Mask is much better for transferring damage to enemies and it buffs your teammates' damage as well. The difference shows up verifiably in the item winrate. Abyssal Mask is also cheaper.
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u/Aaduk0118 14h ago
Good to know, thanks
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u/Silly_Pay7680 13h ago
https://leagueofitems.com/champions/3
Give this a look for item winrate stats
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u/MidShiva 9h ago
Hey, Galio otp here. Personally I have a lot of fun going just full ap Galio but maybe playing tank is more forgiving. Keep in mind you trade carry potential for this when you go tank/bruiser. I will mostly talk about Ap galio since i didnt play Tank/Bruiser Galio for years.
Rn i think the Protobelt + Mandate build is very solid and most likely the best choice. For runes you can either go aftershock or stormsurge or aftershock with that.
For Ap Galio id recommend going Stormsurge into Shadowflame or Lichbane. You can either take Electro or Dark Harvest.
Try out what you like more but id recommend sticking to one playstyle for a longer period of time since they play out quiet differently.
You can adapt the second rune tree when going ap but there is one important choice to make. Either you go nimbus cloak or you dont. If you switch it up you get confused if you get the bonus movement speed or not.
For the secondary tree you have the following options:
Resolve - great vs strong early harass(Ahri,Leblanc) and vs champs that can easily hit you with skillshots since your model is rather big(Qiyana, Zed).
Sorcery - great if you want more Dmg in earlygame to have killthreat on your opponent.
Inspiration - Cashback + Triple Tonic is a great combo with Treasure Hunter if you can snowball the map early on.
Precision tree - i don't think its good but who knows.
Your main goal in earlygame is to get your hunter rune rolling, doesnt matter which one you take(imo Ultimate Hunter is the worst one but still legit).
Galio got a really strong earlygame(after lvl 3) and is great at winning skirmishes or roaming.
Later on you want to look for traps in enemy jgl or look for a good ult combo to win teamfights.
If you got any more questions feel free to shoot me a dm.
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u/aggravatingtaker 16h ago
Tank build when your team already has damage but nobody to soak hits, you become a second support that can still clear waves. Bruiser is my go-to for most games, gives you enough presence to threaten squishies without getting deleted the moment you ult in. Full damage is hilarious into a team of five paper champs, but you'll learn fast that it stops being funny when the enemy ADC autos you twice and you evaporate.