Galio Top Build
The patch 26.1 Galio top build uses Sorcerer's Shoes, Hollow Radiance, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap, Thornmail, Oracle Lens. This Galio build has a 6.6% pick rate and a 60.93% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Galio build choices below.
Colossal Smash
Every few seconds, Galio's next basic attack deals bonus magic damage in an area.
Winds of War
Galio fires two windblasts that converge into a large tornado that deals damage over time.
Cost:- 70/
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Cooldown:- 11/
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Range:- 825
Shield of Durand
Galio charges a defensive stance, moving slowly. Upon releasing the charge, Galio will taunt and damage nearby enemies.
Cost:- 50
Cooldown:- 18/
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Range:- 275
Justice Punch
Galio will briefly step back and charge, knocking up the first enemy champion he encounters.
Cost:- 50
Cooldown:- 11/
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Range:- 650
Hero'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.
Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 180/
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Range:- 4000/
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- Tank,
- Mage
Best Galio Build - Highest Win Rate Items
This Galio build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
These are Galio's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Hollow Radiance (49.8% WR, -0.6% WR diff, 63.2% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 40 MR. Riftmaker (56.4% WR, +6.0% WR diff, 44.3% pick rate) provides 350 Health, 70 AP. Zhonya's Hourglass (54.3% WR, +3.9% WR diff, 18.4% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 105 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
2,800Galio build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Physical Damage.
Top situational items for Galio include Rabadon's Deathcap, Thornmail. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Galio are Sorcerer's Shoes. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Galio is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Galio build.
Movement Speed:45
Health:900
Magic Resistance:40
Ability Power:305
Armor:125
When facing Galio's top counters like Viktor, Leblanc, Veigar, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Rabadon's Deathcap or Thornmail based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Galio performance.
This Galio burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 60.9% win rate across 215 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 305 total AP, strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Galio with this build can punish teams that stack armor. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. However, be aware that this build limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns. With a total gold cost of 16,200, this Galio build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Hollow Radiance, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Galio build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Galio Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Galio build?
The best Galio build in this patch includes Hollow Radiance, Riftmaker, and Zhonya's Hourglass. This build has a 60.93% win rate and is picked 6.60% of the time.
What are Galio's core items?
Galio's core items are Hollow Radiance, Riftmaker, and Zhonya's Hourglass. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Galio's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Galio?
Sorcerer's Shoes are the best boots for Galio. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Galio's playstyle. They are included in 6.6% of Galio builds.
What is the best trinket for Galio?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Galio. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Galio maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Galio builds?
Yes, alternative Galio builds include options like Hollow Radiance, Riftmaker, and Thornmail. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Galio?
MetaBot sources its build data for Galio directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Galio builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Galio. From there, we aggregate the Galio builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.