Talk:Galio/@comment-1818317-20151015012930/@comment-26459891-20151018142356

When I play him mid, I rush Athene's for mana, then I see how I'm doing. In a best case scenario, I believe that taking him mid compels you to focus more on damage than defense. My ideal build is Athene's > Zhonya / Abyssal > Rabadon's >  Luden's Echo > Void Staff. If I need to go tanky, then for armour Sunfire / Thornmail are options, as for MR you can get either SV to boost your shield heal or Banshee's Veil to keep yourself safe from CC during your ultimate.

The important thing to understand, however, is that Galio can deal damage. But by building damage, not MR. So you can flex according to what you need the most. Building damage on Galio is not terrible either, because his W gives him so much free armour / MR that he's still pretty damn tanky.