Talk:Galio/@comment-5478645-20130515190123/@comment-3466579-20130518102910

In my opinion, it depends on your team composition and how the game is going. If your team lacks a tank you take on that role, for example. If you're winning your lane, you can focus on damage items in order to keep on your domination. This said, i don't like my Galio to be a real ap carry, i always build him quite tanky, and this means i like to buy either a Rod of Ages (when i feel like i need health) or a Banshee's Veil (generally more useful) since Catalyst is such a good item for a tanky, mana hungry champion.

Talking about boots, you should buy Sorcerer's only if the enemy team has very low cc, and the same goes for Ninja Tabi, only useful against heavy ad teams. I usually buy Mercury Treads.

Aegis of the Legion (and its upgrade)  is actually very situational, since you should only buy it if no one else in your team buys it. I'd say it is not a priority on Galio. The same goes for Rabadon's Deathcape, which i consider to be a luxury item you can buy if you're really fed and after some tanky items (Abyssal and Glacial Shroud).