Talk:Galio/@comment-25532677-20151211041427/@comment-3148314-20151225124533

Now that you've specified your question, I can also give an answer: He has always been strong in these roles. Midlane, you will hardly come across manaless champs (which are among his most effective counters on toplane) or they will deal magic damage, to which Galio is the #1 counter.

As a support he used to be one of my favourites. I've been tryinng new supports since last season (e.g. Ekko, Illaoi), which is why I haven't been supporting with him a lot recently. However, he's still my preferred pick in 3v3.

Another reason might be that you might have played against mid-/lategame champions. Galio's greatest weakness is his early game, hence champions who can bully you early (e.g. mobile, manaless Riven) will be likely to give you a hard time. As soon as Galio hits midgame, i.e. gets his first two finished items, he starts to shine.