Talk:Galio/@comment-173.166.87.74-20130226191341

Probably my best freeweek experience has been with galio. He's flat out amazing and I'm sad to see him go to be replace with the artocious freeweek that has been laid before us.

In the four games I've played with him, I've done some pretty amazing things. His utlity for the team is amazing, and despite being a AP-tank he flows into my naturally more passive style of play to help my team net more kills.

Start with fairy charm or two and some pots and a ward, rush Chalice, grab mercs (generally low CC teams will tepmt me to grab sorcs) rush a runic bulwark, complete anthene's. Amazing core that makes him really tanky, but still gives him great damage output. The rest would be pretty situational, Warmogs in generally a must if you intend to be the full-out tank, he has a silly low mana pool, and while his costs are low, i've been thinking a RoA might be pretty nice on him. Abbysal against a high AP team, just to make sure you're doing absurd damage while never dying. I got a Ohmwrecker in one game when we were up against a high poke comp so we could towerdive like motherfuckers.

My only fear is if I were to run into a mid like talon or pantheon. If im lucky toplane will have an AP champ and top will be willing to do a lane swap (bonus points if im blue, since i'd still have accessability to blue buff), so i'd like to ask some more experienced players of galio if he can still hold his own against champions like talon or patheon, maybe even a khazix or lee? Or does it become more of a 'hunker down and make the lane as hard as you can for them'?