Talk:Galio/@comment-4481508-20120303020308/@comment-98.251.8.172-20120303063603

Chalice of Harmony is a good early item for him, giving him the needed mana regen and a little extra magic resistance to boot. Thornmail is also surprisingly effective, so don't be afraid to rush it if the other team is heavy on AD or their AD is winning pretty hard.

He really does have a wonderful toolkit for tanking, but he also requires a proper team to take advantage of him. He can't really synergize well with most assassins or single-target burst mages. Pair him with someone like Malzahar or Fiddlesticks and Graves or Sivir for some hilarious aoe damage, followed by concentrated bursting.

Also, don't be afraid to build a Deathcap towards late-game, it synergizes wonderfully with your passive.