Talk:Galio/@comment-93.136.92.23-20120514102839/@comment-3546228-20120514151759

There are 3 main reasons for that:

Most mid mages are squishy and lack mobility so Galio's high base damage Q is very punishing for them.

Most mid mages rely on landing a skill combo to punish someone. Galio counters that because he can just self-cast and not care about the damage.

Thanks to his passive Galio can build a lot of magic resist early without losing damage.