Talk:Galio/Strategy/@comment-4900160-20120424114815/@comment-121.223.91.209-20120425050004

Boots 3 pots start is much better start compared to mana crystal, you're really weak early game, since you're skills are mana inefficient and you're a melee champion and typically up against ranged ones. If you're in mid lane, catalyst is fine to rush but chalice of harmony is cheaper, gives you ap, mr and mana sustain (means you can start building damage earlier). If you want to deal damage, there is no point building aegis or any pure tank items. Zhoniya's, Rylai's or abyssal (situational) are better items to build early, since they make you tankier and give you damage. Spirit visage is ok on galio, but your w give you sustain anyways. If you want pure defensive items, a frozen heart is alot better than a thornmail (mana and cdr>magic damage from aa).

Pure tank galio's is really weak IMO, tanky ap galio is much stronger and more useful. The reason you not dealling damage is your not building any ap mid game. Your spells deal the most damage levels from level 7 to 15. Your damage late game becomes pretty bad once everyone has 100+ mr and health.

As for runes, mr quints, flat mr or mr/lvl blues, magic pen reds and mr or mana regen yellows are pretty good. you dont really need armor runes unless going top and galio is best mid as a counter to ap champions.