Talk:Galio/@comment-26193381-20150319132505/@comment-15031918-20150319152852

I bought Galio before even playing him, since I never saw him in a rotation before (and then OF COURSE Riot put him into the next week's rotation...). The main reason he is underplayed in my opinion is that most mid-laners are AD assassins, whom don't care about their enemy's magic resistance. Of course you do find AP mid-laners, but most of them are rather mobile, which doesn't help much for Galio's skillshots.

As a Galio beginner, it is a good idea to have a Chalice first : you'll have mana sustain and a bit of magic resist, for your passive. However, don't bother with a full magic resist page : limit yourself to MR glyphs (scaling or flat MR is your choice), while putting M.Penetration for Marks, AP for your Quints and Armor for your Seals.

The core items I use are Athene's Graal, Rabadon and either Mercury's Tread or Sorcerer's Boots. Afterwards, it comes down to what you're facing : if they have lots of AP, get a Spirit Visage or Locket of Iron Solari. If they have more AD than AP, go with Frozen Heart, which with Athene's will bring your cooldown to -40%, which is the maximum. Abyssal Scepter is a strong item on Galio, giving him both AP and MR, and a M.Pen aura, which is perfect for your ultimate.

For abilities to max out, I max out the ult whenever possible, then his Q, then his W and finally his E. His E is mainly for escaping (and your allies can benefit from it).

If anyone else wants to complete what I said, go right ahead. :)