Talk:Galio/@comment-5211662-20141216064356/@comment-3546228-20141217060911

The explanation for the squishier builds is that Galio can poke from a long range and doesn't need to go in melee range unless he's ulting and for the ulti you have to protect you from taking too much damage.

My personal opinion is that a mostly tank build can also function well because you won't have to be torn between spamming W on yourself or on your teammates. A word of warning though - if you're fed and your teammates aren't, you should go for damage or there's the risk of losing the game.