should galios ult be tweaked?

Very Hard Engage··2 votes·306 views

what if galio could target around allies and structures (wards/turrets) for better control over where he lands. this would create better situations in which his ult actually lands on the enemy.

as it stands right now, his ult acts more of like a zoning tool and a disengage than anything else, and thats fine for tank galio, to save an ally.

but for damage galio its really punishing to use the ult at all. it leaves it as a non global teleport. he seriously needs to land it to obtain kill pressure where otherwise he has very little.

the ult is very underwhelming and extremely miss (more so than hit), giving a very lackluster (why even put points into the ability) tone.

it would be a decision to make, to sacrifice potential team mate damage reduction but for a more favorable drop down.

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HalcyonDweller2 votes

Galio was not reworked to be a damage dealer, they made him into a better tank on purpose.

His whole theme is 'Protector'

Very Hard Engage1 votes

well in that case....

observe the garbo win rates in all positions but mid. where AP mid is his highest at 50%.

also down to never used land. his lowest success being "support" where even he has trouble keeping team mates alive.

the reason for that is his terribly long cooldowns giving far too much opportunity for harassment from other supports, leona offers literally twice the protection that galio does. hes terrible as a "protector" falling flat on his face in that department.

Ralanr1 votes

How's his top winrate?

HalcyonDweller1 votes

Observe the fact that I never said he shouldn't be played mid. Don't put words in my mouth, I never said he was a support.

Of course his winrate mid is better than any other position. His whole playstyle is to solo lane, then roam to protect teammates with the ultimate.

The purpose of the ultimate is protection, not damage. Galio was reworked to be a better tank, not a diver, battlemage, or assassin.

You can still build damage, but his ultimate was never designed with that purpose in mind.

Very Hard Engage1 votes

let me be clear.

it never lands on any enemy as is, providing just a damage reduction buff for a team mate unnecessarily because having pressed R the enemy team just backs off anyway. and it cant be used from mid lane anyway only from halfway while roaming from the mid lane to the target lane.

HalcyonDweller1 votes

Ok, I understand that frustration. I agree that the new ultimate is clunky to use. I would prefer if they did something to make it more useable, like arrive faster but smaller AoE.

But chances are Riot will not do anything to make it better to deal damage with.

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