The Galio rework actually IS faithful to the Og Galio

Off Meta Evan·3/7/2017, 8:22:48 AM·5 votes·1,333 views

So I'm one of those people who likes to go out of their way to play the goofy off meta characters. I play aatrox, I play Mr game and watch in smash, I main Sean in third strike and as luck would have it I've played a decent amount of galio. NOW a lot of people are saying that the Galio rework is NOTHING like OG galio. I say differently, yes the abilities may not be the same, but his playstyle as a mid laner is (most likely) going to be the same. Here's how basic trading as Galio would traditionally work. Use Q to poke, once landed, E on them for a speed up, W yourself, Q them and auto, because you're tanky and have a healing effect on you, as long as they're not really fucking fed you should be winning this trade, when they're low enough, ult them. You just sit on the mage that's unfortunate enough to have this match up and fuck them. That kind of playstyle is being renforced here, he has a range blast for poke, a dash move that allows him to sit on the enemy mage, and an AOE ult that could be used for all ining. This is pretty faithful to the playstyle of galio mid (which is where they want him to be played mind you.) So while the moves may not be the same, his new moves actually give him a viable way of having this type of playstyle. I also think his new normal design is EXTREMELY cool and dig his new personality, all in all from someone who does dabble in playing Galio. I'm perfectly happy with this rework and look forward to see what this team does next, the yorick rework I love and this one seems to be my fancy as well.

7 Comments

Sir Fuzzi3/7/2017, 11:32:08 AM2 votes

I don't think many who invested in Galio wanted Zac's personality and style slapped onto him.

Chibi Bronzlife3/7/2017, 8:28:37 AM1 votes

same. but I haven't taken time to play him lately.

Inuyasha999993/7/2017, 8:30:30 AM1 votes

i love playing garen into galio and walking into his ult with my q to fuck him over.

Very Hard Engage3/7/2017, 11:52:56 AM1 votes

he wont be seen mid lane.

hes basically melee only.

his E the only ranged aoe can only hit 3 minions, most likely back line casters.

he belongs top and potentially jungle at this point depending on his mobility and mana constraints.

if hes goes mid its only going to end up 2 ways, one hes got too much bulk to possibly lose and can freely spam abilities. or two he just doesn't deal enough damage from a mid laner forcing him to always build tank. even if he goes full AP build morello/sorc/rab cap, still wont be able to kill squishies or minions without taking too much damage in return, for free.

if he does have both damage and this godly amount of CC, hes going to be a monster. until 2 or 3 weeks when they nerf him into unplayable but tank coupled with his base CC