AP galio is quite weak against duelist/divers

z63XnLCMwX·Oct 27, 2017·1 votes·437 views

From play him and against him after the patch, AP Galio is like a glass cannon. He's strong against immobile melees, but anyone with a bit of mobility would be a nightmare for him. The shift in his damage from base to ratio, leaves him with a weaker early game where his harass doesn't hurt as much and he isn't able to clear out the wave as fast. Early game is where you want to exploit Galio's weakness. In terms of build is a really good item against him as it provides %damage reduction against his %hp tick which is major by mid-late game.

While AP galio hits hard before hotfix, it quite easy to kill him after his W duration is down. I honestly found Ahri more annoying to play against than Galio.

5 Comments

PrimaquariusOct 27, 20171 votes

Wait what is this?

A voice of reason on Boards?

invisiblecat1Oct 27, 20171 votes

Literally every mage is weak against duelist or divers Galio is strong, as he can sit in the back and throw out multiple Q's for 1-2k damage each, and dive in when necessary with damage reduction

z63XnLCMwXOct 27, 20171 votes

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Literally every mage is weak against duelist or divers Galio is strong, as he can sit in the back and throw out multiple Q's for 1-2k damage each, and dive in when necessary with damage reduction

Before his buffs though, he had a high enough base damage so his early game is able to hold against skirmishers. Now if any divers like Xin, Fiora, Tryn go all in at level 3 on him, after you bait his E, he's pretty much dead. He lacks the cd for a second Q and W won't be able to keep him alive long enough.

invisiblecat1Oct 27, 20171 votes

Riot wants that playstyle, as being an unkillable tank that deals damage with no AP was not their intention, and they wanted him to be a beefy MF mage instead