Galio is near unplayable with new mana regen algorithm/rework!!
I love playing
. He is probably one of my favorite champions to play. I love his ability to just explode massive damage into a team fight unexpectedly, and to bully the crap out of
,
, and
in top lane to name a few. Galio has his weaknesses like all champions, of course. His ult has a somewhat lengthy cooldown at 1st and 2nd rank; he starts with a relatively low mana pool; and he is a melee mage like
, so he has to take risks to make his ult effective, kill creeps, etc... These are all acceptable weaknesses as they are compensated with his abilities and passive. Overall,
is quite balanced i would say. Not too overpowered, yet not too underpowered either. This changed with the new regen rework.
's abilities just cost too much when compared to his mana pool and base regen. Even if you rush
, you are gonna be recalling frequently - way too frequently, beyond what is acceptable. Even if you try and play conservatively with your abilities, you will find yourself being unable to assist your jungler when he/she arrives to gank your lane because yet again you are are "OOM". I have tinkered around with ways to make him effective again. None have proven worthwhile. Riot, please return this much loved champion to his former glory. Double his base mana regen, massively reduce his mana costs (at least at early ranks OMG), or greatly increase his base mana pool and mana/level. Honestly, If these things or some combination of them is fixed,
can once again be a balanced and fun-to-play champion. Until then, I am putting him on the shelf to wait for a fix.
in the form of a huge cost increase.