How to fix Galio
The best way to fix Galio RIGHT NOW is to make his ultimate target a spot on the ground, not an ally. This allows him to no longer be dependent on other players positioning correctly and make his ult useful in 1v1 duels.
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They need to decide his identity. That’s the biggest problem. Is a a burst mage. Is he a tank. Is he an ap bruiser? Is he supposed to support? What is he supposed to be. The iteration they had before pre-season I was fine with. Loved him because he was able to tank things, defend but also able to one v one earlier on.
I think an ap bruiser would be the best iteration of Galio or I would settle with a more warden play style.
Why do people think champion identities must be clear cut?
I love my Ori support for her generality. Sure, she's a control mage, good at zoning... But she's also an enchanter, good at providing utility in the form of MS boost and shielding. And THEN she's also a catch and burst support like Zyra or Lux. She doesn't do any of the three jobs top tier, but she does fill each role passably. And that's fine in my opinion. "Generalist" is a perfectly valid identity.
I don't think Galio needs any major changes now. They made his kit 100% more fair by removing flash-taunt. Now all he needs are some numbers buffs to bring him back up to viable. He doesn't need "bruiser or mage?" clarified.
They could at least start with giving his W better base damage since landing it is so much harder due to the removal of flash taunt and the fact that it can be interrupted.
This would reward Galio for landing an ability that’s much more difficult to land, up his damage in all roles, and best of all it wouldn’t increase his waveclear since W doesn’t effect minions/monsters.
(Reminder: rank 1 W deals 10-30 damage, rank 5 deals 50-150, even fully charged the base damage is incredibly low at all ranks)
I’m not sure how giving a large AoE knock up map targeted teleport the ability to target without needing an ally is helpful.
Here's how to fix Galio: Rework him completly into something that is easier to balance.