Galio PBE - Live Development Dissucssion

Rustfe·Mar 24, 2017·1 votes·532 views

*My comment on a thread- but I just wanted to re-post for a better discussion.

Honestly the reworked Galio is some what lack luster. I feel with the new kit you have little to do in a team fight. Typically in a team fight your main objective is to go in to catch someone out, with a W or E. You would do an E+W, W+Flash combo, or ult. With the right teammates they would follow up, however this is not always the case. Even though Galio is naturally able to tank lots of damage as any good tank his damage and CC is limited (damage of his passive and Q is a burst and limited).

Aggressive tanks are designed to a threat in their ability to CC. I feel Riot did not originally see to rework Galio as tank to retain the old Galio damage. I felt this way because of how strong Galio originally was in PBE. It confused me because it was Riot's goal to reduce the the damage output of tanks and focus on their CC.

So now we have a Galio designed for damage nerfed into the awkward role of tank. He doesn't just have the threat level to play a role or any role. He can't stick to people as lets say a Vi with the her abilities and types of AD items that give slows. Even if he did nothing would lock down the target long enough. I only played very few games, but often I get IGNORED in a fight. I am just lifesteal for the enemy ADC.

*Design conflicts with his ult- There is too small of niche I feel with his ult. That is my opinion. Opened to hear others because I do not know

3 Comments

Sett up 4my gankMar 24, 20171 votes

I actually think teamfighting is his best stage You can E to catch someone out and quickly follow up with W to taunt 1 or more members then Q and then when your abilities are on CD you have 2 options, ult the diver on your team giving them damage reduction to wreak havoc across the backline of the enemy, or ult your backlne to protect them from divers. When you land your E is off cooldown and rinse and repeat

BananaSlayerAMOMar 24, 20171 votes

I think he has plenty of CC with his W and E, which don't have a very high cd, and his ult. I think he brings just as much dmg to the fight as any other tank. Or you can build some AP on him, which is interesting. IMO, he seems similar to Malphite but with more mechanics.

I agree with you about his ult being a niche, but maybe people will eventually find more creative ways to use it.

RustfeMar 24, 20171 votes

Yes you don't have a very long CD with W/E, but the W is for Dmg reduction. Keeping in mind you would be slowed by 30% so you would already have a hard time keeping enemies in the radius. Diving into a team would require some dmg reduction, or else you would be fried. I guess that option to decide dmg reduction or CC is a mechanic- but poorly designed. Also keep in mind a lot of champions have some form dash or escape with the current meta.

E has a low CD too, but you can hardly call it a CC- a measly 0.75 seconds. Its pretty clunky and has a short range, which is further shorten by the fact that you spend time traveling backwards. Again I feel it has a small niche, and with so many champions with dashes, speed ups kinda hard to get caught out with these things. Some times that dash backwards gets you caught onto the wrong champion, putting you out of position.

*His E makes him invincible? Not too sure but I pretty confident I got a tower shot to cancel because I E'e. Pretty cool.

His Q is pretty good, with lock down CC like a Morgana ult in a JG fight where the paths are narrow and people tend to clump. A Q would be deadly.

A cool way to use the ult is to dive in do your thing and if low GTFO to a nearby friendly. Helps with bad ganking situations you want to get out of. High CD, but I reckon staying alive is more important.