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Galio in draft

Played at Mid in 82% of its games. A role under 30 games still opens, with counts only.

Ban, presence, fearless and patch by patch: Galio, all builds combined. In a comp, with / against and build: the chosen build.

Presence (pick + ban)

13 %

picked or banned · 55th of 173 championshalf of the champions are under 8.2%

Picked 8% · 508 of 6,540 gamesBanned 6% · 179 of 3,272 drafts with bans

Win rate at Mid

Everything below reads on 414 games at Mid. · 422 drafts without entered bans excluded from the ban denominator (3,272 games with bans) · Index built on Oct 27, 2026, 1:37 AM

In short

Four answers. Each card opens its chapter.

01 · In draftResponse ban: removed in phase 2, after the first picks.What the scene picks when it is banned: not measurable yet.

02 · In a compWhat sets it apart from other mid lanersMap pressureFrontlineTeamfightLets allies carryCCFew duelsLittle damageNo pokeNo split-push

03 · With / againstBad against Viktor.Good againstno clear pairBad against

Viktor36%36 gamesBad duo withno clear pair

04 · BuildOne path: Hollow Radiance.

Stormraider's Surge

Ban it or pick it?

Its place in the scene's drafts, and what happens when it is not there.

Read on Galio, all builds combined.

Where it is played

Share of Mid picks taken by Galio, and its ban share, in each source

SoloQ

Master+ · ranked games of tracked players

1.9%11,843 picks out of 610,295banned in 1.5% of games · 1,431 of 98,270patches 16.21 → 16.19filtered by region

Tournaments

tournament code games

3.2%297 picks out of 9,366banned in 5.8% of games · 110 of 1,886patches 16.21 → 16.19filtered by region

Pro

all leagues · lolesports

3.6%80 picks out of 2,194lolesports does not provide banspatches 16.20 → 16.17region filter not applicable

Frequency only: share of the role's picks in each source, over ITS last 3 patches with games — the page's period does not apply · under 30 games in the role, not measured · the three sources are never added up · ban share over games whose bans are read only (soloQ: games collected since 10/17)

Presence by patch

Between 19% and 23% since 16.12 · 20.5% on 16.21 · 20.3% on 16.20

show the detail of the 10 patches

Patch	Presence	Games	Majority keystone
16.21	20.5%	2,671	Stormraider's Surge67% · 151
16.20	20.3%	7,858	Stormraider's Surge69% · 444
16.19	21.3%	6,733	Stormraider's Surge67% · 407
16.18	20.7%	5,762	Stormraider's Surge69% · 355
16.17	21.8%	5,728	Stormraider's Surge66% · 360
16.16	21.5%	5,992	Stormraider's Surge72% · 407
16.15	22.5%	5,530	Stormraider's Surge67% · 337
16.14	23.1%	5,702	Stormraider's Surge61% · 342
16.13	21.7%	7,391	Stormraider's Surge57% · 387
16.12	18.9%	5,118	Stormraider's Surge57% · 252

Presence = picks + bans over the patch's games, all regions · the axis follows the calendar: a patch without games leaves a void · hollow point under 30 games, nothing compared

When it gets banned

Response ban: removed in phase 2, after the first picks.

179 bans of 3,272 drafts with bans · the phase in strong ink grounds the reading line

Fearless

Fearless: taken at any point of the series.

G16.8%
G25.7%
G3+7.1%

Once burnt, the series moves to

Orianna11

Ahri9

Syndra9

series, of 131 where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role

Share of each series game where it is picked · replacements: series where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role (131), published from 30 series

If it is banned, they pick

Read at Mid, its main role: a ban has no role, it takes this one away first.

No champion comes out more often at Mid when Galio is banned: both teams keep their usual picks.

179 games where it is banned · 2,809 where it is free and not picked · share of the role's picks: ○ free → ● banned · what the ban brings out, never why

When it is picked, the scene protects itself from

No feared counter: comps with Galio ban nothing in phase 2 more than usual.

× = phase 2 bans in its comps relative to other comps, kept from ×1.25 · 44,638 tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12, the draft review window

What does it bring to a comp?

What its kit brings to its team, phase by phase, then in fights.

Read on Galio, tank engage build.

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other mid laners

Phase by phase

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Damage / mintick = the mid laners

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Gold vs. direct opponent

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Not measured after 20 min: gold then follows the game's result.

Map pressuretakedowns outside its lane

Lane · 5–14 min3.6 takedowns outside its lane before 15 min · mid laners: 3.2

After 15 min

Measured before 15 min only.

Damage to champions per minute, at equal gold · gold against the direct opponent on a fixed ± 1,000 scale · map pressure before 15 min

In fights

itmid laners
Damage absorbed per minute.
Share of its takedowns taken with several allies.
Share of its takedowns taken in a duel.
Damage from its four allies per kill when it takes part: a high rank means it lets its allies carry the damage, a low rank that it carries it itself.
Riot CC score per minute.
Share of its team's damage.

Bar centred on mid laners: to the right, more than them; to the left, less · fixed order, never sorted by value

What it is, what it is not

What marks itMap pressureFrontlineTeamfightLets allies carryCC

What it is notFew duelsLittle damageNo pokeNo split-push

Labels set by the server: the fact's criterion when it has one, otherwise the role rank (from 75 or at 25 and below)

Its tempo

level 6 at 5:06 (5:12), 1st item at 12:42 (11:54), 2nd at 21:24 (20:24), 3rd at 28:24 (26:36).

278 games · median minute of each milestone, mid laners in brackets

With whom, against whom?

The win rate is a range: only a range entirely on one side of 50% says something.

Read on Galio, tank engage build.

Allies and opponents

Its opponents, most frequent first.

Facing	Games	Reading
SyndraMID	41	Leans against itbetween 28% and 52%
ViktorMID	36	Unfavourablebetween 24% and 50%
Jarvan IVJGL	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
NautilusSUP	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
WukongJGL	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
YunaraADC	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
BraumSUP	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
OrnnTOP	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
AsheADC	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
LuluSUP	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)

show 85 other pairs

MilioSUP	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
JinxADC	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
AhriMID	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
OriannaMID	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
RakanSUP	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
ViJGL	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
SivirADC	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
XayahADC	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
SionTOP	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
CaitlynADC	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
SeraphineSUP	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
K'SanteTOP	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
SkarnerJGL	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
Kai'SaADC	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
KarmaSUP	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
Xin ZhaoJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
RellSUP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
RenektonTOP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
QiyanaJGL	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
LockeMID	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
EzrealADC	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
TristanaADC	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
AatroxTOP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
CamilleTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
RumbleTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
JhinADC	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
LucianADC	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
ThreshSUP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
AmbessaTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
OlafTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
ZaahenTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
HweiMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
SylasMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
AlistarSUP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
NamiSUP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
MalphiteTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
Lee SinJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
SejuaniJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
AkaliMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
TaliyahMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
Dr. MundoTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
GnarTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
Cho'GathJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
BardSUP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
JaxTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
ShenTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
Cho'GathJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
LilliaJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
MaokaiJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
SylasJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
AnnieMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
AuroraMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
LeBlancMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
RyzeMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
Miss FortuneADC	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
LeonaSUP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
Renata GlascSUP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
FioraTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
GwenTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
PantheonJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
Rek'SaiJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
CassiopeiaMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
MelMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
ApheliosADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
MelADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
VarusADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
ZeriADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
ZiggsADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
BlitzcrankSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
JayceTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
KennenTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
MordekaiserTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
PoppyTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SettTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
AmumuJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
NocturneJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
TrundleJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ViegoJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
LissandraMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
XerathMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
YoneMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
KalistaADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
PoppySUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
PykeSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)

Sorted by number of games · 95 pairs in this view.

Allies and opponents over 278 games, listed from 5 games per pair; under 30 games, only W/L counts are written.

How is it built?

Keystone, spells, first skill maxed and item paths, on the fallback level that has enough games.

Read on Galio, tank engage build.

The usual build

Read on patch 16.21, filtered regions.

Patch + region16.21 · 37 games
Patch16.21 · 145 games
2 patches557 games
Window278 games

Keystone + secondary tree

Stormraider's Surge+

Resolve

62% · 23 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport

89% · 33 games

First maxed skill

100% · 37 games

show 4 other choices of runes, spells or skill maxed

Other runes

orAftershock+Sorcery38% · 14 games
orStormraider's Surge+Inspiration3% · 1 game

Other spells

orFlash + Ghost8% · 3 games
orFlash + Ignite3% · 1 game

37 games at the level read · a level is read from 30 games

Item paths

One item path, from the most played 1st item to the least.

Hollow Radiance81% · 13:00
Imperial Mandate62% · 21:00

Each % reads along the path: at the 1st item, over the games that completed a 1st item; then, over those that made the previous steps AND completed one more item. A path stops under 10 games · median minute the item is completed, from 3 games.

show how we count

Draft, with / against and build: the filters at the top of the page (window, regions, level). What follows the meta moves fast.
In a comp and “the scene protects itself from”: 180 days of tournaments (from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12), the draft review window. A champion's kit changes little, it needs volume.
All games come from Master+ amateur tournaments. No soloQ.
A win rate is written from 30 games, always with its range. Under that threshold, wins and losses are written.
What the data does not say: the pick order (missing from the Riot API), engage (no reliable measure).