Riot Games unveils the new and improved Galio and his abilities set
The giant stone guardian from Demacia, Galio, is coming back and getting a huge rework from Riot Games, and we finally know what his new abilities will be.
The giant was a fairly boring character to play as, so fans will be pleased to see what Riot has in store for them. Starting off with Galio’s passive, he deals area-of-effect (AoE) damage in a circle when he uses basic attacks. He doesn’t exactly use his basic attacks in teamfights, so this won’t get much use outside of laning phase. As for his abilities, the Q – Winds of War is fairly unique. He blows gusts of wind forward with each of his wings before the gusts meet and create a zone of perpetual damage for a short duration. This will be very useful while laning as a tool for harassing his lane opponent, or for a jungler to use to clear monster camps faster.
His W – Shield of Durand makes It seem like Riot took a page out of the Warwick rework book for Galio’s. For this, Galio activates the ability, and after holding down the key taunts anyone near him and gains a shield. It’s very similar to Warwick’s fear, except it replaces the damage reduction with a shield and the fear with a taunt. The E – Justice Punch is used to dash in a direction, knocking up the first enemy champion he encounters. And finally, R – Hero’s Entrance is arguably the coolest skill in Galio’s new kit. Galio’s ultimate lets him leap high into the air before rapidly dive-bombing an area on the ground.
Check out videos below for more:
- Passive Colossal Smash
- Q- Fiends of War
- W- Shield of Durand
- E- Justice Punch
- R- Hero’s Entrance
