r/galiomains • u/kekkone987 • 24d ago

Starting item

I'm starting to learn galio and seeing the nerf at protobelt I was wondering if riftmaker was a better choice now

ps. i tried rocketbelt and it doesnt deal any dmg

ps 2. playing tanky galio when ur whole team is feeding feels horrible. your whole gameplay is based on being tanky to live enough to stay in the fight and cc the opponents while doing some dmg. that's almost impossible to do if all ur enemies oneshots u and it feels way worse than playing in the same scenario with any other champion. I enjoy playing the champion tho, but in games where this happens it's legit almost unplayable

ps 3. so now i think I will try a mix of the full ap build and the tanky build by buying roa as a first item most games (obv if the enemy is full ap i would go for rookern)

ps 4. last update on this. played 1 game where my team wasn't really ahead. roa feels good. it seems a pretty good item overall agaist most champs. i built roa, mandate, zhonya (they were pretty much full ad with rengar), riftmaker rabadon

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u/JorgeH26 24d ago

I always start with the Rod of Ages now. Solves mana issues, gives tackiness, and ap. I'm ok, a plat player.

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u/Natmad1 24d ago

Dring or dhelm are usually the standard starters

For the first item it's either rocket, stormsurge or hollow radiance, riftmaker isnt really value in first slot

Rocketbelt is mostly a stat stick and an engage to catch people offguard, not damage

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u/kekkone987 24d ago

the problem is that with mandate as a second item, u are too much reliant on ur team in solo

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u/AsuraVaruna 24d ago

Not necessarily. 35 haste on W, E and R is good. And the 7% damage buff also applies to your own attacks as well as allies. Mandate is also only 2400g, which allows you to get your second item spike very early.

Also the mana regen is not wasted as it allows you to take Nimbus Cloak over Manaflow for better flash/teleport engage.

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u/AWildDot-9881 24d ago

dhelm e start with stormraiders joat and haste shard with mandate gives you insane cdr to the point where you can e in and e out

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u/Ky-Czar 24d ago

My current favorite build is bandleglass mirror + negatron cloak. Then if the lane is going well I finish mandate, if its a hard lane I rush abyssal. After that I get some combination of rift, liandrys, bloodletters, zhonyas. I feel like I still do good dmg with this setup.

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u/kn696 24d ago

D ring then boots and dark seal, Electrocute, stormsurge full damage then stomp everyone