Galio

Galio is an AP tank in the support, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a strong pick — a 51.4% win rate, 0.8% pick rate, 9,112 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Galio spikes hardest in the mid game around the two-to-three-item mark — that is the window to force fights and objectives.

How Galio wins: roaming out of lane to snowball the rest of the map, and landing engage and starting fights on Galio's terms. The kit grades 10/10 roaming, 9/10 engage, 9/10 teamfighting. Galio's soft spots are split-push (3/10) — avoid fights that hinge on them.

The most-played core build is Celestial Opposition, Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, which holds a 46.6% win rate across 251 games this patch. Pick the enemy team to adapt each item slot to the specific matchup.

The matchup to respect is Talon, where Galio sits at just 42.3%, the lane swings the other way into Zeri (57.5%), and on the team side, Galio gains the most from a Talon (+10.6% pair win rate).