Champion sheet · Support

Galio

Patches 16.20 to 16.22 · KR

Tournament presence · pick + ban

23.3%#22 of 173 champions

Pick: 11.6%picked in 2,063 of 17,749 games
Ban: 11.7%1,970 bans over 16,796 games, against 3.8% in soloQ

Win rate as Support50.9% between 44.7% and 57.0% over 175 gamesSoloQ 51.6%: no clear gap

Median length30.6 minsoloQ 26.2 min

Amateur: 18,564 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR. SoloQ Master+: 235,635 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.

What changes in tournaments3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Support.DraftLength
How to play itAftershock, then Kaenic Rookern, Protoplasm Harness, and Riftmaker: the most played build in soloQ.
In a compAbsorbs damage first: absorbs more than 98% of supports.FrontlineTeamfightCC
With / againstNo opponent with a clear gap to expected in amateur play: win rates remain ranges.
In draftTaken at any point of the series.

01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Support.

DraftPicked less often in amateur play
Amateur
0.5%
SoloQ
0.7%
0.5% of the role's picks in amateur play, against 0.7% in soloQ.
DraftBanned more often in amateur play
Amateur
11.9%
SoloQ
3.8%
11.9% ban rate in amateur play over 12,177 games, against 3.8% in soloQ over 158,928 games.
LengthLonger games in amateur play
Amateur
30.6 min
SoloQ
26.2 min
Median of 30.6 min in amateur play, against 26.2 min in soloQ.

Not enough games to judge: core.

02 — How to play it

How to play it?

Aftershock, then Kaenic Rookern, Protoplasm Harness, and Riftmaker: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block

RunesAftershock73% · 3,222

Same in amateur play

SpellsFlash + Heal72% · 3,198

Same in amateur play

SkillsWnot collected in soloQ

Amateur: 82% · 37 games

Core (3 legendaries)— · 1

Kaenic Rookern
Protoplasm Harness
Riftmaker

Amateur: Hextech Rocketbelt, Stormsurge, Zhonya's Hourglass, gap not settled

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

Absorbs damage first: absorbs more than 98% of supports.

Absorbs damagetop2%1,116 · supports: 393
Plays teamfightstop14%57% · supports: 54%
Crowd control (CC)top22%1.4 · supports: 1

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

What marks it

Frontline
Teamfight
CC

Like other supports

Damage in lane
Damage in mid game
Damage in late game
Gold at 15 min
Gold at 20 min
Map pressure
Lets allies carry kills
Team damage

What it is not

Few duels
No poke

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 51 in lane, 51 in mid game and 51 in late game, out of 100 supports.

2880 vs 288

348+6 vs 342

389+2 vs 388

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

Galiosupports

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, behind 66% of supports against the direct opponent.

supports

4.9takedowns outside its lane before 15 min; supports: 4.5.

Where it stands among supports · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100

Damage in lane · rank 51 of 100 among supports288 · median 288
Damage in mid game · rank 51 of 100 among supports348 · median 342
Damage in late game · rank 51 of 100 among supports389 · median 388
Gold at 15 min · rank 34 of 100 among supports-24 · median +105
Gold at 20 min · rank 34 of 100 among supports-16 · median +193
Map pressure · rank 73 of 100 among supports4.9 · median 4.5
Absorbs damage · rank 98 of 100 among supports1,116 · median 393
Plays teamfights · rank 86 of 100 among supports57% · median 54%
Takes its kills in duels · rank 24 of 100 among supports14% · median 17%
Lets allies carry kills · rank 50 of 100 among supportsrank 50 of 100
Crowd control (CC) · rank 78 of 100 among supports1.4 · median 1
Team damage · rank 44 of 100 among supports9% · median 9%

04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

No opponent with a clear gap to expected in amateur play: win rates remain ranges.

Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.