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Though he may be a massive, magically-attuned stone statue, on Summoner\u2019s Rift, his implied bulkiness was pushed to the side upon his rework in place of high burst magic damage\u2014all the while having decent supportive tools as well. This has resulted in a fluctuation of the champion in and out of the mid lane meta, but has mostly led to frustration among players regarding what niche Galio was expected to fill in the first place. These changes seem to be the first step in Riot pushing Galio back into a pseudo-bruiser position that, while he certainly can and will deal damage, is better suited for soaking up damage in the frontline of fights. The flat damage and ratios associated with Galio\u2019s passive, Q, and E have all been reduced slightly, though their cooldowns are also now lower in compensation. His passive in particular underwent a rather strange overhaul, having its cooldown reduced by three seconds every time he hits a champion with abilities as well as granting him 45-percent attack speed. Galio\u2019s W, acting as his main way to defend himself in combat, has also been changed slightly to shift it away from being an offensive tool. Instead of scaling better with his AP and magic resist, Galio\u2019s W now favors how much health he has, with his W\u2019s damage reduction scaling one-percent per 100 bonus HP. Like Galio\u2019s other regular abilities, his W cooldown is also lower, specifically at later ranks. Galio currently sits around a 51-percent win rate as a mid laner in all Elos, according to League stats websites OP.GG and U.GG, and he's remained in this position for a number of patches. This stems from a near-complete AP-focused build for the champion, with defensive items rarely ever making an appearance in build paths. 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League of Legends<\/em>\u2019 giant stone colossus has long had issues with the sheer amount of damage he does, and Riot Games is now stepping in to place his offensive prowess behind his defensive capabilities.<\/p>

Riot surprised League<\/a> <\/em>fans by pushing significant changes for Galio onto the PBE yesterday<\/a>, impacting nearly the entirety of the champion\u2019s kit that, should the tweaks make their way to the live servers, will completely alter the way he\u2019s played. It’s currently unclear if these changes will remain in testing to see how they feel or if they\u2019ll be making their way into the game at some point soon.<\/p>