Demacia
Tank
Looming brazen above Demacia's walls, the colossus stands with silent lips. The elders tell of ages past, when the mighty man stirred to defend the huddled masses. Many doubt these legends. But—like imprisoned lightning—the colossus is waiting. And when he's most needed, he'll stretch his conquering limbs again.
ABILITIES
PLAYING AS GALIO
Galio's a stone-cold warden who loves making earth-shattering entrances to teamfights. He's tankier than most magic users; he smashes skulls on the frontlines, grabbing glory for himself with rowdy taunts.
Galio wants to hit you, and he also wants to make you hit him back. It doesn't much matter who's doing the hitting—the living statue just needs to stretch his bulky, long-dormant limbs, preferably by beating up a lot of folks.
Strengths
Early in lane, Galio can blow up minion waves with a whirlwind of area-of-effect damage from his passive, Q, and E abilities. This gives him more time to apply near-global pressure with his ultimate, Hero's Entrance. Wise Galio players will keep an eye on their teammates' health bars and look for chances to take to the skies for a daring salvation.
Winds of War lets the Colossus blow down enemies from a distance, but the rest of his kit rewards a more intimate, physical approach to combat. Once he's boulders-deep in the brouhaha he can bash everybody at once with empowered basic attacks and Justice Punch. When Galio's buddies close in, he can hold peeps down with Shield of Durand's massive taunt (we put Galio's old ult on his W, xD).
Weaknesses
Galio's great at starting epic battles, but he's not so great at escaping them. Justice Punch's delayed lunge can be easily body-blocked or dodged, and Hero's Entrance can be cancelled by enemy stuns or roots. When the Colossus crashes a party, he's usually in it until the bloody end.
Galio also tends to have a tough time against champs that can match his wave clear and roaming potential, like Aurelion Sol. And although the scrappy sculpture's not as dependant on magic resist items as he was before, he's still at a disadvantage against AD-heavy teams. Abyssal Scepter remains a bread-and-butter item, and it ain't much use against a fed Zed.
