Mid Matchup

Galio vs Smolder

Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
League: Platinum+
Galio

Galio

the Colossus
Mid
Galio Mid Overall Win Rate
51.63%

Matchup Win Rate

46.4%
Galio vs Smolder Wins
⚔
53.6%
Smolder vs Galio Wins
Smolder

Smolder

the Fiery Fledgling
Mid
Smolder Mid Overall Win Rate
46.34%

Galio vs Smolder - Mid Matchup Guide Patch 15.15 (25.15)

Galio Mid vs Smolder Mid - Who is stronger?

Smolder Mid counters Galio hard (46.4% win rate) based on 590 games. This matchup is really difficult for Galio players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Galio Mid vs Smolder Mid in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 66.2% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Meta staple Galio (5.4% pick rate, 11th most popular out of 57 Mid champions) rarely faces off-meta Smolder (1.3% pick rate). However, even uncommon picks can cheese unprepared players, so basic matchup knowledge provides valuable insurance. Surprising upset: Despite Galio's higher tier rating, Smolder wins 53.6% of encounters. This suggests Smolder's kit specifically counters Galio's playstyle, overriding general meta strength - approach this matchup with extra caution. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Aftershock + Shield Bash combination (47.1% win rate) plus optimal itemization Rod of Ages, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Plated Steelcaps boosts your chances from 46.4% to 66.2% - potentially game-changing.

Survive and scale: Galio faces both matchup (46.37%) and farming disadvantages (5.55 vs 7.82/min). With a 2.27 CS/min deficit, prioritize safe farming and jungle assistance. Outclassed across the board: Smolder leads in both matchup win rate (53.6%) and damage (910 vs 674/min). Galio must seek alternative win conditions through macro play and team coordination. Strong individual performance: Galio maintains better KDA (2.80, 3rd place vs 50th for Smolder), but loses the matchup overall. High KDA without wins suggests difficulty translating individual advantages into victory conditions.

Galio vs Smolder - Mid Stats Comparison

Galio Mid
Galio Mid		Versus
Smolder Mid
Smolder Mid
STierD
46.4%Matchup Winrate53.6%
51.63%Role Winrate46.34%
#13Winrate Rank#57
5.4%Pickrate1.3%
2.8Average KDA2.0
363Gold per Minute434
5.55CS/Min7.82
0.27Wards per Minute0.34
674Damage per Minute910

How to Beat Smolder as Galio (Mid)

Difficult matchup requiring deep understanding of game mechanics and flawless execution. Patience and proper macro play are the keys to victory in this confrontation.

The magic damage that Galio deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Smolder deals mainly physical damage (71.67%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Smolder, ranking 2nd (versus 54th for Galio) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.0 versus 2.8) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Galio Mid versus Smolder Mid matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Galio player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Smolder player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Galio vs Smolder: Mid Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
44.1% Win Rate84.5% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
60.5% Win Rate1.2% Pick Rate

Galio vs Smolder: Mid Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Aftershock
Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of your Bonus Resists for 2.5s. Then explode, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies.

Damage: 25 - 120 (+8% of your bonus health)
Cooldown: 20s

Resistance bonus from Aftershock capped at: 80-150 (based on level)

Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of…

Shield Bash
Shield Bash Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals 5 - 30(+2.5% Bonus Health)(+15.0% New Shield Amount) bonus adaptive damage.

You have up to 2s after the shield expires to use this effect.

Shield Bash

Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deal…

Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Overgrowth
Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s and allows you to pass through units.

Increase: 14% - 40% Move Speed based on the Summoner Spell's cooldown. (Higher cooldown Summoner Spells grant more Move Speed).

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s an…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

47.1% Win Rate44.7% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Aftershock
Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of your Bonus Resists for 2.5s. Then explode, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies.

Damage: 25 - 120 (+8% of your bonus health)
Cooldown: 20s

Resistance bonus from Aftershock capped at: 80-150 (based on level)

Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of…

Shield Bash
Shield Bash Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals 5 - 30(+2.5% Bonus Health)(+15.0% New Shield Amount) bonus adaptive damage.

You have up to 2s after the shield expires to use this effect.

Shield Bash

Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deal…

Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Overgrowth
Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s and allows you to pass through units.

Increase: 14% - 40% Move Speed based on the Summoner Spell's cooldown. (Higher cooldown Summoner Spells grant more Move Speed).

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s an…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

47.1% Win Rate44.7% Pick Rate

Galio vs Smolder: Mid Lane Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
44.0% Win Rate78.5% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
46.4% Win Rate50.6% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
40.1% Win Rate20.7% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
46.6% Win Rate18.8% Pick Rate
Core Build
Bami's Cinder
Bami's Cinder (900 gold) 150 Health
5 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
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Hollow Radiance
Hollow Radiance (2800 gold) 400 Health
40 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
Desolate
Killing an enemy deals magic damage around them.
Riftmaker
Riftmaker (3100 gold) 70 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Void Corruption
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%. At maximum strength, gain Omnivamp.
Void Infusion
Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Ability Power.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
50.2% Win Rate13.3% Pick Rate
Final Build
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
98.2% Win Rate16.6% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
49.7% Win Rate2.7% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
60.3% Win Rate2.4% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
49.8% Win Rate0.5% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
49.0% Win Rate1.4% Pick Rate
Core Build
Catalyst of Aeons
Catalyst of Aeons (1300 gold) 350 Health
375 Mana
Eternity
Restores 10% of the damage taken from champions as Mana.
Casting an Ability heals for 25% of Mana spent.
->
Rod of Ages
Rod of Ages (2600 gold) 50 Ability Power
400 Health
400 Mana
Timeless
This item gains 10 Health, 20 Mana and 3 Ability Power every 60 seconds up to 10 times. Upon reaching max stacks, gain a level.
Eternity
Taking damage from champions restores 10% of the damage as Mana.
Casting an ability heals for 25% of Mana spent.
Riftmaker
Riftmaker (3100 gold) 70 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Void Corruption
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%. At maximum strength, gain Omnivamp.
Void Infusion
Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Ability Power.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
66.2% Win Rate1.9% Pick Rate
Final Build
Unending Despair
Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Anguish
Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
100.0% Win Rate8.4% Pick Rate
Other Items
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
50.1% Win Rate16.4% Pick Rate
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
100.0% Win Rate8.4% Pick Rate
Unending Despair
Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Anguish
Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
100.0% Win Rate8.4% Pick Rate
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
400 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress
Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
99.0% Win Rate8.3% Pick Rate
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
98.2% Win Rate8.3% Pick Rate

Galio vs Smolder: Mid Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Winds of War Galio fires two windblasts that converge into a large tornado that deals damage over time.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Shield of Durand Galio charges a defensive stance, moving slowly. Upon releasing the charge, Galio will taunt and damage nearby enemies.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Justice Punch Galio will briefly step back and charge, knocking up the first enemy champion he encounters.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Hero's Entrance Galio designates an ally's position as his landing spot, granting all allies in the area a magic shield. After a delay Galio smashes down location, knocking up nearby enemies.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
43.2% Win Rate34.3% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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2
3
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R
Q
Winds of War Galio fires two windblasts that converge into a large tornado that deals damage over time.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Shield of Durand Galio charges a defensive stance, moving slowly. Upon releasing the charge, Galio will taunt and damage nearby enemies.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Justice Punch Galio will briefly step back and charge, knocking up the first enemy champion he encounters.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Hero's Entrance Galio designates an ally's position as his landing spot, granting all allies in the area a magic shield. After a delay Galio smashes down location, knocking up nearby enemies.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
63.0% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate

Galio tips:

  • You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.
  • You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.
  • You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.

Playing Against Smolder

  • Smolder relies on his team for safety. Attack him when his team can't save him.
  • Don't group up when facing Smolder!
  • Smolder is very vulnerable in the early stages. Try to take advantage of his weakness before he can learn how to be a dragon!
  • Smolders flight can be interrupted by hard CC and impacted by slows.

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Annie

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+3.5%
Vex

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+3.2%
Katarina

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+3.2%
Azir

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+3.0%
Akali

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+2.7%
Sylas

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+2.6%
Yone

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Galio
+2.5%
Diana

Galio vs Diana

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+2.4%
Aurora

Galio vs Aurora

Galio
+2.3%
LeBlanc

Galio vs LeBlanc

Galio
+2.3%
Ekko

Galio vs Ekko

Galio
+2.2%
Talon

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Galio
+2.1%
Lissandra

Galio vs Lissandra

Galio
+1.9%
Aurelion Sol

Galio vs Aurelion Sol

Galio
+1.7%
Syndra

Galio vs Syndra

Galio
+1.6%
Ryze

Galio vs Ryze

Galio
+1.6%
Orianna

Galio vs Orianna

Galio
+1.3%
Zoe

Galio vs Zoe

Galio
+1.3%
Vladimir

Galio vs Vladimir

Galio
+1.2%
Yasuo

Galio vs Yasuo

Galio
+1.2%
Fizz

Galio vs Fizz

Galio
+1.1%
Malzahar

Galio vs Malzahar

Galio
-1.1%
Viktor

Galio vs Viktor

Galio
-1.3%
Zed

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Galio
-1.4%
Lux

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Galio
-1.4%
Twisted Fate

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Galio
-1.6%
Taliyah

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Galio
-2.9%
Ahri

Galio vs Ahri

Galio
-3.3%
Hwei

Galio vs Hwei

Galio
-3.3%
Veigar

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Galio
-3.8%
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