User blog comment:KaiserLos24/TELL ME I'M PRETTY- Some cosmetic changes/@comment-24838360-20140518114425/@comment-4022742-20140520043639

Not at all dear, the Idea behind it was that he'd get dual scaling on his abilities: 300 +80%AP +50% magic resist. Much like which scales off both AP and Max health.

On the subject as how Galio was intended, please read his lore. He's supposed to be a guardian.