User blog comment:Simbey/Real Talk: Galio/@comment-19287469-20140121133323

The main problem I see is the weird combination of his ult and passive. I mean sure, they're both great abilities, building full tank and getting a free 100-150 AP is great, as well as a massive AoE taunt with a large chunk of damage at the end- but think about it. You taunt nearby enemies, which means you're taking almost entirely physical damage from their basic attacks. However, your passive means you're hopefully building lots of magic resist. Obviously, you just build a Thornmail, and are set (as well as pumping out even more damage, especially on that fed AD Carry) but this still isn't ideal in my eyes, as the thornmail is really just a waste of 2300 gold when you're not channeling your ult.

What would I like to see happen? Lower the 50% damage reduction to 25 or 30%, but make all damage suffered into magic damage. Honestly this still probably wouldn't change much, but it's a start.