SO WHOS FUCKING IDEA WAS IT TO GIVE A TANK; TRUE DAMAGE THAT DOES 1K+ DMG, AN ARMOR SHREDING E, AND A FUCKING SILENCE THAT BURSTS 1/5 YOUR HP???? Bitch builds full tank with an exception of 
and at 16 will hit me 1.6k TRUE DAMAGE with his ult???
and just think
Garen has all of those things and he's one of the worst champs in the game
Quas literally played 4 games of Garen today, was ahead in all 4, and claimed Garen isn't good enough for even Solo Que still. Garen only scales with opponent's lack of skill is unfortunate answer to your question.
go to the champion page. look at his classification. what does it say?
Garen is a fighter, not a tank. Same classification as Yasuo, Fiora, Irelia, Riven and plenty others. I say he fits his own archetype pretty well.
