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Change to garen w to allow more skill expression would b amazing

TayzzerLord·2/23/2019, 7:33:52 AM·2 votes·1,352 views

Hi riot! I have only played the game for a year and a half, with most of my games on garen (700k mastery on him in that time across my accounts) I like being able to focus on the macro and strategy of the game rather than spending a ton of time just learning complicated mechanics, so garen really sings to me as a champion. However, he can get a little stat checky without as much skill expression as other champs. One area of garen's kit that entire matchups can revolve around is garen's w timing. Just a personal opinion, and I of course understand if you dont change this, but I think that if you decreased the .75 second duration of the first part of his w and buffed the defenses you get during that window it could give garen players who have mastered the champ and have good timing more opportunities to outplay their opponents. This could give garen players a better chance in higher elos, while decreasing his dominance in low elo. Ty for reading this if you do! Also like this if you are low elo and sick of garen, or if you play garen and want more chances to style on your opponent.

9 Comments

The thigh guy2/23/2019, 7:37:49 AM1 votes

This just makes him more noon friendly and stat checky.

Critmaster Garen2/23/2019, 8:09:45 AM1 votes

garen needs a straight up buff right now, and not just a power shift.

the parry on his w is fine and is already a very good hook for skill expression in his kit. probably the best.

what garen needs right now is a small update similar to what yorick received a few patches ago, that changes the way how villainy works and lets him chose the target himself at least upon gaining rank 3 on his ultimate, so he has some level of control over the most impactful mechanic in his kit and is not at the mercy of rngesus if villainy hits the correct target.

villainy hits the enemy lulu, janna, anivia: "well, looks like i cant do shit this game".

villainy hits the enemy tank, diver, low mobility marksman: "cool, i get to be useful".

every other juggernaut in this game has control over the mechanic that makes him a carry. only garen doesnt. thats why the mechanic feels so frustrating to use.