I'm thinking it would be better to switch out Black cleaver for last whisper. I feel like the stacking armor pen from the BC is wasted because you finish your combo with a magic dmg execute.
My current build is Mercs, Infinity edge, Last Whisper, Phantom Dancer. Randuins and Banshies veil.
Or... Mercs, Infinity Edge, Static Shiv, Black Cleaver Warmogs and GA.
Any suggestions? As usual No brrrooonnnzoidssss
Leti the Yeti3 votesYou forgot DFG just cuz they are removing it doesnt mean you should use it while you can now :C
Critmaster Garen3 votesthe flat armor pen from cleaver is better against squishies. a ghostblade goes really well with it because of that. and the spin applies the shred really well. plus, it gives extra survivability. you usually wont take down tanky targets with one spin, so the plan of attack is to get a spin off on them to shred their armor, switch into auto attack mode with ghostblades active until the spin is up again.
Dwide Schrewd2 votesDF
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Eppelke2 votesWhy would you ever go PD or Shiv on Garen? Get Ghostblade
Drunk Rummate2 votes
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5thYL1 votes
Hasztalan21 votesNo. If you want to play PaladinGaren then start with the followings:
Sunfire cape should be your only tank item early on. Like the only one. Gives moar dmg while spinning and a hefty hp and armor amount so you won't get one shotted and survive until ur spin+ult animation goes off.
Boots: swiftness. You are not tank and you still have your W for inbuilt cc reduction. Also it's cheaper than merc boots. Fuck merc boots. Real retri palas don't go merc boots. Get swiftness and run like a nigga towards your victims.
After theese 2 you get the "core" of paladin that is IE and STATIK. Ye, statik. Thing is your Q procs the statik, gives more MS and has less attack speed (which is kind of a wasted stat cuz you only need crit and the ms so phantom is a big nono) it also hilarious when your Q crit for 800+dmg AND the +200 magic hue.
After you get theese u can worry about ARP/CDR. Last whisper, cleaver will be your best friends. If you have something unavoidable then mix in Banshee whenever you feel like it.
http://www.lolking.net/summoner/euw/20784443#matches/1900338731 this is a match what i played on a friend's account while we were bored at university.
Gym Leader Yaki1 votesYour build does not have enough defensive items. You'll be crushed late game if you only get two defensive items. I still think BC is better than LW on him. Don't forget you'll also be auto attacking. LW is better when facing opponents with 150+ armor. If that's not the case, then why get LW? The choice between both should depend on the enemy team and as a default item, take BC into consideration.
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Not in that order, naturally. Don't forget sunfire also adds a small AOE damage to your E.
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Your build does not have enough defensive items. You'll be crushed late game if you only get two defensive items. I still think BC is better than LW on him. Don't forget you'll also be auto attacking. LW is better when facing opponents with 150+ armor. If that's not the case, then why get LW? The choice between both should depend on the enemy team and as a default item, take BC into consideration.
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Actually last whisper is better against opponents with 100 armor, which is just about everyone late game.
Gym Leader Yaki2 votesActually last whisper is better against opponents with 100 armor, which is just about everyone late game.
Black cleaver gives 200 HP, 10 extra AD and the brutaliser really helps garens damage early game thanks to the 10 flat armor pen and the 10% CDR will allow him to use his ult and other abiities more often.
balbraaksel1 votesBlack Cleaver's better because he can apply the passive extremely easy making all AD champions on your team deal more damage. Unless you're the one snowballing and intend to win quickly it's not a good idea to not buy this item.
Blue Collar Bear1 votesI suggest looking up MarineRevenge's Garen guide. He's been consistently one of the best Garen players on NA, and his guide has variations of tank and damage garen.
I'll even give a link.
Dingding1231 votesIf you aren't running 21 offensive masteries as Garen, try it