It feels better to max Q before E on Garen for some reason

Pyrithegethon·Jan 5, 2017·1 votes·6,395 views

I think the reason is adding 40ish damage over 3 seconds is not exactly...lucrative.

Also the speed boost helps on Q for maxing.

5 Comments

VoidStaresBackJan 5, 20171 votes

Garen's e is a strange ability in that it scales with champion level in addition to ability level, and the ability level scaling isn't great. Maxing Garen's Q gives him better hit-and-run and sticking power in lane while also being significantly better for early game damage than an e max is.

In other words: yeah, you're pretty much right.

PyrithegethonJan 5, 20171 votes

I wish his E was better to max first =/

Big LincolnJan 5, 20171 votes

E scales with champ level more than the ability level

I've actually been considering if QWE might be better now. 2 seconds to 6 of damage reduction would be very good for mid game.

Critmaster GarenJan 6, 20171 votes

1.) e scales more with levels than ranks. his q on early levels deals the same damage as a full spin (unless the target is isolated from minions for more than 2/3 of the duration), but frontloaded.

2.) the q scales in damage and mobility, while the e only scales up in damage per rank.

3.) hitting a spin for the armor shred and following with a q additionally amplifies its full damage, while on early levels you only get the damage amp on 1 or 2 spin ticks if you hit all of them.

FioraWillCarryJan 6, 20171 votes

Wait a sec....you mean people max E first with Garen ? From my very first games as a total noob to this game to this day I've never maxed E first, it was always Q. One really does learn something new every day. I had no idea that people maxed E first.