Give Garen meaningful gameplay
And start with his W.
Change his W from a generic "absorb damage for x seconds" to a shorter period that rewards him for actually soaking damage.
Duration nerfed down to 2-4 seconds between ranks New effect: If Garen takes X amount of damage while Courage is active, he cleanses all debuffs currently attached to him.
Now Garen has some agency and some meaningful decision making; he can choose to use it if he's at risk of taking a lot of damage, or save it for when he has a chance to negate CC in a teamfight.