Replace Garen's W with Righteous Deflection

MetalGearTeemo·5/3/2018, 9:29:27 PM·5 votes·1,906 views

This was originally a response to another thread, but I felt like posting it here for more viability.

looking at the recently discarded changes to his W on the PBE... The should really just give him the spell/attack counter idea that was going around instead just ratcheting up the defense/tenacity further.

Let him to activate W to counter/parry a spell or attack and let him apply a portion of the blocked damage to next Q. Make everyone scream and run for their lives when Garen dives in front of his ADC and Parries a Jhin 4th auto.

I mean, Garen was largely marketed as "That guy who laughs off your nid spears and poke and heals it off during objective standoffs." during his most recent rework.

this would very much fit into that role, and would differ him from braum or yasuo by giving him a very specialized 1 use application of a projectile/attack block that has big teamfight swinging potential if you get into the right spot at the right time, (which is a challenge with Garens Mobility. ) or Flash to defend an ally, while keeping him aggressively focused as is his nature as a low CC Jugg who wants to really really punch your smug noxian face in.

[darius-angry]

I think this would also fit into Garens role as a champion that can help new players learn. Playing Garen, even if you are an experienced player is an exercise in your fundamentals. Knowing when to flank, where to be, and a countering ability like this would further help users learn the importance of positioning, and add a very very satisfying mechanic when you nail it for experienced players.

12 Comments

Ifneth5/3/2018, 10:56:00 PM1 votes

That’s just Fiora’s parry, though.

MetalGearTeemo5/6/2018, 12:44:27 AM1 votes

Thats exactly why garen is played at high level right?, because he has such an easy time reaching the back line. One spellshield will not solve that, or edge of night garen would be rocking the LCS.

Your comment about Garen Q is very telling. Right now the skill has such an enormous activation time that anyone with reflexes can use mobility/self peel on reaction to the animation starting to get away. Nor does it Garen tee a full spin, since its duration was gutted long ago.

Garen's in lane sustain does not match any other meta top laners right now, he's not really even considered a sustain toplaner, since the true ones can do so while trading.

Your position honestly seems to come from a position of ignorance. Perhaps you should take some garen top into ranked... so how you feel about his immense strengths when compared to fizz.