@meddler: here is a way to buff garen for more experienced players

give him his animation cancel mechanics back.

i know he still has the ability to cancel his auto attack and ult animations to some degree. but im specifically talking about his auto attack + q + auto attack + spin animation cancelling combo, that was mostly removed as a result of his visual update, when his q animation was changed significantly.

it was a way to give experienced garen players some way to add some extra frontloaded damage in a trade or on a well performed engage.

i know as part of his visual update you specifically removed the ability to pull a fast auto attack/decisive strike combo from his kit. maybe back then, you werent sure if you wanted animation cancelling to be a legit part of a champions playstile and power budget.

but since it is considered to be an acceptable mechanic today (riven specifically being balanced around it), maybe it would be a decent idea for a buff to return this mechanic to him, and allow experienced garen mains to separate themselves from the crowd by properly being able to cancel his q animation.