Poor Garen
I played few games of Garen recently and my god , what a torture it was .
He can't contribute to a team fight like anyone else , only one soft cc is enough to stop him . At least that's my opinion , so i decided to play him like a tanky splitpusher . Doesn't work .
Riot please , do some work on him . I guess his pre-rework W was good but it needs something more . If i recall correctly , his old W gave him tenacity . Put it back .
If any of Garen players has an advice to give , i'll gladly take it .
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. I run scaling runes instead of flat, they will make you run ahead after level 9, so you do need to farm under tower early game since you'll be weak. Run ghost instead of flash and ignite instead of teleport. The combination of Ghost + Spin + Q can make you a tornado that enemies have a hard time escaping, and that will end with silence afterwards if you want to disengage. Deadman Plate, Q, Boots, and Ghost should help you move fairly quickly around the map without TP. Ignite provides some finishing power for your Ult if everything else is on CD, and also allows you to duel people with HP regen/lifesteal. Also, if possible, try to use Q after the soft CC, not before. Go back to tower to use passive if you are low in health and try to avoid poke.