Garen Update Idea

Salson·5/30/2017, 7:33:11 PM·2 votes·121 views

So I saw some Garen complains on the Boards, and while I agree with them, there weren't any potential changes listed there. Figured I'd post some of my ideas. If they magically inspire a Rioter good, if not no harm done.

-Q and E stay the same, spinning has some counterplay with armor reduction, and I applaud the guy who thought of that.

-Passive: Perseverance Garen gets a green resource bar. As he stays in combat the bar fills, and after 5 seconds he gains a buff called Dauntless (yep, taken from lore). Dauntless: Garens next basic attack (Q counts) heals him for 5/6/7% of his max HP. If the target is a champion the healing is doubled and he deals physical damage equals to 50% of his Armor and MR. Cannot be triggered again for 14/12/10 seconds. (The goal is reward fighting, not rewarding him for getting zoned off, giving him some counterplay/skill expresion, the damage is there because I want to remove the Villain mechanic)

-W: Courage Bonus Armor and MR removed, flat resists encourage damage heavy builds and Garen is way too slow for that and would get exploded. Passive part: Garen gains 3/3.5/4/4.5/5% tenacity when hit with an ability. Active part: Garen gains 30% damage reduction and nearby allies gain half of that. Cooldown increased to 30-26 seconds, reduced by flat 10 when Perseverance is triggered. (Garen wants to jump into a fight, but sucks at engaging by himself. The damage reduction for allies rewards champions like Thresh and Leona who CAN, but lack the budget to take hits)

-R: Demacian Justice Villain mechanic removed. Always felt like it was a bugtest for Kindred. Active, and yes I stole this from Warwick, is now a skillshot. To be more precise it's instant blast with a delay just like Lux only capped at 800 range (same width). That means it can now hit multiple people. Also slows survivors for 40% for 1 second. (The classic "nothing says skill like a skillshot". Adds skill expression, counterplay, unreliability and potentially retarded Wombo Combo)

So, that's my idea. Won't make him a LCS champion, but could help him be viable in Diamond like Darius and Illaoi.

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