Garen

Zyorhist·8/19/2019, 2:02:53 PM·1 votes·2,421 views

Given the recent spotlight that Garen has gotten and the consensus that he is not good, i have been thinking about what can be done to help him and it requires a bit of rework.

First off his spin doesnt really feel like it belongs in the current league. Instead it should be a 3 pass sqing such as is displayed in the cinematic he was shown in (a twist of fate). He could have a silence with the final slam, or maybe a small cone of damage.

His defensive ability can remain, but put his passive on it, but onlynworkd after he has activated it. (Think gp orange, but instead of instant heal its a 2 second regen).

Remove his q, instead give him an ability similar to a micro version of old poppy ult. He targets an opponent, ges a move speed bonus moving toward them and is immune to damage and cc for .5 seconds. His target can damage and cc him during this duration.

Finalize his kit with a passive thay gives him additional mr based on his missing hralth.

This wouldnt fix all of his problems but would give him play potential while keepung him very much a juggernaut.

19 Comments

Ainz Ooal Troll8/19/2019, 10:52:00 PM3 votes

While riste is a great example of a Garen player who was able to make it great lengths, that doesn’t mean he’s the end-all-be-all for this community.

I’m not okay with a few things - such as removing the extra defenses from W or increasing its cool down as well as its farm cap (5 seconds at late game and a minimum of 160 farm... come on), or the removal of the villain gimmick. I can understand how some people were really against it because of situations like the earlier example, but the adverse is also possible and really helped change the odds of a game some times.

I do believe however that Garen’s role will change significantly, moving from the typical pseudo-tank to a more aggressive role. I am the more aggressive Garen player type, so I can see how I can benefit from the neat things his kit has to offer... but eh. Wish I could try it more. Of course, the only feedback we get is from streamers who are on the PBE and go against all sorts of novices that give them 20+ kills per game and call it OP with their overblown captions...

But whatever. I’m just a gold player who loves Garen. I need to come to terms that all champions will change and that even my favorite one has to change too.

Side note; Maybe this is a great opportunity to change his lore a bit? I want to ship him with Katarina for some Romeo and Juliet shit already.

Ainz Ooal Troll8/19/2019, 4:04:18 PM1 votes

You know he’s getting reworked, right? They’re doing some pretty outrageous changes...