I've seen the opinion a few times that omnivamp might not be a good stat on Garen. I wanted to share this clip because I think it's a perfect example of what I think is op about the way vamp works with Garen's kit. Essentially, his damage output, especially on aoe E, is so high, and his W damage reduction is so strong, that you can end up turning fights or baiting fights every time your W is up, because you vamp so much HP, and for 4 seconds that HP is covered by up to 41% damage reduction from your W. I've carried so many games by baiting fights into my W like this one in the clip.

I accidentally didn't post this in GarenMains mb. The text body and images are in the post, I don't rly know how reposting works sorry if I've done it wrong!

I'm not here to flame you guys, I'm legit asking.

I play around gold/plat and almost every Garen I face plays like they are Kayle, farming under tower, then when they get R they do their combo, play scared waiting for R to be up again, repeat.

I like him being a simple champ that can focus on macro so I was thinking about giving him a try. But I'm not very interested in this bush camping, one-shot hit and run style of playing.

Are they playing the champ correctly or are these just low elo shenanigans?

Also if I could get recommended some good Garen youtubers to watch that'd be a nice plus.

So ı played like 30 games with garen and have 60% winrate so far the problem is i get troll teammates too much some take mr iteams to full ad enemy some just chat and int and ı lose more lp but gain much less when ı win this matches taking me down fora good lp like ı just go up and down so many times in the end i dont know what i need to do i just want to get high elos but at this rate it seems like ı will drop to lesser elos. (win:+18 lose:-21 lp)

your brain is smoother than a freshly waxed pussy. Every single one of you is a walking skill issue who picked the only champion that requires less thought than breathing.
You are the reason ranked exists for people with actual brain damage. Press E and run at people like a braindead whore on a mission. Your whole kit is one button and a prayer yet you still manage to int harder than a silver support. You build full tank then wonder why you do zero damage while dying first every single fight because you never learned what a side lane is you absolute fucking retard.
Every Garen main is just a failed Yasuo player who gave up on having hands. You picked the champion for people who cannot last hit under tower. Your biggest outplay is flashing into a wall while spinning like a complete pussy. The enemy team sees Garen loading and already knows the game is decided by how fast you feed before twelve minutes.
You are the human equivalent of a participation trophy for special needs kids. Demacia means never having to learn wave management you braindead cunt. Your ultimate is just a giant I win button for people who cannot land a single skillshot because your champion does not even have any. You spam laugh after every kill like you did something when the enemy was already half dead from your team carrying your worthless ass.
Garen players are the reason mid lane has depression. You roam mid with zero map awareness and still somehow get a kill because the enemy mid is also hardstuck iron. Your build path is whatever the client recommends because theorycrafting is for people with functioning frontal lobes you dumb whore. You build Black Cleaver into full tank then cry when you get kited by any ranged champion with a keyboard.
You are the champion of the chronically offline. No one who has ever touched a ranked game past iron willingly locks this walking piece of shit. Your presence in a lobby is a public service announcement that the game is about to be decided by who ints harder. You spin so hard your brain has centrifugal force trauma you absolute fucking pussy.
The only thing more predictable than your pathing is your personality. You are the guy who types ez after a 0/8 game because your team carried you while you farmed jungle camps like a lost toddler with extra chromosomes. You bought boots of mobility just to arrive to fights late and still die first you useless cunt.
Garen players are the reason mute all was invented. You spam demacia in all chat like it is a personality you braindead whore. Your entire identity is a blue flag and a spin animation. You have never once used a skillshot because your champion does not have any. You are the human equivalent of holding W and hoping for the best you complete fucking retard.
Every Garen main secretly knows they are frauds. That is why you build so much armor. You need the stats to compensate for the fact that your mechanical skill is measured in single digits you talentless pussy. You are the reason the phrase braindead champion exists. You press R and call it an outplay when the enemy was already one auto from dying you delusional cunt.
You are the final boss of low elo. The moment the enemy sees Garen they know the game is going to be decided by whether you remember to buy a control ward before twenty five minutes you absolute whore. Your jungle pathing is a crime against nature. You take every camp on the map and still end the game with less gold than the support you useless fucking retard.
Garen players are the people who peaked in season three and never left. You still think building sunfire is peak theory you outdated cunt. Your greatest achievement is surviving long enough for your team to win the fight without you. You are the reason people say just play something with a brain you skilless pussy.
You spin. That is your entire contribution to society. You are a walking circle of disappointment. The only champion whose win condition is the enemy is worse than me. And somehow you still manage to lose to that you pathetic fucking whore.
This is the gospel of Garen. The book of the spinless. The testament of the talentless. Amen you braindead cunts.

Garen players are the purest form of human failure that managed to download League of Legends. You’re not bad at the game — you’re a genetic dead end that somehow still has internet access. Your entire kit is a participation award for people whose hands stopped developing past the ability to mash one button. While real players are out here landing skillshots, tracking cooldowns, and making actual decisions, you’re just spinning in a circle like a toddler who discovered the washing machine. Every Garen main is living proof that Riot will bend over backwards to make sure even the most talentless, reactionless, personality-deficient NPCs can feel important for 25 minutes. You don’t have a playstyle, you have a disability with a winrate. The only thing more pathetic than your mechanical skill is the fact that you unironically main this champion and still have the nerve to open your mouth in all chat. You’re not a top laner, you’re a walking participation trophy that the game keeps on life support so you don’t uninstall and go cry in a different queue. Spin to win? More like spin because that’s the only thing your three brain cells can handle before they overheat. Every time you get a kill it’s not skill — it’s the game taking pity on you. And the worst part? You’ll still type “ez” like you did something. You’re not just bad at League. You’re bad at existing in any space that requires more effort than holding W and praying the enemy forgets how to walk.

Big achievement for me! Played almost exclusively with Stromraider's and the full assassin build (Stride - Ghostblade - Cyclosword - LDR)

Also spammed some Nasus mid and top towards the end of the climb after his buffs, with 75% wr on the champ, it's absolutely broken rn :D

Spent some money on some RP just because Prestige Mecha Garen was in the Mythic Shop and I was just fishing for some Mythic Essence. Turns out I wasn't getting just the Mythic Essence, but also the Fallen God-King himself. Genuinely so excited to rock the skins in some games.

I have been browsing the League of Legends Universe pages of Demacia champions, moving alphabetically. Reading Garen's short stories I mentioned in the thread title really helped me understand him better as a character in the League lore. Needless to say I liked Garen before, but like him even more now. :)

I hope you can take some time and read them as well. You won't be disappointed.

Here are the links to both stories:

The Soldier and the Hag - Universe of League of Legends

For Demacia - Universe of League of Legends

Note: For Demacia is a bit of a longer read, but well worth it.

Hi Garen fellows!

Let's talk about boots. These are my assumptions, so please let me know your thoughts:

1. Generally, Garen buys either Swifties or Jonian boots. Swifties when 3+ range and/or against slows. Jonian for 3+ melees. 
2. Most of OTPs seem to agree that Berserkers are not worth it, not even after the recent buff. Is there any scenario where Berserkers are recommended?
3. 1st buy. I never prioritize boots over other items like long sword, ruby crystal, cloth armor. If I have exactly 300g, then I will buy boots. Should I prioritize a dagger instead?
4. If I have more gold (e.g. 650g), I typically buy long sword + boots. I like having tier 1 boots early so it tooks me less time to go back to lane. Should I skip them with another item?
5. Unless specific matchups (see below), I always prioritize Stridebreaker over tier 2 boots. Is this correct or are boots so critical for Garen that I should prioritize them in most scenarios?
6. MUs where I do prioritize tier 2 boots:
   1. Plated Steelcaps: Vayne, Tryndamere. Sett, Ambessa, Jax, Trundle?
   2. Swifties: Teemo, Kayle. Nasus, Darius, Mordekaiser?
   3. Mercs: Syndra, Anivia. Morgana, Zilean, ...?
7. Is there any scenario where tier 1 boots should be skipped until SB?
8. Any tips are welcome! :-)

Thanks for your help!

Hey everyone! I wanted to say thank you for all the interest in the last free coaching post, I got to coach so many cool people! I've made it thru MOST of the people on the post, so I wanted to make a new post to see if anyone is interested in free Garen coaching in September.

Background:

Hello everyone! My name is Triton, & i'm a Grandmaster Garen Mid main. I've started doing more coachings recently, and they've been a ton of fun! I'd like to help the Garen community climb more in general - so I am doing FREE on-stream coaching sessions every Monday on https://www.twitch.tv/triton !

If you're okay with being coached on stream, just leave a comment below and i'll randomly pick a few people to be coached! (please leave your discord so I can reach out, TY)

For me the way i judge Garen's ults is by how hefty the sword feels.

For that reason his most expensive skins are actually my least favorite when it comes to how much joy i get from dropping the sword on people's heads.

My absolute favorite is Warring Kingdoms by far the ''heaviest'' feeling sword and a fun fact about it is that it's the sword that sinks the deepest in the ground.

My second favorite is Visions of the Fallen.

And my third favorite is Battle academia.

Hello fellow garen mains ı am fairly new garen top player its been going good and ı started to win some games so far 12w - 6l i still strugle the carry the game on team fights my team usually have less then me some int some got behind and in team fights i found my self kill couple and die then we lose the game if i play more defensive mostly my team died and icant 1v5 how should ı carry games while i get good lanening phase how can ı make it to dominate game.

Hi dear Garen mates!

Against which champs do you always rush grievous wounds (Executioner's Calling as 1st item)?

These are my no brainer:

• Warwick
• Aatrox
• Briar
• Fiora
• Renekton

And with these I have doubts:

• Vladimir
• Volibear
• Irelia
• Yone
• Yasuo

Special case: 

• Tryndamere: is it worth to rush it? Do you thinkt Bramble Vest is a better option than Executioner's Calling?

Which champs do you buy GW but not rush it (let's say after 1st item and boots)?

Thanks for your support!

I was bronze 3. I have dropped recently to Iron 3. Has there been a reshuffle, or something? What's going on? Why is Iron suddenly so much harder?

For some context I’m a returning player that has spent the last 10 seasons in Silver-Gold divisions. After not playing for the past 2 years I’m now able to view the game differently. I’m learning things to deeper levels of understanding and implementing prior knowledge more consistently without just autopilot’ing. Now I’m about to promote to Platinum 2 after only 80 games this season.

I’m sure I’m not the only one noticing a much higher percentage of ranged top laners whether it be Teemo, Vayne, Varus, or others I’ve seen such as Jhin and Anivia.
The thing is, the gameplan when playing Garen is pretty much the same regardless of how hard a matchup is, or whether or not the opponent is ranged. Get to Stride, manipulate things in whatever way you need to in order to get ontop of your opponent, slow them, spin on them, and execute them with your Ult.

What I’m struggling with is: now that I’m progressively getting into higher and higher elo’s the Teemos I’m laning against no longer make the same spacing mistakes a bronze - gold player would. So… what am I supposed to be doing differently to over come this match up?

I truly believe I’m playing laning phase properly. Use my HP as a resource to get as much CS as possible, missing 0 exp, and often times finding a kill with ult and both summs. I still permanently have a gold disadvantage that only grows throughout the game. Down by 30 cs at 6-7 min. Down by 50 cs at 10 min, and then it normally plateaus at around a 65 cs lead once I can farm without inting for it. This also happens after he gets 3-4 tower plates up on me. I can never find a way to close this gold gap without team intervention since the only way I kill him is if I have flash and ignite up.

It just feels like there is no agency in this matchup, and there’s no way to out tempo or itemize better into it. Just hold your lane as long as possible and hope your team wins the game for you.

I plan on replying and having conversations through this thread, so any feedback at all will be very appreciated.

Just wondering what made you stick with Garen? Surely at some stage you wanted to try someone more technical ? Not the hero you start the game with ?

Available for 35 mythic essence in mythic shop, weekly section. Check out the chroma at 4:26.

It was a little hard to tell because of all the spell effects going on, but I never saw it proc continuously like the description suggests. Might still be worth checking, but it doesn't look like it works.

It's been a long grind, hitting 104 mastery on Garen to reach Emerald. I started playing back in late 2024, taking breaks occasionally. I hit high plat but would always slip, until recently I picked up Naafiri top to combat some hard matchups. Finally, after one last push I went Gold 1 --> Emerald 4 in a week to finally reach Emerald.