Talk:Garen the Night of Demacia/@comment-98.252.26.207-20110724121109/@comment-98.252.26.207-20110724155109

Yes. Youmuu's doesn't help him much at all. Avarice Blade is overall a waste of money. Stacking Doran's helps him farm better by giving him AD and increasing his survivability in a lane pretty substantially.

Youmuu's doesn't help his late game at all because the bonuses are just too small for Garen to derive any benefit. He doesn't really need the 15% CDR, which amounts to about 1.5 second less on his Judgment and even less on Decisive Strike. Less than 3 second CDR on Courage, which will have a hefty cooldown regardless.

The benefits of Youmuu's are nice, but that's all they are - nice. They're luxury. Does Garen need those benefits in place of what he can get from other items for the gold? Conventional wisdom and the collective experience of players in this game say no.