Talk:Garen/@comment-98.207.204.29-20121014172642/@comment-5441738-20121014183205

Attack speed doesn't help Garen significantly. Ionian Boots of Lucidity will do better than Berserker's Greaves, but you really should get defensive boots - Ninja Tabi or Mercury's Treads.

Don't get Last Whisper until the enemy is stacking armor. I can get the same AD from Tiamat for less gold with more generally useful passive effects.

About Phantom Dancer - not until later. Movement speed is nice, but not a big concern, and the crit chance is nice, but you can get that other ways, and Garen doesn't need the attack speed. OK in the build, but third or fourth after boots at least.

Infinity edge is a very strong item on Garen. Go for it!

Randuin's Omen is a great choice, especially as something that can be rushed very easily. I recommend getting the Heart of Gold as quickly as possible so you can use its gp10 to get the rest of your stuff.

Don't bother with Black Cleaver unless your opponents are stacking armor. Oh, wait - that's what Last Whisper is for, and given that Garen uses abilities rather than autoattacks for primary damage output, Last Whisper is the much better option.

I recommend an early Brutalizer as well, because it is kickass on Garen.