Talk:Garen/@comment-24496127-20150826204728/@comment-24496127-20150904185451

Cause if you try to E for the whole duration on someone, wihout having a longlasting movespeed boost from Q, you end up just running through minions. Q also gives a burst to trade then run from someone for annoying poke. Considering most Garens go black cleaver first, leveling W early on really allows you to survive fights like a tank without investing too much in it.

The difference between mitigating 30% damage for one second vs. six seconds is huge, and unless you try the skill order R>Q>W>E, at least once, it's hard to describe just how poerful it can be.

At least, it works for me better than the standard, so that's what I use. Feel free to disagree.