Talk:Garen/@comment-85.225.51.153-20120930131009/@comment-5414313-20121001181754

Those three items are all perfectly viable on Garen.

What makes Garen players bad is not that they build those items, it's that they DON'T build Youmuu's Ghostblade.

I consider Garen, in his current state, to be stronger and more consistent than Darius, with a much wider margin for error due to his natural tankiness.

Even the pros are starting to realize that Youmuu's Ghostblade should be core on Garen. The guide over at lolpro is being updated as we speak, and they have Ghostblade as the first item once you get his core.

Youmuu's Ghostblade is so great on Garen because it gives him tons of crit chance and a very powerful MS steroid, which is something he very much benefits from now.

You don't build other crit items because you build the Brutalizer anyway, and for the gold, the only other item that gives you crit chance and utility is a Zeal, which doesn't build into anything worth while on him. It just synergizes perfectly and gives you a lot more for the money with the weapon's active and passive.

Youmuu's Ghostblade gives you enough damage to sustain you while you build some defensive items to keep up and stay tanky, so that you can later build an Infinity Edge.

I would actually say that Doublelift's core on the first page of his guide is perfect for Garen. I wouldn't go Doran's unless I was losing my lane, though, since Garen's a snowbally champ and you want to get that Brutalizer as fast as possible.

Warmog's is a perfect item on Garen. With just a Cloth Armor, Merc Treads and Courage, it makes him incredibly tanky. I would say a little too tanky.

Sunfire Cape is brilliant on Garen for split-pushing purposes. Garen is a great split-pusher with Sunfire and Youmuu's Ghostblade. This might actually be a better item for him than Warmog's.