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Garen
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Battle Academia Garen Chromas
Citrine
Emerald
Pearl
Rose Quartz
Ruby
Sandstone
Sapphire
Turquoise
Demacia Vice Garen Chromas
Amethyst
Catseye
Neon Noir
Obsidian
Pearl
Ruby
Sapphire
Original Garen Chromas
Garnet
Ivory
Plum
Legacy Vault
Mythmaker Garen Chromas
Amethyst
Catseye
Emerald
Gilded
Pearl
Rose Quartz
Ruby
Sapphire
Turquoise
Warring Kingdoms Garen Chromas
Golden
Rare & Limited
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Eternals[]
Justice Served
Champions killed with Demacian Justice (R)
Champions killed with Demacian Justice (R)
Shields Up!
Damage mitigated by Courage (W) shields
Damage mitigated by Courage (W) shields
Spin to Win
Damage to champions with Judgment (E)
Damage to champions with Judgment (E)
Forward!
Champion slows cleansed within 1s of application with Decisive Strike (Q)
Champion slows cleansed within 1s of application with Decisive Strike (Q)
Go Quietly
Takedowns on champions while silenced by Decisive Strike (Q)
Takedowns on champions while silenced by Decisive Strike (Q)
They Will Blend
Damage taken by champions as a result of Judgment's (E) Armor reduction
Damage taken by champions as a result of Judgment's (E) Armor reduction
Trivia[]
- Original Garen Chromas: Garnet, Ivory, Plum
Chromas:- The scene depicts him using Judgment.
- Sanguine Garen
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- He might be referencing Sanguinius and the Blood Angels from Warhammer 40,000.
- He resembles a vampire.
- Desert Trooper Garen
- This skin shares the Legacy theme with:
- He might have been inspired by Duncan Idaho from Dune by Frank Herbert.
- Commando Garen
- This skin shares the Commando theme with:
- He references the Imperial Guard from Warhammer 40,000.
- He wears a Beret.
- This is also the first skin where Garen wears some sort of hat.
- He wears a Beret.
- Dreadknight Garen
- This skin shares the Dreadknights theme with:
- From March 21, 2014 to August 1, 2018, he could be obtained for free by following League of Legends on Twitter.
- If you did not own Garen, he would be given to you for free along with the skin.
- He was one of the three skins obtainable for free by following League of Legends' or Riot Games' social media platforms.
- The others were:
- Unlike Unchained Alistar and Riot Girl Tristana, he was made available in the store after August 1st.
- He might be referencing the Death Knight from World of Warcraft.
- Rugged Garen
- This skin shares the Rift Quest theme with:
- He references a traditional tabletop role-playing game.
- He used to be called 'Vagabond Garen'.
- He might be referencing Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher and/or Aragorn II Elessar from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.
- Steel Legion Garen
- This skin shares the Steel Legion theme with:
- He references the Engineer from Torchlight II and the Space Marines from Warhammer 40,000.
- His Recall animation references the ThunderCats intro.
- A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- Rogue Admiral Garen
- This skin shares the Bilgewater: Burning Tides theme with:
- The wooden gate in the old splash art that he and the others were surrounding was the one containing Ironside Malphite before his release.
- He resembles Smoker from One Piece.
- Warring Kingdoms Garen Chromas: Golden
- This skin shares the Lunar Revel: Warring Kingdoms theme with:
- He was released in celebration of Lunar Revel 2017 (Year of the Rooster) along with:
- It is likely a reference to Guan Ping, a Chinese officer living in the late Eastern Han era, also featured in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
- Additionally, he and Koei's version of Guan Ping both use a greatsword, the only difference being that Garen wields his sword with one hand and Guan Ping using two hands and dragging it along the ground.
- Coincidentally, Warring Kingdoms Tryndamere is based on Guan Ping's father Guan Yu. Both father and son served Han warlord Liu Bei, who after their deaths would found the Shu kingdom, heralding the Three Kingdoms period.
- God-King Garen
- This skin shares the Battle of the God-Kings theme with:
- Divine God-King Darius
- Fallen God-King Garen
- God-King Darius
- His dance could be a reference to the Dubstep Cat video.
- It is also a reference to Classic Garen's Johnny Bravo dance.
- It is also a reference to
- His splash art is part of a larger picture in which he is fighting God-King Darius.
- God-King Garen is a Being of Order and Dawnbringer Riven is one of his ancestors.
- Demacia Vice Garen Chromas: Amethyst, Catseye, Neon Noir, Obsidian, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire
- This skin shares the Demacia Vice theme with:
- This is Garen's first Epic skin to have a unique taunt animation.
- Alongside Lucian, their spawn music is a synthwave remix of Demacia Rising.
- Originally this skin was conceptualized during the 2017 Thunderdome event as one of three games made for PAX West that year.
- This skin was inspired by 80s themed media such as:
Epic
- Mecha Kingdoms Garen
- This skin shares the Mecha Kingdoms theme with:
- Mecha Kingdoms Draven
- Mecha Kingdoms Jax
- Mecha Kingdoms Leona
- Mecha Kingdoms Sett
- Prestige Mecha Kingdoms Garen
- In Teamfight Tactics Set 3, his model and animations are reused for the Super-Mech created when three Mech-Pilot units are active.
- Prestige Mecha Kingdoms Garen
- This skin shares the Mecha Kingdoms theme with:
- Mecha Kingdoms Draven
- Mecha Kingdoms Garen
- Mecha Kingdoms Jax
- Mecha Kingdoms Leona
- Mecha Kingdoms Sett
- Battle Academia Garen Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sandstone, Sapphire, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Battle Academia theme with:
- Mythmaker Garen Chromas: Amethyst, Catseye, Emerald, Gilded, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
- This skin shares the Mythmaker theme with:
