Garen's League of Legends Patch History (Comprehensive Guide)

Recent Key Changes

Selection radius increased to 120 from 75 Courage damage reduction duration standardized to 4 seconds at all ranks Judgment AD ratio per spin adjusted to 36/37/38/39/40% AD Base armor increased to 38 from 36 Base attack damage increased to 69 from 66

Notable Balance Updates

Health & Defense

• Base health increased to 690 from 620
• Health growth increased to 98 from 84
• Armor growth increased to 4.2 from 3
• Magic resistance growth increased to 1.55 from 0.75

Courage (W)

• Base shield reduced: 65/85/105/125/145 from 70/95/120/145/170
• Shield ratio reduced to 18% bonus health
• Maximum stacks increased to 150 from 120
• Bonus resistances per stack adjusted to 0.2 from 0.25

Judgment (E)

• Now deals 150% damage against non-epic monsters
• Critical strike damage increased to 175% from 158%
• Base damage per level increased to 0-8.2 from 0-6.6
• Additional spins now scale with attack speed

Demacian Justice (R)

• Missing health ratio increased to 25/30/35%
• Now grants vision of target for 1 second
• Damage type changed to true damage
• Base damage: 150/300/450

Key Mechanical Changes

• Decisive Strike now acts as an unstoppable basic attack
• Judgment spins scale with bonus attack speed
• Courage provides additional resistances at max stacks
• Improved responsiveness of abilities and animations

The patch history shows Garen's evolution from a simple champion to a more nuanced fighter with clearer strengths and weaknesses, while maintaining his core identity as a durable warrior.

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