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Garen
The Might of Demacia
Spin-to-win starter champion: no mana, big sustain, true-damage execute.
Should you main Garen?
Garen is a forgiving Top laner: Decisive Strike silences and speeds him up, Courage grants resists, Judgment spins for damage, and Demacian Justice executes low targets. He teaches wave management, short trades, and side-lane pressure without a huge combo checklist.
He is not a high-skill-ceiling carry in coordinated play, but he is excellent for learning how to freeze, slow push, and punish melee mistakes. Build paths are straightforward; the skill is knowing when to split versus when to group for Baron.
Pick Garen as a first Top main or when your team needs a durable frontliner who can still threaten a backline execute. Respect ranged tops who poke him out of Judgment range, and do not dig for all-ins when your spin is the only waveclear you have for the next wave.
Stack Courage before hard commits, and save Demacian Justice for the guaranteed execute rather than the opener. When you take a lead, pressure the opposite side of the map from the enemy's strongest member so your team can take towers without a five-man fistfight every time.
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