When Garen dies from combat damage (Cannon Barrage), do the Recruit tokens with 2 might survive or die? When does Garen's passive deactivate and when does damage get cleaned?

Ruling: The Recruit tokens survive. Units are healed immediately after units with lethal damage are removed from combat, before any cleanup occurs that would remove Garen's passive effect.

Sequence:

• All combat damage is assigned simultaneously
• Units with lethal damage are removed (Garen dies)
• Units are healed (Recruits go back to full health)
• Cleanup occurs (Garen's effect wears off)

Nuances:

• This ruling is specifically detailed in the FAQ
• The healing occurs before any board-state effects reapply and before any triggers enter the chain
• Even if a Deathknell effect triggers, the cleanup after it would not kill the tokens before healing under the updated rules