Who Wins
- You lose early trades levels 1-3 due to Garen's Q-E combo dealing more burst damage than your sustain can handle.
- At level 6, you start winning extended trades as your ultimate provides massive regeneration that outscales Garen's damage output.
How to Trade
- Your optimal trading pattern is to poke with Q from max range and immediately back off to avoid Garen's engage.
- Never commit to extended trades early - use Q to farm safely and only trade when you can disengage immediately.
Wave Control
- You should focus on freezing the wave near your tower early game to farm safely with Q while avoiding Garen's all-ins.
- After level 6 and first item, you can start slow pushing to build up minion advantages for trades.
Mistakes to Avoid
- Never face-tank Garen's full E duration in early levels as it will chunk you too hard for your passive to recover.
- Avoid using W aggressively early game as the health cost is too significant when you're already behind in trades.
Created on 11/16/2025
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