Question 1

Block his Q

Accepted Answer

Save your W for his Q (Decisive Strike) to block the empowered hit: never waste it tanking his E, whose armor shred makes every follow-up trade unfavorable.

Question 2

Your window

Accepted Answer

Pre-6 is your only real kill window: all-in when he wastes his Q (8s CD) or is mid-E on the wave, not into a full combo.

Question 3

Don't 1v1 post-6

Accepted Answer

After 6 his ult Demacian Justice executes you: don't bother 1v1ing him, and only fight once you're clearly ahead (levels 7-9 if you didn't fall behind).

Question 4

Deny his sustain

Accepted Answer

Poke him to stop his passive from regenerating, and W/E him whenever he backs off to heal so he can't reset the lane's health lead.

Question 5

What should you never do as Irelia vs Garen?

Accepted Answer

Never keep trading after you eat a full E: his armor shred flips the fight, so run or Q away instead of forcing it.

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Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
	W							W	W		W	W
		E											E	E		E	E
					R					R					R

Irelia vs Garen

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