Talk:Irelia/@comment-76.197.131.119-20120406203238/@comment-4957501-20120409050357

Pretty much what Mijka said. Start with Cloth Armor + 5 pots if you have difficulty with Garen. Don't trade with him, it's almost impossible to win because he does better burst early game, isn't limited by mana and so can spam you on cd and will also regen most of what you dish out over the next minute with his passive. I'd suggest you play passive under your tower and focus on last hitting. Get Sheen before Phage to Bladesurge lasthit spam if you have difficulty last hitting under towers. Garen is strong early game but severely falls off late unless fed, compared to you who have a weak early but a strong mid and only slightly weaker late.