Talk:Garen/@comment-77.98.249.112-20130228060220/@comment-5426276-20130305011233

First: they didn't "buff" Garen back in August 2012, they reworked him. It's this reworked Garen that's become so powerful in top lane.

Second: full melee champions are usually countered by ranged, so no surprise there. Although a well played Garen can beat Jayce. Jayce may have the advantage of ranged poke, but...

Garen has a gap closer and silence all in one. Even if Jayce knocks him back a short distance before Garen can land Q, Garen will just run back in and silence him with the buff still up. Jayce can slow him with melee Q? But why would you want to jump into close range against Garen? Also, Jayce has no health sustain, and has the risk of running OOM. Garen's W multiplies the strength of any armor he builds, reducing the damage of Jayce's Q and autoattacks. Lastly, Garen has a powerful high-damage ult, Jayce doesn't.