Talk:Irelia/@comment-76.197.131.119-20120406203238/@comment-4568988-20120407101900

By getting boots first so you can back off when he inevitably tries to Q + Spin at you. I wouldn't try to really harass Garen because it's kind of pointless early game since he can just regen like crazy. If you definitely have to make some pressure then only harass him after his Q and E are clearly on cooldown, otherwise getting into melee range with an early level Garen is doing him a favour.