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Garen vs Jayce

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

This lane is about surviving Jayce's ranged poke and using short trades to chip him down before level 6.
Garen should avoid giving Jayce free ranged harassment and look for windows to silence and trade briefly to preserve health.

Trading pattern

Use (Q) to silence Jayce before engaging with (E) for quick damage, then disengage before his extended poke or hammer form retaliation.
Punish Jayce when his hammer form (Q) is on cooldown by stepping forward for short trades.
Avoid trading if (Q) is baited or if Jayce maintains spacing to negate your engage.

Danger windows

Jayce's empowered cannon (Q) through (E) poke creates a high damage window; avoid trades when this combo is up.
After Jayce commits hammer form (Q), he has limited escape; be ready to punish if you have health and cooldowns.
Be cautious before level 6 as your execute threat is lower and Jayce's poke can force you out.

Early game

Focus on maintaining a stable wave to enable short (Q)+(E) trades without overextending.
Avoid extended trades early when Jayce's poke and hammer form burst can punish.
Use bushes or fog of war to approach for trades and reduce Jayce's ability to poke safely.

Power spikes

Level 6: Use (R) to execute low-health Jayce targets after chipping with short trades.
First bruiser/tank item: Repeat controlled trades to absorb Jayce's poke and increase durability.
Respect Jayce's first damage item spike, which makes his poke and burst more punishing; avoid unnecessary trades then.

Win conditions

Use short (Q)+(E) trades to chip Jayce and build execute pressure for level 6 (R) kills.
Preserve health through passive regeneration by avoiding extended trades and poke damage.
After first item, leverage increased durability to pressure Jayce and force him into unfavorable trades or lane states.