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How to Win Garen vs Jayce Counter MatchupGaren is in the b tier of champions

Garen vs Jayce

How to Beat Jayce as Garen in LoLGaren is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jayce as Garen

based on 1,467 Garen vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Jayce as Garen came out of an examination of 1467 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Garen encounters Jayce in only 1.1% of his games.

Garen vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Garen does a decent job of beating Jayce. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Garen vs Jayce matches, Garen’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Jayce.

Best Garen vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Garen Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Phantom DancerHullbreakerBlack CleaverStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Garen to level upe
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Second ability for Garen to level upq
>
Last skill for Garen to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityGathering Storm
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Garen's passive ability p
Garen's q ability q
Garen's w ability w
Garen's e ability e
Garen's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Jayce as Garen

Tips for Playing as Garen against Jayce

Garen is only constrained by cooldowns, making items such as Black Cleaver very effective for him.

Garen's regeneration greatly increases if he can avoid receiving damage for several seconds.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. For effective trading, try to position such that only the enemy champion is hit.

Advice to Win Against Jayce

Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.

If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.

Garen vs Jayce Counter Stats

Garen Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Jayce Image
6.2
< Kills >
6.3
5
< Deaths >
6.5
4
< Assists >
6.4
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
182
< Minions Killed >
187
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.52
13,107
< Physical Damage >
20,438
188
< Magic Damage >
4,179
4,583
< True Damage >
677
17,878
< Damage Dealt >
25,295
32,301
< Damage Taken >
21,847
12,389
< Gold Earned >
12,430
2.89
< Towers >
2.4
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,063
< Total Healing >
2,852
15,571
< Experience >
14,940
18
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
148
< Time Dealing CC >
137

How to Counter Jayce with Garen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some strategic Garen versus Jayce counter statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. Garen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jayce’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Garen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jayce..

Garen typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Jayce. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Garen and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Garen
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Garen
Jayce

Who is Better, Garen or Jayce?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Garen usually wins when trying to fight Jayce, with a 51.7% win rate. As a result, Garen makes a good counter for Jayce.

While Garen does have a higher winrate compared to Jayce, when on opposite teams, Garen also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Garen into Jayce.

Furthermore, Garen also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jayce. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Garen vs Jayce matchups, Garen is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Garen is a decent counter for Jayce. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Garen against Jayce.

Additional Information for Garen Players

How We Calculated Our Garen vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Garen, we analyzed 1,467 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Jayce as Garen comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Garen in order to counter Jayce during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Garen often gets a similar amount of CS as Jayce. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Garen versus Jayce build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Dead Man's Plate. When Garen incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Jayce than with most other typical builds. In fact, Garen boasted an average winrate of 51.7% when countering Jayce with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Jayce as Garen, you should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Garen vs Jayce face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Jayce as Garen are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.