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Riven

FighterAssassin
Riven is a fighterRolefighter
DifficultyHard
Power SpikeMid-Game
Runic Blade abilityp
Broken Wings abilityq
Ki Burst abilityw
Valor abilitye
Blade of the Exile abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
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Riven Build

based on 71,233 matches
Win Rate
49.2 %
Pick Rate
4.6 %
Ban Rate
1 %

How We Come Up with Our Riven Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Riven build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Riven builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Riven core items and runes for any situation.

Riven Build Summary

Riven is a an average top lane champion in League of Legends. Her best rune sets are Precision Sorcery. Adding the highlighted runes shown below into your Riven build will help provide you with the additional stats to help her play well through the laning phase of the game and into the late game. You should focus on building up her q ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Riven

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
TiamatCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Duskblade of DraktharrBlack CleaverDeath's DanceIonian Boots of Lucidity

Optional Items

Guardian AngelProwler's ClawHullbreakerSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Riven's passive ability p
Riven's q ability q
Riven's w ability w
Riven's e ability e
Riven's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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W
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Riven Matchups Overview

Riven is Weak Against

IllaoiIllaoi44.5% winrateUrgotUrgot44.8% winrateGarenGaren45.1% winrateTrundleTrundle45.2% winrate

Riven is Strong Against

K'SanteK'Sante57.4% winrateGangplankGangplank55.5% winrateNaafiriNaafiri54.2% winrateYoneYone53.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Nilahbottom+ 52.5% 1452 GamesGaliosupport+ 55.3% 208 GamesIvernjungle+ 56% 534 GamesVel'Kozmiddle+ 57.3% 300 Games

More Gameplay Tips for Riven Players

Tips and Tricks

Riven can dive enemy champions because of her burst potential but is vulnerable when disabled so make sure to pick your targets and timing well. Your Riven build should focus on either maximizing her burst damage or her survivability.

Use your burst abilities on the enemy carries during teamfights to spike them down early.

Riven FAQs

Q: What are some of Riven's greatest strengths?

A: One of Riven's greatest strengths is that she is manaless. This allows her to farm and poke with her abilities. Most enemies can't keep up with her or her ability to engage at any moment. Additionally, Riven is very mobile. Her ability allows her to dash forward or escape if needed. Lastly, you can be very free with your LoL Riven build. She scales very well with AD, armor penetration, and CDR.

Q: What is one of Riven's greatest weaknesses?

A: Riven is very susceptible to a CC. If she gets a lot of hard CC, her high mobility gets negated. You Riven build should be chosen based on the amount of CC she is facing. Above we have Riven items and runes specific to facing CC-heavy team comps.

Additional Riven Build Insights

League of Legends Riven players could find her to be a challenging character to build out properly. You will notice that her build is modified when she is up against either well-rounded or homogenous team comps, meaning you should not take the same Riven build every single round of League of Legends

The most critical items to include in your champion's build include: Duskblade of Draktharr, Black Cleaver, and Death's Dance. Players who added these items in their gear had a significantly better win rate than players who utilized other item builds for Riven. Moreover, if you are facing a varied enemy team composition, you should really consider grabbing her the Precision, and Sorcery runes. In recent matches, she won the largest fraction of her matches when built with these runes.

We established our Riven build guidance by examining 71,233 recently ranked League of Legends games with her selected. We only advise the highest winrate Riven builds that have been built by ranked League players enough times for us to reccomend them. With so many rounds in our data, we are very confident in our recommended builds.