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Riven

FighterAssassin
Riven is a fighterRolefighter
DifficultyHard
Power SpikeLate-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 54,768 matches
Win Rate
48.9 %
Pick Rate
4.9 %
Ban Rate
1.1 %

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 a not very good top lane champion in League of Legends. Her best rune sets are Precision Sorcery. Incorporating the specific runes shown below in your Riven build will provide you the additional bonuses to help her play well through the laning phase of the round and into the late game. You should start by leveling up her q ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Riven

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TiamatCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
EclipseGuardian AngelRavenous HydraIonian Boots of Lucidity

Optional Items

Spear Of ShojinSerylda's GrudgeSilvermere DawnProwler's Claw

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: TenacityCoup de Grace
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
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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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
14
W
15
W
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R

Riven Matchups Overview

Riven is Weak Against

WukongWukong43.2% winrateIllaoiIllaoi44.2% winrateGarenGaren44.6% winrateRenektonRenekton44.8% winrate

Riven is Strong Against

GragasGragas57.9% winrateGwenGwen54.9% winrateK'SanteK'Sante53.2% winrateGnarGnar53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Aurelion Solmiddle+ 52% 1280 GamesZiggsbottom+ 52.8% 439 GamesTahm Kenchsupport+ 53.9% 191 GamesIvernjungle+ 55% 693 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 will find her to be a confusing character to build out properly. You'll notice that her build is modified when she is up against either generic or highly focused team compositions, meaning you should not select the same Riven build every round of League of Legends

The most important items to incorporate into your champion's build include: Eclipse, Guardian Angel, and Ravenous Hydra. Players who added these pieces in their kits had a much better win rate than those who worked towards other item builds for Riven. Similarly, if you are trying to beat a well-mixed enemy team comp, you should strongly consider getting yourself the Precision, and Sorcery runes. In recent matches, she won the greatest percentage of her rounds when built with these runes.

We calculated our Riven build suggestions by examining 54,768 recently ranked LoL rounds with her selected. We only advise the highest winrate Riven builds that were used by ranked LoL players enough times for us to propose them. With so many rounds in our data, we are quite confident in our provided builds.