Riven Counters
The Best LoL Champions to Synergize and Counter Riven

Riven
583,523 LoL Matches Analyzed
Summary
We computed the best and worst Riven counters using info taken from 583,523 ranked League rounds. We have figured out those champs with the highest and lowest rates of victory versus her. Additionally, we found which champions can be good allies to improve your rank.
As can be seen below, Amumu is the strongest to face off against Riven with a 57.0% win fraction against her. In a close second and third place, Skarner and Urgot are the next largest threats to Riven. These two have win rates of 44.0% and 44.0%, respectively. You should avoid taking her into a game where one of these champions has already been selected.
Conversely, if you're battling Qiyana, you should anticipate doing much better. Riven counters them with a solid win rate of 54.0%. Similarly, you should anticipate doing very well when battling Nidalee and Gangplank. They have the next lowest win rates when countering Riven.
Riven Team Synergies
Champion | Win Rate | |
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![]() | Amumu | 53 % |
![]() | Skarner | 52 % |
![]() | Viktor | 52 % |
![]() | Nunu & Willump | 52 % |
![]() | Swain | 51 % |
If you are looking for good champ pairings for your own comrades to increase your win percentage more, take a peek at at the champ synergies above. Regardless of her lane, she does admirably when alonside Amumu. This combination usually raises her average win rate by 3.0%. Skarner and Viktor are also great champs to fight alongside.
If you would like to find out more about a particular Riven matchup, as well as the most desirable builds to use in that situation, please click the related row in the tables above. If the specific Riven counters you are trying to find are not found below, you may see all possible counters at the link above. If you would like more focused countering advice and strategies, feel free to read our tips a little further down on the page.
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Guide to Countering Riven
- Save a disable against Riven and bait her to dive under your turret to stun and kill her.
- Because of Riven's high burst potential, don't engage her alone.
Our Methods
We comb through millions of League of Legends matches pulled directly from Riot’s servers each week. We analyze the data using advanced algorithms to bring you the most accurate Riven counters online.