Riven Counters
The Best LoL Champions to Synergize and Counter Riven
Riven
100,254 LoL Matches Analyzed
Summary
We calculated the best and worst Riven counters with data pulled from 100,254 ranked League matches. We have established the champs with the best and worse rates of victory versus her. Furthermore, we calculated which champs can be good teammates to help you win more League games.
As can be seen below, Urgot is the best to face off against Riven with a 56.0% win fraction against her. Similarly, Skarner and Amumu are the next greatest threats to Riven. They have win rates of 45.0% and 45.0%, respectively. You should avoid bringing her into a game where one of these other champs has already been chosen.
Conversely, if you're facing off against Gangplank, you should expect to do much better. Riven counters them with a great win rate of 55.0%. Equally, you can expect to do very well against Nidalee and Qiyana. They have the next lowest win rates versus Riven.
If you are interested in the best champ synergies for your own comrades to improve your win percentage more, glance at our Riven synergies above. Regardless of her lane, she does very well when paired with Skarner. This combination usually enhances her average win rate by 3.0%. Amumu and Udyr are also awesome champs to pair with.
If you would like to learn more about a particular Riven matchup, along with the best builds to use in that pairing, please click the related row in the tables above. If the particular Riven counters you are trying to find are not shown below, you can see all potential counters at the above link. To find more focused countering advice and strategies, you should read our guide to countering Riven a little further down on the page.
Additionally, if you want to find Riven synergies and counters for a specific skill level, please feel free to pick a different division from the dropdown above.
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.
