LeBlanc vs Riven
How to Beat Riven as LeBlanc
based on 1,986 LeBlanc vs Riven matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
LeBlanc vs Riven Matchup Summary
Best LeBlanc vs Riven Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Riven as LeBlanc
Tips for Playing as LeBlanc against Riven
Using Distortion can help your positioning to land Ethereal Chains.
You can chain Sigil of Malice and Ethereal Chains to prevent characters with blink from escaping for up to 4 seconds.
Distortion allows you to be aggressive with your other spells while being able to return to safety.
Advice to Win Against Riven
All of Riven's damage is physical, prioritize high Armor if an opposing Riven gets out of control.
Riven has a great deal of mobility but she cannot move very far with any one skill. Rooting or silencing her during her combo will greatly reduce her effectiveness.
Riven excels at dueling multiple melee attackers at once, as she will be on an almost equal footing damage-wise. If pairing up against Riven, don't go in as double melee until she has expended her full combo.
LeBlanc vs Riven Counter Stats
How to Counter Riven with LeBlanc in LoL
The stats shown here show several vital LeBlanc vs. Riven matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, LeBlanc’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Riven’s ratio of NaN, indicating that LeBlanc may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Riven..
LeBlanc usually has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Riven. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between LeBlanc and Riven
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Who is Better, LeBlanc or Riven?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, LeBlanc usually loses when trying to fight Riven, with a 46.3% win rate. As a result, LeBlanc makes a bad counter to Riven.
While LeBlanc does have a lower winrate than Riven, when they face off with one another, LeBlanc also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking LeBlanc into Rivenas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, LeBlanc also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Riven. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in LeBlanc vs Riven matchups, Riven is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
LeBlanc is a garbage counter to Riven. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as LeBlanc against Riven.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of LeBlanc to counter Riven during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
LeBlanc often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Riven. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your LeBlanc versus Riven build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When LeBlanc bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better against Riven than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, LeBlanc had an average win rate of 46.3% battling Riven with these items in her kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing Riven as LeBlanc, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for LeBlanc vs Riven counters, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.3% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Riven as LeBlanc are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.