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How to Win Mordekaiser vs Riven Counter MatchupMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions

Mordekaiser vs Riven

How to Beat Riven as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Riven as Mordekaiser

based on 7,486 Mordekaiser vs Riven matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our data, Mordekaiser did battle with Riven 7486 times. Using so many matchups for Mordekaiser vs Riven gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a recommended build to wreck your foe. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Mordekaiser is forced to battle against Riven in only 2.8% of his games.

Mordekaiser vs Riven Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser does a ok job of beating Riven. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Mordekaiser versus Riven matches, Mordekaiser’s team is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Riven.

Best Mordekaiser vs Riven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBlasting Wand

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Hextech RocketbeltSpirit VisageZhonya's HourglassUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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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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Guide to Countering Riven as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Riven

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

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.

Mordekaiser vs Riven Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Riven Image
6.6
< Kills >
7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
4.7
< Assists >
4.7
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
155
< Minions Killed >
174
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,552
< Physical Damage >
19,334
17,714
< Magic Damage >
54
630
< True Damage >
1,098
20,896
< Damage Dealt >
20,487
30,590
< Damage Taken >
24,661
11,677
< Gold Earned >
12,056
2.03
< Towers >
2.18
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,701
< Total Healing >
5,465
14,850
< Experience >
14,959
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
232
< Time Dealing CC >
125

How to Counter Riven with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several critical Mordekaiser against Riven counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Riven’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Riven..

Mordekaiser often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Riven. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Riven

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Riven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Riven

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Riven?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually fairs equally well when facing off against Riven, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Mordekaiser makes an ok counter to Riven.

While Mordekaiser does have a higher winrate compared to Riven, when they face off with one another, Mordekaiser also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Mordekaiser into Riven.

Furthermore, Mordekaiser has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Riven. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Riven matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Mordekaiser is a decent counter for Riven. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Mordekaiser against Riven.

Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Riven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Riven as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 7,486 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Riven as Mordekaiser comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Mordekaiser in order to counter Riven during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Riven. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Mordekaiser versus Riven build include Nashor's Tooth, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Mordekaiser combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Riven than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Mordekaiser had an average win rate of 50.3% battling Riven with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Riven as Mordekaiser, Mordekaiser players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Mordekaiser vs Riven clashes, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Mordekaiser x Riven tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and strategies given are computed using every game completed with both champions.