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Riven vs Aurelion Sol

How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Riven in LoLRiven is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Riven

based on 1,704 Riven vs Aurelion Sol matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Aurelion Sol as Riven came out of an evaluation of 1704 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Riven fights Aurelion Sol in only 1.4% of her games.

Riven vs Aurelion Sol Matchup Summary

Riven does a good job of countering Aurelion Sol. Normally, she wins a whopping 52.1% of games the champs battle each other in. In Riven versus Aurelion Sol matches, Riven’s team is 0.2% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Aurelion Sol.

Best Riven vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Death's DanceSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinMaw of MalmortiusRavenous HydraBlack Cleaver

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: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aurelion Sol as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Aurelion Sol

Riven lacks a source of healing or strong defense and must compensate with burst combos. Lead into fights with Broken Wings and Ki Burst, while using Valor to escape and absorb counter-harass.

Riven's Broken Wings locks onto the champion your cursor is over at the time of cast. If you want to move past your opponent, make sure that your cursor is past your opponent as well.

Advice to Win Against Aurelion Sol

He gains speed while chasing in a straight line, but taking damage makes him lose that momentum.

Try to get inside his orbit, since his stars can't hurt you up close.

His stars disappear while stunned or silenced, giving you an easy opportunity to fight him.

His Starsurge ability can grow to cover a huge area - don't stay in the same place too long!

Riven vs Aurelion Sol Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Aurelion Sol Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.8
4.6
< Assists >
7.5
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
182
< Minions Killed >
188
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.39
19,909
< Physical Damage >
320
56
< Magic Damage >
20,561
1,178
< True Damage >
685
21,143
< Damage Dealt >
21,566
25,629
< Damage Taken >
20,831
12,602
< Gold Earned >
12,286
2.43
< Towers >
1.56
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,736
< Total Healing >
2,367
15,507
< Experience >
14,888
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
131
< Time Dealing CC >
358

How to Counter Aurelion Sol with Riven in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several valuable Riven against Aurelion Sol counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aurelion Sol’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Aurelion Sol..

Riven often has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she takes more damage than Aurelion Sol. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Riven and Aurelion Sol

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Aurelion Sol
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Aurelion Sol

Who is Better, Riven or Aurelion Sol?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Riven usually wins when facing off against Aurelion Sol, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Riven makes a good counter to Aurelion Sol.

While Riven does have a higher win rate than Aurelion Sol, when facing one another, Riven also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Riven into Aurelion Solas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Riven has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aurelion Sol. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Riven vs Aurelion Sol matchups, Riven is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Riven is an above average counter to Aurelion Sol. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Riven against Aurelion Sol.

Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven vs Aurelion Sol Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aurelion Sol as Riven, we analyzed 1,704 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 Aurelion Sol as Riven 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 Riven in order to counter Aurelion Sol during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Aurelion Sol. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Riven versus Aurelion Sol build include Death's Dance, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Riven included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better against Aurelion Sol than with many other common builds. In fact, Riven had an average winrate of 52.1% battling Aurelion Sol with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Aurelion Sol as Riven, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Riven vs Aurelion Sol battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.1% winrate overall.

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