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Riven vs Ekko

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How to Beat Ekko as Riven

based on 5,806 Riven vs Ekko matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
4.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. In our dataset, Riven fought Ekko in 5806 games. Including so many matchups for Riven vs Ekko gives us confidence in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a solid build to wreck Ekko. This champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Riven encounters Ekko in only 4.9% of her games.

Riven vs Ekko Matchup Summary

Riven does a ok job of beating Ekko. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.7% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Riven versus Ekko matches, Riven’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Ekko.

Best Riven vs Ekko Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeGuardian AngelSterak's GageDeath's Dance

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 ForceMagic Resist
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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Guide to Countering Ekko as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Ekko

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 Ekko

The second hit of Timewinder does more damage than the first; try to avoid it.

Ekko is significantly weaker when his ultimate is down. Watch for the trail he leaves behind to determine if Chronobreak is available.

Ekko's stun zone takes 3 seconds to arm. Watch for the image he creates on cast and try to guess where the zone was placed.

Riven vs Ekko Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Ekko Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6
4.7
< Assists >
6.3
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
180
< Minions Killed >
102
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.8
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.48
19,646
< Physical Damage >
2,241
59
< Magic Damage >
16,516
1,124
< True Damage >
961
20,829
< Damage Dealt >
19,718
24,756
< Damage Taken >
30,803
12,144
< Gold Earned >
12,216
2.22
< Towers >
1.83
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
5,342
< Total Healing >
11,416
14,992
< Experience >
14,024
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
7
129
< Time Dealing CC >
370

How to Counter Ekko with Riven in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some critical Riven versus Ekko counter statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champs. Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Ekko..

Riven often has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Ekko. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Riven and Ekko

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Ekko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Ekko

Who is Better, Riven or Ekko?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Riven usually fairs equally well when taking on Ekko, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Riven makes an ok counter for Ekko.

While Riven does have a lower winrate compared to Ekko, when facing one another, Riven also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Riven into Ekkoas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Riven has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Riven vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Riven is a somewhat poor counter for Ekko. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Riven against Ekko.

Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven vs Ekko Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ekko as Riven, we analyzed 5,806 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 Ekko 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

If you would like to truly master Riven to counter Ekko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven usually racks up more CS compared to Ekko. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Riven versus Ekko build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Riven incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better countering Ekko than with many other typical builds. In fact, Riven had an average winrate of 49.7% when countering Ekko with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Ekko as Riven, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Riven vs Ekko battles, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.7% winrate overall.

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