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Riven vs Fiddlesticks

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How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Riven

based on 1,981 Riven vs Fiddlesticks matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. In our database, Riven faced Fiddlesticks in 1981 games. Using so many games with Riven vs Fiddlesticks provides us faith in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a supported build to counter your foe. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Riven is forced to battle against Fiddlesticks in only 1.7% of her rounds.

Riven vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary

Riven has done a good job of countering Fiddlesticks. On average, she wins a fantastic 52.3% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Riven versus Fiddlesticks rounds, Riven’s team is 0.2% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Fiddlesticks.

Best Riven vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Maw of MalmortiusSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Death's DanceBlack CleaverSpear of ShojinRavenous Hydra

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Fiddlesticks

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.

Riven vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Fiddlesticks Image
7.1
< Kills >
5.4
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
4.7
< Assists >
8.9
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
182
< Minions Killed >
38
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.21
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.34
19,250
< Physical Damage >
278
60
< Magic Damage >
15,942
1,129
< True Damage >
1,135
20,439
< Damage Dealt >
17,355
25,613
< Damage Taken >
32,578
12,448
< Gold Earned >
11,175
2.4
< Towers >
1.15
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
5,522
< Total Healing >
16,558
15,284
< Experience >
12,897
17
< Vision Score >
47
8
< Wards Placed >
4
129
< Time Dealing CC >
748

How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Riven in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some critical Riven versus Fiddlesticks matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Fiddlesticks..

Riven usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Fiddlesticks. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Riven and Fiddlesticks

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Fiddlesticks
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Fiddlesticks

Who is Better, Riven or Fiddlesticks?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Riven usually wins when trying to fight Fiddlesticks, with a 52.3% win rate. As a result, Riven makes a good counter for Fiddlesticks.

While Riven does have a higher win rate compared to Fiddlesticks, when facing one another, Riven also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Riven into Fiddlesticksas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Riven also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Riven vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Riven is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Riven is an above average counter to Fiddlesticks. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Riven against Fiddlesticks.

Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven vs Fiddlesticks Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fiddlesticks as Riven, we analyzed 1,981 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 Fiddlesticks 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 learn all of the intricacies of Riven to counter Fiddlesticks during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven usually gets much more CS compared to Fiddlesticks. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Riven versus Fiddlesticks build include Maw of Malmortius, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Riven used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs. Fiddlesticks than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Riven boasted an average win rate of 52.3% when countering Fiddlesticks with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Fiddlesticks as Riven, Riven players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Riven vs Fiddlesticks matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.3% winrate overall.

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