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Riven vs Lillia

How to Beat Lillia as Riven in LoLRiven is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Lillia as Riven

based on 7,232 Riven vs Lillia matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Lillia as Riven resulted from an examination of 7232 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Riven has to counter Lillia in only 6.0% of her games.

Riven vs Lillia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Riven does a dismal job of countering Lillia. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.0% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Riven against Lillia rounds, Riven’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Lillia.

Best Riven vs Lillia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelDeath's DanceSerylda's GrudgeSterak's Gage

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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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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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Lillia as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Lillia

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 Lillia Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Lillia Image
7
< Kills >
6.3
5.9
< Deaths >
5.6
4.5
< Assists >
8.1
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
179
< Minions Killed >
44
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.36
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
19,984
< Physical Damage >
754
60
< Magic Damage >
14,605
1,150
< True Damage >
4,399
21,194
< Damage Dealt >
19,759
25,065
< Damage Taken >
40,257
12,163
< Gold Earned >
11,940
2.19
< Towers >
1.36
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
5,439
< Total Healing >
22,650
14,983
< Experience >
14,019
16
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
127
< Time Dealing CC >
418

How to Counter Lillia with Riven in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several important Riven against Lillia matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between these two champions. As an example, Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lillia’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Lillia..

Riven normally has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Lillia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Riven and Lillia

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Lillia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Lillia

Who is Better, Riven or Lillia?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Riven usually loses when facing off against Lillia, with a 48.0% win rate. As a result, Riven makes a bad counter to Lillia.

While Riven does have a lower win rate compared to Lillia, when facing one another, Riven also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Riven into Lilliaas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Riven vs Lillia matchups, Lillia is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Riven is a trash counter to Lillia. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Riven against Lillia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Riven

Riven Loses Against

UrgotUrgot45.9% winrateKledKled45.9% winrateQuinnQuinn46.2% winrateBriarBriar46.5% winrate

Riven Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee57.1% winrateYuumiYuumi56.9% winrateKarthusKarthus54.6% winrateGangplankGangplank54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 54.4% 1187 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.5% 7586 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 54.7% 1690 GamesSingedSinged+ 57% 537 Games

Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven vs Lillia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lillia as Riven, we analyzed 7,232 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 Lillia 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.

Other Useful Resources

Riven Build Lillia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Riven to counter Lillia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven typically racks up much more CS relative to Lillia. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Riven versus Lillia build consist of Ravenous Hydra, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Riven bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better versus Lillia than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Riven boasted an average win rate of 48.0% when playing against Lillia with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Lillia as Riven, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Riven vs Lillia fights, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Riven x Lillia tips and counter builds for a an individual division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using all matches completed with both champions.