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How to Win Riven vs Poppy Counter MatchupRiven is in the s tier of champions

Riven vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Riven in LoLRiven is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Riven

based on 2,751 Riven vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Poppy as Riven came out of an analysis of 2751 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Riven has to counter Poppy in only 2.3% of her rounds.

Riven vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Riven does a awful job of countering Poppy. On average, she wins a lowly 46.7% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Riven vs Poppy matches, Riven’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Poppy.

Best Riven vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverRavenous HydraEclipse

Optional Items

Death's DanceMaw of MalmortiusSundered SkySpear of Shojin

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
>
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
2
W
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E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Poppy

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 Poppy

Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.

When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.

You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.

Riven vs Poppy Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Poppy Image
6
< Kills >
4.8
6.3
< Deaths >
5.4
4.7
< Assists >
8.1
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.09
174
< Minions Killed >
114
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.49
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.47
17,357
< Physical Damage >
12,583
60
< Magic Damage >
4,165
1,064
< True Damage >
744
18,481
< Damage Dealt >
17,493
25,874
< Damage Taken >
29,294
11,719
< Gold Earned >
10,755
2.15
< Towers >
1.92
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
5,291
< Total Healing >
6,609
14,608
< Experience >
13,917
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
9
132
< Time Dealing CC >
705

How to Counter Poppy with Riven in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some valuable Riven versus Poppy matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Poppy..

Riven normally has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Poppy. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Riven and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Poppy

Who is Better, Riven or Poppy?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Riven usually loses when facing off against Poppy, with a 46.7% win rate. Therefore, Riven makes a poor counter for Poppy.

While Riven does have a lower win rate than Poppy, when they face off with one another, Riven also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Riven into Poppyas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Riven has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing 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 Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Riven is a bad counter for Poppy. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Riven against Poppy.

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

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Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Riven, we analyzed 2,751 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 Poppy 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 Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Riven to counter Poppy during both the laning 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 mind the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven on average racks up more CS relative to Poppy. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities 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 do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Riven versus Poppy build include Black Cleaver, Ravenous Hydra, and Eclipse. When Riven incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better versus Poppy than with most other common builds. In fact, Riven boasted an average winrate of 46.7% when countering Poppy with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Poppy as Riven, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Riven vs Poppy counter picks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.7% win rate overall.

If you want to see Riven versus Poppy tips and builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides given are calculated using every round run with both champs.