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Riven vs Samira

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How to Beat Samira as Riven

based on 5,521 Riven vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Riven engaged Samira 5521 times. Including so many games with Riven vs Samira gives us faith in our ability to prepare informative stats and a pro build to counter your enemy. This pairing is relatively uncommon. Riven encounters Samira in only 4.6% of her games.

Riven vs Samira Matchup Summary

Riven does a decent job of countering Samira. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.9% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Riven versus Samira matches, Riven’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Samira.

Best Riven vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeSterak's GageMaw of MalmortiusEclipse

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 Samira as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Samira

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 Samira Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Samira Image
6.8
< Kills >
9.1
5.9
< Deaths >
7
5
< Assists >
5.3
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
2.08
174
< Minions Killed >
170
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,577
< Physical Damage >
17,832
62
< Magic Damage >
2,399
1,118
< True Damage >
570
19,757
< Damage Dealt >
20,803
24,062
< Damage Taken >
23,210
11,874
< Gold Earned >
12,787
2.24
< Towers >
2.06
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,054
< Total Healing >
7,271
14,613
< Experience >
12,085
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
124
< Time Dealing CC >
27

How to Counter Samira with Riven in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some significant Riven versus Samira counter stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Samira’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Samira..

Riven typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Samira. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Riven and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Samira

Who is Better, Riven or Samira?

Both League 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 Samira, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Riven makes a good counter to Samira.

While Riven does have a higher winrate compared to Samira, when they face off with one another, Riven also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Riven into Samiraas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Riven also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Samira. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Riven vs Samira matchups, Riven is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Riven is a decent counter for Samira. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Riven against Samira.

Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Riven, we analyzed 5,521 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 Samira 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 Samira during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Samira. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Riven versus Samira build include Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Riven combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better countering Samira than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Riven boasted an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Samira with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Samira as Riven, Riven players 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 sets players picked for Riven vs Samira matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Samira as Riven are presented for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.