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Riven vs Soraka

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How to Beat Soraka as Riven

based on 2,731 Riven vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. Within our dataset, Riven fought Soraka in 2731 games. Including so many matchups for Riven vs Soraka gives us faith in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a solid build to annihilate your rival. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Riven has to counter Soraka in only 2.3% of her games.

Riven vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Riven does a good job of beating Soraka. On average, she wins a fantastic 52.7% of games the champs fight one another in. In Riven against Soraka games, Riven’s side is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Soraka.

Best Riven vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Maw of MalmortiusSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Death's DanceSpear of ShojinBlack CleaverProfane 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: TenacityLast 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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Soraka

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 Soraka

It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.

Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.

Riven vs Soraka Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Soraka Image
6.6
< Kills >
0.8
5.7
< Deaths >
5.4
4.4
< Assists >
13.9
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
0.1
178
< Minions Killed >
26
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.51
19,276
< Physical Damage >
599
56
< Magic Damage >
4,504
1,138
< True Damage >
332
20,471
< Damage Dealt >
5,436
24,332
< Damage Taken >
15,791
11,994
< Gold Earned >
7,878
2.3
< Towers >
2.07
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0
5,290
< Total Healing >
22,781
14,757
< Experience >
10,222
16
< Vision Score >
55
8
< Wards Placed >
24
129
< Time Dealing CC >
196

How to Counter Soraka with Riven in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several strategic Riven versus Soraka matchup stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Soraka’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Soraka. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Riven typically has a much larger longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Soraka. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Riven and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Soraka

Who is Better, Riven or Soraka?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Riven usually wins when taking on Soraka, with a 52.7% win rate. As a result, Riven makes a good counter for Soraka.

While Riven does have a higher winrate than Soraka, when on opposite teams, Riven also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Riven into Sorakaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Riven has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Soraka. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting 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 Soraka matchups, Riven is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Riven is an above average counter to Soraka. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Riven against Soraka.

Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven vs Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Riven, we analyzed 2,731 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 Soraka 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

To truly master Riven to counter Soraka during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven often picks up much more CS compared to Soraka. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Riven versus Soraka build include Maw of Malmortius, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Riven included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better versus Soraka than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Riven boasted an average win rate of 52.7% battling Soraka with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Soraka as Riven, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Riven vs Soraka fights, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.7% winrate overall.

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