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

Riven vs Zeri

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

based on 1,206 Riven vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. In our database, Riven did battle with Zeri 1206 times. Including so many matchups for Riven vs Zeri gives us faith in our capability to produce useful stats and a supported build to destroy your opponent. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Riven is forced to battle against Zeri in only 1.0% of her rounds.

Riven vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Riven has done a good job of countering Zeri. On average, she wins a fantastic 52.8% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Riven against Zeri games, Riven’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Zeri.

Best Riven vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Death's DanceSpear of ShojinMaw of MalmortiusRavenous 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 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 Zeri as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Zeri Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.7
5.9
< Deaths >
6
4.8
< Assists >
6.6
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
177
< Minions Killed >
188
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.47
18,957
< Physical Damage >
12,836
54
< Magic Damage >
5,966
1,115
< True Damage >
570
20,126
< Damage Dealt >
19,372
24,557
< Damage Taken >
22,446
12,097
< Gold Earned >
12,389
2.3
< Towers >
2.22
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,369
< Total Healing >
3,918
14,898
< Experience >
12,450
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
128
< Time Dealing CC >
118

How to Counter Zeri with Riven in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several significant Riven vs. Zeri counter statistics that can help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zeri..

Riven usually has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Zeri. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Riven and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Zeri

Who is Better, Riven or Zeri?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Riven usually wins when trying to fight Zeri, with a 52.8% win rate. As a result, Riven makes a good counter to Zeri.

While Riven does have a higher winrate than Zeri, 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 don't need to be too worried when picking Riven into Zerias her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Riven vs Zeri 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 team members during team fights.

Riven is an above average counter for Zeri. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Riven against Zeri.

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 Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Riven, we analyzed 1,206 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 Zeri 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Riven in order to counter Zeri 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 listen to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Zeri. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Riven versus Zeri build include Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Riven incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Zeri than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Riven boasted an average win rate of 52.8% when playing against Zeri with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Zeri as Riven, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Riven vs Zeri face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zeri as Riven are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.