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Sett vs Riven

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How to Beat Riven as Sett

based on 3,193 Sett vs Riven matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our dataset, Sett did battle with Riven 3193 times. With so many games with Sett versus Riven provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce useful data and a recommended build to counter your opponent. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Sett has to counter Riven in only 2.9% of his rounds.

Sett vs Riven Matchup Summary

Sett has done a decent job of countering Riven. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champions face one another in. In Sett vs Riven games, Sett’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Riven.

Best Sett vs Riven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Black CleaverDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The ProteanTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sett to level upq
>
Second ability for Sett to level upw
>
Last skill for Sett to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Riven as Sett

Advice to Win Against Riven

All of Riven's damage is physical, prioritize high Armor if an opposing Riven gets out of control.

Riven has a great deal of mobility but she cannot move very far with any one skill. Rooting or silencing her during her combo will greatly reduce her effectiveness.

Riven excels at dueling multiple melee attackers at once, as she will be on an almost equal footing damage-wise. If pairing up against Riven, don't go in as double melee until she has expended her full combo.

Sett vs Riven Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Riven Image
6
< Kills >
6.9
6.6
< Deaths >
6.1
5
< Assists >
4.8
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
160
< Minions Killed >
173
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.42
16,251
< Physical Damage >
19,918
191
< Magic Damage >
58
4,654
< True Damage >
1,033
21,097
< Damage Dealt >
21,010
34,055
< Damage Taken >
25,106
11,765
< Gold Earned >
11,979
2.76
< Towers >
2.15
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,951
< Total Healing >
5,474
14,404
< Experience >
14,797
18
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
170
< Time Dealing CC >
129

How to Counter Riven with Sett in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several strategic Sett against Riven counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the two. Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Riven’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Riven..

Sett normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Riven. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sett and Riven

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Riven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Riven

Who is Better, Sett or Riven?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sett usually wins when trying to fight Riven, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Sett makes a good counter to Riven.

While Sett does have a higher win rate compared to Riven, when they face off with one another, Sett also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Sett into Riven.

Additionally, Sett has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Riven. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sett vs Riven matchups, Sett is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Sett is a decent counter for Riven. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sett against Riven.

Additional Information for Sett Players

How We Calculated Our Sett vs Riven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Riven as Sett, we analyzed 3,193 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 Riven as Sett 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 Sett in order to counter Riven during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Riven. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Sett versus Riven build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Sett incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Riven than with many other typical builds. In fact, Sett had an average win rate of 51.6% when playing against Riven with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Riven as Sett, Sett players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Sett vs Riven battles, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.6% win rate overall.

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