Twitch vs Riven
How to Beat Riven as Twitch
based on 4,872 Twitch vs Riven matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Twitch vs Riven Matchup Summary
Best Twitch vs Riven Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Riven as Twitch
Tips for Playing as Twitch against Riven
Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.
You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.
Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.
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.
Twitch vs Riven Counter Stats
How to Counter Riven with Twitch in LoL
The stats shown here highlight some important Twitch against Riven counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Riven’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Riven..
Twitch typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Riven. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Twitch and Riven
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Who is Better, Twitch or Riven?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Twitch usually fairs equally well when taking on Riven, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Twitch makes an ok counter for Riven.
While Twitch does have a lower winrate compared to Riven, when they face off with one another, Twitch also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Twitch into Riven.
Additionally, Twitch has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Riven. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Twitch vs Riven matchups, Riven is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Twitch is a somewhat poor counter to Riven. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Twitch against Riven.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Twitch 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 lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Twitch usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Riven. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Twitch versus Riven build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Banshee's Veil, and Nashor's Tooth. When Twitch bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Riven than with most other common item sets. In fact, Twitch had an average win rate of 49.2% when countering Riven with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Riven as Twitch, Twitch players should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Twitch vs Riven fights, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.
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