Vladimir vs Riven
How to Beat Riven as Vladimir
based on 3,822 Vladimir vs Riven matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Riven Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Riven Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Riven as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Riven
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir vs Riven Counter Stats
How to Counter Riven with Vladimir in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature several vital Vladimir vs. Riven counter stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Riven’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Riven..
Vladimir often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Riven. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vladimir and Riven
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Riven?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when playing against Riven, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes an ok counter for Riven.
While Vladimir does have a lower win rate compared to Riven, when they face off with one another, Vladimir also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Vladimir into Rivenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Vladimir has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Riven. This often 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 overall in League of Legends, in Vladimir 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 teammates during teamfights.
Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter for Riven. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Riven.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Vladimir in order to counter Riven during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir often picks up a similar amount of CS as Riven. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Vladimir versus Riven build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Riven than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average win rate of 49.1% battling Riven with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Riven as Vladimir, Vladimir players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Vladimir vs Riven face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.1% win rate overall.
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