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How to Synergize Corki with Riven on the Same TeamCorki is in the b tier of champions

Corki with Riven

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How to Synergize Corki and Riven

based on 1,439 Corki with Riven pairs
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Corki has gone into battle with Riven in 1439 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much complete data directly from the hosts of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with high-quality, insightful builds to help Corki synergize with Riven. It is relatively rare for Corki to play with Riven on the same side. This has only happened in approximately 3.6% of matches with Corki.

Corki Riven Synergy Summary

Corki does a average job of playing alongside Riven. On average, he wins an acceptable 50.1% of rounds the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Corki when playing with Riven by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Corki vs Riven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Corki Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceMalignance

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusRapid FirecannonInfinity EdgeSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Corki to level upq
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Second ability for Corki to level upe
>
Last skill for Corki to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Corki's passive ability p
Corki's q ability q
Corki's w ability w
Corki's e ability e
Corki's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Corki and Riven

Tips for Playing as Corki with Riven

Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.

Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.

Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.

Advice to Understand How Riven Will Play

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.

Corki Riven Synergy Stats

Corki Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Riven Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.8
5.8
< Deaths >
6
7.1
< Assists >
6.9
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
192
< Minions Killed >
186
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.44
3,782
< Physical Damage >
3,661
22,559
< Magic Damage >
21,545
981
< True Damage >
927
27,322
< Damage Dealt >
26,134
21,765
< Damage Taken >
21,926
12,879
< Gold Earned >
12,691
2.08
< Towers >
1.99
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,379
< Total Healing >
3,365
14,821
< Experience >
14,616
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
196
< Time Dealing CC >
202

How to Play with Riven as Corki in LoL

The Corki Riven synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Riven, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Corki sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Riven. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Riven helps Corki perform not as well in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Corki tries to synergize with Riven, he sees a small increase in his complete damage output. This change could indicate that Riven helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Corki is played together with Riven on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Riven. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Riven.

Moreover, when Corki plays with Riven on the same side, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Riven does a decent job of protecting Corki in teamfights.

Synergies between Corki and Riven

Damage Types Compared

Corki
Riven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Corki
Riven

Is Corki better when played alongside Riven?

There is no perfect synergy for Corki that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, overall, Riven is a decent companion for Corki. By playing on the same team as Corki, she increases their win rate by 2.0% to 50.1%. This demonstrates that there is a good bond between Corki and Riven that results in them performing better together than without each other.

Riven has a greater difficulty than Corki. That means Corki players should be careful when enlisting Riven comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working together, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by bringing Corki and Riven together, you probably will not be providing your side a great deal of crowd control. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Riven ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Corki Players

How We Calculated Our Corki Riven Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Corki and Riven, we analyzed 1,439 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Corki with Riven comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Corki in order to work well with Riven during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to include in your Corki and Riven synergy build include Muramana, Trinity Force, and Malignance. When Corki included at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Riven than with many other common builds. In fact, Corki boasted an average winrate of 50.1% when playing alongside Riven with this build.

To have the best chance of beating your oponents, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Riven with Corki are displayed for all ranked divisions. To filter the stats and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.