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How to Synergize Lulu with Riven on the Same TeamLulu is in the b tier of champions

Lulu with Riven

How to Win With Lulu and Riven Paired TogetherLulu is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Lulu and Riven

based on 1,842 Lulu with Riven pairs
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
3.14
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Lulu has gone into battle with Riven in 1842 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much complete data from the hosts of League, we have complete confidence that we can produce high-quality, usable builds to help Lulu play with Riven. It is relatively rare for Lulu to play alongside Riven as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 3.2% of matches with Lulu.

Lulu Riven Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Lulu does a below average job of synergizing with Riven. Usually, she wins a lowly 47.1% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Lulu when fighting on the same team as Riven by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Lulu vs Riven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeBandleglass Mirror

Core Lulu Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

RedemptionMikael's BlessingArdent CenserStaff of Flowing Water

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lulu to level upe
>
Second ability for Lulu to level upw
>
Last skill for Lulu to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Lulu's passive ability p
Lulu's q ability q
Lulu's w ability w
Lulu's e ability e
Lulu's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
10
W
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R
12
W
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W
14
Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Lulu and Riven

Tips for Playing as Lulu with Riven

Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.

Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

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.

Lulu Riven Synergy Stats

Lulu Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
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1.5
< Kills >
1.5
5
< Deaths >
5.1
14.2
< Assists >
14
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
27
< Minions Killed >
28
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.51
972
< Physical Damage >
1,030
5,526
< Magic Damage >
5,522
509
< True Damage >
525
7,007
< Damage Dealt >
7,078
15,885
< Damage Taken >
16,186
8,197
< Gold Earned >
8,254
2.07
< Towers >
2.07
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,137
< Total Healing >
2,162
10,470
< Experience >
10,533
59
< Vision Score >
57
26
< Wards Placed >
25
243
< Time Dealing CC >
244

How to Play with Riven as Lulu in LoL

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

Overall, Lulu sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Riven. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Riven helps Lulu perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Lulu is paired with Riven, she gets a little drop in her full damage dealt. This change may indicate that Riven does not support by providing protection for her to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Lulu is played with Riven on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Riven. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Riven.

Additionally, when Lulu plays with Riven on the same team, she on average receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Riven does a decent job of protecting Lulu during team fights.

Synergies between Lulu and Riven

Damage Types Compared

Lulu
Riven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Lulu
Riven

Is Lulu better when played alongside Riven?

There is no one best ally for Lulu that will no matter what be her #1 teammate. However, overall, Riven is a very typical companion for Lulu. By playing on the same side as Lulu, she increases their win rate by 0.2% to 47.1%. This proves that there is only a small strategic relationship between Lulu and Riven that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Riven has a greater difficulty than Lulu. That means Lulu players should be careful when arranging Riven allies to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

When playing on the same side, Lulu players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Together, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by grouping Lulu and Riven together, you probably will not be giving your other allies very much magical damage output. Plan to bring other champs on your team that offsets this relative gap in their potential.

Regardless of your Riven ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Lulu Players

How We Calculated Our Lulu Riven Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Lulu and Riven, we analyzed 1,842 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 Lulu 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lulu in order to synergize with Riven during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most important items to get in your Lulu and Riven synergy build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Lulu combined at least these three finished items in her build, she did a lot better when paired up with Riven than with most other common builds. In fact, Lulu boasted an average win rate of 47.1% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Riven with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating your oponents, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for this champion pairing, this combination of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Riven with Lulu are given for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.