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Riven with Aatrox

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How to Synergize Riven and Aatrox

based on 487 Riven with Aatrox pairs
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Riven has been on the same team as Aatrox in 487 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much great data from the creators of LoL, we feel confident that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Riven synergize with Aatrox. It is very rare for Riven to play alongside Aatrox as allies. This has only taken place in approximately 0.4% of games with Riven.

Riven Aatrox Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Riven has done a dismal job of playing alongside Aatrox. Normally, she wins a poor 48.0% of matches the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Riven when playing with Aatrox by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Riven vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinEclipse

Optional Items

Ravenous HydraSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Riven's passive ability p
Riven's q ability q
Riven's w ability w
Riven's e ability e
Riven's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Riven and Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Riven with Aatrox

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.

Advice to Understand How Aatrox Will Play

Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.

Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.

Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.

Riven Aatrox Synergy Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Aatrox Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.9
6.2
< Deaths >
5.9
5
< Assists >
4.6
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
155
< Minions Killed >
178
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
17,600
< Physical Damage >
18,993
50
< Magic Damage >
57
1,042
< True Damage >
1,134
18,692
< Damage Dealt >
20,184
24,632
< Damage Taken >
24,940
11,784
< Gold Earned >
12,150
1.97
< Towers >
2.25
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,501
< Total Healing >
5,340
13,884
< Experience >
14,980
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
131
< Time Dealing CC >
128

How to Play with Aatrox as Riven in LoL

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

Overall, Riven sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aatrox. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Aatrox helps Riven perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Riven is an ally to Aatrox, she observes a moderate decrease in her full damage output. This change could demonstrate that Aatrox doesn't help cover for her to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Riven is played together with Aatrox on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Aatrox.

Additionally, when Riven plays with Aatrox on the same side, she on average receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Aatrox does a decent job of covering Riven during team fights.

Synergies between Riven and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Riven
Aatrox

Is Riven better when played alongside Aatrox?

There is no one best ally for Riven that will always be her #1 ally. However, Aatrox is a relatively poor companion for Riven. By playing on the same side as Riven, he drops their win rate by -2.1% to 48.0%. This shows that there is a negative bond between Riven and Aatrox that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Aatrox has a much lower diffuclty than Riven. That means Riven players don't need to be very careful when lining up Aatrox teammates to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working cooperatively, Riven players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Together, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by bringing Riven and Aatrox together, you may not be giving your other allies a great deal of magic damage. Make sure to include other champions on your team that offsets this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Aatrox ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven Aatrox Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Riven and Aatrox, we analyzed 487 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 Riven with Aatrox 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 Riven in order to work well with Aatrox during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to prioritize in your Riven and Aatrox synergy build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Eclipse. When Riven used at least these three finished items in her build, she did significantly better when paired up with Aatrox than with most other common builds. In fact, Riven boasted an average winrate of 48.0% when playing alongside Aatrox with this build.

To have the best probability of beating your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Riven and Aatrox pairings, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.0% winrate overall.

If you want to view Riven and Aatrox synergy tips and stats for a a particular division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and tips and suggestions displayed are calculated using all rounds played with both champions.