Riven Champion Guide

Riven Champion Guide

Role: Bruiser

Lane: Toplane

Last update: Patch 15.4.1

Tier S

Abilities

Runic Blade
Broken Wings
Ki Burst
Valor
Blade of the Exile

Summoner Spells

Guide Author

Rest API User

Riven Runes

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rune_table Sorcery

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Champion short description:

Riven is an extremely strong champion if you know how to deal with her. She has a lot of small mechanics in her kit, which makes her one of the most difficult but also most fun champions. The main focus here is on her high mobility, which allows her to move quickly across the map and play off many opponents at the same time. Nevertheless, she is a very soft champion, so she can’t withstand much burst (especially in the early game). It is therefore very important with Riven to know when to use which ability and which ability to save for the retreat.

Skill Order

Skill Priority

Broken WingsQ
ValorE
Ki BurstW

Skill Order

Broken WingsQ
Broken Wings
Ki BurstW
Ki Burst
ValorE
Valor
Blade of the ExileR
Blade of the Exile
Runic BladeP
Runic Blade

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Description Skill Order:

The classic way to skill Riven is to always use Q at level 1, which is both the main source of damage and the main source of mobility. With this ability, Riven gets an above-average Lv 1 and can also go for a solo kill with Ignite. At level 2, you can skill both E and W, depending on which ability makes more sense in the matchup (for example, W is useless against a ranged top laner, but can be very strong against many bruisers). Then you maximize the Q for the strong waveclear and the potent trading potential. Here, too, you can decide which ability to maximize second. Most Riven players opt for the E, but the W can also be strong, especially if you have built up a lead early on.

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Items you can put on Riven buy

Starting items

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Main items

Almost every game

Alternative items

Description of the build path:

Although Riven is a bruiser, she can’t do anything with tank items because her abilities do far too little damage without AD and she doesn’t have enough CC. That’s why you mainly build AD-focused bruiser items on her. In addition, she is extremely dependent on her ability cooldowns, which is why a lot of Ability Haste on Riven is not a bad idea.

Gameplay und Laning

Laning Phase

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