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Spells:
Flash
Exhaust
Ability Order
Runic Blade (PASSIVE)
Riven Passive Ability
Introduction


- like characters who take some finesse
- like characters with a lot of mobility
- like characters that deal a lot of damage
- like characters that can dominate solo top
- like characters that can combo moves in many different ways
Riven's playstyle is fairly unique, and many may find that desirable. She also has a decent skill ceiling, and others may be interested due to that. She also has a Moe thread on the League of Legends general discussion forums(you don't want to know), and has great voice acting!
Very high damage when built correctly
Decently tanky when built correctly
Highly mobile
Very strong laning after

Good in teamfights
Cons:
Squishy when built incorrectly
Focused when doing well
Weak laning before [wriggle's lantern

















































OPTIONAL/SITUATIONAL ITEMS














BAD ITEMS PEOPLE THINK ARE GOOD


















Good skills:


I prefer taking flash and exhaust, as










When harassing your enemy, a decent tactic to use is







Always try to have a ward in the top tri-bush and near the exit to blue team's golem into the river. This should give you the maximum amount of awareness of any ganks that could be coming your way, and should give you time to make your escape.
Due to


When teamfighting, try to keep your shield and passive up as much as possible, as this will give you the maximum amount of sustainability during fights. It's usually best to go in after the tankier champions, but before everyone else.
It is sometimes best to run in with



As mentioned previously, knowing when to activate your exile blade and when to use its active are of the utmost importance if you want to maximize your DPS.









Champions to take







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Champions you can take



(insert champion with notoriously bad early game here)


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