Hello! Welcome to my first guide on Mobafire for the champion Riven. I have played Riven since s3 and have learned most of the mechanics and tricks as Riven. If I could get feedback on this guide that would be great! This guide is inspired by SK T1 Fakerand BoxBox

Pros of Playing Riven

Very Mobile
Deals loads of damage if fed.
Has no resource bar (Only needs to go back to base if health is low or can buy item)
Very Strong Crowd Control

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Cons of Playing Riven

High Skill Cap
Very Hard to Come Back if behind.
Very Open to Crowd Control

Runes do depend on who you are laning against. (Ranged vs. Melee;AP vs. AP) These are some basic runes you can run.

[http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/rune-page-planner#&rune=356:9-262:9-303:3-267:6-360:3]

Masteries mostly depend on who you are laning against. (Ranged vs. Melee;AP vs. AP)
These are some basic masteries you may want to run. These masteries are out of date, the mastery tree planners are currently not functioning properly, so these masteries are incorrect as they are for the prior season.

Randuin's Omen is an item that is typically used if the enemy team is mostly AD as well as if you need to be an AD Bruiser. Randuin's Omen can be used to counter some crit stacking ADC's.
Maw of Malmortius will be boughten if you faced a AP Top Laner. It can also be used if there team has multiple AP's that have a relatively good amount of kills. The passive of Maw of Malmortius is very effective and crucial for facing against more AP composed teams.

Mercurial Scimitar provides a substantial amount of AD and MR but the main usage is its passive. It will clear all debuffs which are very effective for Riven as she can take lots of cc. For example, and both have a suppression which cannot be removed by the Summoner Spell Cleanse.

Passive-Runic Blade


Riven's blade gains a charge for 5 seconds every time she casts an ability, stacking up to 3 times. Each of her basic attacks consumes an available charge to deal 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 % AD bonus physical damage.

Q- Broken Wings



Riven dashes towards the target nearest the cursor or in the direction she is currently facing, and lashes out at all enemies in front of her, dealing physical damage. Broken Wings can be cast twice more within 4 seconds, with the timer resetting after each cast.
「 PHYSICAL DAMAGE: 10 / 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 (+ 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% AD) 」
The third damages all enemies around Riven in an expanded radius, Airborne icon knocks them up, and can also be used to pass over certain instances of terrain. Each cast also resets Riven's auto attack timer.

W-Ki Burst



Riven's sword emits a burst of runic energy that shocks nearby enemies, dealing physical damage and Stun icon stunning them for 0.75 seconds.
PHYSICAL DAMAGE: 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 (+ 100% bonus AD)

E-Valor



Riven dashes towards the cursor and gains a shield that absorbs incoming damage for 1.5 seconds.
SHIELD STRENGTH: 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 / 210 (+ 100% bonus AD)

R-Blade of Exile

Blade of Exile
Riven reforms her sword for 15 seconds, gaining 20% AD as bonus attack damage, increasing her attack range by 75 for a total of 200, and augmenting Broken Wings.png Broken Wings and Ki Burst.png Ki Burst's radii.
For Blade of the Exile's duration, Riven can use [Wind Slash] once.

Wind Slash - Blade of Exile


Riven unleashes a wave of energy in a cone, dealing physical damage to all enemies hit, increased by 2.67% for every 1% of target's missing health for a maximum 200% increase at 75% of target's missing health.
「 MINIMUM PHYSICAL DAMAGE: 80 / 120 / 160 (+ 60% bonus AD) 」

Here is the standard level up of your abilities. If you are playing against a counter such as garen , you may want to max your E, Valor. This will cover for most of the damage that he can poke you with and for you to run away from Judgment

Explained in brief detail in my build, I will explain what the level 1 camp is. As the top laner you will take the raptors/wolves depending on what side you are on. After you have killed the mobs go back to base and buy the max amount of potions. Make sure to take your Q: Broken Wings
Watch this video presented by BoxBox. Play Video

Here is a map created to show the areas of where you may wall jump on Summoner's Rift. You will use your third charge of your Q Broken Wings. You will run close to one of the walls shown on the map and jump over it. I suggest you practice for at least 15 minutes in a custom match
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Riven is a very high reward pick and is not banned a lot in low elo. Make sure to learn how to use her abilites appropriately before going into ranked play. Learn how you face against matchups.

To learn how to animation cancel and other special skills, watch this video by BoxBox (One of the best Riven's) Play Video

Once again thank you for taking the time to read the guide. If I made any mistakes or things you would like to comment on please give feedback on that. Once again thanks.