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Recommended Items
Spells:
Flash
Ignite
Items
Ability Order
Runic Blade (PASSIVE)
Riven Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
Garen
He is one of Riven's BIGGEST counter picks. Between how tanky he is, his health regen, his Q giving him a speed up with a silence upon hitting you and a magic damage execute you are most likely going to really struggle in this match up. I recommend just focusing on CSing against him if possible or asking your jungler for help if you aren't all that experienced with Riven. However it is very possible to kill him with the level 2 cheese as long as you have ignite and you are more familiar with riven. Try to harrass him down before you hit level 2 a bit so you can go hard and attempt to get that sweet sweet first blood which will help you not fall behind while fighting this jerk. Roaming is what I recommend if you are able. If you have TP or can just roam mid to get a kill or an assist it will help extremely and allow you to be an asset in the late game rather than falling off completely if he pulls ahead of you.
Introduction
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So here's some things you're gonna have to know about riven ahead of time. Riven is not really all that tanky and in fact range or good CC in lane can absolutely devastate her if you aren't careful. And an enemy stacking armor is bound to be a problem at some point or another if you don't pull ahead, but with my guide hopefully you will find your way of tearing through enemy teams and being the top laner everyone hopes you will be.
Now that we have the basic information out of the way let's move onto the rest of the guide!
Very fun.
Rewarding for aggressive play style and harass.
Scales extremely well with AD.
Has two CC abilities as well as a shield and execute!
Amazing ultimate.
Very mobile.
Cons:
Building armor against her can really make life difficult.
Fighting a top lane mage or ranged adc could possibly ruin your day.
If you fall behind it's EXTREMELY hard to come back.
If they have enough CC you won't be able to do anything if focused.
Hydra:
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Ghostblade:
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Maw:
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BT:
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GA:
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AA: Auto Attack
AD: Attack damage
AS: Attack speed
MR: Magic resist; magic defense
MS: Movement speed
ADC: Attack Damage Carry.
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These are the only two sets you should ever consider for Riven honestly.
Now I know the argument of the whole "CDR runes are better than MR on riven." While that can be true for some people. I personally have always had better experiences with Scaling MR to be honest. It's really preference, but the AD runes and armor I would say are mandatory for top lane. If you're playing draft pick and you see no real threat to you when it comes to AP or you are just laning against an AD lane opponent then you can run CDR glyphs if you want, but you will need to have a MR item later if they have any AP that could be a threat.
Masteries:
These runes in my opinion are what does best on riven. This is kinda preference too. If you don't like this part you are welcome to change it, but I promise that these will serve pretty well for what you'll be doing! Spell and Blade weaving make riven's damage really great in combination with her play style of utilizing her passive between spell casts. And this mastery setup ensures the most damage output for riven, but once again masteries are kinda preference.
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Situational Items
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So things to know about your Q and it's proper use. Your Q has 3 casts and you can delay the timing between the casts and each time it's used will add a stack to your passive. The standard combo for your Q casting is
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Seriously though this ultimate is what makes riven so scary. On top of it giving you a buff to your attack damage and range it has a ranged active ability in the shape of a cone which does more damage the lower your opponent's HP giving you a huge edge in fights.
Spell combo 1:
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Spell combo 2:
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Harrass Combo:
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Catch up combo:
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Typical Animation Combo:
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