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Recommended Items
Runes: Flash+Ignite
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2
3
Precision
Sorcery
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor
Spells:
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2
Standard
Flash
Ignite
Items
Ability Order
Runic Blade (PASSIVE)
Riven Passive Ability
Champion Build Guide
Hey Guys, my name is Alois, and for those of you who don’t know me I am consistently challenger EUW since season 7. My main champion is ![]() ![]() ![]() Rank 9 EUW S13 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |

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As of Right now, ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s important that you also learn how to use ![]() ![]() ![]() Abusing ![]() |

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The last option is ![]() ![]() |


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For minor runes in



My personal preference will always be







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However if you are running





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Into hard ranged matchups such as






For the shards in runes I take double adaptive against bruisers


Against a lot of ranged champions you can opt for ability haste shard in runes this will allow you to have your abilities up more often, more

In some matchups you can do either, depending on personal preference, since both are good. Vs





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This start is the best whenever you are running ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |

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I take ![]() offers sustain. For example, in matchups like ![]() ![]() |





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It has a nice mythic passive as it provides armor penetration. In patch 13.1B Riot also changed the buildpath to ![]() ![]() ![]() |

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It is actually pretty good for Riven, especially after the durability changes and the tank buffs, as the item gives %health damage and armor pen. The main problem however lies in ![]() ![]() |

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I think that it is good if you’re versing 5 ranged champions and you are somewhat ahead. But again, similar to ![]() |

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It is not a viable Mythic option for ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |




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Good option in specific matchups such as ![]() ![]() |

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I personally rarely find myself building those boots caps, as I think there are better armor options such as ![]() ![]() ![]() |



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Since patch 13.1B, ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I don’t like rushing it 1st item, because the buildpath doesn’t really allow you to snowball. |

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Whenever I’m versing team comps with a lot of sustain and healing, i go for ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |

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This item to me is very feast or famine, and I personally don’t like that playstyle too much. It costs 3400 gold and the buildpath consists of pure damage, with no resistances or any HP. This already doesn’t make it an appealing item to me in a lot of matchups that can one shot you like ![]() ![]() ![]() On top of that, the components themselves are very gold inefficient and bad during laning phase. |

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This item is extremely gold efficient, good stats and you build this versus any magic damage source. This will usually be my third item in the game, unless I need to build this before ![]() ![]() |

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This item used to be my favorite item to take every game, I would usually go goredrinker into death's dance. However Riot has completely nerfed the item and it doesn’t feel strong anymore. SInce the haste is gone, it’s not a valid option as a 2nd item anymore. Generally speaking, you want to build ![]() |

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This item is very often my 4th item in the game. ![]() ![]() |

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Really good item whenever enemy has very high resistances. Also, it allows you to stick better to certain champions like ![]() ![]() ![]() |

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I’ve personally never liked this item, because the item halves the ability haste you get on movement impairing abilities, and ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |


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You can use both your ![]() ![]() ![]() |


At the end of the duration of Riven’s ![]() |
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Your ultimate deals more damage depending on how low your opponent is, so you will generally look to use the ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |


Just a quick note before we dive into
Riven combos, I have done a detailed youtube guide on every combo listed down below, make sure to check it out!

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Q1 auto -> Q2 auto -> Q3 auto
But there’s also a way to do it faster, which means more dps output
Q1 auto -> click on the ground -> Q2 auto -> click on the ground -> Q3 auto -> click on the ground
So this way we’re able to cancel both our Auto attack animation with our Q, and our Q animation by clicking on the ground after the auto attack.


Q1 -> Wait -> Q2 -> Wait -> Q3

You will mostly use the double casts as a burst combo, because you’re using multiple abilities at once, and not doing an auto attack in between. The most used double cast combo is E -> WQ, and you will use this combo to finish off low HP targets, or to push a wave a bit faster.
The highest dps combo you can pull off using doublecasts:
E -> autoattack + WQ at once, click on the ground, and auto attack again
You can even combine this with flash as well:
E into flash -> auto attack + instantly use WQ, click on ground to reset your Q and auto attack again.
This is probably one of the hardest combos for

E R1 -> Q which is a quick transition and you will instantly be ready to fight.
You can optimize this combo by doing E R1 -> flash Q -> W + AA + R2 Q as a burst combo to smoothly execute low hp targets.
Recently i have done a massive video on this topic, covering pretty much everything you guys need to know about laning in the toplane. Make sure to check it out for much more detailed explaination!

This is the reason we run the most aggressive setup possible, and play to hard win our lane and get as many resources as we can.


Some positions for cheesing lvl 1:
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One of the biggest skills to learn for any


This allowes you to get decent chunks onto opponents hp bar without taking too much risk.
Try to avoid using your




Against Ranged champions it works a bit different, and I have a golden rule when I face against ranged champions: If you're only using your E and 1Q to gapclose, the trade CAN be good. If you're using E and 2Q's however, the trade will 90% of the times be bad for you. So keep that in mind whenever you're versing ranged champions.
In midgame most of the times you want to push out sidelane into rotation to mid.

Whenever you’re leaving the fountain always plan things you want to do in closest future. It could be something like: Collecting a sidewave, going for a jgl camp and then group up mid. Learning to think ahead and create plans will make you more efficient on the map, and makes the game more clear to play. This is how I manage to maintain high cs averages, high resources and ultimately carry a lot of my games.
Make sure to fight only when you are at your strongest. If your


Play towards your strengths, powerspikes, and timers for teamfights, don't blindly group and follow your teammates

Riven as a champion is much much stronger in any teamfight if she has



If the answer is yes, you can really play really agressive towards limits in the teamfight, dive enemy backline.
If the answer is no and you don't have flash or stopwatch, very often I prefer playing a bit more reserved and try to either play front to back or I simply wait with joining a teamfight until I get the cooldowns back up.
Rank 1 Riven EUW Challenger Guide [13.5]
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