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Runes:
+10% Attack Speed
+6 Armor
+6 Armor
Spells:
Flash
Smite
Items
Ability Order
Runic Blade (PASSIVE)
Riven Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
Poppy
Poppy counters everything about Riven. She has high damage while building straight armor, and her dash block interrupts your Q and your E.
Braum
A tanky support gives your team a much needed frontline. Braum is one of the best.
Braum
A tanky support gives your team a much needed frontline. Braum is one of the best.
Champion Build Guide

Pros
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> Strong ganks > High mobility > Good clear time > Difficult to counter jungle > No mana |
Riven's ganks are strong because she has a stun, a knockup, and high mobility. If your laner has any crowd control, you will most likely net a kill or force a flash. Riven has pretty good clear time, especially if you weave auto-attacks between your abilities. Since Riven is a strong duelist and can hop over walls, your opponent will have a hard time counter jungling you. Finally, Riven has no mana costs to worry about. |
Cons
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> Squishy > Damage reduced when chasing > Not a frontline > No inherent sustain |
Even if you decide to get some tank items, Riven's first two items will always leave her low on defense for early/mid-game team fights. When ![]() |
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This will be updated soon.
I'll keep this section short.












You should start









Early Game
The whole game changed so I'll update this after some test games.
Mid/Late Game (On Par or Behind)
Ideally, you would like to hit all of your abilities on the enemy laner. This ideal case is unlikely unless the enemy laner is oblivious or already committed to a fight with your laner. At the very least, you should land your third cast of





General Tips
- Weave auto-attacks between every ability.
- Cancel the auto-attack animation (by using your next ability just as the animation is finishing).
- Remember to spam

- If you use




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