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Really EASY you will ROFL stomp her, at least when you hit lvl 3. start e because she will poke you with q. Bait out her shroud because when its down shes dead. what you want is for her to jump on you to get your combo off. Be careful when she roams, because even when you destroy her inlane and go 7/0 she will never fall behind. After that you should be fine just constantly harass he. Always have at least 1 pink. akali just cant trade with you early. if your jungler fails a gank mid and she kills him/her the difficulty of this lane is bumped up by like a whole lot.
Yasuo
Yasuo.... is a very constroversial lane for riven, but in my oppion you counter him super hard and this is by far the easiest match up in the game(besides talon). start e or q then harras him when you hit 2. just dodge his q and you re good. just buy some cloth armor on you re first back and sell it later unless you really want thornmail for some reason. i do hear yasuo mains saying yas craps on riven but that is proabably because most riven players are awful.
Talon
Rofl.... your whole kit counters his, when he rakes you e, when he teleports behind you q and w, when he ults and runs just ult straight in front of you because they will always run forward. you ll harrass the hell out of him in lane so no worries here unless the jungler camps you
Katarina
Now katarina isnt broken despite many people saying she is(like akali). this lane is really easy you, you can just shield all her q's. if she does the old e w to harras you and try to walk away, stun her and get you combo off. katarina just cant trade with you. you will probably out harras her in lane also and she cant ult you because of your w
Fiora
The reason fiora is higher on the list is because you beat the crap out of her early game and probably get like 3 kills if you re a decent riven, but as soon as she hits 6 there isn't really much you can do. riven doesn't exactly have the best scaling and fiora will outscale you super hard. this worsens once she gets the hydra too. you can ask for jungler help but if she s already 6 she will just get a double kill. the only thing you can do is try to kill her at least 3 times before 6 and then roam to get your team fed. if you lose this lane it doesent mean you re bad, fiora just out scales you so damn hard. i cri erytim
Sion
You should roll over him completely. the new Sion is just bad.... combined with him always running out of mana and doing like no damage until he get a hydra. Sion needs buffs. if you lose this lane you re probably just bad ;(
Ahri
I dont recommend picking riven into ahri.
she will just out damage you as the lane goes on. she doesent have to get close to you at all, you ll be harassed with her q and even if you bait it out you re only choice is to go all in but she has a charm! which you will always get hit with since you re a riven. and guess what her q will be up when the charm ends combined with her w so yea. unless you re box box or best riven NA you wont win this lane. (seen people fail this lane as riven too many times ;(
Pantheon
Dont do this lane for obvious reasons. his passive, his stun, the fact he can just spam q being on a lower cooldown than you re e. You cant trade with him either.
Garen
This lane is definitely winnable ill say that, but he s way too tanky for you early game and silences are too good against you. best thing to do is run scaling health glyphs, some armor seals, and buy a early hexdrinker since his ult does magic damage
Fizz
(look kat, except fizz is broken)The more i play this lane, the easier i find it. fizz cant trade with you, since most fizz's probably havent played this match up, they will e to harras you. Which i really dumb because all you have to do is e or q away then jump on him and get your Stun off. i usually bring barrier to block his ulti damage though.
Nasus
Really depends on the first 6 levels, if you cant kill him before 6 you proabably lost lane already. he can just stack armor and farm stacks, combined with his built in lifesteal he will outsustain you. if you can get a kill it will be smooth sailing for awhile. if you cant have you re jungler camp top, build a last whisperer and harrass him the best you can. this lane can really go either way despite people saying riven counters nasus. FYI a bad nasus will always stand back in this lane. A good one knows he can sustain through all your damage because you have like 0 health regen and he has 10% life steal. You will waste time harrasing and should just farm. I'm not gonna put nasus low on this list like most guides because i know how easy it is crush a riven in lane as nasus beofore because ive done it.
Renekton
Ahahahahahahaha...pantheon and ahri counter you harder. this is still a winnable lane but not really any great advice i can give on how to win consistently. rush your hydra or a blood thirster because that 20% lifesteal comes a long way to defeat a renekton, get a brutalizer, get in short trades, then get a sunfire. ask for alot of jungler help
Zed
Once he gets his ult you ll be at risk of dying constantly. if you kill him early you will probably be fine. if he ults you w him as soon as he exits, q away and then e when the mark ends. don't recommend this lane.
Karthus
Besides being the most retarded champion is the game besides poppy tryndamere and gnar, and teemo you shouldnt have too much trouble. just dodge his ability spam and wait for him to run out of mana then you re fine.
Tryndamere
second most retarded champion. a tryndaquere doesent have to be good to win lane he just needs to ult at the right time, and right click. the only reason tryndamere is played is because he is so easy. just bait his ult and you ll be fine, but to be honest i just ban Tryhardamere every time now so haven't really played against him in awhile
Ziggs
This match up will be hard for you until you learn it. its really just waiting out his spells and then harassing him if you do that you ll win lane really easy. you will have a hard time till 3
Olaf
Olaf is pretty broken to be honest. just passive farm, ask for jungler help and rush your hydra and some armor
Lee Sin
I never had any trouble with this lane. All lee sin can do against you is spam his q and kick you over and over which really does nothing. you will out damage once you get your combo
Aatrox
The only problem you should have is his passive
Darius
Even though best riven NA and box box make this lane look like freelo it really isn't they' re just the best rivens. this is a tough lane in my oppion, because if you go in to farm he will pull you in and get a combo off, and the only thing you can do is bait out his grab or just roll with the punches when he pulls you and trade with him. playing passively in this lane wont get you anywhere. call 911 for the jungler and get him to snowball your lane. Be careful at 6 because his ult does alot of damage.
Azir
You need to farm around his sand soldiers which is easier than it sounds and rush hex drinker
Brand
Brand raelly just rekts everyone because hes op. negate his combo with your shield the best you can but you probably cant get super close due to his stun. don't recommend this match up
Jarvan IV
This is like the fiora lane, because due to riven's amazing scaling (kappa) jarvan will outdamage SUPER HARD you. harras him in lane as much as you can because you probably wont die. ask for jungler help, buy a pick axe and some armor on you re first back and hope for the best.
Dr. Mundo
This lane is easy, don't fall for the turret dive bait when you know he has ult and you ll be fine. a bad mundo always saves his ult until he needs to get away. a good one will use it when hes at 50% health
Irelia
This match up is even in my oppion. She can sustain will sustain through alot of damage and is a halftank. Get in short trades and at 6 you can kill her.
Zyra
AHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH YOU WILL ROFL STOMP HER FACE IN. But seriouslee she cant do anything to you besides put those annoying ass kush plants in your face.
Xerath
This is a even match up. You cant kill him and he cant kill you. His skill shots are easy to dodge but if you try to all in him you will be stunned. What about dodging the stun? Even if you dodge it he wont be in range anyways. just farm and you will be able to fight him later. Rush a hexdrinker.
Syndra
Kind of like the xerath matchup, except her stun is slightly harder to dodge. you can kill her before 6
Lee Sin
As much as people complain about lee sin, he isnt too much trouble for you. he will try to harras you alot in lane, which wont work because he can't really trade with your damage. Most lee sin's will still try to all in you at 6 just to kick you away and run because they soon find out they cant fight you.
Fiddlesticks
Fiddle is good against anything,just dont play this match up unless you really think you can kill him, which you cant
Twisted Fate
Easy, just watch out for his gold cards. really all there is to this lane
Poppy
Not that i ever had or will ever want to play this lane, but in theory she will rofl stomp you. yes her early game is weak, but once she gets a triforce you re probably dead. i've seen poppy one shot people(when you play her you'll realize how op she is). just looking at her passive,(which is op as fuq) it reduces 50% of aall damage taken if it exceeds 10% of her health, which completely counters you passive which gives you bonus ad, therefore the more damage you deal to her the less damage she takes. from when i played poppy if someone jumps onto you, all you need to do is q them because it does a whole lot of damage and they back off taking minion agro, and all riven can do is jump onto you lol. so in theory if poppy keeps harrasing you with the e q combo, you wont be able to trade with her.
Volibear
Voli is a tough match up. the only way you can kill him is to outplay him. you need to proc his passive which when he falls under 30% health he gains 30% health back. when his passive is proced DO NOT fight him, use your mobility to back away. only get into short trades with him and MAKE SURE his passive is down when you call for jungler help, other wise he will get a double kill. you can never really all in voli unless you really want to die lol. you need to play this lane smart, and never push far up the lane because voli can flip you over when the jungler ganks.
Rek'Sai
I hear alot of people calling rek sai the new riven, which to prevent that from happening show em whos boss lol. i've never played this lane directly but i have fought jungler rek sai's and know that they definitely arent as strong as you. i have however seen some live streams(ex. nightblue as top lane rek sai) where riven detsroys rek sai by a little bit and slowy snowballs the lane out of control
Evelynn
Just by playing the eve side of this matchup, i already know riven shits on you. you do zero damage to her. i fed pretty hard that game and it was ranked too lol.
Heimerdinger
You cant really kill him unless you want to trade 1 for 1. i never play this lane anymore because its too tedious always dodging the turrents and stuns, just not enjoyable. i only play things like ahri into heimerdonger nowadays.
Nidalee
Dodge her spears and you should be ok. harras her while shes in pussy form or right after she threw a spear.
Lissandra
Dont do this lane. she has a cc chain and long range poke, if you ever try to get cloe she will bind you and kite you.
so I've been playing this game for about a year now, and the first champion i mained was ahri which isnt a good idea when you are still a noob. after that i found riven, who i hated the first time because i thought she was awful but again i was still a level 7. i didn' t pick her up until a freind told me to go watch box box who made her look like the best champion in the game, which she is in my oppion. After that i droped ahri :( and picked up riven who i been playing since then. Her whole kit is just fun combined with her backstory, all of which drew me to her. She is probably the most versatile champion in the game besides kayle. She is easily my favorite champion in the game by alot. You can play any role even support and adc, which i'll explain when and how to play her in that role later. The role she excels at though in my oppion is the jungle which i'll explain a tiny bit later, but since this is a conventional guide i'll leave it out for the most part. I'll try to explain all her strengths and her few weaknesses here. this is my first guide for my favorite champion so i will update it when i have time. i WILL update this guide often do there wont be much here early just the lane matchups for now.
Pros / Cons
Pros / Cons
+has escapes
+knock up
+stun
+lots of damage early and late
+very mobile
+has great synergy with champs that can utilize her stun and knock up ex. yasuo, kallista, fizz
+great passive
+can build lots of ad!
+hottest champion in the game!(even more than ahri ;)
-only .75 second stun
-knock up lasts way less than most others
-not exactly the tankiest, but can be built to be
-riven scales like **** - if you fall behind it will be very hard to come back
-you literally have no health regen which isn't exactly fair
-little diversity in builds since you only scale with ad
-you can only build AD!
adc(when and how to do it)
adc(when and how to do it)
the first time i went riven adc i rekt their bot lane only to fall off late game because 1. im melee and 2. the other lanes were feeding. FYI i do think riven adc is prefectly viable in ranked(all i play) if you know how to do it.So i do riven adc when i feel bored of her normal laning and just want to face roll people. There are only certain times you can go adc
:when the enemy adc has no escape or deals low damage early ex: ashe, jinx, varus, sivir, twitch, miss fortune or kog maw
times riven adc dosent work: any adc with a dash that can kite you and make you miss all your q's
also when: the enemy support is suomthing that can stop your combo ex thresh(can work), blitz, leona(can also work but is very risky), taric, zilean, ali star,
ANY OTHER support cant stop you from face rolling their adc ex. janna, nami, sorak, braum, morgana
last thing is that there is only a very limited supports can work with riven adc which are; nunu(my favorite), oriana, braum, alistar and leona(my second favorite). You need supports that synergize well with your cc and chain it together. Dumb **** like janna or nami will just get in your way or be completely useless. Always try and have your support be nunu or leona because you win bot lane gloriously.
actual last thing, NEVER fight at level 1, wait till 3 or 4, tell your support your plans and to just follow your lead. you will be harrased alot, but that is fine you'll outdamage the adc later
S5 top and mid (includes adc riven what?)
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