Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (2024)

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Riven Build & Runes Riven's Runes Riven's Summoner Spells Riven's Starters Riven's Core Items Boots Riven's Luxury Items Riven's Ability Order Riven Counters Best Against Riven Worst Against Riven Common Matchups Riven Skins Riven Skin Sales Riven's Abilities Questions About Riven Latest Questions References
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Season 14 Guides // Patch 14.11

Rating Pending Support RivenGuide by Rosie2412412 updated June 9, 2024In-depth Off-Meta

Season 14 Guides // Other Patches

9.2 2600 Votes 200 [14.9] Become A Riven GodGuide by Seth346 updated May 10, 2024In-depth

Season 14 Guides // Patch 14.10

9.5 223 Votes 12 [14.1] ⚔️ HOW to CARRY with RIVEN TOP in SEASON 14 ⚔️ (Work in Progress)Guide by SrMolinv updated January 11, 2024In-depth

Season 14 Builds // Patch 14.11

New GuideSplitting's 14.10 Riven guideBuild by SplittingEUW updated June 3, 2024New Guide riven split pusher buildBuild by Guest updated May 31, 2024

Season 14 Builds // Other Patches

Rating Pending Riven Jesuscirraptor TOP Attack SpeedBuild by Jesuscirraptor updated May 13, 2024Off-Meta Rating Pending Riven Jesuscirraptor SUPBuild by Jesuscirraptor updated April 27, 2024Off-Meta Rating Pending my new riven build for patch 14Build by doctorgami updated April 15, 20247.8 7 Votes 1 Riven Season 14 Guide for ToplaneBuild by O kwstakhs updated March 11, 2024Rating Pending Essential Riven Item Builds for Patch 14.5Build by EnixTheRiven updated March 10, 2024Rating Pending SS14 Challenger riven guideBuild by ironin updated January 10, 2024Rating Pending New Patch Riven Powerhouse!Build by CynicalBlade updated January 22, 2024

Season 13 Guides

8.9 50 Votes 7 Gold Riven Main's GuideGuide by MagicallyDelish4 updated October 30, 2023In-depth Rating Pending *** Riven Top with smiteGuide by Alumaner updated November 4, 2023Off-Meta 7.5 14 Votes 5 [13.18] RIVEN SUPPORT GUIDE (wip)Guide by SmileyW updated September 24, 2023Rating Pending Guia Básico de RivenGuide by wild overload lol updated September 16, 2023Rating Pending Riven Guide That Nobody Will NeedGuide by RivenCarriedYou updated September 3, 2023In-depth 9.5 143 Votes 7 Rank 1 Riven EUW Challenger Guide [13.16]Guide by AloisNL updated August 24, 2023In-depth 9.8 656 Votes 56 [13.12] ✔️⚔️ Award Winning Riven Guide 🥇Guide by RivalOCE updated June 26, 2023In-depth 5.6 6 Votes 7 AP Riven Jungle Guide for Season 13 (After Item changes 13.10)Guide by Vipres updated May 20, 2023

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Riven Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Riven we've got you covered. Below you can findthe best items and runes to build for Riven, as determined by calculations of thousands ofPlat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Riven this is agreat resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.11. However, ifyou are a new Riven player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above tolearn why this build is strong on Riven!

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Riven's Runes

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (74)51%

Win Rate 67% Pickrate

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Precision

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Sorcery

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Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (81)

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Second Best

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (83)47%

Win Rate 29% Pickrate

Precision

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (84)

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (85)

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Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (88)


Resolve

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (89)

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (90)

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (91)

Third Best

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (92)51%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Precision

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (93)

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Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (97)


Inspiration

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Riven's Summoner Spells

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (101)50%

Win Rate 77% Pickrate

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FlashIgnite

Second Best

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (104)48%

Win Rate 22% Pickrate

FlashTeleport

Third Best

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (107)49%

Win Rate 0% Pickrate

ExhaustFlash

Riven's Starters

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (110)51%

Win Rate 71% Pickrate

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Stealth WardDoran's BladeHealth Potion

Second Best

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (114)46%

Win Rate 14% Pickrate

Stealth WardDoran's ShieldHealth Potion

Third Best

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (118)46%

Win Rate 13% Pickrate

Stealth WardLong SwordHealth Potion

Riven's Core Items

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (122)58%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

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EclipseSundered SkyDeath's Dance

Second Best

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (126)58%

Win Rate 5% Pickrate

EclipseSundered SkyDeath's Dance

Third Best

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (130)59%

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

EclipseSundered SkySpear of Shojin

Boots

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Ionian Boots of Lucidity51% WinRate58% Pickrate
Plated Steelcaps48% WinRate21% Pickrate
Mercury's Treads51% WinRate18% Pickrate

Riven's Luxury Items

Death's Dance62% Win Rate19% PickrateGuardian Angel60% Win Rate18% PickrateMaw of Malmortius61% Win Rate14% Pickrate

Riven's Ability Order

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (140)47%

Win Rate 53% Pickrate

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Runic Blade (PASSIVE)

Passive Ability

Broken Wings (Q)

Q

Ki Burst (W)

W

Valor (E)

E

Blade of the Exile (R)

R

Second Best

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (146)52%

Win Rate 28% Pickrate

Runic Blade (PASSIVE)

Passive Ability

Broken Wings (Q)

Q

Ki Burst (W)

W

Valor (E)

E

Blade of the Exile (R)

R

Third Best

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (152)51%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Runic Blade (PASSIVE)

Passive Ability

Broken Wings (Q)

Q

Ki Burst (W)

W

Valor (E)

E

Blade of the Exile (R)

R

Riven Counters

Learn Riven's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Riven guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!


This counter data is for Riven TOP in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Riven. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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Counters powered byRiven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (158)

CR is Counter Rating, which is a combination of multiple counter factors. Counters shown are for Riven Riven TOP

Riven Skins

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Find Riven's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Riven skins and chromas on Riven's skins page.

Skin ReleaseWishlistPopularityCost

Primal Ambush RivenJanuary 24, 2024+ Wishlist1350 Broken Covenant RivenLegendaryMarch 9, 2023+ Wishlist1820 Battle Bunny Prime RivenMarch 31, 2022+ Wishlist1350 Sentinel RivenJuly 8, 2021+ Wishlist1350 Spirit Blossom RivenAugust 6, 2020+ Wishlist1350 Valiant Sword Riven Prestige EditionLimited EditionSeptember 26, 2019+ WishlistValiant Sword RivenSeptember 26, 2019+ Wishlist1350 Pulsefire RivenMay 17, 2018+ Wishlist1350 Dawnbringer RivenLegendaryJune 15, 2017+ Wishlist1820 Championship Riven 2016Special EventsSeptember 26, 2016+ Wishlist975 Arcade RivenAugust 20, 2015+ Wishlist1350 Dragonblade RivenSpecial EventsJanuary 28, 2014+ Wishlist975 Championship RivenSpecial EventsOctober 14, 2012+ Wishlist975 Battle Bunny RivenApril 6, 2012+ Wishlist975 Redeemed RivenSeptember 14, 2011+ Wishlist975 Crimson Elite RivenSeptember 14, 2011+ Wishlist520 Classic RivenOriginal+ Wishlist

Riven Skin Sales

Riven Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities (209) Our Wish List feature will send you notifications when your skins are on sale!

RP CostLast Sale

RP CostLast Sale

  • Riven 88020 days ago
  • Crimson Elite Riven 5201 month ago
  • Spirit Blossom Riven 13505 months ago
  • Arcade Riven 13505 months ago
  • Broken Covenant Riven 18208 months ago
  • Battle Bunny Prime Riven 13501 year ago
  • Valiant Sword Riven 13501 year ago
  • Pulsefire Riven 13501 year ago
  • Redeemed Riven 9751 year ago
  • Battle Bunny Riven 9752 years ago
  • Sentinel Riven 13502 years ago
  • Dragonblade Riven 975Special Events
  • Championship Riven 975Never!
  • Championship Riven 2016 975Never!
  • Dawnbringer Riven 1820Never!
  • Valiant Sword Riven Prestige Edition 0Never!
  • Primal Ambush Riven 1350Never!

Riven's Abilities

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Runic Blade Riven'sPassive SelfRiven's abilities charge her blade for 6 seconds, causing her to deal 30 / 36 / 42 / 48 / 54 / 60% of her total attack damage as bonus physical damage on her next basic attack (depending on level). The amount increases at level 6, and every 3 levels from there on. Riven can store up to 3 charges, and can only expend one at a time. Deals bonus damage to towers, but only deals 50% of the increased damage.Runic Blade is affected by critical strike modifiers.Q Broken Wings Riven'sQ Ability26013Riven steps forward and lashes out in a series of powerful sword slashes. This ability can be activated up to 3 times in a short period.1st Use/2nd Use: Deals 15 / 35 / 55 / 75 / 95 (+0.5 / 0.55 / 0.6 / 0.65 / 0.7 per total attack damage) physical damage to a small area in front of her.3rd Use: Jumps into the air and slams downward, causing a larger impact nova that deals the same damage and knocks nearby enemies up.W Ki Burst Riven'sW Ability25011 / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7Riven stuns nearby enemies for 0.75 seconds and hits them for 65 / 95 / 125 / 155 / 185 (+1.0 per bonus attack damage) physical damage.E Valor Riven'sE Ability32510 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6Riven dashes forward and gains a shield that protects her from up to 85 / 115 / 145 / 175 / 205 (+1.2 per bonus attack damage) for 1.5 seconds.R Blade of the Exile Riven'sUltimate (R) AbilitySelf120 / 90 / 60 / 60 / 60Riven's sword reforms, giving her a bonus 25% attack damage, extended range on her damaging abilities and basic attacks for 15 seconds. She is also granted the ability to use Wind Slash once for the duration.R Wind Slash Riven'sUltimate (R) Ability900120 / 90 / 60 / 60 / 60Riven fires a wind slash that deals between 100 / 150 / 200 (+ 60% bonus AD) and 300 / 450 / 600 (+ 180% bonus AD) physical damage, based on their missing health.

Questions About Riven

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Latest Questions

can we talk about riven real quick?Asked by Kingarthur720 on June 12, 2020Can we talk about riven and he general bustedness? i feel like not enough people understand that a champion who has 4 gap closers, 2 cc abilities and a constant stacking passive dealing damage per autos at level 3 is strong or overpowered, and yet...View (3) AnswersI'm newAsked by Odinskee on April 9, 2020So, this is probably a dumb question but this is the first time I've played a game of this type and whenever I try to google my questions, I get answers that make zero sense to me lolSo basically, I'm starting on Riven and I want to get good at...View (1) Answerscant cancel animation with rivenAsked on December 23, 2019i always try to cancel animation with riven but i cant idk why like q+w i cant even cancel it onceanyone can help me to know why i cantView (2) Answerscarrying as rivenAsked by MightyPhoenix123 on October 20, 2019how do I carry a game as top, i'm tired of losing free games.View (3) AnswersI don't deal damage. Help?Asked by Darvlar on August 1, 2018So, I've just started playing Riven. Watched a TON of videos on her combos etc.... building Cleaver, Hydra etc.. yet I deal so little damage. In the videos I watch, the players are dealing massive damage by level 10 and when I do it, i am...View (2) AnswersWhy is Inspiration good on riven?Asked by Almandi on January 16, 2018Why is the Inspiration tree good on riven, i dont understand it, i play riven with domination tree and i enjoy it more, so i whant to know why is The Inspiration tree good on her :)View (2) AnswersRiven build after aery nerf...Asked by Pixelink404 on November 30, 2017What build should I take on riven on this preseason after aerly nerf? I dont know what to doView (1) AnswersDarius vs RivenAsked by Jack1454 on October 30, 2017I have serious trouble against Riven top as Darius is there and tips and or strategies to defeat her? please let me know if there is, because she is the one champion i fear topView (5) AnswersWhat is the best way to play against Riven?Asked by ReFuzZze on October 30, 2017What is the best way to play against Riven in toplane? How do you counter her?View (9) AnswersRiven is hard as hell T_TAsked by LuxIsMyCrush on September 29, 2017i really dont get how to play this champ, i searched few build and guides but these not really helped me to improve anything.Can someone recommend me a good guide for begginers in riven? i dont need to play her fully potential, i just want to...View (2) AnswersRiven's wall jumpAsked on June 26, 2017How do you wall jump? How do you time it? How do you practice it?View (2) Answersshould i buy vayne or fiore or riven or fizz?Asked by nickname6969 on February 17, 2017vayne or fiore or riven or fizz? i really dont know what to buy,i would like u guys to help me on thiz.thank youView (4) AnswersThe best build.Asked by CYJA on June 29, 2016What is the best builds for the Riven, and WarWick ? becuase im new to this and i ant some tisp before starting ranked gaming. pleae help and if you do. thanks a lot :#View (2) AnswersWhy won't my guide save?Asked by Seth346 on February 11, 2016I've had my guide for a while, I had this problem a couple of months back, but it fixed itself when I took out some of the content and threw it all into one chapter with the normal guide set up. Now, the problem has reemerged and it makes it hard...View (1) AnswersWhat is the opportune time to buy the new Last Whisper?Asked by Seth346 on December 25, 2015I've done a TON of math on this. It seems that there is a pretty accurate time of ~ lv 5 and they have 50 bonus armor. Then I have to factor in all my abilities for Riven and her passive and how much the bonus armor percentage will increase...View (1) Answers
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