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TableofContents
General
PreGame
InGame
AdvancedTactics
Introduction
Runes
SkillOrder
EarlyGame
Pros&Cons
SummonerSpells
Itemization
Mid/LateGame
Conclusion
Matchups
Splitpushingorteamfights?
Teamfighting
Tips&Tricks
Howtowingames
TLDR
Hellothere!I'maRivenmainusing Riven
toclimbupSoloQueue.I'mwritingthisguide
SKILLPRIORITY
tosharemyRivenexperienceandhelp
aspiringRivenplayerstoimprove.Iused
Riventoclimbfromsilver5todiamond.She's
myfavouritetoplanerastherearecountless
waystoimprovewithherasshehas
'Limitless'potential).Ievenmadeariven
>
>
>
GotoAbilities
BUILD
montage.https://youtu.be/svTOKZ1g77g
START:
Ialsomadeasecondrivenmontagefeaturing
arcaderiven!https://youtu.be/DLgu2UA6lCs
Withallthenewitemsandchanges,my
RUSH:
guidewillsoonbeupdatedtohelpyougetto
gripswiththe'new'riven.Mostofthe
informationinthisguidehoweverisstill
relevantandifyoudofeellikethisguidehas
helpedyoudon'tbescaredtoleaveanupvote
oranyquestionsyoumayhave:D
OFFENSIVE:
Terminology
Rivenisacombobasedchampionandasaresulthasaveryaggressiveplaystyle
whichallowshertodeletechampionsandevenwholeteamsfromtherift.Riven
DEFENSIVE:
theExileisaloneandselfexiledsoldierseekingredemption.Withhershattered
swordinfrontandherpastbehind,sheusesherswordtocarvethefutureof
Noxus.
.
VIABLECHOICES:
BACKTOTOP
GotoItemization
RUNES
BASIC:
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Pros&
Cons
VIABLE:
GotoRunes
SUMMONERS
>Mobile
>Funkit
>Relativelysquishyearly
>Damageisloweredwhen
>Highdamageoutput
>Toplanecarry
herQisusedtocover
distances
>5/3v1potentialwhen
ahead
>Hardtocomebackwhen
behind
>Snowballshard
>Noinnatesustain
>AOE
>Duellist
>Hardtomaster
BACKTOTOP
&
OR
or
GotoSummonerSpells
MATCHUPS
COUNTERS:
EVEN:
Aruneisanenhancementthatthesummonerprovidesfortheirchampionbefore
amatchonafieldofjusticebeginstoaugmentthechampion'sabilities.
FAVORABLE:
RunescanonlybepurchasedfromtheRiotStorewithInfluencePoints.Runes
cannotbepurchasedwithRiotPoints.Eachrunegrantsasmallbonusinaspecific
category,whichstackuponeachothertograntlargerbonuses.
SYNERGY:
Glyphs,marks,andsealsstackupto9forincreasedeffect,andquintessences
GotoMatchups
stackupto3.
Purchasingthemaximumusefulnumberofeverytypeoftier3rune(9ofeach
glyph,markandseal,and3ofeachquintessence)wouldcost397,620IP.
GreaterQuintessenceofAttackDamage:Thishelps
yourlasthittingandtradingwithyouropponents.Riven
scalesextremelywellwithADandasaresultthese
Quintessencesareanecessity.Itaketwooftheseanda
GreaterQuintessenceofCooldownReductionasit
givesthe2.5%CDRneededtoreach10%CDRinmy
runepage.
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Q
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GreaterQuintessenceofArmorwhentheenemy
...
teamisfulladandyouneedtosurviveearlygame,I
don'teverusetheseonRiven.
N
T
GreaterQuintessenceofAttackSpeedactuallyhelps
youspeedupyourcomboasRiven(butit'snotworth
takingoverextrastartingAD),helpstolasthitmore
quicklyandyoucanoutautoattackyouropponentin
shorttrades.
GreaterQuintessenceofLifeStealhelpstosustain
youinthelaningphaseagainsthardcounterssuchas
Renekton.Couplewith
quiteimmense.
Doran'sBladeyoursustainis
GreaterMarkofAttackDamage:Evenmoreextra
damage.IcannotstresshowstrongADisonRivenand
M
A
R
K
S
italsohelpsyououttradeyourlaneopponent.
GreaterMarkofArmorPenetrationviableoptionbut
notasstrongasADmarksearly.
GreaterMarkofCriticalChance.Oneofthesecan
...
M
A
R
K
S
turnyourlanecompletelyaround,howeverdonot
becomereliantonthistowinlane.
GreaterSealofArmor:ArmorsealsaregreatonRiven
astheyminimisedamagetakenfromyouropponentand
E
A
L
S
...
alsobuffyourshieldstrength.
GreaterSealofHealth.Thesegotbuffedinpatch4.5,
andarereallyviable.
GreaterSealofScalingHealth.Thesearealsoviable
butnotrecommended.
GreaterGlyphofCooldownReductionisprettyself
explanatoryasRivenscaleshardwithCDR,themore
oftenherskillsareupthehigherherdamageoutputand
mobility.Iusuallytake9oftheseastheygive7.5%CDR
S
E
A
L
S
G
L
Y
P
H
andthisaddsupto10%CDRwhencombinedwiththe
GreaterQuintessenceofCooldownReduction.Iprefer
runningflatCDRnowinsteadofscalingduetohowhard
itistoreachthe40%CDRcapasitemsaresoexpensive
L
Y
andsincegamesareshorteryouhavelesstimetoallow
P
H
thescalingcomponenttoachieveitsmaximumamount.
...
GreaterGlyphofScalingCooldownReduction:Mixin3
ofthesewith GreaterGlyphofCooldownReductionin
ordertohitthe40%CDRcap,Iusethiscombolessoften
asforthereasonsstatedpreviously.
GreaterGlyphofScalingMagicResistisusefulasit
helpstoimproveyoureffectivenesswhenduellingAP
champsandtheyareveryefficient.
BACKTOTOP
Flashiskeyonmostchampsasitallowsforyoutoengageordisengage.Especiallyonrivenasagoodflash
thirdqandwcanwinateamfightifitlandsontheircarries.Youcanuseflashtoescape,chaseandeven
repositioninateamfight.
Igniteisepiconrivenasit'sgreatforearlyaggressionwhichRiventhrivesoff.Useigniteforsecuringkillsor
justaddingtoyourdamageinacombo.
TeleportisamazingonRivenasitletsyousnowballotherlanesmoreeasily.AstratIliketodoisrush6before
theenemybotlanehits6andthenaskmybotlanetodeepward,ITPin,getadoublekillandthenforcedragon.
Use Teleportwheninadifficultlaneinordertogetafreebackorjustpressureanotherlaneinstead,inorderto
betrulysuccessfulwithteleportyouhavetouseitproactively,useittomakeplayswhenyoufeeltheenemybot
laneisinadisadvantageousposition,don'tjustuseittocountergankuseittoalsocreateganks!Thebelowspoiler
explainshowtomakegoodTPplaysandwhyyoushoulddoso.
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WiththenewestpatchTPhasbeennerfedandasaresultInowpreferignite!Intheendwhatyoupickisdownto
yourpersonalpreferenceandyouropinionofthematchup,whetheritistoohardortheenemybotisvery
immobileandwouldbevulnerableto
Teleportganks.
BACKTOTOP
1
BrokenWings
KiBurst
Valor
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BladeoftheExile
Q
>
>
OnRivenmaxing
>
Valorsecondisamazingduetotherelativelylowcooldownyougetatmaxrankand40%
CDR.ThisallowsyoutotankmoreduringteamfightsandpulloffmoreamazingplaysatlowHP.
Alternativeskillorder:
Insomelanesyoucanchoosetomax Valorfirstifyoufindyourselfgettingbullied,thisworksespeciallywell
againstrangedchampionsandevenOlaforDarius.AsyouimprovewithRivenyou'lltendtomax Valorless
oftenasyougetmoreexperiencedwithRiven'smatchupsandherlimits.You'llbegintofeeltheincreased
survivabilityisn'tworththelossofpotentialdamage.
Abilities:
RunicBlade
Rivengainsachargeeverytimesheusesanability.Thischargecanstackuptothree
timesandeachofherbasicattacksconsumesanavailablechargetodeal20%50%(basedonlevel)
ADbonusphysicaldamage.ThisiswhyitissoimportanttoautoattackbetweeneachabilityasRiven.
BrokenWings
Rivendashestowardsthetargetnearestthecursor,lashingout.BrokenWingscan
becasttwomoretimeswithin4seconds,withthetimerresettingaftereachcast.Eachcastgivesyou
one
RunicBladechargeandthethirdcastdamagesallenemiesaroundRiveninanincreased
radius,thisknocksthemup,andcanalsobeusedtopassovercertainterrain.Eachcastalsoresets
Riven'sautoattacktimer.
KiBurst
Rivenstunsanddealsphysicaldamagetonearbyenemies.ThisisanAOEstunthatlasts
for0.75secondsitscaleswith100%bonusADandisblockedbyspellshields.
Valor
Rivendashestowardsthecursorgainingashield.Theshieldlastsfor1.5secondsandscales
with100%bonusAD.Itcan'tcrossimpassableterrainbutitcancrossplayercreatedterrainssuchas
Cataclysmand
BladeoftheExile
Crystallize.ItcannotbeusedwhilstRivenisimmobilised.
Rivenreformsherswordfor15seconds.ThisgrantsRiven75extraattack
range,20%extraADasbonusattackdamageandalsoincreasestheareaof BrokenWingsand
KiBurst.Rivenalsogainstheability WindSlashwhichallowshertounleashawaveofenergyina
cone,thisabilityisanexecuteanddoesmoredamagethelowerthetargetsHP(maximumdamageat
25%HP).After
BladeoftheExileisactivatedRivenmustwait1secondbeforeshecanuse
Wind
Slash.
BACKTOTOP
TheBrutalizerRIP20092015,Youwillnotbeforgotten.750/750
MyitembuildaccompaniedwithmyrunesandmasteriesisbuilttomaximiseRiven'sburstandDPS.
1.
TheBlackCleaverIamnowa'metas*ut',IcursedthisitemandnowIloveit.The20%cdrallowsyouto
reach40%cdrcapwithease.Themovementspeedboostsperautoandperkillmakesitaloteasiertoreach
carriesinteamfights.The300HPboostmakesrivenevenmoredurableandtankyandthe%armourreduction
reallyhelpsyou1v1tanksandkillthemquickerandhelpsADchampionsonyourteamdealevenmoredamage!
55ADisalsogreat,eventhoughit'sonlya15adincrease,forriventhat'squiteabigchange.
2.
IonianBootsofLucidityReallyawesomeitemonriven.CDRactuallyimprovesRiven'sabilitytotrade
continuouslyasthereislessdowntimebetweenyourmovesandthefactitalsolowerssummonerspellcooldowns
isalsoverystrongasitgivesyoumoreopportunitiesforplaymaking.
3.
RavenousHydraThismakesRivenastrongduellist,splitpusher,traderandwaveclearer.Italsogivesagood
amountofhpregen.
4.
LordDominik'sRegardsVeryniceitemasitprovides%bonusattackdamageincreasewhenanenemyhas
morehealththanyouandalsoveryeffective%armourpenagainsttankshoweverit'snotsogoodagainst
squishiesbutsincetanksaresopopularrightnowI'vedeemeditcoreonRiven.
5.
TheBloodthirsterThisitemiskindoffamustbuildonrivenjustduetotheamazing20%lifestealthatreally
compliments RavenousHydra.Asyougetevenmoreincreasedlifestealfromtheactiveandpassiveofhydra.
TheshieldoftheBTisalsonothingtobelaughedatasitcanactasabufferforwhenyougetcaughtoutandin
combinationwith
Valoritmakesyouverytankyforameleeassassin.
6.
GuardianAngelGreatitem,allowsyoutostayalivelateintoafight,itactsasadeterrentforpeopletryingto
focusyou,onlyitemthatprovidesarmourandmagicresistwhichstrengthensRiven'sshieldandalsoincreasesher
effectiveHP.Thisitemcanbebuiltasthe46thitemdependingonhowbadlyyou'regettingfocused.
Viablechoices:
Mercury'sTreadsor NinjaTabiTheoneyoupickdependsontheenemyteamcomp. Mercury'sTreadsif
theenemyteamhasalotofCCorjustahighAPcomp.Pick NinjaTabiiftheyhavealotofautoattackreliant
championsorfedADchampion(s).
Death'sDanceGivesdecentattackdamageandlifesteal.EventhoughitgivesCDRandaniceantiburst
passive,Irarelybuilditasit'smoreofadefenceorientatedattackdamageitem.
Youmuu'sGhostbladeVeryAMAZINGitemonrivenasitmakesheraevenmoredangerousduellistandit
allowshertoexpelmoreautoattackscombinedwithherpassivemoreeasily.Italsoallowshertochasedown
prioritytargets.TbhtheparticlesarealsoKAWAII(cute).Icurrentlydon'tbuild
Youmuu'sGhostbladeinmy
mainbuildasitdelays TheBlackCleaverwhichisnowessentialonRivenasit'stheonlysourceof%total
armourpen(expectmasteries).ThereasonIdon'tbuilditaftercleaverisitalsodelaysHydra,animportantitemfor
Rivenintermsoftheactivewhichaddstoyourburstandthelifestealwhichhelpscombatyourlackofinnate
sustain.
BACKTOTOP
Renekton,Ohmanisheannoying.Thebestthingtodoisto
startlongsword3potsandallinlevel1withafull
Wingsautocomboashewillonlyhavehis
Broken
CulltheMeek,ifhe
doesn'tdiebutisrelativelylowyoucanbullyhimtillhenext
recalls.However,ifhestarts
RuthlessPredatorplaysafeand
farmasbestasyoucanbackingoffwhenhisfurybarisfulland
Hard
startharassinghimwhenyoureach5.Youcanslowlylowerhis
HPbarinordertocheesehimatlevel6withaquickallin.Ifyou
seeaRenektonpicked,DONTpickRivenunlessyouaresmurfing
orreallyconfidentinthematchup.Inthislanewardingis
essentialinordertosurvivetheinevitableganksasRenektonwill
snowballoffakillandcaneasilycoordinategankswithhisjungler
duetohisempowered RuthlessPredatorstun.
Pantheon,Thislaneistrulyhelltill6ashis SpearShotCD
ismuchlowerthanyour ValorCD.After6thoughyou
outscalehimhardasthisisyourbigpowerspikeandhisult
doesn'thelphimduelling.From1to5youshouldplaypassive
andaskforganks,afterthatshowtheSpartanwho'sboss.In
Hard
ordertoplaypassiveyouneedtoknowwhentogiveupcsasthe
HPyoucanlosepotentiallyfromgettingthatCSisnotworththe
goldyougain.Irecommendtaking
Valorlevel1and
Ninja
Tabicanbeusefulinthislane.Makesuretoabusethebushesin
ordertomakeyourselfuntargetablewhilstwaitingtolasthitin
ordertoreducethepokeyoutake.
Goingevenwith Dr.Mundogenerallyputsyourteamata
disadvantageduetohowhardhescaleswithtankyitems,for
thislaneI'drush
TheBlackCleaverfirsttocombatsomeof
thistankiness.WhatIdoismanipulateminionwavesand
positionmyselfinawaythatDr.Mundo's
InfectedCleaver
hitsmyminionswheneverwefight1v1,howeverit'simportant
for RiventokeepaneyeoutfortheHPoftheminionsinfront
ofhersothatifonediesyoucandisengageassoonaspossible.A
good
Medium
Dr.Mundomaydecidenottofightyou1v1when
minionsarenearbysothathis InfectedCleaverisn'twasted,
whatIdoisengageandquicklyfollowupwith KiBurstthena
BrokenWingswhichtakesmebehind
Dr.Mundooncethe
stunwearsoutgivingmeahighprobabilityofdodginghisnext
InfectedCleaver.Ithencarryoutanormal
BrokenWings
autocomboanddisengagewhenIfeelhisnext Infected
Cleaveriscomingup.Mytacticagainst Dr.Mundoisjust
goinginforquicktradesreallyminimisinghiswindowtoretaliate
whilstusingmyminionwavestomyadvantage.WhenIdoget
aheadofa
Dr.Mundogenerallytheyjuststartfarmingwith
InfectedCleaver,IjustdenythemCSandextendmyleadby
using Valortotankthe InfectedCleaver.Don'tfight Dr.
Mundofromlevel1to2ashewillouttradeyou.
Thismatchupissomewhatskillbasedandcanbeeasydepending
onhow
Start
Kennenplaysit,howeveritisinhisfavourearly.
Valorandlongsword3pots,focusonlasthittingand
standbehindminionsinordertominimizethepokeyoutake.If
yousee MarkoftheStormstackingonyoumovebackand
waitforittorunoutsothatyoudon'tgetstunned.Avoid
initiatingonhimifhehas
MarkoftheStormstackedonyou,
evenonlyonceasthatcanresultinhimwinningthetrade
heavily.Atlevel3youstandadecentchanceagainsthimnow
thatyouhaveallyourskillshoweverdonottrytofighthimif
youarebelow65%HPespeciallyifhehasignite.Goforshort
Hard
tradesinordertobaitouthis
LightningRush,makesureto
waitforhisstackstowearoutbeforereengaging,oncehis
LightningRushisdowngoforanallouttradehowevermake
sureyouhaveenoughhealthbeforedoingso.Whendisengaging
usethebushesinordertostophimautoingyouandthus
reducingthedisengagedamageyoutake.
Hexdrinkeror
QuicksilverSashcanproveveryvaluableinthislane.Atlevel6
youneedtoengagefrequentlywithshorttradeslikeatlevel3
howeverbecarefulifheactivates SlicingMaelstromandmake
sureyouleavetheareaasquicklyaspossible.Eventuallyyouwill
beabletoburst
Kennen,howeveryoumustdoitbeforehe
canprochisstunashemaybeabletoturntheengagearound
onyou.
Prettyeasylane,youfighthimlevel1andmakesuretoestablish
azonearoundyourcreepsinordertostophimfarming.Level1
assoonashegoesforalasthitwithhis SiphoningStrike,do
thestandard
BrokenWingsautocomboinordertochunkhim
andmakehimrespectyourpresence.Howeveryoudoneedtobe
carefulaboutearlyganksashecaneasilysetupganksusing
Wither.DONOTPUSHTHELANE,thismeansinsteadofautoing
minionsofteninordertokillthemfasteryoujustlasthit.
Easy
Nasusexcelsatfarmingundertowerandhewantsyoutopush,
makesurenottotakeyourtowerearlyaswellasthatcangive
himbreathingspacetocatchup,thisisreallybad,trustme.If
youdonotdeny Nasushewillkillyouanditwillonlyget
worsefromthere.Rush
TheBlackCleaverinthislaneand
yourlevel6destroyshislevel6ifyoudenyhimproperly.
Nasuswilleventuallygetstrongerthanyou,that'swhyyouneed
toendthegameassoonaspossibleanddenyinghimprolongs
hispowerspikeincreasingthetimeyouhaveavailabletoendthe
game.
Thislaneisprettyeasyaslongasyoudon'tlethimcheeseyou
fromlevel1to2.Farmtilllevel3makingsureyoustaybehind
yourlineofminionssothatifhejumpsonyouhewilldraw
minionagro.Atlevel3tradehimwhenhetriestocsanddon't
fighthimifhehas3ormorestacks,alsodon'tchasehimwhen
he'sheadingtowardsabushashecanturnthatchasearound
Medium
onyou.At6youwinhandsdownunlessyousomehowmanage
tomisplaythelane,becarefulifheisrunning
Exhaustas
thatwillhinderyourabilitytotradetrytobaithimtouseit.This
canbedonethroughshorttradeswhichreallyabuseyourlow
cooldowns.Getting
NinjaTabicanalsohelpinthislane.When
Rengarreaches6becarefulashecancoordinategankswith
hisjunglerandgankanylaneincludingyours!Makesureto
signalwhenheismissing.
Similartothe
Nasuslane,youneedtostophimhittingCSso
thathecan'tbuilduphisfury.Assoonasyouwalkintolane
carryoutanormal BrokenWingsautocomboandthenzone
himasaresultofyouwinningthetrade.Thetradeiseasyashe
shouldhavenofury,makesurenottopushbyjustlasthitting
Medium
sothathecan'thealoffminionsundertower.Rush Youmuu's
Ghostbladesothatyoucanrunwhenheuses UndyingRage
inordertowastetime.CombohimeverytimehetriestoCSso
thathecan'tbuildupsufficientfurytobeathreattoyou.
Ignitehimafewsecondsintohis
UndyingRagesothathe
can'tsomehowsurvivebyhealingwith
NinjaTabicanbeusefulinthislaneas
Bloodlust.Rushing
Tryndamereisauto
attackreliant.Makesuretodenyhimashewillkillyou
eventuallyifheisallowedtofarmandscale.
Prettyeasylane,youneedtoavoidgettingpokedbyhis
Undertow.Don'tfighthimatlevel1ashecanwinthetrade,
beforeyoufighthimmakehimusehis Undertowtotryand
pokeyouanddodgeiteitherbysidesteppingorusingyour
BrokenWings.Ifhedoesmiss,engageonhimandzonehim
awayfromhisaxesothathedoesn'tgethis
Undertow
cooldowndecreasedanditshouldbeeasytoouttradehimat
Medium
level1ashe'llonlyhaveautosleft.Atlevel2take Valorand
repeatthestepsabovethistimewhenyouengageonhimuse
your
Valortoblockhis
RecklessSwingtruedamageashe
mostlikelygotitsecond,ifhedidn'tthetradeiseveneasier.At
level3youcankillhimifyouwereabletosuccessfullydodgehis
axesandtradehimappropriately.At6it'sreallyeasytobaitout
his Ragnarokbyusingyour2formsofcrowdcontrolearlyinto
atradehemayuse
canjust
Ragnarokthinkingyou'vecommitted,you
Valorawayandreengagewhenit'sdownoryoucan
decidetoallinhimifhe'slowenough.Ifthislaneistoohardyou
canmax
Valorandprettymuchnullifyhisdamage.
Farmtolevel3,playpassiveandstart Valorifyouareunable
tohandle Flamespitterharass,standbehindminionssothatif
hedoesdecidetoharassyouwith
Flamespitterhewillpush
thelaneandmakehimselfvulnerabletoagank.Atlevel3you
completeouttradehimandhehasverylittleabilitytoescape
Easy
you,makesuretododgehis ElectroHarpoonastheslowcan
hinderyourabilitytoengageonhim.Afteryoubuildalead
Rumblemayattempttofarmlikea
Dr.Mundoandjustuse
ElectroHarpoon,denyhimCSbyblockingthemwith
Valor.At6
Rumbleiseasytokillas
TheEqualizerhaslittle
effectonyousinceyoucandashoutofitwithrelativeease.
Youcanactuallybullyhimfromlevel1to3,youjusthavetorun
everytimeheuses DecisiveStrikeandfighthimwhenit's
down.Itmayhelpifyouknowhowtofastcombosothatyou
cangetdamagedownonhimbeforehis
DecisiveStrikecomes
backup.Trytoaskforganksearlyandifthe
Medium
Garenisrunning
Ignitemakesureyouplaysafeanddon'tdieevenifit
involvesmissingCS.At6Garencanbekilledeasilyifyou've
madesuretotradehimoftenenoughtogethisHPlowforanall
in,makesureyouarenotnextto
GarenifyourHPislower
than60%ashecaneasilyallinyouespeciallyifhehas
Ignite.Makesuretotrade
use
Garenfrequentlysothathecan't
PerseverancetoregentofullHP.
Vids:
Mundomatchup:
Riven Vs Mundo
BACKTOTOP
Theplanissimple,winlanewingame!Ifyou'reupasagainstarelativelydifficultlane,likeaIrelia(dependsonskill
ofenemylaner)orRenekton,focusingonfarmingandyouwilleventuallyoutscalethem.ExperiencedRiven
playerswillfindawaytogetfirstblood.
You'reaheadandseethejunglercomingtogank?Killthemboth.
Wardspotsfortoplaners:
Greenwards,neverforgotten....butneverusedRIP.
Thegeneralruleistowardthebushclosesttotheenemyjunglehoweversomejunglersmaytakedifferentroutes
inordertobypassyourwardssobecarefulandsometimeswardbothbushes.Laneganksarehardertospotbut
belowIexplainhowthebehaviourofanenemychampioncansometimestellyouagankiscoming.E.g.theystart
spammingtaunts.
Laning
It'sverykeyasRiventofarmtolevel3asthatisaimportantpowerspike.Atthatmomentintimeyouneedto
lookattheminionwavesandalsoyourenemy'scooldownsandfromthatyoucanjudgeifit'stimeforyouto
engage.Iftheyhaveawavebuildingtrimthewavebeforeyoufight.Iftheyusedamainspelltofarm,engageand
makesuretoescapebeforethatCDcomesbackup.Toplaneisalsoverypronetoganksandasaresultyouneed
tobeabletoreadenemychampionmovements.Forexample,you'reupagainstanIrelia,allgameshe'sbeen
focusingonfarmingbutsuddenlyshemovestowardsyouwithhereWactiveandinstinctivelyyoumovebackwards
intoyourminionwave,ifshecontinueschasingtheirjunglerwasmostlikelythere,withthisinfoyoushould
attempttoplaypassiveforlike20secondsandnotwasteyourQ.Bettersafethansorry.
Standardharasscomboatlevel3:
E>Q>auto>W>auto>Q>auto>escapewith3rdQorattackwithitifyouthinkyoucancontinueto
outtradethemwithautosoruseyour3rdQasafreedisengage.
Harassinganenemyundertower:
Rivenisverystrongatharassinganenemychampionthatistryingtofarmundertower,themainpurposeofthis
istolowertheirHPformaybeapotentialdiveanddisrupttheirfarmingsothatmissCS.Thecombovariesandit
dependsonyourlevelofcomfortwithRiven,youcandosmallstufflikeW>auto>EQ(escape)oryoucando
stufflikeAuto>Q>W>Auto>EQ(escape),thetiphereisjustbeingasfastaspossibleasyourshieldallows
youtotankatowershotwithease.Makesuretoharassbehindyourpushedupminionwaveinordertomake
suretheydrawaggroistheyareabletoretaliatewithanautoandalsobecarefuliftheenemychampionhasa
stunE.g.IreliaorRenektonbecauseifyoufailthecomboyouwillgetstunnedandpossiblydieasaresultoftower
shots.
Whentopush:
AsRivenyoushouldtrygenerallytonotpushyourlaneearlyasthatcanmakeyouvulnerabletoganksandeven
allowtheenemylanertofreeze.Inorderforapushtohappenyouropponentsminionwaveneedstodiefaster
thanyoursorviceversa,asaresultthespeedofapushcanbecontrolled.Youshouldonlyreallypushwhenthe
enemylanerisdead,youwanttosetupforadive(inthiscaseslowpushbykillingthecasterminionsinawave),
youwanttoroammidoryouwanttobacksoon.Inthesecasesit'sveryimportanttopushinawaythatthelane
resetseventually,meaningboththeenemy'sminionsandyourswillmeetagaininthemiddleofthelane.Thisis
donebymakingsureyourminionshittheenemytoweranddiebeforeyourenemy'snextminionwavemakesitto
themandsinceminionsspawnidenticallyonbothsidesoftheriftbothminionwavewillmeetinthemiddleofthe
lane.
Howtodive:
InordertodiveasRivenyouneedtobeabletogaugewhetherornotyoucankillthemandsurvive,whethertheir
HPislowenough,dotheyhaveflashorahealoranycrowdcontroluporanydamageovertimethatcanpossibly
killyouafterthediveandisitpossiblethattheirjunglerisaround?
WhentherightconditionsaremetRivenisanexceptionaldiver,allyouhavetodoismakethoseconditions.E.g.
Doafakedivewhichconsistsoftheharassingundertowercombo,somelanersmayblowflashastheythinkthey
aregettingdived.ForcethemtousetheirCCorheal.Harassthemundertoweruntiltheyarelowenoughtobe
dived.Wardsothatyoudon'tdieduetoagank,asyouarepushedupandvulnerabletogankswhenpreparingto
dive.
CombovsanIrelia:
YoushouldtrytocomboIreliawhenshegoesforlasthitsasshehastoswitchfocusfromminiontoyouinorderto
retaliate,thisgivesyouawindowtocomboherandgetoutbeforeshecanstunyou.
IuseAuto>Q>Auto>W>autoandthenE>Qtoescape.Ifdonecorrectlyyouwillmostlikelygetstunned
duringyourE>Qanimation,thusensuringyouarenearyourminionwaveifshethentriestoengageonyou
youcanuseyour3rdQtoknockherupinyourwave.Thenyoucandecidetogoinagainsinceherstunisdown.It
reallyhelpsknowinghowtofastcombowhendealingwithIreliaasitallowsyoutoincreaseyourdpswhichis
importantwhendealingwithIreliaandthewindowsinwhichyouhavetotradewithher.
Laningvsrangedchampions:
Intheselanesbushesbecomeyourbestfriend,usetheminordertostopyourselfgettingharassedtoomuch.Also
youneedtolearntogiveupCSasit'sjustnotworththeamountofpoke/damageyouwouldgetback.Youalso
needtotrytoCSwhentheyareCSingoraftertheyhaveusedanimportantcooldown.Trytocoordinateganks
withyourjunglerespeciallyiftheyhavenomobilityasthatgenerallyresultsinakillifdonewell.RivencanalsoCS
quitewellundertowerbyutilizingherpassive,QsandWtopickupCSthatyouwouldotherwiselose.Youcanalso
maxEifyoufindyourselfunabletocopewiththepoke.
Level6allin:
Inmost/alllanestrytohit6firstbykillingminionsfasterthanyouropponent(whilstgettingthegoldofc).Monitor
yourexpbarandwhenyouthinkyouareacreepawayfromlevel6positionyourselfclosertotheenemylanerin
anadvantageouspositionfortheupcominglevelupandthenproceedtocheesethem.Myfavouritecomboforthis
wouldbeE>R>Q>W>auto>ignite>R2>Qasshowninthisvideo.Ifdonequicklyenoughthereis
littleroomforretaliation.
Quick all in(not level six but the combo works the sam...
Tips:
Buypinkwardsanduseyourtrinketformaximumvisioncontrol.
Don'tchugpotswhennotinimmediatedanger.
Ifyourenemylanerusesanysummonersmakesuretoalertyourteamasthatcanbeusefullater.
Rivencan2v1whenyouknowherlimit,generallywhenthejungleissquishyorunderlevelledcomparedtoyou.
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Bymidgameyoushouldhaveyour
TheBlackCleaveror
Youmuu'sGhostblade,
IonianBootsofLucidity
IgnitetheADCinordertominimisetheeffectoftheir
Heal.Whilstwaitingforan
opportunitytobreakintotheenemybacklinemakesuretoprovideasmuchpeelasyoucanforyourADCasthey
canalsocarrythefightaswellasyoucanwithproperprotection.
Rivencanturnintoanamazingsplitpusherlategameespeciallywith Youmuu'sGhostblade,thismaybethe
bestthingtodowhenyourteamisbehindasitcreatesopportunitiesforyourteamtocatchup.Ifyoufindyourself
splitpushingmostgamesthentaking Teleportmayprovebeneficialasitallowsyoutoassistyourteaminteam
fightswhilststillputtingpressureontoplane.
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GenerallyasRivenyoushouldsplitpushwhenyou'reaheadofyourenemy
laneroryourteamisbehind.Thisisinordertodrawpeopletop,thisopens
upobjectivesforyourteamsuchastowersanddragonwhichcanputyour
teambackintothegame.
AsRivenyouwanttoteamfighteitherwhentheenemyteamlacksCC,your
teamhasateamfightcompe.g.Ori,Amumu,Braum..,orwhenmostof
yourteamisahead.
AsRivenyoushoulduseyourextrememobilityanddamagetocatchyour
enemiesintheirjungle,thiscanthenresultinatower,dragonoreven
baron.
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Teamfightingasrivenisprettystraightforwardasaconcept.Gettothe
backlineandkillthecarries.Howeverinrealityitcanbequitehard,
againstacompetentteamthiswillbecomenearimpossiblewiththings
suchasexhaust,gapclosingADCsandCC/slows.Toteamfightasriven
youmustbeabletobuildaccordingtotheenemyteam.Iftheyhavea
fedFiddlesticks/alotofCCforexampleitisbestthatyourbuilda
MercurialScimitarand Mercury'sTreadsthismakesyouadaptedto
theteamfighttocome.IftheyhaveafedAPcarryorfullapteam,a
MawofMalmortiuscanhelpnegatesomedamage.Iftheyhaveafed
ADcarryorADchampionbuyinga Randuin'sOmenor
Man'sPlateasyourdefensiveitemcanbeverybeneficial.
Dead
AsRivenifyou'replanningtoplaytheassassinroleyouneedtostay
behindyourfrontlinebutslightlyinfrontofyourbacklineorflank.
Why?Sothatyou'reabletoquicklytransitiontoprotectingyourcarries
orbeingacarryyourself.Inthemiddleyougetsomeprotectionwhilst
beingabletoprotectthebacklineandyoucaneasilyreachimportant
targetsastheteamfightprogresses.Byprotectingyourcarriesyouwill
stillbekillingimportanttargetsastheenemywillbetryingtokillyour
carriessoyouhitthemwiththeultimateformofCC,death.
Ifyourcarriesaretoobehindandaren'tworthprotectingevenslightly
thenyoucanalsoflank.Heretimingiskey,youneedtomakesureyou
goinwhenmajorCCsaredownandslipintotheenemybacklineas
quicklyaspossibleusingtheelementofsurprisetoassassinatetheir
carries. Flashisreallyusefullywhentryingtoflank,whenflanking
youdon'tneedtoalwaysflankfrombehindyoucanalsoflankfromthe
side!Thecombossectionshascombosthatcanhelpduringaflankto
maximiseyourburstandtheelementofsurprise.
Excellentteamfighting:
Whyitwentsowell:
1.HeanticipatedtheflashTibberssothatassoonasAnnieflashedhewasabletorepositionsothathewouldn't
gethit.
2.BushesHedippedinandoutofthebushessothatAnniecouldn'ttargethimthusreducingtheriskofcrowd
control.
3.PositioningHemadesurehewasneverinapositiontotakefreehitsfromtheirADC.
4.TimingHewentinafterheknewAnniehadusedherstunandRammushadalsousedhistaunt,hefocused
RammusashewastheclosesttohimandwithhisbuildhecouldshredRammus'armourforhisteammatesas
well.HechosenottodiveforAnnieinitiallyasheknewRammuswouldinterfereandtheycouldchainCCtokill
him.
5.HequicklygetsoutofMF'sultimaterenderingituselessandthengoesontofocusAnnie.
6.HeflashesJanna'stornadoinordertopositionhimselfclosetoMFandstunher,sothathisteamcancatchup
andhelplockherdown.
(PropstomyfriendYaceonanexcellentvideoonhowtoteamfightasRivencoveringbothsquishyandtankyplay
styles)
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WallJumps:
Rivencanwalljumpwiththe3rdpartofherQ,itmaybedifficultatfirsttolearnbutcanbeeasilymasteredwitha
bitofpractice.Walljumpscanbeusedoffensivelytoengageanddefensivelytoescapechasesandganks.
Animationcancelling:
Rivenhastheabilitytocancelalotofherskills'casttimes.Thisisveryusefulinthemiddleofabattle.Themain
cancelisER,thiscancelsherultscasttimeandcanbecombinedwithflashforaveryquickengage.EQcanbe
usedtoextendtheqrangedduringachase.YoucanalsoEWR2(windslash),thismakestheenemyunableto
jukeyourult,thisisveryusefulwhentryingtosecureanearlykillinlane.Hydraactive+WcancelstheW
animationwhichisveryusefulintryingtosqueezeinanextraautoattackintoyourcombo.
Listofcancels:
E>W,E>Hydra+W(Hydra+W)
E>R,E(Hydra,optional)>R>Q,E>auto>R2>Q
Auto>R2
Auto>Hydra
E>Q
E>R2
R>W,UseStunandactivateultatthesametime,veryuseful.
Advanced(ish)combos:
E>R>Flash>Q3>Auto>Hydra+W>Auto>R2>Q,UseBurstoutofpositiontargetsoraclusterof
enemychampions.
R2>W>HydraorR2>W,UseMaskultimateactivewithstun,ifdoneproperlyyourultcan'tbedodged.
E>Hydra>Auto>W>Q,UseGoodfightstarterwhenyoudon'thaveultimate.
E>Q3+W,UseNotreallyusefulbecauseyouarestackingccwhichisbadbutitlooksnicex).
E>R>W>Q,UseNicefightstarter,offersquickburst.
E>R2>W+Q,UseBurstalowHPtargetthatmightbeabouttoescape.
E>R>Flash>Hydra(optional)+W>Auto>R2>Q,UseFlashycomboandhighestDPScombo.Video
footage
Rivenfastcombo:
Thiscomboisdifficultandrequiresalotofpracticefornewrivenplayers.YouhavetoAutoQMove,threetimes
veryquickly.TheQisusedtocanceltheautoanimationwhilstthemovecancelstheQanimation.Riven'sdamage
actuallyappliesbeforeheranimationsendandthat'swhythisispossible.
(Thisvideosummarisesallthepointsmadeaboveandhowtheyshouldlookwhenexecutedproperly)
RivenCCchaining:
AsRivenyouhave2sourcesofCCandasaresultyoushouldtrytochainyourCCwithyourteammatesCCas
thiscanturnthetidesofateamfightandcompletelyimmobiliseakeytarget.
Streamstowatch:
BestRivenNA
Boxbox
Ruven
Hiitsviper
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Visioncontrol:
1.Wards,buyalot.Iknowthismaysoundlikegenericadvicebutyou'llbeshockedbytheamountofpeoplethat
saytheybuytonsofwardsbutreallydon't,IknowbecauseIwasoneofthosepeople.Visionreallyiskeyatall
elos,notbuyingwardsbecauseyouthinkyourelodoesn'tneedthemissillyandcanhinderyourclimb.Wardscan
createamazingpicksandstopthewaytoocommonbackdoorslategame.Buying23wardsagameisagoodstart
buteventuallyyouwant4+wardspergame.Ahugemistakethoughisbuyingwardsearlyinlanewhenyouare
evenasthatcanleadtoyoulosingtradesasyoucancreateadeficitinitems.
Gettingcarried:
2.Acceptyouarebeingcarriedandholdonfortheride.MostofmygamesIplaytheroleofacarrytoplaneand
therearecaseswhereIgoevenorloselane.Inthesecasesmyteamissometimesfarahead.Ihavetwochoices
now,farmupandcatchuporrunaroundthemaptryingtomakeplays.AlongtimeagoIwould'veoptedforthe
secondoptionwhichmostlyleadtolosses,Irealizedthisandchangedquickly.Thefirstoptionissaferandbetterin
thelongterm.
Objectivecontrol:
3.Baron.Duringmystayinsilverbaronwasthemosthotlycontestedobjectiveever,evenmorecontestedthan
theactuallynexus...Generallytheteamthatgotbaronalwayswon.Inoticedassoonasmyteamwouldgetan
objectiveandrecallwewouldcomebacktoseetheenemyhadgotbaron.AtfirstIthoughtofthatgameasasmall
outlier,tillitkepthappeningfrequently.ThenIformulatedaplanwhichinvolvedmepullingoutmyinnershot
caller.AftereveryteamfightthatleadtoanobjectiveIwouldtellmyteamaswerecalled"Let'sgroup/pushtop
sideguystodefbaronincasetheytrytosneakit".Imustsaythatonelineincreasedmywinratedrastically.
Communicationwinsgames:
4.Talkalot.Butalsoknowyourlimitanddon'ttrashtalk.Imightbeoneofthemostsocial/talkativeleagueplayers
everandIamproudofthat.IngameImakesuremyteamknowswhat'supandthepossibleoutcomesofany
engage.Sometimesteammatesaren'tsofondofthisbuttheystilllisten.OnegameIwastheonlypersonthat
wonlaneandasaresultthegameseemedonesided.ThenItoldmyteamtogroupmidandgointotheirjungle
forapick.4secondslatertheircaitwalksby,skarnerult,chaincc,deadwithalongdeathtimer.Weproceededto
takethemidinhibandendthegame.Awincreatebysimpleteamcohesion.
Showingmaturity:
5.Bethegrownup.Don'tletthetrollruinyourgame,youmanupandtakeonefortheteam.E.g.Iwasfirstpick,
Icalledmid,lastpicksaidgivememidorItroll,my3teammatesbackmeandsaidrespectpickorder,lastpick
continuestosaymidortroll.WhatdidIdo?Iwenttopandgavehimmid.weloadupingameandtomysurpriseI
checkhisstatsandseethatheisablatantsmurf,wewonthatgame,hard.Myteamthenthankedmeforletting
himgomidandIfeltreallygoodontheinside.Beingnicetoeventrollshasit'sperk.Idonotcondonepeople
actinglikethatbutit'sanunavoidablepartofLeague.
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Rivenisahighskill,highriskandhighrewardchampwhichwhenmasteredcancarryanygame.Totrulybecome
goodatRivenyoumustpractice,watchstreamsandknowhermatchupsinandout.Ifyouhaveanyquestions
don'thesitatetoPMme.
Thepeoplethathavehelpedmegetthisfar:
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References:
http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/Riven
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