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Riven Counter Stats

Riven Counters
Discover all champions who counter Riven. Use our statistics and learn how to counter Riven in League of Legends and win in Champion Select!
1,189 Tips for countering Riven below

Top Lane
48.91% Win Rate89% Pick Rate Riven Top Lane Counters: 50 counter champions

Counter Rating Counter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Counter Rating Counter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.

Tips Against Riven in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors

Saneryus says “This is a skill M.U. - Riven has 3 dashes in her Q, with 3rd being knock up. W is stun. E and dash and shield. - Pay attention to how many charges into her Q she has so you don't get surprised gap closed. Some rivens will be cheesy and use the 1st and 2nd Q charge in FoG so they can catch you off in lane with an instant 3rd Q knockup. - Flash/Exhaust - Early Priority PTA | AS / Adaptive / 65HP. - Dblade | Cloth armor + refill if enemy jng is AD and you think you'll be camped. - Q max Lv 1, hold your abilities. If she lets you E her for free, start E. If not, Q start and farm the 3 melees. Pre-6, exhaust is best done on her 3rd Q since she'll follow up with her W stun. Only do this if she hard engages. Once you exhaust, you can trade back against her to proc PTA and fall back afterwards. Only poke / short trades against her where she can't trade back. Soak XP as best as you can until 6. Once 6, you can start to contest her, but only when the wave is on your side and you have passive stacked. Otherwise, only poke. When you're 6, counter her 3rd Q with your ult if you know she's going to all in. This is because she'll follow up with her W stun and ult you so if you don't ult before her 3rd Q, you'll eat all that damage. If you can do this, you'll most likely win the trade (just make sure you have passive stacked). On top of exhaust as well. Just becareful and treat riven like irelia. Try not to fight her unless your ultimate is up. ”
PokeRoyal2007 says “If she´s good, she will make your lane feel like hell, if not, it depends on her skill. All in her when she wastes her Q, it´s winnable but you need to play clean.”
Meta Irelia Top Guide by PokeRoyal2007 | Irelia Player
ObiW says “Pure skill matchup. You have the advantage early, so bully her before she gets Ability Haste. The most critical interaction is blocking her 3rd Q (Broken Wings). Save your E (Aegis Assault) for that knock-up or to block her Ultimate (Wind Slash) execution. Post-6, respect her All-In potential; if she activates R (Blade of the Exile) and your E is on cooldown, back off immediately. Do not waste your W; a good Riven will stun you instantly if you dash predictably.”
TENSION019 says “Take Grasp, Doran Ring, Flash, and Ghost. A good Riven player can be very exhausting to deal with. However, after you get your first item in the early game, you can start punishing her. Before that, make sure to respect her.”
The River King by TENSION019 | Tahm Kench Player
zwartebliksem says “Flash + Ignite Don't fight level 1! She has an extremely strong trade level 1 with her 3 Q's and usually ignite. Try to play for level 3, where you can force short trades. Her abilities have quite long cooldown, which you can exploit when she uses them. After level 6, she has an easy execute with ignite + R. Try to get out while still mounted, since you cannot win dismounted if her ult is up.”
The Holy Scripts of Kled Toplane by zwartebliksem | Kled Player
G Experience Requem says “Imo its mostly very hard to deal with good Riven players, its all about personal skill. Most of the time I push first wave while not wasting your W, you should take advantage. After first item you can bait and go ALL-IN”
[25.24] Sylas Toplane guide by G.E.R. by G Experience Requem | Sylas Player
GodofBoi says “Skill matchup, vegyél armort ellene és jó leszel, Rivennek flat dmg e van”
Az én Aatrox Guideom by GodofBoi | Aatrox Player
TemoOnlyIfOK says “Frequency: 6/10 Annoyance: 8/10 Difficulty: 7/10 Summs: FLASH TP Runes: DAMAGE O2: NO Strat: Cover for a proxy level 1 Poke her early. After 6 she can always kill you, no matter how low she is, or even if you are at full hp. If you go even, you win. This might be the most snowbally champ vs Teemo. You die once you will get farmed.”
A different type of Teemo (Vibes-based WIP) by TemoOnlyIfOK | Teemo Player
Inting Briar says “She can be trouble if they are extremely good with her champ. DON'T FEED HER. She is unkillable when she gets that power spike. Luckily most Riven players are trash. But the good ones... play very carefully and only trade when she wasted her stun.”
Briar Top Guide (December 2025 Patch 25.24) by Inting Briar | Briar Player
ShawamaO2 says “Rush swiftness skill matchup like aatrox just a tiny bit harder ”
1,000 Games of Kayle: Top Lane Guide by ShawamaO2 | Kayle Player
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