Riven

Riven Counters

Top Tier C48.5% WR

Looking for the best pick against Riven? Agile fighter with high mobility and explosive damage. Solid against engage and poke. Below are the champions that counter Riven the hardest, and the champions Riven beats.

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Best counters against Riven

Warwick Warwick
Jungle Garen Garen
Top Poppy Poppy
Support Olaf Olaf
Top Illaoi Illaoi
Top Renekton Renekton
Top Vayne Vayne
ADC Kennen Kennen
Top

Riven is strong against

Anivia Anivia
Mid Gwen Gwen
Top Trundle Trundle
Top Fizz Fizz
Mid Zed Zed
Mid Yasuo Yasuo
Mid Ambessa Ambessa
Top Teemo Teemo
Top
How to counter Riven

Riven is a high-mobility, high-burst bruiser who chains dashes, shields and a stun, finishing with her execute. She dominates when ahead thanks to her combo, so you stop her with armor that tanks her physical damage, crowd control that cuts her combo, or champions that dominate her early.

  • Renekton — He bullies her early with his sustain and stun, dominating lane before Riven can snowball.
  • Olaf — His ultimate makes him immune to Riven's stun, and with true damage and lifesteal he runs her down and bursts her.
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Mordekaiser Mordekaiser
Top Singed Singed
Top Sett Sett
Top Teemo Teemo
Top Garen Garen
Top Dr. Mundo Dr. Mundo
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Frequently asked questions

Who counters Riven?

The champions that counter Riven best right now are Warwick, Garen, Poppy. They have favorable matchups against Riven by win rate.

What lane does Riven play?

Riven is mainly played as Top, currently C tier with a 48.5% win rate.