Riven Counters
Win rate
49.1%
Pick
2.3%
Ban
1.5%
Games
34,643
Best picks against Riven
How often these champions beat Riven. Pick one of these into it.
Worst picks against Riven
How often these champions beat Riven: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.
How to play against Riven
To beat Riven in Top on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Riven is an off-meta pick this patch with a 49.1% win rate across 34,643 ranked games at a 2.3% pick rate. The champions that beat Riven hardest right now are 
Garen, 
Zaahen, 
Renekton: Garen wins 58.2% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Riven scales: its win rate climbs to 52.6% past 40 minutes, so deny it farm early and force fights before it comes online. Playing the matchup itself: Riven has a great deal of mobility but she cannot move very far with any one skill. Rooting or silencing her during her combo will greatly reduce her effectiveness. All of Riven's damage is physical, prioritize high Armor if an opposing Riven gets out of control. Riven excels at dueling multiple melee attackers at once, as she will be on an almost equal footing damage-wise. If pairing up against Riven, don't go in as double melee until she has expended her full combo. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Riven's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.
Win Rate by Game Length
How the champion performs as games go longer.
