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Riven vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Riven in LoLRiven is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Riven

based on 3,285 Riven vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Ahri as Riven came out of an examination of 3285 ranked matches where both champs fought one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Riven encounters Ahri in only 2.7% of her games.

Riven vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Riven has done a ok job of countering Ahri. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.8% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Riven versus Ahri matches, Riven’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Ahri.

Best Riven vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeGlowing Mote

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusProfane HydraSundered SkySterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Riven to level upq
>
Second ability for Riven to level upe
>
Last skill for Riven to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Riven's passive ability p
Riven's q ability q
Riven's w ability w
Riven's e ability e
Riven's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Ahri

Riven lacks a source of healing or strong defense and must compensate with burst combos. Lead into fights with Broken Wings and Ki Burst, while using Valor to escape and absorb counter-harass.

Riven's Broken Wings locks onto the champion your cursor is over at the time of cast. If you want to move past your opponent, make sure that your cursor is past your opponent as well.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Riven vs Ahri Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Ahri Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.1
6
< Deaths >
5.6
4.5
< Assists >
7.3
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
177
< Minions Killed >
167
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
18,426
< Physical Damage >
1,473
56
< Magic Damage >
13,972
1,105
< True Damage >
4,747
19,587
< Damage Dealt >
20,193
24,930
< Damage Taken >
19,860
12,121
< Gold Earned >
11,203
2.25
< Towers >
1.95
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,314
< Total Healing >
4,693
14,974
< Experience >
14,122
16
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
127
< Time Dealing CC >
69

How to Counter Ahri with Riven in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some significant Riven against Ahri matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between the two. Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Ahri..

Riven normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives more damage than Ahri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Riven and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Ahri

Who is Better, Riven or Ahri?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Riven usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Ahri, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Riven makes an ok counter for Ahri.

While Riven does have a higher winrate compared to Ahri, when on opposite teams, Riven also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Riven into Ahrias her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Riven has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Riven vs Ahri matchups, Riven is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Riven is a decent counter for Ahri. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Riven against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Riven

Riven Loses Against

UrgotUrgot45.9% winrateKledKled45.9% winrateQuinnQuinn46.2% winrateBriarBriar46.5% winrate

Riven Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee57.1% winrateYuumiYuumi56.9% winrateKarthusKarthus54.6% winrateGangplankGangplank54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Riven, we analyzed 3,285 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ahri as Riven comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Riven to counter Ahri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Ahri. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Riven versus Ahri build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Death's Dance. When Riven combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs. Ahri than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Riven boasted an average win rate of 50.8% battling Ahri with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Ahri as Riven, Riven players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Riven vs Ahri LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ahri as Riven are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.