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Riven vs Lissandra

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How to Beat Lissandra as Riven

based on 1,562 Riven vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Lissandra as Riven came out of an analysis of 1562 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Riven encounters Lissandra in only 1.3% of her rounds.

Riven vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Riven does a ok job of beating Lissandra. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.8% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Riven versus Lissandra games, Riven’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Lissandra.

Best Riven vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Death's DanceSpear of ShojinRavenous HydraMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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E
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Guide to Countering Lissandra as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Riven vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Lissandra Image
6.7
< Kills >
5.5
6
< Deaths >
6.1
4.7
< Assists >
8.7
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
178
< Minions Killed >
168
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.42
18,310
< Physical Damage >
1,150
52
< Magic Damage >
17,953
1,113
< True Damage >
936
19,476
< Damage Dealt >
20,040
24,853
< Damage Taken >
21,770
12,093
< Gold Earned >
11,168
2.23
< Towers >
1.84
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,213
< Total Healing >
3,256
14,944
< Experience >
13,931
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
10
127
< Time Dealing CC >
495

How to Counter Lissandra with Riven in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several vital Riven versus Lissandra counter stats that can help us realize the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lissandra’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Lissandra..

Riven usually has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Lissandra. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Riven and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Lissandra

Who is Better, Riven or Lissandra?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Riven usually fairs equally well when taking on Lissandra, with a 50.8% win rate. Thus, Riven makes an ok counter for Lissandra.

While Riven does have a higher win rate compared to Lissandra, when on opposite teams, Riven also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Riven into Lissandraas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Riven has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lissandra. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Riven vs Lissandra matchups, Riven is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Riven is a decent counter to Lissandra. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Riven against Lissandra.

Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven vs Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Riven, we analyzed 1,562 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 Lissandra 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Riven in order to counter Lissandra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Lissandra. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Riven versus Lissandra build include Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Riven incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better countering Lissandra than with many other common builds. In fact, Riven had an average winrate of 50.8% when countering Lissandra with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Lissandra as Riven, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Riven vs Lissandra LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lissandra as Riven are shown for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.