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Riven vs Pyke

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How to Beat Pyke as Riven

based on 4,088 Riven vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each week. Within our data, Riven faced off against Pyke in 4088 rounds. Using so many games with Riven versus Pyke gives us faith in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a solid build to annihilate Pyke. This matchup is fairly rare. Riven is forced to battle against Pyke in only 3.4% of her games.

Riven vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Riven does a decent job of beating Pyke. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Riven versus Pyke rounds, Riven’s team is 0.2% less expected to get first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Pyke.

Best Riven vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeSterak's GageSundered SkyMaw 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
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Last skill for Riven to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Pyke

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 Pyke

Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!

When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.

Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.

Riven vs Pyke Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Pyke Image
7
< Kills >
6.7
6.2
< Deaths >
7.2
4.8
< Assists >
8.8
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
177
< Minions Killed >
39
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.33
18,955
< Physical Damage >
9,459
58
< Magic Damage >
57
1,138
< True Damage >
2,335
20,151
< Damage Dealt >
11,852
24,711
< Damage Taken >
21,809
12,125
< Gold Earned >
10,154
2.25
< Towers >
1.16
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,023
< Total Healing >
4,710
14,908
< Experience >
10,523
16
< Vision Score >
70
8
< Wards Placed >
32
125
< Time Dealing CC >
94

How to Counter Pyke with Riven in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some strategic Riven versus Pyke matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Pyke..

Riven typically has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Riven and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Pyke

Who is Better, Riven or Pyke?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Riven usually wins when facing off against Pyke, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Riven makes a good counter for Pyke.

While Riven does have a higher win rate compared to Pyke, when facing one another, Riven also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Riven into Pykeas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Riven vs Pyke matchups, Riven is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Riven is a decent counter to Pyke. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Riven against Pyke.

Other Champion Matchups Against Riven

Riven Loses Against

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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 Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Riven, we analyzed 4,088 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 Pyke 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Riven to counter Pyke during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven most often accumulates much more CS relative to Pyke. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Riven versus Pyke build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Death's Dance. When Riven used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when facing Pyke than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Riven had an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Pyke with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Pyke as Riven, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Riven vs Pyke battles, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Pyke as Riven are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.