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Riven vs Qiyana

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How to Beat Qiyana as Riven

based on 1,660 Riven vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Qiyana as Riven resulted from an evaluation of 1660 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Riven fights Qiyana in only 1.4% of her matches.

Riven vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Riven has done a decent job of beating Qiyana. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Riven vs Qiyana rounds, Riven’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Qiyana.

Best Riven vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraSpear of ShojinEclipse

Optional Items

Sundered SkyDeath's DanceBlack Cleaver

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: TenacityLast 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 Qiyana as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Qiyana

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.

Riven vs Qiyana Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Qiyana Image
7.2
< Kills >
8.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.9
4.6
< Assists >
5.8
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.96
181
< Minions Killed >
151
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.39
19,413
< Physical Damage >
19,895
73
< Magic Damage >
1,852
1,123
< True Damage >
963
20,610
< Damage Dealt >
22,711
25,424
< Damage Taken >
24,150
12,359
< Gold Earned >
12,432
2.29
< Towers >
1.56
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,428
< Total Healing >
3,340
15,179
< Experience >
14,150
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
7
128
< Time Dealing CC >
103

How to Counter Qiyana with Riven in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some strategic Riven against Qiyana counter statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between the two. Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Qiyana’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Qiyana..

Riven typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Qiyana. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Riven and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Qiyana

Who is Better, Riven or Qiyana?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Riven usually wins when facing off against Qiyana, with a 51.5% win rate. As a result, Riven makes a good counter for Qiyana.

While Riven does have a higher winrate compared to Qiyana, when facing one another, Riven also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Riven into Qiyanaas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Riven also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Qiyana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter 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 Qiyana matchups, Riven is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Riven is a decent counter for Qiyana. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Riven against Qiyana.

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

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Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven vs Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Riven, we analyzed 1,660 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 Qiyana 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 Qiyana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Qiyana. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Riven versus Qiyana build consist of Ravenous Hydra, Spear of Shojin, and Eclipse. When Riven used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when fighting Qiyana than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Riven had an average winrate of 51.5% battling Qiyana with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Qiyana as Riven, Riven players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Riven vs Qiyana counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.5% winrate overall.

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