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Udyr vs Riven

How to Beat Riven as Udyr in LoLUdyr is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Riven as Udyr

based on 3,740 Udyr vs Riven matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Riven as Udyr resulted from an examination of 3740 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Udyr fights Riven in only 3.3% of his matches.

Udyr vs Riven Matchup Summary

Udyr does a average job of countering Riven. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of the time the champions face one another in. In Udyr versus Riven matches, Udyr’s side is 0.2% less probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Riven.

Best Udyr vs Riven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Udyr Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Sterak's GageForce of NatureHullbreakerDead Man's Plate

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Udyr's passive ability p
Udyr's q ability q
Udyr's w ability w
Udyr's e ability e
Udyr's ultimate ability r
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R
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Riven as Udyr

Tips for Playing as Udyr against Riven

Udyr is one of the best junglers in the game. Taking advantage of this can give your team a large XP advantage and map control.

Damage is applied to turtle shield post-mitigation. Therefore, buying defensive items can drastically increase your survivability.

Advice to Win Against Riven

All of Riven's damage is physical, prioritize high Armor if an opposing Riven gets out of control.

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.

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.

Udyr vs Riven Counter Stats

Udyr Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Riven Image
4.8
< Kills >
7.1
6
< Deaths >
5.7
7.1
< Assists >
4.7
1.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
82
< Minions Killed >
180
1.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.44
6,690
< Physical Damage >
19,769
8,076
< Magic Damage >
59
728
< True Damage >
1,109
15,494
< Damage Dealt >
20,937
31,862
< Damage Taken >
24,887
11,379
< Gold Earned >
12,207
1.91
< Towers >
2.27
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,922
< Total Healing >
5,532
14,076
< Experience >
15,038
20
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
2,188
< Time Dealing CC >
131

How to Counter Riven with Udyr in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several critical Udyr vs. Riven counter statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Udyr’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Riven’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Udyr may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Riven..

Udyr typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Riven. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Udyr and Riven

Damage Types Compared

Udyr
Riven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Udyr
Riven

Who is Better, Udyr or Riven?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Udyr usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Riven, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Udyr makes an ok counter for Riven.

While Udyr does have a lower win rate compared to Riven, when they face off with one another, Udyr also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Udyr into Rivenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Udyr vs Riven matchups, Riven is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Udyr is a somewhat poor counter for Riven. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Udyr against Riven.

Other Champion Matchups Against Udyr

Udyr Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateRyzeRyze46% winrateNilahNilah46.6% winrateZileanZilean46.6% winrate

Udyr Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57% winrateNidaleeNidalee56% winrateZeriZeri54.3% winrateZoeZoe54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Udyr Players

How We Calculated Our Udyr vs Riven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Riven as Udyr, we analyzed 3,740 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 Riven as Udyr 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

Udyr Build Riven Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Udyr in order to counter Riven during both the lane 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 tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Udyr typically accumulates less CS as Riven. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Udyr versus Riven build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Udyr combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Riven than with most other common builds. In fact, Udyr boasted an average win rate of 49.5% when playing against Riven with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Riven as Udyr, Udyr players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Udyr vs Riven counters, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.

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