Viktor vs Riven
How to Beat Riven as Viktor
based on 1,751 Viktor vs Riven matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Riven Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Riven Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Riven as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Riven
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
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.
Viktor vs Riven Counter Stats
How to Counter Riven with Viktor in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some important Viktor vs. Riven counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between these two champs. As an example, Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Riven’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Riven..
Viktor typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Riven. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Viktor and Riven
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Who is Better, Viktor or Riven?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Viktor usually fairs equally well when playing against Riven, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Viktor makes an ok counter to Riven.
While Viktor does have a higher win rate than Riven, when they face off with one another, Viktor also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Viktor into Rivenas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Viktor has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Riven. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Riven matchups, Viktor is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Viktor is a decent counter to Riven. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Viktor against Riven.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Viktor in order to counter Riven during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor on average gets a similar amount of CS as Riven. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Viktor versus Riven build include Lich Bane, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Riven than with many other common builds. In fact, Viktor boasted an average winrate of 50.4% battling Riven with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Riven as Viktor, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Viktor vs Riven counters, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.4% winrate overall.
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