Xayah vs Riven
How to Beat Riven as Xayah
based on 1,835 Xayah vs Riven matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xayah vs Riven Matchup Summary
Best Xayah vs Riven Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Riven as Xayah
Tips for Playing as Xayah against Riven
Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.
Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.
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.
Xayah vs Riven Counter Stats
How to Counter Riven with Xayah in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some influential Xayah versus Riven matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Riven’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Riven..
Xayah usually has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Riven. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xayah and Riven
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Who is Better, Xayah or Riven?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xayah usually loses when playing against Riven, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a bad counter for Riven.
While Xayah does have a lower winrate compared to Riven, when on opposite teams, Xayah also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Xayah into Riven.
Moreover, Xayah has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Riven. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Riven matchups, Riven is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Xayah is a somewhat poor counter to Riven. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xayah against Riven.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Xayah to counter Riven during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xayah typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Riven. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Xayah versus Riven build consist of Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Riven than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xayah had an average winrate of 48.8% when countering Riven with these items in her kit.
To have the highest probability of beating Riven as Xayah, Xayah players should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Xayah vs Riven face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.8% winrate overall.
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