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How to Win Zeri vs Riven Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Riven

How to Beat Riven as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Riven as Zeri

based on 1,206 Zeri vs Riven matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Riven as Zeri came out of an examination of 1206 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Zeri has to counter Riven in only 3.1% of their rounds.

Zeri vs Riven Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a below average job of beating Riven. Typically, they wins a lowly 47.2% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Zeri against Riven rounds, Zeri’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that they probably won't get first blood against Riven.

Best Zeri vs Riven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterExperimental HexplateRunaan's Hurricane

Optional Items

Navori QuickbladesStormrazorTitanic HydraInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W

Guide to Countering Riven as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Riven Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Riven Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.9
6
< Deaths >
5.9
6.6
< Assists >
4.8
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
188
< Minions Killed >
177
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.5
12,836
< Physical Damage >
18,957
5,966
< Magic Damage >
54
570
< True Damage >
1,115
19,372
< Damage Dealt >
20,126
22,446
< Damage Taken >
24,557
12,389
< Gold Earned >
12,097
2.22
< Towers >
2.3
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,918
< Total Healing >
5,369
12,450
< Experience >
14,898
18
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
118
< Time Dealing CC >
128

How to Counter Riven with Zeri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several important Zeri vs. Riven matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Riven’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Riven..

Zeri typically has a similar longest killing spree as their enemy does. On average, they takes a similar amount of damage to Riven. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zeri and Riven

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Riven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Riven

Who is Better, Zeri or Riven?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zeri usually loses when trying to fight Riven, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Zeri makes a poor counter to Riven.

While Zeri does have a lower win rate compared to Riven, when they face off with one another, Zeri also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zeri into Riven.

Furthermore, Zeri also has some 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 ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zeri 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 allies during late stage team fights.

Zeri is a trash counter to Riven. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zeri against Riven.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Riven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Riven as Zeri, we analyzed 1,206 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 Zeri 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

Zeri Build Riven Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zeri in order to counter Riven during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Riven. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Zeri versus Riven build consist of Bloodthirster, Experimental Hexplate, and Runaan's Hurricane. When Zeri incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better when fighting Riven than with most other common item sets. In fact, Zeri boasted an average win rate of 47.2% when countering Riven with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Riven as Zeri, Zeri players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Zeri vs Riven counters, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.2% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Zeri versus Riven tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular player tier, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using every game played with these champions.