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How to Synergize Ezreal with Riven on the Same TeamEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal with Riven

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How to Synergize Ezreal and Riven

based on 7,132 Ezreal with Riven pairs
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Ezreal has fought alongside Riven in 7132 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much complete data directly from the developers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can present to you robust, usable builds to help Ezreal synergize with Riven. It is relatively rare for Ezreal to play with Riven as allies. This has only occurred in approx. 3.1% of matches with Ezreal.

Ezreal Riven Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal does a below average job of fighting on the same side as Riven. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.6% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Ezreal when playing with Riven by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ezreal vs Riven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSpear of ShojinSerylda's GrudgeFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Ezreal and Riven

Tips for Playing as Ezreal with Riven

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

Advice to Understand How Riven Will Play

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.

Ezreal Riven Synergy Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Riven Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.6
5.6
< Deaths >
5.7
7
< Assists >
6.9
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
176
< Minions Killed >
173
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.48
15,813
< Physical Damage >
15,776
7,323
< Magic Damage >
7,219
629
< True Damage >
606
23,766
< Damage Dealt >
23,602
20,218
< Damage Taken >
20,535
11,824
< Gold Earned >
11,844
2.3
< Towers >
2.22
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,542
< Total Healing >
5,506
12,684
< Experience >
12,716
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
92
< Time Dealing CC >
90

How to Play with Riven as Ezreal in LoL

The Ezreal Riven synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Riven, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Ezreal sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Riven. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Riven helps Ezreal perform poorer in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Ezreal plays on the same team as Riven, he gets a small increase in his total damage dealt. This may indicate that Riven supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Ezreal is played with Riven on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Riven. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Riven.

Additionally, when Ezreal plays with Riven on the same team, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Riven does a decent job of protecting Ezreal during teamfights.

Synergies between Ezreal and Riven

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Riven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ezreal
Riven

Is Ezreal better when played alongside Riven?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Ezreal that will 100% of the time be his ideal ally. However, overall, Riven is a very typical teammate for Ezreal. By being on the same team as Ezreal, she increases their win rate by 0.7% to 47.6%. This demonstrates that there is only a small synergy between Ezreal and Riven that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Riven has a greater difficulty than Ezreal. That means you should be very careful when enlisting Riven teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to do well with you.

When playing together, Ezreal players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by bringing Ezreal and Riven together, you may not be giving your team a lot of utility. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Riven ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal Riven Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ezreal and Riven, we analyzed 7,132 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Ezreal with Riven comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ezreal to synergize with Riven during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to include in your Ezreal and Riven synergy build consist of Muramana, Trinity Force, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Ezreal included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Riven than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average winrate of 47.6% helping carry Riven with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Press the Attack, 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 rune sets players used for Ezreal and Riven pairings, this sequence of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Riven with Ezreal are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.