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How to Synergize Riven and Qiyana

based on 1,328 Riven with Qiyana pairs
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Riven has fought alongside Qiyana in 1328 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much great data directly from the publishers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can give you high-quality, usable builds to help Riven play with Qiyana. It is very rare for Riven to play alongside Qiyana as allies. This pairing has only happened in about 1.1% of matches with Riven.

Riven Qiyana Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Riven does a below average job of fighting on the same side as Qiyana. On average, she wins a poor 47.0% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Riven when playing with Qiyana by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Riven vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Death's DanceMaw of MalmortiusEclipseRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Riven's passive ability p
Riven's q ability q
Riven's w ability w
Riven's e ability e
Riven's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Riven and Qiyana

Tips for Playing as Riven with Qiyana

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.

Riven Qiyana Synergy Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Qiyana Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.9
5.9
< Deaths >
5.9
4.6
< Assists >
4.6
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
182
< Minions Killed >
178
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,592
< Physical Damage >
18,993
54
< Magic Damage >
57
1,139
< True Damage >
1,134
19,785
< Damage Dealt >
20,184
25,029
< Damage Taken >
24,940
12,096
< Gold Earned >
12,150
2.24
< Towers >
2.25
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,340
< Total Healing >
5,340
15,080
< Experience >
14,980
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
129
< Time Dealing CC >
128

How to Play with Qiyana as Riven in LoL

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

Overall, Riven sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Qiyana. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Qiyana helps Riven perform worse in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Riven tries to synergize with Qiyana, she gets a little decrease in her full damage output. This difference could indicate that Qiyana does not support by providing protection for her to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Riven is played together with Qiyana on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Qiyana.

Moreover, when Riven plays with Qiyana on the same side, she typically takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Qiyana does a poor job of covering Riven in teamfights.

Synergies between Riven and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Riven
Qiyana

Is Riven better when played alongside Qiyana?

There is no top companion for Riven that will 100% of the time be her #1 synergy. Yet, Qiyana is a very bad ally for Riven. By locking into the same team as Riven, she lowers their win rate by -3.1% to 47.0%. This proves that there is a terrible bond between Riven and Qiyana that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Qiyana has a lower difficulty than Riven. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Qiyana allies to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Fighting together, Riven players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Together, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by aligning Riven and Qiyana together, you may not be granting your side much AP. We recommend you have other champions on your team that fills this relative hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Qiyana ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven Qiyana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Riven and Qiyana, we analyzed 1,328 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 Riven with Qiyana 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Riven to work well with Qiyana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to get in your Riven and Qiyana synergy build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Riven incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she did a lot better as an ally of Qiyana than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Riven boasted an average winrate of 47.0% helping carry Qiyana with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Riven and Qiyana pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Qiyana with Riven are presented for all skill levels, merged. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.