Wild Rift: RIVEN Build Guide (7.1B)
League of Legends: Wild Rift RIVEN, role - Assassin / Fighter. Use the guidelines to take your RIVEN Wild Rift champion play style to the next level. Study in detail the build of items, runes, spells, skills that need to be developed in the first place. In order to find out what position RIVEN is in the rating table, go to the - Tier List page.
 64 (3.64) |  690 (120) |  12 (0.7) |
 0.8 (0.014) |  0 (0) |  0 (0) |
 345 (0) |  46 (4.5) |  40 (2) |
 175 (0) |
(PASSIVE) RUNIC BLADE
Abilities charge Riven's blade up to 3 times.
Attacks expend charges to deal 21 physical damage (30% + 2% ).
Bonus damage to structures is reduced to 50%.
Bonus damage to monsters is reduced to 50%.
(Q) BROKEN WINGS
12s
Slash in a direction up to 3 times. Each slash deals 64 physical damage (30/55/80/105 + 55/60/65/70% ) to nearby enemies.
The third slash crosses terrain and knocks up nearby enemies for 0.5 seconds.
Tap-casting prioritizes champions and large monsters within slash range.
Damage to monsters 70%.
(W) KI BURST
8.5/8/7.5/7s
Stun nearby enemies for 0.75 seconds, dealing 55 physical damage (55/95/135/175 + 100% bonus ).
(E) VALOR
9/8/7/6s
Dash in a direction and gain a shield absorbing 85 damage (85/120/155/190 + 90% bonus ) for 2 seconds.
Valor cannot cross terrain.
(R) BLADE OF THE EXILE
75/60/45s
Expand Riven's blade for 12 seconds, granting 25% bonus Attack Damage, increasing the range of her attacks and damaging abilities, and granting a single cast of Wind Slash.
Wind Slash: Launches a shockwave, dealing 100 (100/150/200 + 60% bonus ) to 300 physical damage (300 + 180% bonus ) based upon enemies' missing health.
RIVEN Meta Overview — Ranks & Performance Analytics
This meta overview presents RIVEN’s ranked performance across different roles and skill tiers. The data includes tier placement, win rate, pick rate, ban rate, and short-term trends, allowing you to evaluate her current strength and draft priority. Statistics are synced with rank buckets and role selection, helping you understand where RIVEN performs best and how her impact changes in the evolving Wild Rift meta.
Confidence Low
Confidence Low
Solo Baron RIVEN Build items and runes
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Solo Baron Line RIVEN. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Key items
Long Sword. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy 
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Long Sword
+12 Attack Damage
500
Eclipse
Gain a shield and deal bonus damage +65 Attack Damage +20 Ability Haste
Ever Rising Moon: Hitting an enemy champion with 2 separate attacks or abilities within 1.8s deals bonus physical damage equal to 7% of the target's max Health
(3.5% for ranged champions), and grants you a shield that absorbs damage equal to 140 + 35% bonus Attack Damage (70 + 18% bonus Attack Damage for ranged champions) for 2s. (6s Cooldawn) 3000
Eclipse TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins who want to burst down enemies quickly. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, allowing you to deal more damage and use your abilities more frequently. The "Ever Rising Moon" effect activates when hitting an enemy champion with two separate attacks or abilities within 1.8 seconds, dealing bonus physical damage based on the target's max health and granting you a shield that absorbs damage. This makes the item a great choice for assassins who want to quickly eliminate targets and gain extra survivability.
Gluttonous Greaves
Attack Damage, Omnivamp +10 Attack Damage
+45 Move Speed.
Conversion: +7% Omnivamp
. 900
Gluttonous Greaves TIPS: These boots are perfect for champions who rely on auto-attacks and need constant sustain. They provide bonuses to attack damage and movement speed, while the “Conversion” passive turns a portion of your damage into omnivamp, allowing you to stay in fights longer. Especially useful for marksmen, fighters, and junglers who frequently skirmish and require extra healing from their attacks.
Trinity Force
Well-Rounded +333 Max Health +30 Attack Damage
+30% Attack Speed +20 Ability Haste
Fervor: +5% Move Speed.
Spellblade: Using an ability causes the next attack used within 10 seconds to deal bonus physical damage equal to 200% base AD(1.5s Cooldown). Damage is reduced vs structures.
Valor: Attacks grant 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds. Bonuses do not stack. Ranged champions gain halved values. 3333
Trinity Force TIPS: This item provides a well-rounded set of stats and enhances damage through the combination of abilities and basic attacks. It is ideal for champions who frequently weave abilities between attacks and rely on consistent trading. It works best on fighters and some mobile carries where versatility, speed, and burst damage in short skirmishes are important.
Gluttonous Greaves
Attack Damage, Omnivamp +10 Attack Damage +45 Move Speed.
Conversion: +7% Omnivamp. 900
Gluttonous Greaves TIPS: These boots are perfect for champions who rely on auto-attacks and need constant sustain. They provide bonuses to attack damage and movement speed, while the “Conversion” passive turns a portion of your damage into omnivamp, allowing you to stay in fights longer. Especially useful for marksmen, fighters, and junglers who frequently skirmish and require extra healing from their attacks.
Goredrinker
Deal damage in an area
Thirsting Slash (Active): Deal 230% base as physical damage to nearby enemies. Restore Health equal to 20% plus 12% missing for each enemy champion hit. (15s cooldown) 500
Goredrinker TIPS: This enchant turns your boots into a deadly blade: on activation, you deal burst AOE damage to all nearby enemies and instantly heal yourself based on your missing health. Perfect for bruisers and tanks who need to dive in, deal area damage, and stay in the fight thanks to the immediate sustain.
Quicksilver Enchant
Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.25 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): After the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (70s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects. 800
Quicksilver Enchant TIPS: This enchant cleanses all crowd control effects, grants brief CC immunity, then boosts your tenacity and slow resist. Perfect for champions who need to quickly purge control to stay in the fight.
Eclipse (Gain a shield and deal bonus damage) as your first item, followed by Gluttonous Greaves (Grants Attack Damage and Omnivamp) (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Trinity Force (Well-Rounded).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in
Goredrinker (Deal damage in an area). You may want to replace it with Quicksilver Enchant (Dispels crowd control), it all depends on your playstyle and the situation on the battlefield.
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
Eclipse
Gain a shield and deal bonus damage +65 Attack Damage +20 Ability Haste
Ever Rising Moon: Hitting an enemy champion with 2 separate attacks or abilities within 1.8s deals bonus physical damage equal to 7% of the target's max Health(3.5% for ranged champions), and grants you a shield that absorbs damage equal to 140 + 35% bonus Attack Damage (70 + 18% bonus Attack Damage for ranged champions) for 2s. (6s Cooldawn) 3000
Eclipse TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins who want to burst down enemies quickly. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, allowing you to deal more damage and use your abilities more frequently. The "Ever Rising Moon" effect activates when hitting an enemy champion with two separate attacks or abilities within 1.8 seconds, dealing bonus physical damage based on the target's max health and granting you a shield that absorbs damage. This makes the item a great choice for assassins who want to quickly eliminate targets and gain extra survivability.
Gluttonous Greaves
Attack Damage, Omnivamp +10 Attack Damage +45 Move Speed.
Conversion: +7% Omnivamp. 900
Gluttonous Greaves TIPS: These boots are perfect for champions who rely on auto-attacks and need constant sustain. They provide bonuses to attack damage and movement speed, while the “Conversion” passive turns a portion of your damage into omnivamp, allowing you to stay in fights longer. Especially useful for marksmen, fighters, and junglers who frequently skirmish and require extra healing from their attacks.
Trinity Force
Well-Rounded +333 Max Health +30 Attack Damage +30% Attack Speed +20 Ability Haste
Fervor: +5% Move Speed.
Spellblade: Using an ability causes the next attack used within 10 seconds to deal bonus physical damage equal to 200% base AD(1.5s Cooldown). Damage is reduced vs structures.
Valor: Attacks grant 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds. Bonuses do not stack. Ranged champions gain halved values. 3333
Trinity Force TIPS: This item provides a well-rounded set of stats and enhances damage through the combination of abilities and basic attacks. It is ideal for champions who frequently weave abilities between attacks and rely on consistent trading. It works best on fighters and some mobile carries where versatility, speed, and burst damage in short skirmishes are important.
Serylda’s Grudge
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows +40 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Last Whisper: Gain 
+33% Armor Penetration.
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
Frostbite: Apply Frostbite to enemies slowed by Icy for 6s. At 3 Frostbite stacks, all stacks are consumed to apply bleed, dealing (10 + 2-30 (
) + 40% bonus) physical damage over 2s. Also applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3s. (5s cooldown per target) 3300
Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item blends heavy armor penetration with crowd control: your active abilities and empowered hits slow targets, and repeated slows trigger a bleed that also applies grievous wounds. Perfect for champions who need to kite, execute priority targets, and curb their healing.
Death's Dance
Delays damage taken +35 Attack Damage
+40 Armor +15 Ability Haste
Defy: Champion takedowns cleanse Cauterize's remaining damage pool and restores 8% of your maximum health over 2 seconds.
Cauterize: 27% of all physical damage and magic damage received (12% for ranged champions) is dealt to you over 3 seconds as true damage instead. 3100
Death's Dance TIPS: This item converts incoming damage into a delayed effect, letting you stay in fights longer and smooth out damage spikes. It boosts your survivability with armor and ability haste, and successful takedowns cleanse the delayed damage while instantly healing you. — Perfect for bruisers and tanks who need to absorb bursts of damage and then quickly recover to keep fighting.
Guardian Angel
Revives at death +40 Attack Damage +40 Armor
Resurrect: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% Health and 30% Mana after 4 seconds of stasis. (210s Cooldown) 3400
Guardian Angel TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a second chance in teamfights. It is especially effective against champions with high burst damage, such as Zed, Syndra, or Zoe, as well as against strong diving champions like Camille, Kha'Zix, or Lee Sin. The Resurrection effect allows you to return to the fight after taking lethal damage, restoring health and mana, giving you a chance to continue fighting and assist your team even in critical moments.
Situational items
Trinity Force
Well-Rounded +333 Max Health +30 Attack Damage +30% Attack Speed +20 Ability Haste
Fervor: +5% Move Speed.
Spellblade: Using an ability causes the next attack used within 10 seconds to deal bonus physical damage equal to 200% base AD(1.5s Cooldown). Damage is reduced vs structures.
Valor: Attacks grant 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds. Bonuses do not stack. Ranged champions gain halved values. 3333
Trinity Force TIPS: This item provides a well-rounded set of stats and enhances damage through the combination of abilities and basic attacks. It is ideal for champions who frequently weave abilities between attacks and rely on consistent trading. It works best on fighters and some mobile carries where versatility, speed, and burst damage in short skirmishes are important.
Divine Sunderer
Anti-Health attacks +425 Max Health +25 Attack Damage +25 Ability Haste
Spellblade: After using an ability, your next attack within 10 seconds deals (10% melee / 7% ranged) of target’s maximum health as bonus physical damage. If the target is a champion, heal for (6% melee / 2.5% ranged) of the target's maximum health. (1.5s Cooldown) Damage is reduced vs structure. 3400
Divine Sunderer TIPS: This item offers a strong blend of survivability and damage: after using an ability your next basic attack is empowered to deal bonus damage based on the target’s max health, and it heals you when used on enemy champions. Perfect for fighter-bruisiers and solo laners who weave abilities into autos and need sustain versus tanks and duelists.
Divine Sunderer — This item offers a strong blend of survivability and damage: after using an ability your next basic attack is empowered to deal bonus damage based on the target’s max health, and it heals you when used on enemy champions. Perfect for fighter-bruisiers and solo laners who weave abilities into autos and need sustain versus tanks and duelists.
Serylda’s Grudge
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows +40 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Last Whisper: Gain +33% Armor Penetration.
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
Frostbite: Apply Frostbite to enemies slowed by Icy for 6s. At 3 Frostbite stacks, all stacks are consumed to apply bleed, dealing (10 + 2-30 () + 40% bonus) physical damage over 2s. Also applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3s. (5s cooldown per target) 3300
Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item blends heavy armor penetration with crowd control: your active abilities and empowered hits slow targets, and repeated slows trigger a bleed that also applies grievous wounds. Perfect for champions who need to kite, execute priority targets, and curb their healing.
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing +25 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate +15% Attack Speed
Last Whisper: +30% Armor Penetration. Attacks that Critically Strike gain an additional 6% Armor Penetration.
Sepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 3300
Mortal Reminder TIPS: This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
Mortal Reminder — This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
Death's Dance
Delays damage taken +35 Attack Damage +40 Armor +15 Ability Haste
Defy: Champion takedowns cleanse Cauterize's remaining damage pool and restores 8% of your maximum health over 2 seconds.
Cauterize: 27% of all physical damage and magic damage received (12% for ranged champions) is dealt to you over 3 seconds as true damage instead. 3100
Death's Dance TIPS: This item converts incoming damage into a delayed effect, letting you stay in fights longer and smooth out damage spikes. It boosts your survivability with armor and ability haste, and successful takedowns cleanse the delayed damage while instantly healing you. — Perfect for bruisers and tanks who need to absorb bursts of damage and then quickly recover to keep fighting.
Serpent's Fang
Anti-Shielding +50 Attack Damage +10 Ability Haste
Stab: +15 Armor Penetration.
Shield Reaver: Dealing damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3s. Melee champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%; while ranged champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Shield Reaver, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2800
Serpent's Fang TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins and champions who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with increased armor penetration, making it effective against well-protected enemies. The "Shield Reaver" effect allows you to reduce the effectiveness of shields gained by enemy champions, depending on your bonus attack damage, helping to quickly break through shields. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on shields for defense, such as Lux, Braum, and others.
Serpent's Fang — This item is perfect for assassins and champions who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with increased armor penetration, making it effective against well-protected enemies. The "Shield Reaver" effect allows you to reduce the effectiveness of shields gained by enemy champions, depending on your bonus attack damage, helping to quickly break through shields. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on shields for defense, such as Lux, Braum, and others.
Death's Dance
Delays damage taken +35 Attack Damage +40 Armor +15 Ability Haste
Defy: Champion takedowns cleanse Cauterize's remaining damage pool and restores 8% of your maximum health over 2 seconds.
Cauterize: 27% of all physical damage and magic damage received (12% for ranged champions) is dealt to you over 3 seconds as true damage instead. 3100
Death's Dance TIPS: This item converts incoming damage into a delayed effect, letting you stay in fights longer and smooth out damage spikes. It boosts your survivability with armor and ability haste, and successful takedowns cleanse the delayed damage while instantly healing you. — Perfect for bruisers and tanks who need to absorb bursts of damage and then quickly recover to keep fighting.
Spear of Shojin
Gain damage bonuses +450 Max Health +40 Attack Damage
Dragonforce: +20% Ability Haste.
Focused Will: Dealing damage to monsters or enemies with abilities increases your champion’s ability and passive damage by 3% for 6s. (Stacks 4 times). 3100
Spear of Shojin TIPS: This item provides a mix of survivability and empowered ability usage: it increases your staying power, reduces ability cooldowns, and temporarily boosts your ability and passive damage after engaging enemies or clearing monsters. Perfect for duelist bruisers who want to cast more often in fights and gain an edge in extended skirmishes or split-push scenarios. Suited for champions who weave autos with frequent ability casts.
Spear of Shojin — This item provides a mix of survivability and empowered ability usage: it increases your staying power, reduces ability cooldowns, and temporarily boosts your ability and passive damage after engaging enemies or clearing monsters. Perfect for duelist bruisers who want to cast more often in fights and gain an edge in extended skirmishes or split-push scenarios. Suited for champions who weave autos with frequent ability casts.
Guardian Angel
Revives at death +40 Attack Damage +40 Armor
Resurrect: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% Health and 30% Mana after 4 seconds of stasis. (210s Cooldown) 3400
Guardian Angel TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a second chance in teamfights. It is especially effective against champions with high burst damage, such as Zed, Syndra, or Zoe, as well as against strong diving champions like Camille, Kha'Zix, or Lee Sin. The Resurrection effect allows you to return to the fight after taking lethal damage, restoring health and mana, giving you a chance to continue fighting and assist your team even in critical moments.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain +10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (90s Cooldown) 3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Maw of Malmortius — This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Guardian Angel
Revives at death +40 Attack Damage +40 Armor
Resurrect: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% Health and 30% Mana after 4 seconds of stasis. (210s Cooldown) 3400
Guardian Angel TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a second chance in teamfights. It is especially effective against champions with high burst damage, such as Zed, Syndra, or Zoe, as well as against strong diving champions like Camille, Kha'Zix, or Lee Sin. The Resurrection effect allows you to return to the fight after taking lethal damage, restoring health and mana, giving you a chance to continue fighting and assist your team even in critical moments.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability +60 Armor +60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion. 3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Amaranth's Twinguard — This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.Summoner Spells
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and 
Ignite (Ignites target enemy champion, dealing true damageand applying Grievous Wounds for the duration. Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing) as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Teleport
After channeling for 3.5 seconds, teleport your champion to an allied champion, structure, or ward (excludes areas in range of enemy inhibitors). You can only teleport to structures during the first 6 minutes of the game.
Cooldown: 150s
Runes BUILD
Conqueror (Gain stacks of AD or AP when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus Omnivamp (Adaptive).) as your keystone, followed by 
Demolish (Automatically charges up when you are near turrets. Once fully charged, your next attack deals massive amounts of damage to turrets.), 
Bone Plating (Reduces incoming damage.) and 
Perseverance (Gains Tenacity also gains Armor and Magic Resist when immobilizing.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Sudden Impact (After dashing or exiting invisibility/stealth, your next damaging attack or ability deals true damage on hit. The attack/ability gains bonus effects at higher levels.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Conqueror
Stacking Damage, Vamp
Gain stacks of Adaptive Force when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus omnivamp.
Per stack: 3-7 bonus or 4-11 
for 6s.
Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 9%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp .
Demolish
Destroy turrets faster
When within 550 range of an enemy turret, gain a charge every 0.5s, up to 6 times.
When fully charged, your next attack against the turret deals an additional (200 + 30% max Health) physical damage.
Cooldown: 35s
Bone Plating
Anti-Burst Damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 30s
Perseverance
Increase survivability when crowd controlled
Gain 10% Tenacity. Gain 15-25 Armor and Magic Resistance () for 1.5 seconds when mmobilized. Refresh duration time when immobilized multiple times.
Sudden Impact
Triggers when in stealth or dashing
Damaging an enemy champion deals a bonus 10-80 true damage after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when exiting stealth for 4s.
The damaging attack/ability gains bonuses at higher levels:
Level 5: Deal an additional 10 true damage.
Level 9: Deal an additional 20 true damage and gain 10% Movement Speed for 1.5s after dealing the damage.
Cooldown: 10s
Situational Runes
Demolish
Destroy turrets faster
When within 550 range of an enemy turret, gain a charge every 0.5s, up to 6 times.
When fully charged, your next attack against the turret deals an additional (200 + 30% max Health) physical damage.
Cooldown: 35s
Courage of the Colossus
Immobilize enemies to gain shields
Gains a shield that absorbs up to 25-45 () + 1% of max Health for 3s when immobilizing an enemy champion.
Cooldown: 10s
Courage of the Colossus — The rune grants a shield that absorbs damage when you immobilize an enemy champion. The shield scales with your maximum health, making it perfect for champions with high survivability. It is especially useful for tanks or fighters who frequently control enemies and are at the center of fights. The rune helps improve survivability by providing additional protection when using crowd control abilities.
Bone Plating
Anti-Burst Damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 30s
Second Wind
Increase sustain
Gain 5 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, regenerate 6 + (2% of your missing health) over the next 5 seconds. This effect is doubled for melee champions.
Second Wind — The rune restores health every 5 seconds and significantly boosts regeneration after taking damage from an enemy champion. This rune is especially useful for champions who are often in the thick of the fight, such as tanks or fighters, as it helps sustain health during battles. The effect is doubled for melee champions, making it even more effective in extended fights, improving survivability.
Perseverance
Increase survivability when crowd controlled
Gain 10% Tenacity. Gain 15-25 Armor and Magic Resistance () for 1.5 seconds when mmobilized. Refresh duration time when immobilized multiple times.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 2 enemy minions or 1 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Overgrowth — The rune increases your maximum health permanently with each nearby minion or monster kill. It is useful for most champions, including fighters, tanks, and junglers, who actively farm and frequently engage in fights. The rune helps improve survivability by stacking health over time, making it a great choice for champions who rely on increasing their maximum health for prolonged battles.
Sudden Impact
Triggers when in stealth or dashing
Damaging an enemy champion deals a bonus 10-80 true damage after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when exiting stealth for 4s.
The damaging attack/ability gains bonuses at higher levels:
Level 5: Deal an additional 10 true damage.
Level 9: Deal an additional 20 true damage and gain 10% Movement Speed for 1.5s after dealing the damage.
Cooldown: 10s
Nimbus Cloak
Spells increase Movement Speed
After using a Spell (Flash, Ignite, etc.), 10% - 40% movement bonus for 3 seconds. The speedup effectiveness depends on the Spell's cooldown.
Nimbus Cloak — The rune grants a movement speed bonus after casting a Summoner Spell, increasing your speed for a few seconds. The effectiveness of the speed boost depends on the cooldown of the Summoner Spell. This rune is useful for champions who actively use their summoner spells for mobility, such as assassins or mages, as it allows for quick movement across the map and faster maneuvers after casting spells.Skills Order
(Q) BROKEN WINGS
12s
Slash in a direction up to 3 times. Each slash deals 64 physical damage (30/55/80/105 + 55/60/65/70% ) to nearby enemies.
The third slash crosses terrain and knocks up nearby enemies for 0.5 seconds.
Tap-casting prioritizes champions and large monsters within slash range.
Damage to monsters 70%.
(Q) BROKEN WINGS
(W) KI BURST
8.5/8/7.5/7s
Stun nearby enemies for 0.75 seconds, dealing 55 physical damage (55/95/135/175 + 100% bonus ).
(W) KI BURST
(E) VALOR
9/8/7/6s
Dash in a direction and gain a shield absorbing 85 damage (85/120/155/190 + 90% bonus ) for 2 seconds.
Valor cannot cross terrain.
(E) VALOR
(R) BLADE OF THE EXILE
75/60/45s
Expand Riven's blade for 12 seconds, granting 25% bonus Attack Damage, increasing the range of her attacks and damaging abilities, and granting a single cast of Wind Slash.Wind Slash: Launches a shockwave, dealing 100 (100/150/200 + 60% bonus ) to 300 physical damage (300 + 180% bonus ) based upon enemies' missing health.
(R) BLADE OF THE EXILE
Solo Baron RIVEN Counters
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Solo Baron RIVEN. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
Threats
Synergies
Solo Baron RIVEN Counter Items
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Solo Baron RIVEN in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Armor
Items that reduce Auto Attacks (AA) / Physical Damage.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage +150 Max Health
+50% Health Regen +20 Armor +45 Move Speed. 900
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots are a go-to counter when the enemy relies on basic attacks and physical damage. They increase your armor and health regeneration while giving movement speed, helping you survive trades, dives and extended skirmishes versus AD-centric comps. Pick them when the enemy team has strong marksmen, sustained auto-attack threats or multiple AD bruisers who punish low armor.
Guardian Angel
Revives at death +40 Attack Damage +40 Armor
Resurrect: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% Health and 30% Mana after 4 seconds of stasis. (210s Cooldown) 3400
Guardian Angel TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a second chance in teamfights. It is especially effective against champions with high burst damage, such as Zed, Syndra, or Zoe, as well as against strong diving champions like Camille, Kha'Zix, or Lee Sin. The Resurrection effect allows you to return to the fight after taking lethal damage, restoring health and mana, giving you a chance to continue fighting and assist your team even in critical moments.
Randuin's Omen
Counters Critical Strike Damage +400 Max Health +75 Armor
Resilience: Critically Struck deal 20% less damage to you.
Countercurrent: Gain 1 stacks of Countercurrent when Critically Struck by physical damage. Each stuck grants 5% Movement Speed and 5% slow resist. Max 4 stacks. 2800
Randuin's Omen TIPS: This item is built to counter crit-heavy builds. It provides a large health pool and armor while reducing damage from critical strikes, making you much tougher in head-on engagements. When you are critically struck, you gain stacks that boost your movement and slow resistance, helping you hold position and control fight spacing. — Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need to stand up to high-crit auto-attackers and survive extended teamfights.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health +75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Aply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damge to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Iceborn Gauntlet
Attacks create a slowing field +250 Max Health +50 Armor
+250 Max Mana +30 Ability Haste
Spellblade: Using an ability causes your next attack within 10 seconds to deal bonus physical damage equal to (100% base AD + 25% Bonus Armor ) in an area and creates an icy field for 2 seconds that slows by 30%. Armor increases the size of the icy field. (1.5s Cooldown)
Damage is reduced vs structures. 3100
Iceborn Gauntlet TIPS: This item greatly boosts your health, armor, mana, and ability haste, making you much tankier. After casting an ability, your next attack in an area deals bonus physical damage and creates an icy field that slows enemies inside by 30%. The field’s size scales with your armor. This makes the item a great choice for champions who want to combine high survivability with crowd control and extra AOE damage.
Dead Man's Plate
Increases Movement Speed +350 Max Health +70 Armor
Relentless: +5% Move Speed.
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 40 Move Speed at 100 stacks. Attacking removes all Momentum. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Crushing Blow: Attacks deal up to 100 bonus magic damage based on Momentum removed. Melee attacks with max Momentum slows by 75% for 1 second. 2800
Dead Man's Plate TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and armor, and its “Momentum” passive builds movement speed as you move—up to a cap—until you land an attack, which then triggers “Crushing Blow”, dealing bonus magic damage based on the momentum removed and slowing enemies at full stacks. This makes it an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need extra mobility to engage quickly and sustain through fights. Tips: ideal for champions who need to close distance and absorb damage; pairs extremely well with Spellblade items (e.g., Divine Sunderer) for additional burst damage on engage.
Cleanse or Block Spells
Items with ability or property to cleanse or block negative spells.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: This Enchant renders you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 s, but prevents movement, attacks, and ability or item use. Perfect for surviving critical moments against assassins and high burst damage.
Reduces Mobility
Items that can decrease RIVEN mobility.
Exhaust
Exhausts target enemy champion, reducing their Movement Speed by 35% and their damage dealt by 40% for 2.5 seconds.
Cooldown: 100s
Serylda’s Grudge
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows +40 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Last Whisper: Gain +33% Armor Penetration.
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
Frostbite: Apply Frostbite to enemies slowed by Icy for 6s. At 3 Frostbite stacks, all stacks are consumed to apply bleed, dealing (10 + 2-30 () + 40% bonus) physical damage over 2s. Also applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3s. (5s cooldown per target) 3300
Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item blends heavy armor penetration with crowd control: your active abilities and empowered hits slow targets, and repeated slows trigger a bleed that also applies grievous wounds. Perfect for champions who need to kite, execute priority targets, and curb their healing.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Abilities apply slows +300 Max Health +65 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 0.75 second. 2700
Rylai's Crystal Scepter TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who deal damage with area-of-effect abilities and want to slow down enemies. It provides bonuses to health, ability power, and magic penetration, enhancing your abilities and increasing survivability. The "Icy" effect slows enemies by 30% for 1 second when dealing damage with active abilities or empowered attacks. This makes the item an excellent choice for champions with area-of-effect damage who can control the battlefield and slow enemies, such as Lissandra or Amumu.
Iceborn Gauntlet
Attacks create a slowing field +250 Max Health +50 Armor +250 Max Mana +30 Ability Haste
Spellblade: Using an ability causes your next attack within 10 seconds to deal bonus physical damage equal to (100% base AD + 25% Bonus Armor ) in an area and creates an icy field for 2 seconds that slows by 30%. Armor increases the size of the icy field. (1.5s Cooldown)
Damage is reduced vs structures. 3100
Iceborn Gauntlet TIPS: This item greatly boosts your health, armor, mana, and ability haste, making you much tankier. After casting an ability, your next attack in an area deals bonus physical damage and creates an icy field that slows enemies inside by 30%. The field’s size scales with your armor. This makes the item a great choice for champions who want to combine high survivability with crowd control and extra AOE damage.
Reduces Any Shield
Items with reduces any Shield.
Serpent's Fang
Anti-Shielding +50 Attack Damage +10 Ability Haste
Stab: +15 Armor Penetration.
Shield Reaver: Dealing damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3s. Melee champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%; while ranged champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Shield Reaver, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2800
Serpent's Fang TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins and champions who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with increased armor penetration, making it effective against well-protected enemies. The "Shield Reaver" effect allows you to reduce the effectiveness of shields gained by enemy champions, depending on your bonus attack damage, helping to quickly break through shields. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on shields for defense, such as Lux, Braum, and others.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding +200 Max Health +75 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2600
Oceanid's Trident TIPS: This item is perfect for mage-assassins who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, helping you deal damage and more effectively break through enemy shields. The "Lethal Weapon" effect reduces the effectiveness of shields that enemies gain based on the type of ability you use. Area of effect abilities apply up to 45% shield reduction, while single target abilities apply up to 60%, allowing you to significantly reduce enemy defenses. This item is especially useful when the enemy team relies on shields for protection.
Solo Baron RIVEN Tips
Solo Baron RIVEN Strengths and Weaknesses
Solo Baron RIVEN Strategy and Tactics
Jungle RIVEN Build items and runes
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Jungle Line RIVEN. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Key items
Long Sword. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Long Sword +12 Attack Damage 500
Trinity Force
Well-Rounded +333 Max Health +30 Attack Damage +30% Attack Speed +20 Ability Haste
Fervor: +5% Move Speed.
Spellblade: Using an ability causes the next attack used within 10 seconds to deal bonus physical damage equal to 200% base AD(1.5s Cooldown). Damage is reduced vs structures.
Valor: Attacks grant 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds. Bonuses do not stack. Ranged champions gain halved values. 3333
Trinity Force TIPS: This item provides a well-rounded set of stats and enhances damage through the combination of abilities and basic attacks. It is ideal for champions who frequently weave abilities between attacks and rely on consistent trading. It works best on fighters and some mobile carries where versatility, speed, and burst damage in short skirmishes are important.
Gluttonous Greaves
Attack Damage, Omnivamp +10 Attack Damage +45 Move Speed.
Conversion: +7% Omnivamp. 900
Gluttonous Greaves TIPS: These boots are perfect for champions who rely on auto-attacks and need constant sustain. They provide bonuses to attack damage and movement speed, while the “Conversion” passive turns a portion of your damage into omnivamp, allowing you to stay in fights longer. Especially useful for marksmen, fighters, and junglers who frequently skirmish and require extra healing from their attacks.
Eclipse
Gain a shield and deal bonus damage +65 Attack Damage +20 Ability Haste
Ever Rising Moon: Hitting an enemy champion with 2 separate attacks or abilities within 1.8s deals bonus physical damage equal to 7% of the target's max Health(3.5% for ranged champions), and grants you a shield that absorbs damage equal to 140 + 35% bonus Attack Damage (70 + 18% bonus Attack Damage for ranged champions) for 2s. (6s Cooldawn) 3000
Eclipse TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins who want to burst down enemies quickly. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, allowing you to deal more damage and use your abilities more frequently. The "Ever Rising Moon" effect activates when hitting an enemy champion with two separate attacks or abilities within 1.8 seconds, dealing bonus physical damage based on the target's max health and granting you a shield that absorbs damage. This makes the item a great choice for assassins who want to quickly eliminate targets and gain extra survivability.
Gluttonous Greaves
Attack Damage, Omnivamp +10 Attack Damage +45 Move Speed.
Conversion: +7% Omnivamp. 900
Gluttonous Greaves TIPS: These boots are perfect for champions who rely on auto-attacks and need constant sustain. They provide bonuses to attack damage and movement speed, while the “Conversion” passive turns a portion of your damage into omnivamp, allowing you to stay in fights longer. Especially useful for marksmen, fighters, and junglers who frequently skirmish and require extra healing from their attacks.
Quicksilver Enchant
Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.25 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): After the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (70s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects. 800
Quicksilver Enchant TIPS: This enchant cleanses all crowd control effects, grants brief CC immunity, then boosts your tenacity and slow resist. Perfect for champions who need to quickly purge control to stay in the fight.
Goredrinker
Deal damage in an area
Thirsting Slash (Active): Deal 230% base as physical damage to nearby enemies. Restore Health equal to 20% plus 12% missing for each enemy champion hit. (15s cooldown) 500
Goredrinker TIPS: This enchant turns your boots into a deadly blade: on activation, you deal burst AOE damage to all nearby enemies and instantly heal yourself based on your missing health. Perfect for bruisers and tanks who need to dive in, deal area damage, and stay in the fight thanks to the immediate sustain.
Trinity Force (Well-Rounded) as your first item, followed by Gluttonous Greaves (Grants Attack Damage and Omnivamp) (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Eclipse (Gain a shield and deal bonus damage).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in
Quicksilver Enchant (Dispels crowd control). You may want to replace it with Goredrinker (Deal damage in an area), it all depends on your playstyle and the situation on the battlefield.
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
Trinity Force
Well-Rounded +333 Max Health +30 Attack Damage +30% Attack Speed +20 Ability Haste
Fervor: +5% Move Speed.
Spellblade: Using an ability causes the next attack used within 10 seconds to deal bonus physical damage equal to 200% base AD(1.5s Cooldown). Damage is reduced vs structures.
Valor: Attacks grant 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds. Bonuses do not stack. Ranged champions gain halved values. 3333
Trinity Force TIPS: This item provides a well-rounded set of stats and enhances damage through the combination of abilities and basic attacks. It is ideal for champions who frequently weave abilities between attacks and rely on consistent trading. It works best on fighters and some mobile carries where versatility, speed, and burst damage in short skirmishes are important.
Gluttonous Greaves
Attack Damage, Omnivamp +10 Attack Damage +45 Move Speed.
Conversion: +7% Omnivamp. 900
Gluttonous Greaves TIPS: These boots are perfect for champions who rely on auto-attacks and need constant sustain. They provide bonuses to attack damage and movement speed, while the “Conversion” passive turns a portion of your damage into omnivamp, allowing you to stay in fights longer. Especially useful for marksmen, fighters, and junglers who frequently skirmish and require extra healing from their attacks.
Eclipse
Gain a shield and deal bonus damage +65 Attack Damage +20 Ability Haste
Ever Rising Moon: Hitting an enemy champion with 2 separate attacks or abilities within 1.8s deals bonus physical damage equal to 7% of the target's max Health(3.5% for ranged champions), and grants you a shield that absorbs damage equal to 140 + 35% bonus Attack Damage (70 + 18% bonus Attack Damage for ranged champions) for 2s. (6s Cooldawn) 3000
Eclipse TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins who want to burst down enemies quickly. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, allowing you to deal more damage and use your abilities more frequently. The "Ever Rising Moon" effect activates when hitting an enemy champion with two separate attacks or abilities within 1.8 seconds, dealing bonus physical damage based on the target's max health and granting you a shield that absorbs damage. This makes the item a great choice for assassins who want to quickly eliminate targets and gain extra survivability.
Serylda’s Grudge
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows +40 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Last Whisper: Gain +33% Armor Penetration.
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
Frostbite: Apply Frostbite to enemies slowed by Icy for 6s. At 3 Frostbite stacks, all stacks are consumed to apply bleed, dealing (10 + 2-30 () + 40% bonus) physical damage over 2s. Also applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3s. (5s cooldown per target) 3300
Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item blends heavy armor penetration with crowd control: your active abilities and empowered hits slow targets, and repeated slows trigger a bleed that also applies grievous wounds. Perfect for champions who need to kite, execute priority targets, and curb their healing.
Death's Dance
Delays damage taken +35 Attack Damage +40 Armor +15 Ability Haste
Defy: Champion takedowns cleanse Cauterize's remaining damage pool and restores 8% of your maximum health over 2 seconds.
Cauterize: 27% of all physical damage and magic damage received (12% for ranged champions) is dealt to you over 3 seconds as true damage instead. 3100
Death's Dance TIPS: This item converts incoming damage into a delayed effect, letting you stay in fights longer and smooth out damage spikes. It boosts your survivability with armor and ability haste, and successful takedowns cleanse the delayed damage while instantly healing you. — Perfect for bruisers and tanks who need to absorb bursts of damage and then quickly recover to keep fighting.
Guardian Angel
Revives at death +40 Attack Damage +40 Armor
Resurrect: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% Health and 30% Mana after 4 seconds of stasis. (210s Cooldown) 3400
Guardian Angel TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a second chance in teamfights. It is especially effective against champions with high burst damage, such as Zed, Syndra, or Zoe, as well as against strong diving champions like Camille, Kha'Zix, or Lee Sin. The Resurrection effect allows you to return to the fight after taking lethal damage, restoring health and mana, giving you a chance to continue fighting and assist your team even in critical moments.
Situational items
Serylda’s Grudge
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows +40 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Last Whisper: Gain +33% Armor Penetration.
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
Frostbite: Apply Frostbite to enemies slowed by Icy for 6s. At 3 Frostbite stacks, all stacks are consumed to apply bleed, dealing (10 + 2-30 () + 40% bonus) physical damage over 2s. Also applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3s. (5s cooldown per target) 3300
Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item blends heavy armor penetration with crowd control: your active abilities and empowered hits slow targets, and repeated slows trigger a bleed that also applies grievous wounds. Perfect for champions who need to kite, execute priority targets, and curb their healing.
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing +25 Attack Damage +25% Critical Rate +15% Attack Speed
Last Whisper: +30% Armor Penetration. Attacks that Critically Strike gain an additional 6% Armor Penetration.
Sepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 3300
Mortal Reminder TIPS: This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
Mortal Reminder — This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
Death's Dance
Delays damage taken +35 Attack Damage +40 Armor +15 Ability Haste
Defy: Champion takedowns cleanse Cauterize's remaining damage pool and restores 8% of your maximum health over 2 seconds.
Cauterize: 27% of all physical damage and magic damage received (12% for ranged champions) is dealt to you over 3 seconds as true damage instead. 3100
Death's Dance TIPS: This item converts incoming damage into a delayed effect, letting you stay in fights longer and smooth out damage spikes. It boosts your survivability with armor and ability haste, and successful takedowns cleanse the delayed damage while instantly healing you. — Perfect for bruisers and tanks who need to absorb bursts of damage and then quickly recover to keep fighting.
Spear of Shojin
Gain damage bonuses +450 Max Health +40 Attack Damage
Dragonforce: +20% Ability Haste.
Focused Will: Dealing damage to monsters or enemies with abilities increases your champion’s ability and passive damage by 3% for 6s. (Stacks 4 times). 3100
Spear of Shojin TIPS: This item provides a mix of survivability and empowered ability usage: it increases your staying power, reduces ability cooldowns, and temporarily boosts your ability and passive damage after engaging enemies or clearing monsters. Perfect for duelist bruisers who want to cast more often in fights and gain an edge in extended skirmishes or split-push scenarios. Suited for champions who weave autos with frequent ability casts.
Spear of Shojin — This item provides a mix of survivability and empowered ability usage: it increases your staying power, reduces ability cooldowns, and temporarily boosts your ability and passive damage after engaging enemies or clearing monsters. Perfect for duelist bruisers who want to cast more often in fights and gain an edge in extended skirmishes or split-push scenarios. Suited for champions who weave autos with frequent ability casts.
Death's Dance
Delays damage taken +35 Attack Damage +40 Armor +15 Ability Haste
Defy: Champion takedowns cleanse Cauterize's remaining damage pool and restores 8% of your maximum health over 2 seconds.
Cauterize: 27% of all physical damage and magic damage received (12% for ranged champions) is dealt to you over 3 seconds as true damage instead. 3100
Death's Dance TIPS: This item converts incoming damage into a delayed effect, letting you stay in fights longer and smooth out damage spikes. It boosts your survivability with armor and ability haste, and successful takedowns cleanse the delayed damage while instantly healing you. — Perfect for bruisers and tanks who need to absorb bursts of damage and then quickly recover to keep fighting.
Serpent's Fang
Anti-Shielding +50 Attack Damage +10 Ability Haste
Stab: +15 Armor Penetration.
Shield Reaver: Dealing damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3s. Melee champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%; while ranged champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Shield Reaver, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2800
Serpent's Fang TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins and champions who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with increased armor penetration, making it effective against well-protected enemies. The "Shield Reaver" effect allows you to reduce the effectiveness of shields gained by enemy champions, depending on your bonus attack damage, helping to quickly break through shields. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on shields for defense, such as Lux, Braum, and others.
Serpent's Fang — This item is perfect for assassins and champions who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with increased armor penetration, making it effective against well-protected enemies. The "Shield Reaver" effect allows you to reduce the effectiveness of shields gained by enemy champions, depending on your bonus attack damage, helping to quickly break through shields. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on shields for defense, such as Lux, Braum, and others.
Guardian Angel
Revives at death +40 Attack Damage +40 Armor
Resurrect: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% Health and 30% Mana after 4 seconds of stasis. (210s Cooldown) 3400
Guardian Angel TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a second chance in teamfights. It is especially effective against champions with high burst damage, such as Zed, Syndra, or Zoe, as well as against strong diving champions like Camille, Kha'Zix, or Lee Sin. The Resurrection effect allows you to return to the fight after taking lethal damage, restoring health and mana, giving you a chance to continue fighting and assist your team even in critical moments.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain +10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (90s Cooldown) 3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Maw of Malmortius — This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Guardian Angel
Revives at death +40 Attack Damage +40 Armor
Resurrect: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% Health and 30% Mana after 4 seconds of stasis. (210s Cooldown) 3400
Guardian Angel TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a second chance in teamfights. It is especially effective against champions with high burst damage, such as Zed, Syndra, or Zoe, as well as against strong diving champions like Camille, Kha'Zix, or Lee Sin. The Resurrection effect allows you to return to the fight after taking lethal damage, restoring health and mana, giving you a chance to continue fighting and assist your team even in critical moments.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability +60 Armor +60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion. 3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Amaranth's Twinguard — This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.Summoner Spells
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and 
Smite as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Smite
Deal 600 true damage to monsters, epic monsters or enemy minions. Smiting a monster restore 127 Health (70 + 10%). Smite upgrades to Chilling Smite after 3 uses.
Jungle Expertise:
Earn 20% bonus gold and 20% bonus XP from monsters kills, but temporarily earn 60% less gold and XP from minions kills.
Deal 15% more attack damage and 30% more ability damage against monsters.
Restore 40 Health over 5 seconds after dealing damage to monsters.
Restore 4 Mana every second while in the jungle or river.
From 11:00 onward, monster kills will no longer grant bonus gold.
At 2:00, the attack damage bonus against monsters will start to decay.
At 5:00, it will be removed.
Gains one charge every 45 seconds, up to a max of 2.
Cooldown: 10s
Сhilling Smite
Deal 1000 true damage to a large or epic monster or minion. Smiting monsters restore 152 Health (70 + 10%).
Against champions: Deal 70 true damage (38 to 184) to enemy Champions and steals 25% of their Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
Cooldown: 10s
Runes BUILD
Conqueror (Gain stacks of AD or AP when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus Omnivamp (Adaptive).) as your keystone, followed by 
Brutal (Attacks deal bonus damage to enemy champions.), 
Coup de Grace (Increases damage dealt to enemy champions with low Health.) and 
Legend: Alacrity (Gains Attack Speed.) in the primary tree, as well as Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Conqueror
Stacking Damage, Vamp
Gain stacks of Adaptive Force when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus omnivamp.
Per stack: 3-7 bonus or 4-11 for 6s.
Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 9%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp .
Brutal
Attacks deal on-hit damage
Attacks deal (6 + 8% bonus ) bonus adaptive damage to enemy champions.
Coup de Grace
Increase damage to low Health enemies
Your attacks deal 8% bonus adaptive damage to enemy champions with less than 40% Health.
Legend: Alacrity
Increase bonus Attack Speed
Gains 3% Attack Speed. Takedown monsters, enemy champions, or minions to gain up to an additional 20% Attack Speed.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 2 enemy minions or 1 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Situational Runes
Coup de Grace
Increase damage to low Health enemies
Your attacks deal 8% bonus adaptive damage to enemy champions with less than 40% Health.
Cut Down
Deal more damage to high Health enemies
Your attacks deal 8% bonus adaptive damage to enemy champions with more than 60% Health.
Cut Down — This rune increases damage against high-health targets, helping you deal with tanky enemies more effectively. It is ideal for champions who rely on consistent damage output, especially against tanks and durable fighters. It works best on marksmen and some fighters where efficiently shredding high-health targets is important.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 2 enemy minions or 1 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Sudden Impact
Triggers when in stealth or dashing
Damaging an enemy champion deals a bonus 10-80 true damage after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when exiting stealth for 4s.
The damaging attack/ability gains bonuses at higher levels:
Level 5: Deal an additional 10 true damage.
Level 9: Deal an additional 20 true damage and gain 10% Movement Speed for 1.5s after dealing the damage.
Cooldown: 10s
Sudden Impact — The rune that activates after using dashes, teleports, leaps, or exiting stealth deals bonus true damage to the enemy. This mechanic enhances aggressive play by allowing fast movement across the map and delivering powerful strikes. At higher levels, it provides additional damage and movement speed bonuses, increasing mobility and effectiveness in fights. This makes it a great choice for champions who rely on mobility and want to enhance their attacks after quick movements or stealth.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 2 enemy minions or 1 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Nimbus Cloak
Spells increase Movement Speed
After using a Spell (Flash, Ignite, etc.), 10% - 40% movement bonus for 3 seconds. The speedup effectiveness depends on the Spell's cooldown.
Nimbus Cloak — The rune grants a movement speed bonus after casting a Summoner Spell, increasing your speed for a few seconds. The effectiveness of the speed boost depends on the cooldown of the Summoner Spell. This rune is useful for champions who actively use their summoner spells for mobility, such as assassins or mages, as it allows for quick movement across the map and faster maneuvers after casting spells.Skills Order
(Q) BROKEN WINGS
12s
Slash in a direction up to 3 times. Each slash deals 64 physical damage (30/55/80/105 + 55/60/65/70% ) to nearby enemies.
The third slash crosses terrain and knocks up nearby enemies for 0.5 seconds.
Tap-casting prioritizes champions and large monsters within slash range.
Damage to monsters 70%.
(Q) BROKEN WINGS
(W) KI BURST
8.5/8/7.5/7s
Stun nearby enemies for 0.75 seconds, dealing 55 physical damage (55/95/135/175 + 100% bonus ).
(W) KI BURST
(E) VALOR
9/8/7/6s
Dash in a direction and gain a shield absorbing 85 damage (85/120/155/190 + 90% bonus ) for 2 seconds.
Valor cannot cross terrain.
(E) VALOR
(R) BLADE OF THE EXILE
75/60/45s
Expand Riven's blade for 12 seconds, granting 25% bonus Attack Damage, increasing the range of her attacks and damaging abilities, and granting a single cast of Wind Slash.Wind Slash: Launches a shockwave, dealing 100 (100/150/200 + 60% bonus ) to 300 physical damage (300 + 180% bonus ) based upon enemies' missing health.
(R) BLADE OF THE EXILE
Jungle RIVEN Counters
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Jungle RIVEN. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
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Jungle RIVEN Counter Items
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Jungle RIVEN in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Armor
Items that reduce Auto Attacks (AA) / Physical Damage.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage +150 Max Health +50% Health Regen +20 Armor +45 Move Speed. 900
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots are a go-to counter when the enemy relies on basic attacks and physical damage. They increase your armor and health regeneration while giving movement speed, helping you survive trades, dives and extended skirmishes versus AD-centric comps. Pick them when the enemy team has strong marksmen, sustained auto-attack threats or multiple AD bruisers who punish low armor.
Guardian Angel
Revives at death +40 Attack Damage +40 Armor
Resurrect: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% Health and 30% Mana after 4 seconds of stasis. (210s Cooldown) 3400
Guardian Angel TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a second chance in teamfights. It is especially effective against champions with high burst damage, such as Zed, Syndra, or Zoe, as well as against strong diving champions like Camille, Kha'Zix, or Lee Sin. The Resurrection effect allows you to return to the fight after taking lethal damage, restoring health and mana, giving you a chance to continue fighting and assist your team even in critical moments.
Randuin's Omen
Counters Critical Strike Damage +400 Max Health +75 Armor
Resilience: Critically Struck deal 20% less damage to you.
Countercurrent: Gain 1 stacks of Countercurrent when Critically Struck by physical damage. Each stuck grants 5% Movement Speed and 5% slow resist. Max 4 stacks. 2800
Randuin's Omen TIPS: This item is built to counter crit-heavy builds. It provides a large health pool and armor while reducing damage from critical strikes, making you much tougher in head-on engagements. When you are critically struck, you gain stacks that boost your movement and slow resistance, helping you hold position and control fight spacing. — Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need to stand up to high-crit auto-attackers and survive extended teamfights.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health +75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Aply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damge to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Iceborn Gauntlet
Attacks create a slowing field +250 Max Health +50 Armor +250 Max Mana +30 Ability Haste
Spellblade: Using an ability causes your next attack within 10 seconds to deal bonus physical damage equal to (100% base AD + 25% Bonus Armor ) in an area and creates an icy field for 2 seconds that slows by 30%. Armor increases the size of the icy field. (1.5s Cooldown)
Damage is reduced vs structures. 3100
Iceborn Gauntlet TIPS: This item greatly boosts your health, armor, mana, and ability haste, making you much tankier. After casting an ability, your next attack in an area deals bonus physical damage and creates an icy field that slows enemies inside by 30%. The field’s size scales with your armor. This makes the item a great choice for champions who want to combine high survivability with crowd control and extra AOE damage.
Dead Man's Plate
Increases Movement Speed +350 Max Health +70 Armor
Relentless: +5% Move Speed.
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 40 Move Speed at 100 stacks. Attacking removes all Momentum. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Crushing Blow: Attacks deal up to 100 bonus magic damage based on Momentum removed. Melee attacks with max Momentum slows by 75% for 1 second. 2800
Dead Man's Plate TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and armor, and its “Momentum” passive builds movement speed as you move—up to a cap—until you land an attack, which then triggers “Crushing Blow”, dealing bonus magic damage based on the momentum removed and slowing enemies at full stacks. This makes it an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need extra mobility to engage quickly and sustain through fights. Tips: ideal for champions who need to close distance and absorb damage; pairs extremely well with Spellblade items (e.g., Divine Sunderer) for additional burst damage on engage.
Cleanse or Block Spells
Items with ability or property to cleanse or block negative spells.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: This Enchant renders you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 s, but prevents movement, attacks, and ability or item use. Perfect for surviving critical moments against assassins and high burst damage.
Reduces Mobility
Items that can decrease RIVEN mobility.
Exhaust
Exhausts target enemy champion, reducing their Movement Speed by 35% and their damage dealt by 40% for 2.5 seconds.
Cooldown: 100s
Serylda’s Grudge
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows +40 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Last Whisper: Gain +33% Armor Penetration.
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
Frostbite: Apply Frostbite to enemies slowed by Icy for 6s. At 3 Frostbite stacks, all stacks are consumed to apply bleed, dealing (10 + 2-30 () + 40% bonus) physical damage over 2s. Also applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3s. (5s cooldown per target) 3300
Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item blends heavy armor penetration with crowd control: your active abilities and empowered hits slow targets, and repeated slows trigger a bleed that also applies grievous wounds. Perfect for champions who need to kite, execute priority targets, and curb their healing.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Abilities apply slows +300 Max Health +65 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 0.75 second. 2700
Rylai's Crystal Scepter TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who deal damage with area-of-effect abilities and want to slow down enemies. It provides bonuses to health, ability power, and magic penetration, enhancing your abilities and increasing survivability. The "Icy" effect slows enemies by 30% for 1 second when dealing damage with active abilities or empowered attacks. This makes the item an excellent choice for champions with area-of-effect damage who can control the battlefield and slow enemies, such as Lissandra or Amumu.
Iceborn Gauntlet
Attacks create a slowing field +250 Max Health +50 Armor +250 Max Mana +30 Ability Haste
Spellblade: Using an ability causes your next attack within 10 seconds to deal bonus physical damage equal to (100% base AD + 25% Bonus Armor ) in an area and creates an icy field for 2 seconds that slows by 30%. Armor increases the size of the icy field. (1.5s Cooldown)
Damage is reduced vs structures. 3100
Iceborn Gauntlet TIPS: This item greatly boosts your health, armor, mana, and ability haste, making you much tankier. After casting an ability, your next attack in an area deals bonus physical damage and creates an icy field that slows enemies inside by 30%. The field’s size scales with your armor. This makes the item a great choice for champions who want to combine high survivability with crowd control and extra AOE damage.
Reduces Any Shield
Items with reduces any Shield.
Serpent's Fang
Anti-Shielding +50 Attack Damage +10 Ability Haste
Stab: +15 Armor Penetration.
Shield Reaver: Dealing damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3s. Melee champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%; while ranged champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Shield Reaver, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2800
Serpent's Fang TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins and champions who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with increased armor penetration, making it effective against well-protected enemies. The "Shield Reaver" effect allows you to reduce the effectiveness of shields gained by enemy champions, depending on your bonus attack damage, helping to quickly break through shields. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on shields for defense, such as Lux, Braum, and others.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding +200 Max Health +75 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2600
Oceanid's Trident TIPS: This item is perfect for mage-assassins who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, helping you deal damage and more effectively break through enemy shields. The "Lethal Weapon" effect reduces the effectiveness of shields that enemies gain based on the type of ability you use. Area of effect abilities apply up to 45% shield reduction, while single target abilities apply up to 60%, allowing you to significantly reduce enemy defenses. This item is especially useful when the enemy team relies on shields for protection.
Jungle RIVEN Strengths and Weaknesses
Jungle RIVEN Strategy and Tactics
Jungle RIVEN Power Spikes
RIVEN Jungle Pathing
Jungle Pathing represents the choices Junglers make in regards to when and where to gank. These choices include how they involve farming camps and buffs between their ganks, anticipating counterganks, and looking for opportunities to invade. It involves understanding the different abilities the champions in the game have and how they interact, as well as the overall interactions between the two team compositions.
Full Clear with a Red Buff Start
Gromp
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Blue Sentinel
Large Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 150 second(s).
The Blue Sentinel, sometimes called the blue buff, is a common starting monster for junglers thanks to its powerful Crest of Insight buff.
REWARDS
Upon dealing the killing blow to the Blue Sentinel, the player will receive the Crest of Insight Buff effect that lasts 90 seconds. Recover an amount of Mana or Energy every second.
Get 15 Ability Haste.
When a player who possesses the Crest of Insight buff is defeated by an enemy champion, the buff is transferred to the champion who defeated that player.
Greater Murk Wolf
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
Wolves tend to be easier and safer to bees at than other monsters. They are commonly s ight by junglers when passing by or while the higher priority monsters are respawning.
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Crimson Raptor
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
Crimson raptors deal surprising damage t but the small ones can be quickly dispatched. Junglers commonly seek them out while pre| to gank the middle lane or while waiting for hi; priority monsters to spawn.
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Red Brambleback
Large Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 150 second(s).
After completing the final strike to the Red Brambleback, you can obtain the Crest of Cinders buff effect; when the player with this buff is defeated, the buff effect will be transferred to the enemy champion who defeated them.
REWARDS
Upon dealing the killing blow to the Red Brambleback, the player will receive the Crest of Cinders Buff that lasts 90 seconds.
For Melee Champions, basic attacks burn targets on hit, reducing their movement speed by 20% for 3 seconds, and dealing True Damage every second. For non-Champion units, this only deals 50% of the burn damage.
For Ranged Champions, basic attacks burn targets on hit, reducing their Movement Speed by 6% for 3 seconds, and dealing True Damage every second. For non-Champion units, this only deals 50% of the burn damage.
When a player who possesses the Crest of Cinders buff is defeated by an enemy champion, the bufs is transferred to the champion who defeated player.
Ancient Krug
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
Ancient Krugs split into two upon defeat until they are so small they can split no more. Junglers oftem fight these monsters for extra gold and XP while waiting for gank opportunities or higher priority monster spawns.
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Rift Scuttler
Large Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 85 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 120 second(s).
REWARDS
The Rift Scuttler grants XP and gold on takedown. A Speed Shrine also spawns at a fixed location on the same side of the river which provides the following buffs to your team:
Grants vision of the area.
Vision radius: 4.5m. Enemy champions who pass through this area will be maked and revealed.
Allied champions who pass through the area receive a 40% out-of-co Movement Speed boost for 2 second(s).
The Pro Riven Jungle Path is a full clear that starts on the Red Buff and you will be clearing it by weaving autos between (Q) BROKEN WINGS casts to maximize (PASSIVE) RUNIC BLADE damage. Once the Red Buff is secured, at level two unlock (E) VALOR and move to the Krugs, using shield timing to mitigate early camp damage.
After clearing the Krugs, head to the Raptors. Proper Q chaining allows you to hit multiple units while resetting passive stacks efficiently. Raptors grant you level three, where you unlock (W) KI BURST to improve early skirmish potential.
Path toward the other side of the jungle and clear the Murk Wolves, then the Blue Sentinel, and finally the Gromp. Use (E) VALOR between camps to reduce travel damage and maintain health for river fights.
These camps grant level four, allowing you to upgrade (Q) BROKEN WINGS for stronger skirmish damage. After finishing the full clear, move toward the river to contest the Rift Scuttler, invade if you have priority, or transition into an early gank depending on lane states.
Wild Rift RIVEN Ability and Tips
RUNIC BLADE
BROKEN WINGS
KI BURST
VALOR
BLADE OF THE EXILE
(PASSIVE) RUNIC BLADE
Abilities charge Riven's blade up to 3 times.
Attacks expend charges to deal 21 physical damage (30% + 2% ).
Bonus damage to structures is reduced to 50%.
Bonus damage to monsters is reduced to 50%.
Ability Tips
Video
(Q) BROKEN WINGS
12s
Slash in a direction up to 3 times. Each slash deals 64 physical damage (30/55/80/105 + 55/60/65/70% ) to nearby enemies.
The third slash crosses terrain and knocks up nearby enemies for 0.5 seconds.
Tap-casting prioritizes champions and large monsters within slash range.
Damage to monsters 70%.
Ability Tips
Video
(R) BLADE OF THE EXILE
75/60/45s
Expand Riven's blade for 12 seconds, granting 25% bonus Attack Damage, increasing the range of her attacks and damaging abilities, and granting a single cast of Wind Slash.Wind Slash: Launches a shockwave, dealing 100 (100/150/200 + 60% bonus ) to 300 physical damage (300 + 180% bonus ) based upon enemies' missing health.
Ability Tips
Video
Wild Rift RIVEN Skills Combo
Riven Surprise Execution
Execution
Use this combo to unexpectedly execute a low-health or squishy target.
With (R1) BLADE OF THE EXILE already being used, use (E) VALOR towards the enemy. From there, quickly (R2) WIND SLASH, then FLASH forward immediately. Upon landing, (W) KI BURST to stun followed by (Q) BROKEN WINGS and AA to deal damage.
Combo Video
Wild Rift RIVEN Video
Watch here!Once a swordmaster in the warhosts of Noxus, Riven is an expatriate in a land she previously tried to conquer. She rose through the ranks on the strength of her conviction and brutal efficiency, and was rewarded with a legendary runic blade and a warband of her own. However, on the Ionian front, Riven's faith in her homeland was tested and ultimately broken. Having severed all ties to the empire, she now seeks to find her place in a shattered world, even as rumors abound that Noxus itself has been reforged..