yo.
Riven with smite has the recommended starting items of 
it should be 
after first back she doesn't really need pots, so the flask thing is useless. also mana regen is useless on her. better to boost autos and get a bit of life steal during your first clear. thanks
Zaghyr1 votesI agree, is useless on her since she doesnt have mana, while is the right item since its lifesteal procs off of her passive. Rito need to change this!
Maximum Morde1 votesThe point is to buy the mana item to show disrespect. It's the same reason you were supposed to start with a mana pot on Garen before they removed them.
1st Movement1 votesDon't even do it a instant lose
LadyRenly1 votesis hunters talisman seriously recommended? WTF
EndlessSorcerer1 votesThey probably recommended Hunter's Talisman since Riven's abilities deal AoE damage, allowing her to continually steal health from every monster in the camp.
While I agree that Hunter's Machete is likely the better option (I've not tried Riven jungle at all), that's probably why they recommended Hunter's Talisman.
They did the same thing to Shyvana (because of her Burnout), though Hunter's Machete is by far the better option on her (due to her synergy with attack speed and on-hit effects).
magic pole1 voteshm i didn't think of that.
i did consider the effect, but it says steals 20 health over 5 seconds...so while it might refresh does it stack from hitting multiple monsters? i assumed it was a single buff that is refreshed each time you aa
in any case i feel like the life steal and bonus on hit outweighs that effect
EndlessSorcerer1 votesDamaging a monster applies HEALTH DRAIN, which deals 20 magic damage over 5 seconds while restoring as much as health
Based on the wording, I assume that you can steal health from multiple monsters at once and it refreshes the duration each time you hit them.
Also, I did not know that they give you different item sets if you have Smite. I typically just use my own custom item sets for champions I play frequently.
magic pole1 votesthis is awkward. i just tested both out with the same rune page and path for consistency...i actually ended my first clear with more HP remaining with O.o
i feel like the effect might stack...but maybe not refresh until it has expired from the specific monster you hit? you don't get a buff or anything though so it's kinda hard to verify...but it does seem to work better lol
EndlessSorcerer1 votesAnd now you know.
And knowing is half the battle.