Picking up Riven?

HudnofskiBleh··1 votes·479 views

So I think I've become pretty proficient at playing my main, Ekko. I also have Aurelion Sol for when I need a mage who's more reliable with damage and CC (more reliable CC, anyway), Rumble for when I need a jungler, and Poppy when we need a tank. I also have Ahri for when I want more mobility.

But recently, I realized that I don't have any AD picks for if I'm in a team comp with little AD. When I thought about it, I realized that there aren't many AD characters who:

  1. Aren't perma banned.
  2. Have a high skill cap and will keep me entertained playing them.
  3. Have a personality and voice that I like.

As we all know, AD, "high skill cap", champions aren't really the most liked champions in League, so they are typically banned. I won't even bother thinking about picking up Zed, Yasuo, and Fiora. Characters like Jax, Xin Zhao, and Darius don't appeal to me, as they are much easier than other champions. The personality and voice thing doesn't matter too much, but it does make me like a champion a lot more.

And then Riven popped into my mind. She's a fairly high skill cap champion, she isn't perma banned, and she is very versatile. I don't really know what her voice, personality, story, and stuff are, but they can't be too bad. What do you guys think about her? Also, I know most Riven players are stereo typed as toxic, but I'm pretty encouraging to my teammates, and try to help people who are falling behind when playing. And I've met plenty of really nice Riven mains.

So in the end, I want to know is Riven a good choice for an AD champion?Riven Riven Riven

TL;DR: I need a high skill cap, not perma banned AD champion. Is Riven a good choice?

Thanks for any advice!Ekko

20 Comments

oSEXYPLATYPUSo4 votes

well if u ask me if you wanna pick up riven i would start by talking about swords she seems to be into those... maybe use it as an ice breaker.. and remember be yourself , girls seem to like guys with a good sense of humor too.

best of luck

HudnofskiBleh2 votes

Thanks mate. I wonder if she also likes bald guys. Kappa.

oSEXYPLATYPUSo2 votes

then we both have a shot !!!

lol *high five * for the stocky muscular bald guys

HudnofskiBleh2 votes

Yeah! half fives

oSEXYPLATYPUSo3 votes

just hope i get to get her to wear that battle bunny outfit when we hook up [zombie-nunu-hearts]

undesirable team1 votes

no because u will be drowning ur team of a tank and the choice to have an ad midlaner (since ap junglers are shit rn)

LostFr0st1 votes

But recently, I realized that I don't have any AD picks for if I'm in a team comp with little AD.

The tank part still kinda stands though.

undesirable team2 votes

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The tank part still kinda stands though.

in other words Poppy

LostFr0st1 votes

Hmmm... the OP might indeed like Poppy. That's a good suggestion. Better for late when behind too.

Edit: wait nvm, the OP already plays Poppy, they need an AD threat.

undesirable team1 votes

{quoted}

Hmmm... the OP might indeed like Poppy. That's a good suggestion. Better for late when behind too.

Edit: wait nvm, the OP already plays Poppy, they need an AD threat.

poppy is an ad threat

LostFr0st1 votes

idk how the OP builds Poppy. You should suggest to them a build so they can try her as an actual AD threat.

HudnofskiBleh1 votes

I build her full tank, as I usually only play her when we need a tank.

Arcus Diabolus1 votes

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poppy is an ad threat

She could be, but OP tends to build her full tank. Bruiser Poppy is scary.

Asayake 5150glow1 votes

Assassin Poppy is even scarier, unless you're ranged in which case you just kill her before she gets into range.

HudnofskiBleh1 votes

She's not as much of a threat as an actual AD threat like Riven though.

LostFr0st1 votes

What about Yorick ?

HudnofskiBleh1 votes

Yorick is AD?

LostFr0st1 votes

Mostly. Hella scary when mastered too. He just got QoL and bugfixes too so he's consistent now as well.

Blade of Justic1 votes

I suggest Gangplank instead.

And I'm not just saying that because I actually do perma ban Riven.

Arcus Diabolus1 votes

Riven is pretty good, but she has some hard matchups such as Poppy, Jayce, Olaf, Trundle, Darius, Kennen and a bunch of ranged tops to name a handful. She can still win those matchups, but if you don't know how to play her, you will get stomped by them pretty easily.

Seeing how you already know poppy, I suggest trying her as a AD bruiser. How you will play her is gonna be different, but only slightly.

If you are serious about learning Riven tho, I suggest making at least two mastery pages for her, one for Fervor and the other for Thunderlords, the difference being if you want to all in or poke, respectively. Theres also Courage and Stormraiders, but those are for special matchups rather than her go-tos. You can learn more about this stuff while watching Adrian Riven, as his explanations are well worded and he goes in depth for Riven's matchups.

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