Broken Wings (Q) now auto cancels it's animation, allowing Riven to attack much faster after using Q
NO BAD RIOT NO YOU DO NOT BUFF CHAMPIONS BY MAKING THEM EASIER THAN GAREN NO
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This is an unexpected change from some of the fixes in 5.1 to Overlapping CC effects (Riven's lockouts, which were blocking her from auto attacking automatically at once previously, use some of the same system that governs CC). We're going to look at this and discuss what the appropriate course of action is start of next week, will keep you folks posted.
To be fair. Using animation canceling on her Q was practically an exploit. This change just allows people who don't play that way to actually be able to use Riven viably.
Making Riven easier sounds like she will become problematic at all elos... /again/...
As it stands with the aa reset combo as it is makes the burst/trade potential of good Riven's and new Riven's far too wide. If you play Garen or Jax and you do a full spell rotation you deal the same dmg in the same time from bronze to diamond. Riven is the only champ who has her damage potential gated so hard by animation cancels. By removing it Riot can actually balance Riven if they so feel in ways that don't alienate new players from her by reducing their possible damage in fear of how strong Riven is in a skilled hand.
But by all means ignore me and continue reveling in hyperbole.
riven still has no sustain, average base stats, and does not teamfight well