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Riven changes are unneeded

Undependable··5 votes·869 views

First I am pointing out that I main Riven and have been playing her for a long time now so you guys might think I'm being bias but I am not because I truly think that Riven is at the perfect spot right now.

Pros of Riven -Snowballs really hard when fed -Can hard carry a game -lots of mobility -lots of sustained damage -decent sustain in lane due to shield

Cons of Riven -The strong picks right now like Garen or Fiora are all really good against Riven -Losing in laning phase might mean losing the game -when behind you become useless which could result in a loss -I know there are a lot of arguments out there saying Riven is a ez champ but she isn't if you actually take time and try to learn all her mechanics -Very easily shutdown in teamfights if a mistake is made.

I have stated the pros and cons of riven right now and all these points are from my past experience of Riven and I have over 300 games with her in ranked this season. I don't think any changes will be necessary since she's in the perfect spot right now and even if all the counters to her are always banned there are still more counters including renekton, jax, kennen, malphite, pantheon, and many more. Please think about the things I have said and see if you agree or disagree with me if you guys truly think that Riven needs some changes it is your opinion and I will not be against it.

11 Comments

Lord Azır2 votes

"-The strong picks right now like Garen or Fiora are all really good against Riven" - You literately could only name 2 champions? And I've seen Riven dumpster on Fiora so besides literately just Garen she counters all the other 120+ champions in this game, while also being one of the most mobile with a shield that scales off of her AD and a aoe stun + execute. Fuck Riven mains

Chuck Charles3 votes

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"-The strong picks right now like Garen or Fiora are all really good against Riven" - You literately could only name 2 champions? And I've seen Riven dumpster on Fiora so besides literately just Garen she counters all the other 120+ champions in this game, while also being one of the most mobile with a shield that scales off of her AD and a aoe stun + execute. Fuck Riven mains

jax counters riven pretty hard. most of riven's damage comes from auto attack passive damage that she cannot get off once she gets close as Jax will simply pop his E once she gap closes. she may get some damage off still, but there's not a whole lot a riven can do vs a good jax. she has plenty of counters. malphite is also pretty decent just for his pure shield sustain and high amount of armor.

Lord Azır3 votes

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she has plenty of counters. malphite is also pretty decent just for his pure shield sustain and high amount of armor.

She doesn't have plenty of counters though, that's her problem. The only time a Riven loses lane is when she gets that cocky I can 1v1 anyone Riven mentality (similar to the Vayne mentality) and tries to all in no matter who she is against. Ends up getting outplayed and wrecked from there.

CppL1 votes

Fiora is banned 90% of the time.garen also banned prety often.The only counter for riven i know is the renekton.But after mid game he became just a meat shield.

Weiner the Pooh1 votes

Yeah good luck being able to fight her with Fiora or Garen. Its like the avatar when we needed them the most, they were banned. Except theirs two but shhh das not important. Also, fuck Riven mains.

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GastonBarnacles1 votes

I play teemo. Fiora, darius, kayle counter him so hard. Those champs are absurdly op so you shouldnt say a champ is fine due to op %%%%s dominating top. Gut fiora, gut darius, remove garen's true dmg, gut kayle.

Vekkna1 votes

I just want to point out that Teemo shits on Kayle before she gets items built. You can't run from her, but you don't need to. If she hits you with a Q, you stand your ground and duel that bitch to death. You do so much more damage than her until she's built. You can out-damage her heal, but take Ignite in case you're starting at an hp disadvantage.

But she shouldn't really be getting built. CS behind her minions and deny her farm. If she comes in on you with too much minion damage, just Q > W to safety. Force her to build an Abyssal or Wit's end first and hobble her aspd. If she goes straight for Nashor's, build Merc's and rush a Luden's, Rylai's, or Liandry's.

Basically, start lane by pretending that you're terrified of her. Kite her into overextending at level 2, turn on her, and chase her ass down lane. Ignite before she hits turret or early on if she's already taken W. Easy first blood, and you relieve jungle pressure from your bot lane for half the game.

Mongoose1 votes

riven main, reported

Maximum Morde1 votes

Rework her into a support

Liquid Dario1 votes

Riven is litterally cancer like when shes picked in champ select a bulge automatically appears in my neck.. Give her the irelia treatment from like way back when.... make her useless for a few seasons.

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