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Riven

Minor net buff (score +1, 1 buffs / 0 nerfs). Notable: passive bonus monster damage 0→50. Touched across patches 25-14, 25-23.

Patches touched
2
Cumulative score
+1.0
Released
2011-09-14

Abilities

Passive

Runic Blade

Riven's abilities charge her blade, and her basic attacks expend charges to deal an additional damage.

Patch trajectory
Bonus Monster Damage0.0050.0buff
Q

Broken Wings

Riven lashes out in a series of strikes. This ability can be reactivated three times in a short time frame with the third hit knocking back nearby enemies.

Cooldown
13s13131313
Range
275
W

Ki Burst

Riven emits a Ki Burst, damaging and stunning nearby enemies.

Cooldown
11s10987
Range
260
E

Valor

Riven steps forward a short distance and blocks incoming damage.

Cooldown
10s9876
Range
250
R (Ultimate)

Blade of the Exile

Riven empowers her keepsake weapon with energy, and gains Attack Damage and Range. During this time, she also gains the ability to use Wind Slash, a powerful ranged attack, once.

Cooldown
120s9060
Range
200

Base stats

StatBase (Lv 1)Per level
Health630+100
Attack damage64
Attack speed0.625/s+3.500/s
Armor33+4.4
Magic resist32+2.1
Move speed340
Attack range125

Lore

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...

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...

Tips

Playing as Riven

  • Riven's Broken Wings locks onto the champion your cursor is over at the time of cast. If you want to move past your opponent, make sure that your cursor is past your opponent as well.
  • Riven lacks a source of healing or strong defense and must compensate with burst combos. Lead into fights with Broken Wings and Ki Burst, while using Valor to escape and absorb counter-harass.

Playing against Riven

  • Riven has a great deal of mobility but she cannot move very far with any one skill. Rooting or silencing her during her combo will greatly reduce her effectiveness.
  • All of Riven's damage is physical, prioritize high Armor if an opposing Riven gets out of control.
  • Riven excels at dueling multiple melee attackers at once, as she will be on an almost equal footing damage-wise. If pairing up against Riven, don't go in as double melee until she has expended her full combo.

Patch impact

Net verdict+1.02 patches touched
Patch presence2 of 27 patches
S2625-4 (2025-02-19) — untouched25-5 (2025-03-04) — untouched25-6 (2025-03-18) — untouched25-7 (2025-04-01) — untouched25-8 (2025-04-15) — untouched25-9 (2025-04-29) — untouched25-10 (2025-05-13) — untouched25-11 (2025-05-27) — untouched25-12 (2025-06-10) — untouched25-13 (2025-06-24) — untouched25.1425-14 (2025-07-15) — neutral25-15 (2025-07-29) — untouched25-16 (2025-08-12) — untouched25-17 (2025-08-26) — untouched25-18 (2025-09-09) — untouched25-19 (2025-09-23) — untouched25-20 (2025-10-07) — untouched25-21 (2025-10-21) — untouched25-22 (2025-11-04) — untouched25.2325-23 (2025-11-18) — buff25-24 (2025-12-02) — untouched26-4 (2026-02-19) — untouched26-5 (2026-03-03) — untouched26-6 (2026-03-17) — untouched26-7 (2026-03-31) — untouched26-8 (2026-04-14) — untouched26-9 (2026-04-28) — untouched
buffnerfmixed

Changelog

Patch 25-232025-11-18
  • PASSIVEBonus Monster Damage050buff
Patch 25-142025-07-15
  • PASSIVEAD Ratio3030neutral

Live performance

Live performanceComing soon

Win rate, pick rate, and ban rate from third-party tracker data will overlay here once the fetcher pipeline ships. Patch trajectory tells you what was changed; the live overlay will tell you whether the change worked.

Champion data sourced from Riot Data Dragon (opens in new tab) (16.10.1).