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Riven vs Aatrox

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How to Beat Aatrox as Riven

based on 7,395 Riven vs Aatrox matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
6.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Aatrox as Riven resulted from an examination of 7395 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This particular matchup is somewhat uncommon. Riven is forced to battle against Aatrox in only 6.2% of her matches.

Riven vs Aatrox Matchup Summary

Riven does a ok job of beating Aatrox. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champs face each other in. In Riven versus Aatrox rounds, Riven’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Aatrox.

Best Riven vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Death's DanceSerylda's GrudgeSterak's GageMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Riven to level upq
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Second ability for Riven to level upe
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Last skill for Riven to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth
Riven's passive ability p
Riven's q ability q
Riven's w ability w
Riven's e ability e
Riven's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Aatrox

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.

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.

Advice to Win Against Aatrox

Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.

Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.

Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.

Riven vs Aatrox Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Aatrox Image
6.7
< Kills >
5.6
6
< Deaths >
6.2
4.5
< Assists >
5.3
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
175
< Minions Killed >
169
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.41
19,898
< Physical Damage >
16,477
55
< Magic Damage >
3,161
1,285
< True Damage >
444
21,239
< Damage Dealt >
20,082
24,550
< Damage Taken >
34,778
11,913
< Gold Earned >
11,315
2.29
< Towers >
2.08
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,193
< Total Healing >
13,247
14,752
< Experience >
14,497
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
121
< Time Dealing CC >
229

How to Counter Aatrox with Riven in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several influential Riven against Aatrox matchup statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aatrox’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Aatrox..

Riven normally has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Aatrox. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Riven and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Aatrox

Who is Better, Riven or Aatrox?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Riven usually fairs equally well when taking on Aatrox, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Riven makes an ok counter for Aatrox.

While Riven does have a higher winrate compared to Aatrox, when facing one another, Riven also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Riven into Aatroxas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Riven has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aatrox. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Riven vs Aatrox matchups, Riven is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Riven is a decent counter to Aatrox. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Riven against Aatrox.

Other Champion Matchups Against Riven

Riven Loses Against

UrgotUrgot45.9% winrateKledKled45.9% winrateQuinnQuinn46.2% winrateBriarBriar46.5% winrate

Riven Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee57.1% winrateYuumiYuumi56.9% winrateKarthusKarthus54.6% winrateGangplankGangplank54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven vs Aatrox Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aatrox as Riven, we analyzed 7,395 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Aatrox as Riven comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Riven to counter Aatrox during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Aatrox. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Riven versus Aatrox build include Ravenous Hydra, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Riven combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting Aatrox than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Riven boasted an average winrate of 50.8% when playing against Aatrox with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Aatrox as Riven, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Riven vs Aatrox counter picks, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.8% winrate overall.

If you need to get Riven versus Aatrox tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using all games played with these champions.