Riven vs Darius
How to Beat Darius as Riven
based on 4,328 Riven vs Darius matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Riven vs Darius Matchup Summary
Best Riven vs Darius Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Darius as Riven
Tips for Playing as Riven against Darius
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 Darius
When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.
Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.
Riven vs Darius Counter Stats
How to Counter Darius with Riven in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some significant Riven vs. Darius counter statistics that can help us realize the differences between the two. For instance, Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Darius..
Riven normally has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Darius. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Riven and Darius
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Who is Better, Riven or Darius?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Riven usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Darius, with a 49.8% win rate. Thus, Riven makes an ok counter to Darius.
While Riven does have a lower win rate compared to Darius, when on opposite teams, Riven also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Riven into Dariusas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Riven also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Riven vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Riven is a somewhat poor counter for Darius. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Riven against Darius.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Riven in order to counter Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Riven usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Darius. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Riven versus Darius build include Sundered Sky, Eclipse, and Profane Hydra. When Riven incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better when facing Darius than with many other common builds. In fact, Riven boasted an average winrate of 49.8% battling Darius with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Darius as Riven, Riven players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Riven vs Darius clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.8% winrate overall.
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