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How to Win Riven vs Ezreal Counter MatchupRiven is in the s tier of champions

Riven vs Ezreal

How to Beat Ezreal as Riven in LoLRiven is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ezreal as Riven

based on 7,300 Riven vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our dataset, Riven did battle with Ezreal in 7300 games. With so many games with Riven versus Ezreal gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide useful stats and a supported build to suppress Ezreal. This particular champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Riven encounters Ezreal in only 6.1% of her rounds.

Riven vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Riven does a decent job of beating Ezreal. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Riven vs Ezreal rounds, Riven’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Ezreal.

Best Riven vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageDeath's DanceMaw 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
DominationSudden ImpactIngenious Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Riven vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Ezreal Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.5
5.8
< Deaths >
5.7
4.6
< Assists >
6.8
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
180
< Minions Killed >
175
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.49
19,147
< Physical Damage >
15,205
53
< Magic Damage >
6,898
1,144
< True Damage >
616
20,345
< Damage Dealt >
22,720
25,185
< Damage Taken >
19,996
12,186
< Gold Earned >
11,817
2.28
< Towers >
2.28
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,559
< Total Healing >
5,300
15,045
< Experience >
12,579
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
128
< Time Dealing CC >
94

How to Counter Ezreal with Riven in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some significant Riven vs. Ezreal counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ezreal’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Ezreal..

Riven usually has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she receives more damage than Ezreal. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Riven and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Ezreal

Who is Better, Riven or Ezreal?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Riven usually wins when trying to fight Ezreal, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Riven makes a good counter for Ezreal.

While Riven does have a higher winrate than Ezreal, when on opposite teams, Riven also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Riven into Ezrealas her relative depth means that 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 Ezreal. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Riven is a decent counter for Ezreal. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Riven against Ezreal.

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 Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Riven, we analyzed 7,300 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 Ezreal 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 truly master Riven to counter Ezreal during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Ezreal. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Riven versus Ezreal build consist of Ravenous Hydra, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Riven incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better countering Ezreal than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Riven had an average win rate of 51.7% when playing against Ezreal with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Ezreal as Riven, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Ingenious Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Riven vs Ezreal clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ezreal as Riven are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.