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Riven vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Riven in LoLRiven is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Riven

based on 668 Riven vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League matches every week. Within our data, Riven engaged Rek'Sai 668 times. With so many matchups for Riven vs Rek'Sai gives us confidence in our capacity to provide informative stats and a pro build to smash your opposition. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Riven encounters Rek'Sai in only 0.6% of her games.

Riven vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Riven has done a decent job of beating Rek'Sai. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Riven versus Rek'Sai rounds, Riven’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Riven vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Death's DanceBlack Cleaver

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: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Riven vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Rek'Sai Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.5
4.7
< Assists >
7.5
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
183
< Minions Killed >
34
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.37
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
18,538
< Physical Damage >
13,914
59
< Magic Damage >
73
1,125
< True Damage >
3,522
19,722
< Damage Dealt >
17,510
25,137
< Damage Taken >
35,381
12,292
< Gold Earned >
12,021
2.25
< Towers >
1.39
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
5,154
< Total Healing >
16,693
15,097
< Experience >
13,477
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
129
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Riven in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several valuable Riven vs. Rek'Sai matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Rek'Sai..

Riven typically has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Riven and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Riven or Rek'Sai?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Riven usually wins when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Riven makes a good counter to Rek'Sai.

While Riven does have a higher winrate than Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Riven also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Riven into Rek'Saias her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Riven also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Riven vs Rek'Sai 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 team fights.

Riven is a decent counter for Rek'Sai. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Riven against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Riven

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Riven Wins Against

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Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Riven, we analyzed 668 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven on average racks up much more CS compared to Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Riven versus Rek'Sai build include Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Riven combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Rek'Sai than with most other common builds. In fact, Riven boasted an average winrate of 51.6% battling Rek'Sai with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Rek'Sai as Riven, Riven players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Riven vs Rek'Sai battles, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.

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