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Riven vs Singed

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How to Beat Singed as Riven

based on 2,825 Riven vs Singed matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Singed as Riven resulted from an evaluation of 2825 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Riven encounters Singed in only 2.4% of her games.

Riven vs Singed Matchup Summary

Riven has done a ok job of beating Singed. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Riven vs Singed matches, Riven’s side is 0.2% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Singed.

Best Riven vs Singed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinMaw of MalmortiusDeath's DanceSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
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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Q
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Singed as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Singed

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 Singed

Keep your distance to avoid being Flung back into Singed's allies.

Singed needs to run close to your team to be effective. Try to take advantage of this by using crowd control effects on him while attacking his allies.

Be careful when chasing Singed. He's very difficult to bring down, and can leave his Poison Trail to damage you in your pursuit.

Riven vs Singed Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Singed Image
7.8
< Kills >
4.5
5.7
< Deaths >
6.9
4.6
< Assists >
7.5
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
0.99
195
< Minions Killed >
186
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.38
20,903
< Physical Damage >
820
59
< Magic Damage >
18,656
1,234
< True Damage >
620
22,197
< Damage Dealt >
20,097
25,926
< Damage Taken >
31,804
12,997
< Gold Earned >
11,641
2.36
< Towers >
1.89
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,121
< Total Healing >
5,018
15,714
< Experience >
15,281
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
134
< Time Dealing CC >
487

How to Counter Singed with Riven in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several critical Riven versus Singed counter statistics that can help you interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Singed’s ratio of NaN, showing that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Singed. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Riven normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Singed. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Riven and Singed

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Singed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Singed

Who is Better, Riven or Singed?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Riven usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Singed, with a 50.2% win rate. Thus, Riven makes an ok counter to Singed.

While Riven does have a higher winrate than Singed, when facing one another, Riven also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Riven into Singedas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Riven has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Singed. 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 Singed matchups, Riven is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Riven is a decent counter to Singed. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Riven against Singed.

Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven vs Singed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Singed as Riven, we analyzed 2,825 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 Singed 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Riven to counter Singed 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 suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Singed. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Riven versus Singed build consist of Ravenous Hydra, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Riven bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better countering Singed than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Riven boasted an average winrate of 50.2% when countering Singed with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Singed as Riven, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Riven vs Singed counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.

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