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Riven vs Warwick

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How to Beat Warwick as Riven

based on 4,482 Riven vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Warwick as Riven came out of an examination of 4482 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Riven has to counter Warwick in only 3.7% of her games.

Riven vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Riven has done a average job of beating Warwick. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Riven vs Warwick games, Riven’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Warwick.

Best Riven vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSundered SkyChempunk ChainswordMaw 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
>
Last skill for Riven to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast 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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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Riven vs Warwick Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Warwick Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.9
5
< Assists >
6.8
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
168
< Minions Killed >
54
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.38
18,689
< Physical Damage >
6,968
56
< Magic Damage >
8,332
1,128
< True Damage >
775
19,874
< Damage Dealt >
16,076
24,413
< Damage Taken >
38,704
11,790
< Gold Earned >
11,474
2.18
< Towers >
1.39
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
5,075
< Total Healing >
20,664
14,516
< Experience >
13,034
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
6
125
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Counter Warwick with Riven in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several significant Riven versus Warwick counter stats that can help us realize the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Warwick’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Warwick..

Riven normally has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Warwick. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Riven and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Warwick

Who is Better, Riven or Warwick?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Riven usually fairs equally well when playing against Warwick, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Riven makes an ok counter to Warwick.

While Riven does have a higher win rate compared to Warwick, when on opposite teams, Riven also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Riven into Warwickas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Riven has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Warwick. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Riven vs Warwick 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 teamfights.

Riven is a decent counter for Warwick. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Riven against Warwick.

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 Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Riven, we analyzed 4,482 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 Warwick 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 Warwick during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven usually gets much more CS as Warwick. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Riven versus Warwick build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Death's Dance. When Riven used at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when facing Warwick than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Riven had an average win rate of 50.3% battling Warwick with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Warwick as Riven, Riven players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Riven vs Warwick clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.3% winrate overall.

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