Dianavs Riven
Diana vs Riven is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Riven wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Diana based on 6 games. Diana wins the early laning phase while Riven scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Diana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Diana vs Riven matchup.
Diana Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Diana performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Diana vs Riven Matchup?
Diana vs Riven Matchup Summary
The Diana vs Riven matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Riven wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Diana's 33.3%, giving Riven a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Diana controls the early laning stage, but Riven outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Diana needs to press advantages before Riven reaches their power spikes, while Riven should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Riven leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Riven has a strong advantage in this matchup. Diana players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Riven overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Diana vs Riven Laning Phase Breakdown
Diana is favored during the laning phase against Riven, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Diana holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Diana Build Against Riven
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Riven, providing the mobility and stats Diana needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Diana against Riven are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Diana an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Riven. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Diana vs Riven matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
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Riven0.0%Diana20.0%Riven80.0%Diana dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Riven. This lopsided early game means Diana can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Riven is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 80.0% win rate — 60.0 points above Diana. Extended games heavily favor Riven, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Diana must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Riven reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Riven survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Diana Runes Against Riven
Domination
Resolve
The Domination and Resolve rune setup gives Diana the best tools to compete against Riven in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Diana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Diana's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Diana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.76% | 84 | 4.6 | 945 | 12,323 | 40.6% | 63.5% | |
| 48.10% | 79 | 4.3 | 946 | 12,565 | 43.3% | 51.0% | |
| 45.61% | 57 | 5.6 | 866 | 11,648 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 47.27% | 55 | 1.4 | 697 | 12,295 | 60.0% | 36.7% | |
| 50.98% | 51 | 5.9 | 862 | 11,720 | 52.2% | 50.0% | |
| 35.42% | 48 | 5.8 | 999 | 12,210 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 40.43% | 47 | 5.4 | 940 | 13,008 | 46.1% | 38.2% | |
| 38.30% | 47 | 1.5 | 698 | 11,985 | 32.0% | 45.5% | |
| 65.96% | 47 | 5.1 | 884 | 11,746 | 77.3% | 56.0% | |
| 37.21% | 43 | 5.8 | 847 | 12,009 | 35.7% | 37.9% | |
| 26.83% | 41 | 1.3 | 730 | 12,049 | 11.8% | 37.5% | |
| 29.27% | 41 | 1.3 | 709 | 13,994 | 37.5% | 24.0% | |
| 58.97% | 39 | 1.2 | 783 | 13,036 | 53.3% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 1.2 | 719 | 12,490 | 45.0% | 55.6% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 2.6 | 799 | 12,441 | 56.3% | 40.9% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 3.6 | 807 | 12,246 | 42.1% | 52.9% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 5.7 | 878 | 12,829 | 33.3% | 52.0% | |
| 42.42% | 33 | 6.1 | 830 | 10,921 | 43.8% | 41.2% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 6.3 | 940 | 12,485 | 53.9% | 45.0% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 1.5 | 643 | 11,382 | 63.6% | 50.0% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 1.6 | 674 | 11,835 | 46.1% | 43.8% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 1.7 | 680 | 12,636 | 40.0% | 57.1% | |
| 64.29% | 28 | 6.1 | 825 | 10,896 | 64.3% | 64.3% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 1.2 | 725 | 12,724 | 46.1% | 46.7% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 5.5 | 990 | 10,429 | 38.5% | 53.9% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 1.4 | 699 | 12,431 | 45.5% | 60.0% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 2.0 | 869 | 13,072 | 76.9% | 53.9% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 1.3 | 744 | 12,522 | 54.5% | 41.7% | |
| 65.22% | 23 | 6.0 | 1,074 | 11,675 | 54.5% | 75.0% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 3.7 | 922 | 12,157 | 63.6% | 63.6% | |
| 71.43% | 21 | 6.3 | 1,045 | 13,075 | 71.4% | 71.4% | |
| 28.57% | 21 | 1.1 | 671 | 12,688 | 25.0% | 30.8% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 1.5 | 700 | 11,748 | 66.7% | 63.6% | |
| 75.00% | 20 | 1.7 | 831 | 14,683 | 83.3% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 5.8 | 868 | 10,850 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.4 | 772 | 12,231 | 66.7% | 55.6% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.1 | 808 | 11,329 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 2.5 | 944 | 12,701 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.3 | 888 | 12,829 | 20.0% | 53.9% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 1.4 | 680 | 12,190 | 44.4% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 1.1 | 715 | 11,206 | 62.5% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 2.3 | 827 | 13,620 | 40.0% | 53.9% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 5.9 | 901 | 12,207 | 33.3% | 54.5% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 1.3 | 737 | 11,805 | 60.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 1.3 | 723 | 11,402 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 5.9 | 858 | 10,941 | 20.0% | 83.3% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 1.1 | 694 | 11,393 | 0.0% | 55.6% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.2 | 623 | 10,094 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.2 | 867 | 10,918 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.6 | 1,099 | 12,210 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.2 | 671 | 10,848 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 3.1 | 690 | 11,875 | 80.0% | 25.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.7 | 839 | 15,130 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 5.9 | 759 | 10,043 | 71.4% | 83.3% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 5.5 | 880 | 10,719 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 5.8 | 689 | 8,979 | 62.5% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 3.8 | 685 | 7,692 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.4 | 696 | 13,036 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 1.0 | 788 | 12,689 | 75.0% | 71.4% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.3 | 709 | 12,118 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.9 | 947 | 11,916 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 767 | 9,164 | 28.6% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 899 | 14,893 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.0 | 966 | 12,922 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.0 | 942 | 10,110 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 1.5 | 656 | 10,855 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.5 | 684 | 11,312 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.4 | 918 | 12,864 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.7 | 1,006 | 11,465 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 4.3 | 950 | 14,490 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 890 | 11,094 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.2 | 1,052 | 13,730 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.7 | 965 | 13,447 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.6 | 765 | 15,124 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.1 | 822 | 12,400 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.5 | 753 | 10,782 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.7 | 923 | 9,209 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.5 | 1,138 | 14,616 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.0 | 914 | 11,674 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.1 | 664 | 14,150 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.4 | 889 | 13,633 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.4 | 856 | 11,060 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 942 | 12,509 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 709 | 10,221 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.3 | 641 | 11,394 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 503 | 9,986 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 844 | 12,630 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.7 | 907 | 14,215 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 583 | 13,482 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 812 | 13,421 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.4 | 574 | 9,695 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
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Diana vs Riven - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Diana do against Riven in League of Legends?
Riven wins the Diana vs Riven matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Diana's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Diana do against Riven in the early game?
In the early game, Diana has the advantage against Riven with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Diana players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Diana do against Riven in the late game?
In the late game, Riven takes over the Diana vs Riven matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to 20.0%. Riven scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Diana vs Riven matchup?
Riven wins the matchup against Diana with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Riven is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.
What is the best Diana build against Riven?
The best Diana build against Riven includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Diana runes against Riven?
The best Diana runes against Riven use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 0.0% win rate in the Diana vs Riven matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Diana counter Riven?
No, Diana struggles against Riven with only a 33.3% win rate. Riven has the advantage in this matchup. Diana players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Riven's lead.
How do I play Diana against Riven?
When playing Diana against Riven, play cautiously and avoid Riven's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Riven has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.