Riven - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.3%
Pick Rate
2.1%

RivenTop Build

AFighterAssassin
Patch26.10
Matches1,492,117
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 20, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.10 Riven top build uses Crimson Lucidity, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, Endless Hunger, Serylda's Grudge, Maw of Malmortius, Farsight Alteration. This Riven build has a 4.77% pick rate and a 70.27% win rate in LoL patch 26.10. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Riven build choices below.

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Select a Riven Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
Core Build Items
  • Sundered Sky - Riven Highest Win Rate Build core itemSundered Sky
  • Death's Dance - Riven Highest Win Rate Build core itemDeath's Dance
  • Endless Hunger - Riven Highest Win Rate Build core itemEndless Hunger
70.3%Win Rate
+18.9%WR Diff
4.8%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
Core Build Items
  • Axiom Arc - Riven Most Popular Build core itemAxiom Arc
  • Sundered Sky - Riven Most Popular Build core itemSundered Sky
  • Death's Dance - Riven Most Popular Build core itemDeath's Dance
64.2%Win Rate
+12.8%WR Diff
6.4%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
Core Build Items
  • Axiom Arc - Riven Alternative Build 1 core itemAxiom Arc
  • Death's Dance - Riven Alternative Build 1 core itemDeath's Dance
  • Endless Hunger - Riven Alternative Build 1 core itemEndless Hunger
69.6%Win Rate
+18.3%WR Diff
5.3%Pick Rate

Best Riven Build - Highest Win Rate Items

This Riven build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

Full Build
Top Summoner Spells
  • FlashIgnite
    Flash + Ignite
    70.5%Win Rate92.4%Pick Rate
  • FlashSmite
    Flash + Smite
    64.7%Win Rate4.6%Pick Rate

Riven build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Resistance, Physical Damage. Lower in: Magic Damage.

The most popular starting items for Riven are Doran's Blade, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 77.1% win rate and 35.7% pick rate.

Doran's BladeDoran's BladeHealth PotionHealth PotionStealth WardStealth Ward
77.1%Win Rate
35.7%Pick Rate
These are Riven's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Sundered Sky (54.5% WR, +3.2% WR diff, 46.5% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 45 AD. Death's Dance (59.0% WR, +7.6% WR diff, 52.4% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 60 AD. Endless Hunger (61.4% WR, +10.1% WR diff, 35.3% pick rate) provides 65 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Riven include Serylda's Grudge, Maw of Malmortius. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Riven are Crimson Lucidity. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Riven is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Riven build.

Top Build Focus
  • Riven attack damageAD275
  • Riven movement speedSpeed45
  • Riven healthHealth400
  • Riven magic resistanceMR40
  • Riven armorArmor50
When facing Riven's top counters like TahmKench, Urgot, Renekton, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Serylda's Grudge or Maw of Malmortius based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Riven performance.
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physical damage dealerFirst Power Spike3,100g

This Riven physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 70.3% win rate across 370 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 275 total attack damage from items. This Riven build offers flexibility and works well in most team compositions, providing a balance of damage and utility. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Riven's effectiveness. With a total gold cost of 16,500, this Riven build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, Endless Hunger power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Riven build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths
  • Exceptional physical damage output with 275 total attack damage from items

Champions that use similar core items to Riven. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current top riven build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Aatrox champion
Aatrox
Core Items
  • Hubris - Aatrox core item
  • Sundered Sky - Aatrox core item
  • Death's Dance - Aatrox core item
61.0%Win Rate
3.9%Pick Rate
Ambessa champion
Ambessa
Core Items
  • Voltaic Cyclosword - Ambessa core item
  • Death's Dance - Ambessa core item
  • Endless Hunger - Ambessa core item
63.2%Win Rate
2.5%Pick Rate

See Also

Riven OverviewRiven RunesRiven CountersAll Items