Riven Top Build
The patch 26.1 Riven top build uses Boots of Swiftness, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge, Death's Dance, Endless Hunger, Sundered Sky, Oracle Lens. This Riven build has a 4.88% pick rate and a 64.2% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Riven build choices below.
Runic Blade
Riven's abilities charge her blade, and her basic attacks expend charges to deal an additional damage.
Broken Wings
Riven lashes out in a series of strikes. This ability can be reactivated three times in a short time frame with the third hit knocking back nearby enemies.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 13
Range:- 275
Ki Burst
Riven emits a Ki Burst, damaging and stunning nearby enemies.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 11/
- 10/
- 9/
- 8/
- 7
Range:- 260
Valor
Riven steps forward a short distance and blocks incoming damage.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 10/
- 9/
- 8/
- 7/
- 6
Range:- 250
Blade of the Exile
Riven empowers her keepsake weapon with energy, and gains Attack Damage and Range. During this time, she also gains the ability to use Wind Slash, a powerful ranged attack, once.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 120/
- 90/
- 60
Range:- 200
- Fighter,
- Assassin
Select a Riven Build
Axiom Arc
Serylda's Grudge
Death's Dance
- Axiom Arc
Sundered Sky- Death's Dance
- Serylda's Grudge
- Sundered Sky
- Death's Dance
- Axiom Arc
- Serylda's Grudge
- Sundered Sky
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.
These are Riven's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Axiom Arc (51.4% WR, +1.8% WR diff, 65.5% pick rate) provides 55 AD. Serylda's Grudge (62.0% WR, +12.5% WR diff, 18.4% pick rate) provides 45 AD. Death's Dance (57.9% WR, +8.4% WR diff, 50.7% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 60 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
2,750Riven build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Damage. Lower in: Magic Resistance, Magic Damage.
Top situational items for Riven include Endless Hunger, Sundered Sky. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Riven are Boots of Swiftness. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Riven is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Riven build.
Movement Speed:55
Attack Damage:265
Armor:50
Health:400
When facing Riven's top counters like Ornn, Illaoi, Shen, 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 Endless Hunger or Sundered Sky based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Riven performance.
This Riven physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 64.2% win rate across 433 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 265 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 16,150, this Riven build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge, Death's Dance 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.
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.
Riven Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Riven build?
The best Riven build in this patch includes Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge, and Death's Dance. This build has a 64.20% win rate and is picked 4.88% of the time.
What are Riven's core items?
Riven's core items are Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge, and Death's Dance. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Riven's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Riven?
Boots of Swiftness are the best boots for Riven. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Riven's playstyle. They are included in 4.9% of Riven builds.
What is the best trinket for Riven?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Riven. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Riven maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Riven builds?
Yes, alternative Riven builds include options like Serylda's Grudge, Sundered Sky, and Death's Dance. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Riven?
MetaBot sources its build data for Riven directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Riven builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Riven. From there, we aggregate the Riven builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.