Rivenvs Azir
Riven vs Azir is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Riven wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Azir based on 10 games. Riven holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Riven build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Riven vs Azir matchup.
Riven Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Riven 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.
Azir(60.0%)Who Wins the Riven vs Azir Matchup?
Riven vs Azir Matchup Summary
The Riven vs Azir matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 10 recent matches analyzed, Riven wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Azir's 40.0%, giving Riven a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Riven dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Azir players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Riven leads by 825 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Riven players can confidently pick into Azir and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Azir away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Riven vs Azir Laning Phase Breakdown
Riven is favored during the laning phase against Azir, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Riven holds advantages in gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Riven Build Against Azir
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Azir, providing the mobility and stats Riven needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Riven against Azir are Axiom Arc, Sundered Sky and Death's Dance. This combination gives Riven 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 Azir. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Riven vs Azir matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Riven66.7%Azir33.3%Riven50.0%Azir50.0%Riven dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Azir. This lopsided early game means Riven can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Riven at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Azir. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
Riven holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Azir players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Riven Runes Against Azir
Resolve
Precision
Running Resolve primary with Precision secondary allows Riven to press their advantage against Azir, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Riven matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Riven'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 Riven 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.80% | 207 | 6.7 | 720 | 11,883 | 49.5% | 46.0% | |
| 49.40% | 168 | 6.3 | 720 | 12,048 | 48.4% | 50.7% | |
| 48.72% | 157 | 6.6 | 787 | 12,948 | 43.5% | 52.1% | |
| 44.30% | 150 | 6.1 | 698 | 12,284 | 45.3% | 43.8% | |
| 42.75% | 138 | 6.3 | 617 | 10,833 | 34.3% | 51.5% | |
| 45.86% | 134 | 6.4 | 634 | 12,458 | 35.1% | 54.0% | |
| 49.62% | 131 | 6.7 | 1,009 | 12,783 | 49.2% | 50.0% | |
| 47.62% | 127 | 6.4 | 758 | 12,194 | 50.8% | 44.3% | |
| 44.55% | 110 | 6.4 | 654 | 12,228 | 42.9% | 45.9% | |
| 49.06% | 106 | 6.4 | 856 | 13,204 | 45.6% | 51.7% | |
| 57.14% | 105 | 6.5 | 790 | 12,704 | 57.7% | 56.6% | |
| 51.46% | 104 | 6.5 | 750 | 12,159 | 59.6% | 44.6% | |
| 55.56% | 99 | 6.6 | 758 | 12,195 | 48.9% | 61.5% | |
| 43.30% | 98 | 6.6 | 692 | 11,782 | 32.0% | 55.3% | |
| 57.29% | 96 | 6.7 | 752 | 13,440 | 55.8% | 58.5% | |
| 44.57% | 93 | 6.9 | 789 | 12,966 | 42.5% | 46.1% | |
| 46.15% | 92 | 6.8 | 958 | 13,141 | 47.5% | 45.1% | |
| 51.09% | 92 | 6.6 | 721 | 12,105 | 47.9% | 54.5% | |
| 49.44% | 89 | 7.6 | 827 | 13,382 | 52.2% | 46.5% | |
| 50.56% | 89 | 6.4 | 757 | 12,117 | 48.8% | 52.2% | |
| 41.86% | 88 | 6.5 | 783 | 13,101 | 46.5% | 37.2% | |
| 43.68% | 87 | 5.8 | 624 | 12,049 | 37.8% | 48.0% | |
| 52.44% | 83 | 6.6 | 819 | 14,492 | 53.3% | 51.9% | |
| 44.30% | 79 | 6.3 | 672 | 11,671 | 35.1% | 52.4% | |
| 43.24% | 75 | 6.7 | 810 | 12,925 | 47.2% | 39.5% | |
| 40.54% | 74 | 6.3 | 732 | 11,879 | 46.1% | 34.3% | |
| 56.16% | 73 | 6.9 | 871 | 13,737 | 57.9% | 54.3% | |
| 47.06% | 68 | 7.0 | 729 | 12,193 | 40.5% | 54.8% | |
| 51.52% | 66 | 6.6 | 831 | 13,604 | 34.6% | 62.5% | |
| 53.85% | 66 | 5.9 | 888 | 12,352 | 52.9% | 54.8% | |
| 40.00% | 65 | 5.9 | 660 | 11,922 | 35.3% | 45.2% | |
| 52.46% | 61 | 6.4 | 713 | 12,001 | 51.5% | 53.6% | |
| 42.00% | 50 | 6.5 | 736 | 11,908 | 37.5% | 46.1% | |
| 47.92% | 48 | 6.2 | 615 | 12,294 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 56.25% | 48 | 6.5 | 661 | 12,043 | 50.0% | 60.7% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 6.4 | 760 | 12,344 | 46.1% | 54.5% | |
| 55.32% | 48 | 6.8 | 788 | 13,182 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 47.73% | 45 | 6.3 | 764 | 12,263 | 55.6% | 35.3% | |
| 47.62% | 42 | 5.7 | 631 | 11,831 | 52.4% | 42.9% | |
| 46.15% | 40 | 6.4 | 914 | 13,624 | 33.3% | 54.2% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 7.0 | 762 | 11,868 | 61.5% | 46.1% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 6.2 | 704 | 12,313 | 54.5% | 58.8% | |
| 58.33% | 36 | 6.2 | 693 | 12,609 | 64.7% | 52.6% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 5.1 | 743 | 13,065 | 55.6% | 53.3% | |
| 36.36% | 33 | 6.4 | 620 | 11,909 | 16.7% | 60.0% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 6.8 | 735 | 13,783 | 46.1% | 57.9% | |
| 36.67% | 30 | 6.0 | 775 | 12,610 | 63.6% | 21.1% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 6.4 | 799 | 12,837 | 46.1% | 62.5% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 5.8 | 653 | 13,005 | 38.5% | 43.8% | |
| 35.71% | 28 | 6.3 | 626 | 12,566 | 38.5% | 33.3% | |
| 47.83% | 24 | 5.5 | 714 | 11,623 | 41.7% | 54.5% | |
| 26.09% | 24 | 5.6 | 554 | 12,538 | 41.7% | 9.1% | |
| 69.57% | 23 | 6.3 | 793 | 13,258 | 75.0% | 63.6% | |
| 61.90% | 22 | 5.6 | 648 | 12,793 | 50.0% | 77.8% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 6.6 | 705 | 11,376 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 6.3 | 593 | 9,932 | 45.5% | 37.5% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.5 | 728 | 13,294 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 2.8 | 562 | 13,161 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 5.7 | 801 | 13,996 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 3.9 | 683 | 14,892 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 6.6 | 679 | 13,312 | 62.5% | 62.5% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 5.5 | 677 | 13,017 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 4.7 | 608 | 12,466 | 60.0% | 22.2% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.8 | 578 | 11,713 | 28.6% | 42.9% | |
| 53.85% | 14 | 5.6 | 854 | 12,995 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 6.0 | 768 | 12,797 | 50.0% | 22.2% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 3.8 | 647 | 13,351 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 4.8 | 637 | 11,538 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 5.1 | 780 | 13,725 | 75.0% | 44.4% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 5.7 | 616 | 11,810 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 6.9 | 1,145 | 14,695 | 71.4% | 80.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.6 | 861 | 13,340 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 6.7 | 922 | 13,808 | 71.4% | 75.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 5.9 | 563 | 11,460 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.0 | 481 | 12,779 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 785 | 12,107 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.4 | 717 | 12,550 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 667 | 13,392 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 4.3 | 887 | 14,007 | 20.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.2 | 535 | 12,945 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.3 | 917 | 15,097 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.6 | 589 | 11,611 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 8 | 4.0 | 601 | 12,526 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.8 | 600 | 12,458 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.4 | 717 | 15,085 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 664 | 11,690 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 6.9 | 618 | 11,841 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.9 | 879 | 11,967 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.7 | 768 | 15,434 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.0 | 772 | 11,965 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 0.9 | 617 | 14,426 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.6 | 521 | 11,362 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 4.9 | 700 | 12,457 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 7 | 6.1 | 524 | 10,468 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.2 | 764 | 12,961 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.2 | 588 | 14,240 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.1 | 956 | 14,240 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 7.5 | 569 | 12,537 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.3 | 632 | 11,974 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.6 | 308 | 9,373 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.9 | 527 | 11,279 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.6 | 619 | 10,016 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 428 | 8,911 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 25.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 605 | 11,843 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 1,029 | 17,448 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.4 | 563 | 9,314 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 421 | 9,150 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 641 | 12,605 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 545 | 12,404 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.7 | 688 | 13,217 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
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Riven vs Azir - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Riven do against Azir in League of Legends?
Riven wins the Riven vs Azir matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Azir's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 10 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Riven do against Azir in the early game?
In the early game, Riven has the advantage against Azir with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Riven players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Riven do against Azir in the late game?
In the late game, Riven takes over the Riven vs Azir matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Riven scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Riven vs Azir matchup?
Riven wins the matchup against Azir with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Riven is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 10 games analyzed.
What is the best Riven build against Azir?
The best Riven build against Azir includes Axiom Arc, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance with Mercury's Treads. 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 Riven runes against Azir?
The best Riven runes against Azir use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Riven vs Azir matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Riven counter Azir?
Yes, Riven has a favorable matchup against Azir with a 60.0% win rate. Riven strongly counters Azir in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.
How do I play Riven against Azir?
When playing Riven against Azir, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.