Rivenvs Maokai
Riven vs Maokai is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Riven wins with a 85.7% win rate (+71.4%) over Maokai based on 7 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 Maokai 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.
Maokai(85.7%)Who Wins the Riven vs Maokai Matchup?
Riven vs Maokai Matchup Summary
The Riven vs Maokai matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Riven wins with a 85.7% win rate compared to Maokai's 14.3%, giving Riven a 71.4 percentage point advantage. Riven dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Maokai players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Maokai leads by 1.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Riven players can confidently pick into Maokai and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Maokai 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 Maokai Laning Phase Breakdown
Riven is favored during the laning phase against Maokai, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Riven holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Riven Build Against Maokai
Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Maokai, providing the mobility and stats Riven needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Riven against Maokai are Sundered Sky, Black Cleaver and Endless Hunger. This combination gives Riven an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Maokai. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Riven vs Maokai matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Riven100.0%Maokai0.0%Riven66.7%Maokai33.3%Riven dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Maokai. This lopsided early game means Riven 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 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Maokai. Extended games heavily favor Riven, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Riven holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Maokai players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Riven Runes Against Maokai
Precision
Inspiration
Running Precision primary with Inspiration secondary allows Riven to press their advantage against Maokai, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Riven matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.45% | 111 | 6.5 | 686 | 11,552 | 45.1% | 55.0% | |
| 56.67% | 90 | 6.6 | 743 | 12,491 | 55.6% | 57.4% | |
| 53.66% | 82 | 6.3 | 633 | 11,118 | 61.5% | 46.5% | |
| 52.00% | 75 | 6.3 | 699 | 11,936 | 52.9% | 51.2% | |
| 45.00% | 60 | 6.3 | 859 | 11,951 | 41.4% | 48.4% | |
| 48.28% | 58 | 6.6 | 584 | 11,685 | 53.9% | 43.8% | |
| 43.64% | 55 | 6.1 | 825 | 11,877 | 34.5% | 53.9% | |
| 61.54% | 52 | 6.8 | 834 | 13,755 | 70.0% | 56.3% | |
| 39.22% | 51 | 6.5 | 709 | 11,747 | 53.9% | 24.0% | |
| 43.14% | 51 | 6.3 | 682 | 11,438 | 52.2% | 35.7% | |
| 38.00% | 50 | 6.2 | 722 | 11,368 | 28.0% | 48.0% | |
| 46.81% | 47 | 6.6 | 683 | 11,168 | 62.5% | 30.4% | |
| 53.33% | 45 | 6.3 | 697 | 12,683 | 42.1% | 61.5% | |
| 57.14% | 42 | 6.3 | 684 | 12,298 | 53.3% | 59.3% | |
| 56.10% | 41 | 6.9 | 972 | 14,098 | 50.0% | 59.3% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 6.2 | 588 | 11,920 | 47.1% | 39.1% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 6.4 | 845 | 13,122 | 44.4% | 57.1% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 6.9 | 782 | 12,647 | 61.1% | 47.4% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 6.3 | 797 | 11,690 | 42.1% | 66.7% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 6.1 | 549 | 10,722 | 35.3% | 45.0% | |
| 50.00% | 36 | 6.6 | 703 | 11,547 | 41.2% | 57.9% | |
| 36.11% | 36 | 6.3 | 720 | 11,970 | 31.3% | 40.0% | |
| 67.65% | 34 | 6.8 | 730 | 12,379 | 56.3% | 77.8% | |
| 42.42% | 33 | 6.0 | 757 | 12,338 | 47.1% | 37.5% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 6.8 | 683 | 10,996 | 35.7% | 52.9% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 6.0 | 659 | 11,553 | 46.1% | 52.9% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 6.5 | 970 | 12,759 | 27.3% | 61.1% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 6.5 | 728 | 11,135 | 57.9% | 30.0% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 6.1 | 693 | 10,756 | 26.7% | 53.9% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 6.2 | 762 | 10,834 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 6.3 | 705 | 12,730 | 41.7% | 53.3% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 5.8 | 752 | 11,674 | 38.5% | 53.9% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 7.4 | 741 | 12,011 | 54.5% | 30.8% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 6.2 | 843 | 11,785 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 34.78% | 23 | 6.5 | 726 | 12,401 | 42.9% | 31.3% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.8 | 742 | 12,613 | 30.0% | 69.2% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 6.0 | 824 | 11,600 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.7 | 642 | 12,978 | 54.5% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 4.3 | 528 | 10,940 | 70.0% | 30.0% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 6.2 | 530 | 10,777 | 45.5% | 66.7% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 5.9 | 733 | 12,040 | 54.5% | 77.8% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 5.7 | 569 | 11,892 | 28.6% | 53.9% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 6.3 | 714 | 13,040 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 5.7 | 702 | 10,970 | 33.3% | 55.6% | |
| 22.22% | 18 | 6.5 | 817 | 11,642 | 11.1% | 33.3% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 4.7 | 892 | 12,710 | 28.6% | 70.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.6 | 846 | 12,823 | 33.3% | 54.5% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.0 | 773 | 10,622 | 63.6% | 50.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.5 | 735 | 11,907 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 6.6 | 853 | 11,500 | 60.0% | 85.7% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 5.8 | 643 | 13,633 | 0.0% | 53.3% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 6.4 | 862 | 12,305 | 70.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 5.9 | 620 | 12,017 | 25.0% | 58.3% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 7.0 | 548 | 10,444 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 4.4 | 773 | 11,576 | 28.6% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.9 | 800 | 12,600 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.0 | 706 | 11,454 | 42.9% | 37.5% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.7 | 783 | 14,631 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.0 | 583 | 10,764 | 55.6% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.8 | 770 | 11,494 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.1 | 639 | 13,617 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.2 | 761 | 14,232 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 7.4 | 1,016 | 11,844 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 665 | 11,118 | 14.3% | 33.3% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 4.9 | 861 | 12,003 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 929 | 15,441 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.9 | 736 | 11,224 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 765 | 13,218 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 3.0 | 724 | 14,118 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.7 | 574 | 11,500 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.9 | 542 | 10,968 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.1 | 495 | 11,904 | 75.0% | 20.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.1 | 561 | 12,505 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 7.0 | 904 | 11,972 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.3 | 603 | 12,781 | 25.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.3 | 754 | 13,256 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.5 | 620 | 9,654 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.5 | 764 | 14,921 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.9 | 569 | 10,203 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.8 | 704 | 14,361 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.5 | 804 | 12,700 | 20.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.5 | 619 | 14,164 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 6.6 | 663 | 10,985 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.0 | 589 | 12,101 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.5 | 798 | 13,211 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.5 | 655 | 11,518 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 6.3 | 964 | 11,488 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.9 | 634 | 12,607 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.5 | 828 | 14,405 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.8 | 703 | 14,184 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.9 | 866 | 13,694 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.8 | 866 | 12,588 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 704 | 13,512 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 651 | 10,656 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 687 | 10,360 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 495 | 12,650 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 9.5 | 1,174 | 11,372 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 535 | 11,112 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 1,125 | 15,451 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 1,057 | 13,859 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 542 | 12,810 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 772 | 14,961 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.8 | 890 | 10,935 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
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Riven vs Maokai - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Riven do against Maokai in League of Legends?
Riven wins the Riven vs Maokai matchup with a 85.7% win rate compared to Maokai's 14.3%, a 71.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Riven do against Maokai in the early game?
In the early game, Riven has the advantage against Maokai with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. 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 Maokai in the late game?
In the late game, Riven takes over the Riven vs Maokai matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Riven scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Riven vs Maokai matchup?
Riven wins the matchup against Maokai with a 85.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 71.4 percentage point advantage means Riven is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.
What is the best Riven build against Maokai?
The best Riven build against Maokai includes Sundered Sky, Black Cleaver, Endless Hunger with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Maokai?
The best Riven runes against Maokai use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Riven vs Maokai matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Riven counter Maokai?
Yes, Riven has a favorable matchup against Maokai with a 85.7% win rate. Riven strongly counters Maokai in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Riven against Maokai?
When playing Riven against Maokai, 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.