Rivenvs Nasus
Riven vs Nasus is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Riven wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Nasus based on 32 games. Riven wins the early laning phase while Nasus scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Riven build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Riven vs Nasus 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.
Who wins Riven vs Nasus?
Riven wins 39.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 28.9% and 50.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 46.5% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −7.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 74 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- −10.8 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Mid): 3 games, Riven won 33.3%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Nasus, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Riven wins 39.2% of 74 games (95% range 28.9–50.6%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 46.5% for Riven; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Riven usually wins the lane: 728 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (73 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Riven players pick Black Cleaver far more often against Nasus: 29.9% of their other Top games, 48.6% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Riven and Nasus played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Riven's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Riven vs Nasus Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Riven vs Nasus Win Rate by Game Length
Riven's win rate against Nasus by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Riven's results against Nasus in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Riven vs Nasus Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)RivenRiven gold at 15: +728
- First itemRivenRiven: 10.4 min · Nasus: 14.8 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenRiven wins 43.9% of 41 games
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Riven Changes Against Nasus
Choices Riven players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Black CleaverItemUsually29.9%vs Nasus48.6%+18.8 pts38.9% WR here
Bone PlatingRuneUsually13.7%vs Nasusunder 2%−13.7 pts
ResolveSecondary treeUsually17.3%vs Nasus4.1%−13.3 pts
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually22.6%vs Nasus9.5%−13.1 pts
Boots of SwiftnessBootsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Nasus4.1%+4.1 pts
Long Sword + Health Potion + Health Potion + Health PotionStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Nasus4.1%+4.1 pts
Grasp of the UndyingKeystoneUsually1.0%vs Nasus4.1%+3.0 pts
Best Riven Build vs Nasus
Usual Riven build (Top)
90.9% win rate · 11 games
Against Nasus
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 11 of 48 Riven games against Nasus carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Riven's standard build instead.
- Riven usually completes Eclipse first, at 10.4 min (median of 40 games).
- Nasus usually completes Trinity Force first, at 14.8 min (median of 36 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Riven Runes vs Nasus
Usual Riven runes (Top)
Conqueror
45.3% win rate · 730 games
Against Nasus
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Riven matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Riven Matchups
Hardest for Riven
Easiest for Riven
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Riven vs Nasus FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Riven vs Nasus?
Current data slightly favors Nasus, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Riven wins 39.2% of 74 games (95% range 28.9–50.6%).
What is Riven's win rate against Nasus?
Riven wins 39.2% of 74 Top games against Nasus on patch 26.19 (95% range 28.9–50.6%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 46.5% would be expected.
Does Riven counter Nasus?
Not clearly. Riven wins 39.2% of 74 games against Nasus, and the 95% range (28.9–50.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Riven or Nasus?
Riven usually wins the lane: 728 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (73 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Riven outscale Nasus?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Nasus strongest against Riven?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Nasus is ahead of Riven beyond the margin of error.
What should Riven build against Nasus?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Riven's usual Top core: Eclipse, Death's Dance, Lord Dominik's Regards. The biggest change against Nasus: Black Cleaver (29.9% usually, 48.6% here).
What runes should Riven use against Nasus?
Use Riven's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Nasus: Bone Plating (13.7% usually, under 2% here).