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Aphelios
Aphelios
86%
14%

vs

50.0%
Riven
Riven
89%
11%
Heavy AD damageDive threatSplit pushHigh burst

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Riven

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

The Collector
1vs Tank
Infinity Edge
2DPS
Lord Dominik's Regards
3vs Tank

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Hexoptics C44
5DPS

Summoner spells

42175%
4625%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Mercurial Scimitar
5vs AP

DPS

Hexoptics C44
DPS
Immortal Shieldbow
DPS
Runaan's Hurricane
DPS
Bloodthirster
DPS
100.0% WR1 games
PrecisionPrecision
Press the AttackPress the Attack
Absorb LifeAbsorb Life
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Cut DownCut Down
InspirationInspiration
Cash BackCash Back
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
ApheliosAphelios
RivenRiven
Passive
Neutral
Aggressive

Riven's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Runic Blade (P)

Riven's abilities charge her blade, and her basic attacks expend charges to deal an additional damage.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
313s11s10s–
613s11s10s2m
913s10s10s2m
1113s9s10s1m30
1613s7s8s1m
1813s7s6s1m

Playing against Riven

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Punish her between combos: Riven has cooldowns between Q casts, and when everything is on CD she can't do anything.

2

Her E shield has a 10-6s cooldown: trade after it expires.

3

Champions who stack armor and take short trades counter her well (Malphite, Poppy).

4

Respect her level 6: the R burst + Ignite is often a kill if you're below 60% HP.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026