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Jax vs Riven

Jax
vs
44.7%

over 463 games

Riven
Analyze a draft with Jax

Hard matchup

Heavy AD damageDive threatSplit pushHigh burst

Build vs Riven

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Jax: Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Zhonya's Hourglass, Plated Steelcaps, Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King, Dusk and Dawn, Hextech Gunblade.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Trinity Force
1
Sundered Sky
2
Zhonya's Hourglass
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Death's Dance
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot61%
FlashTeleport20%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Death's Dance
Blade of The Ruined King
Dusk and Dawn
Hextech Gunblade
Sterak's Gage
Stridebreaker
Riftmaker
Wit's End
Seeker's Armguard
Spear of Shojin
Hullbreaker
Ravenous Hydra
Dark Seal
Zeke's Convergence
Black Cleaver
Experimental Hexplate
Tiamat
Frozen Heart
Kaenic Rookern
Titanic Hydra
Randuin's Omen
Serpent's Fang
Nashor's Tooth
Force of Nature
Iceborn Gauntlet
Executioner's Calling
Endless Hunger
Guardian Angel
49.0% WR51 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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 as Jax

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Start trades with Counter Strike

    Start your trades with Counter Strike (E): you dodge autos and take less area damage, and each dodged auto adds damage to the stunning counterattack.

  2. Look for long trades

    Look for long trades: each consecutive auto increases your attack speed thanks to Relentless Assault (passive).

  3. Ward hop to escape

    To escape, place a ward and jump to it with Leap Strike (Q): it can target any unit or ward, allied or enemy.

  4. Activate your R up close

    Activate Grandmaster-at-Arms (R) up close: it only grants armor and magic resist if it hits a champion, and your bonus hits then land every other auto.

Playing against Riven

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Trade after her dashes

    Take a trade once she has used Broken Wings (Q) and Valor (E): those are her dashes, on cooldowns of 13 seconds and 10 to 6 seconds.

  2. Back earlier once she hits 6

    Once she hits level 6, back earlier: the Wind Slash of Blade of the Exile (R) deals more damage to enemies missing health.

  3. Interrupt her combo

    If you have CC or a silence, use it during her combo: all her mobility comes from her spells.

Other Jax matchups

Patch 16.21.1