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Malphite vs Riven

Malphite
vs
50.5%

over 576 games

Riven
Analyze a draft with Malphite

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageDive threatSplit pushHigh burst

Build vs Riven

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Malphite: Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Frozen Heart, Plated Steelcaps, Kaenic Rookern, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Malignance, Bramble Vest.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Sunfire Aegis
1
Thornmail
2
Frozen Heart
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Kaenic Rookern
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport76%
FlashDot21%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Kaenic Rookern
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Malignance
Bramble Vest
Randuin's Omen
Iceborn Gauntlet
Unending Despair
Zeke's Convergence
Hollow Radiance
Stormsurge
Shadowflame
Dark Seal
Abyssal Mask
Zhonya's Hourglass
Heartsteel
Force of Nature
Rabadon's Deathcap
Knight's Vow
Protoplasm Harness
Spirit Visage
Warmog's Armor
Tear of the Goddess
Dusk and Dawn
56.1% WR41 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
SorcerySorcery
TranscendenceTranscendence
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth 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 Malphite

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Wait for them to group for R

    Save Unstoppable Force (R) for when the enemy carries are grouped: nothing stops your charge, and the impact knocks every enemy in the area into the air.

  2. Steal speed with Seismic Shard

    Cast Seismic Shard (Q) before engaging or to escape: it slows the target and gives you the speed it steals.

  3. Trade with your shield up

    Take your trades while Granite Shield (passive) is up: it absorbs 10% of your max health, and Thunderclap (W) then triples your bonus armor.

  4. Ground Slam against attackers

    Against a champion who lives on autos, start your trades with Ground Slam (E): it lowers their attack speed, and its damage scales with your armor.

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 Malphite matchups

Patch 16.21.1