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Maokai
Maokai
33%
67%

vs

60.3%

over 116 games

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

Favorable matchup

Build vs Riven

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Sunfire Aegis
2vs AD
Fimbulwinter
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Unending Despair
5vs AD

Summoner spells

41285%
4148%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Unending Despair
5vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Spirit Visage
5vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP
Hollow Radiance
vs AP

DPS

Liandry's Torment
Mage tank

Other options

Heartsteel
Survival
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
Winter's Approach
Survival
Protoplasm Harness
Survival
100.0% WR3 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
SorcerySorcery
TranscendenceTranscendence
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
MaokaiMaokai
RivenRiven
Passive
Favorable
Favorable

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