Renekton vs Riven
Favorable matchup
Build vs Riven
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Renekton: Eclipse, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, Plated Steelcaps, Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, Stridebreaker, Spirit Visage.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Riven's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Riven's abilities charge her blade, and her basic attacks expend charges to deal an additional damage.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 13s | 11s | 10s | – |
| 6 | 13s | 11s | 10s | 2m |
| 9 | 13s | 10s | 10s | 2m |
| 11 | 13s | 9s | 10s | 1m30 |
| 16 | 13s | 7s | 8s | 1m |
| 18 | 13s | 7s | 6s | 1m |
Playing as Renekton
Tips to maximize your impact
- Ruthless Predator at 50 Fury
Save 50 Fury for Ruthless Predator (W): empowered, it strikes three times, destroys shields and stuns for 1.5 seconds instead of 0.75.
- In and out with Slice and Dice
Take your trades with Slice and Dice (E): one dash to go in, your combo, then the recast to get out, available if the first dash hit.
- Dominus at the start of your all-in
Cast Dominus (R) at the start of your all-in: you gain max health and Fury, and damage nearby enemies every second.
- Get ahead in lane
Play aggressively in lane and look for an early lead: Renekton is strongest before everyone has their items.
Playing against Riven
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- 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.
- 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.
- Interrupt her combo
If you have CC or a silence, use it during her combo: all her mobility comes from her spells.
Other Renekton matchups
Patch 16.21.1