Riven vs Urgot
You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Urgot
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Riven: Axiom Arc, Endless Hunger, Death's Dance, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Eclipse, Maw of Malmortius, Guardian Angel, Sundered Sky.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Urgot's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Urgot's basic attacks and Purge periodically trigger blasts of flame from his legs, dealing physical damage.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 10s | 12s | 16s | – |
| 6 | 9s | 12s | 16s | 1m40 |
| 9 | 8s | 9s | 16s | 1m40 |
| 11 | 8s | 6s | 16s | 1m25 |
| 16 | 8s | 0s | 15s | 1m10 |
| 18 | 8s | 0s | 14s | 1m10 |
Playing as Riven
Tips to maximize your impact
- Weave an auto between spells
Weave an auto between each spell: Runic Blade (passive) charges your blade with each ability, and your autos spend those charges to hit harder.
- Save your third hit for CC
Save the third hit of Broken Wings (Q) for CC: that leap gives nearby enemies a 0.75-second knock-up.
- Valor against their burst
Cast Valor (E) just as the enemy unleashes their burst: the dash gives you a shield for 1.5 seconds, then chain into your combo.
- Finish with Wind Slash
Save the Blade of the Exile (R) recast to finish: Wind Slash deals more damage to enemies missing health.
Playing against Urgot
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Don't circle around him
Don't move around him during a trade: Echoing Flames (passive) fires from the leg facing his target, and each leg has its own cooldown.
- Trade after his Disdain
Take a trade when Disdain (E) is on cooldown: it's his only dash, the one that stuns the first champion hit and throws them behind him.
- Stay above 25% health under his ult
If Fear Beyond Death (R) impales you, back off and stay above 25% of your max health until the effect ends: below that, he can drag you in and execute you.
- Back off during his Purge
Back off when he activates Purge (W): he deals and absorbs a lot with his chain gun, but moves slower during the effect.
Other Riven matchups
Patch 16.21.1