Sett vs Riven

Sett
vs
49.5%

over 622 games

Riven

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageDive threatSplit pushHigh burst

Build vs Riven

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Sett: Stridebreaker, Black Cleaver, Overlord's Bloodmail, Plated Steelcaps, Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, Blade of The Ruined King, Hullbreaker.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Stridebreaker
1
Black Cleaver
2
Overlord's Bloodmail
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Sterak's Gage
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot83%
ExhaustFlash9%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Sterak's Gage
Spear of Shojin
Blade of The Ruined King
Hullbreaker
Warmog's Armor
Death's Dance
Heartsteel
Tiamat
Thornmail
Dead Man's Plate
Bramble Vest
Executioner's Calling
Serpent's Fang
Randuin's Omen
Trinity Force
Force of Nature
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Titanic Hydra
Kaenic Rookern
54.7% WR117 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Second WindSecond Wind
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 Sett

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Start trades with Knuckle Down

    Start your trades with Knuckle Down (Q): you rush toward your target, and your next two autos deal bonus damage based on their max health.

  2. Haymaker after taking damage

    Cast Haymaker (W) right after taking damage: the stored Grit gives you a shield and extra damage, dealt as true damage in the center of the punch.

  3. Don't back too early

    Don't back too early at low health: Pit Grit (passive) increases your health regen based on your missing health.

  4. Stand between two enemies

    Stand between two enemies before Facebreaker (E): grabbed from both sides, they're stunned, otherwise only slowed.

  5. Slam their tank onto their carries

    Grab their tank with The Show Stopper (R) and slam them onto their carries: the damage around the impact depends on the bonus health of the target you grab.

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.

Patch 16.21.1