Who counters Riven Top?

On patch 26.19 the hardest Top matchups for Riven are Sett (38.89%), Garen (41.77%), Malphite (42.42%). The percentage is Riven's win rate in that matchup.

Who does Riven Top counter?

On patch 26.19 Riven does best against Yone (61.02%), Darius (54.55%), Renekton (53.85%).

Riven Top build and counters

Riven Top has a 48.39% win rate with 0.96% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier D. Based on our analysis of 1 678 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Riven on Top.

Last Updated September 29, 2026

Games 1 678

Win rate 48.39%

Tier D

Riven

Top · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games: 1 678
Wins: 812
Win rate: 48.39%
Pick rate: 0.96%
Ban rate: 0.93%
Difficulty: Hard

Riven Top stats

19 261

Physical Damage

27.7

Magic Damage

1 336

True Damage

20 625

Total Damage

27 289

Damage Taken

6 544

Healing

6.4

Kills

6.9

Deaths

Assists

2.9

Max Kill Spree

12 275

Gold

188

Minions Killed

4.1

Jungle CS

Riven Top Builds

Runes

Precision

Inspiration

Stat Shards

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Core Items

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Skill Priority

Popularity0.77%Win rate38.46%

Popularity0.72%Win rate66.67%

Popularity0.72%Win rate41.67%

Popularity0.66%Win rate72.73%

Popularity0.66%Win rate45.45%

Popularity0.54%Win rate33.33%

Popularity0.48%Win rate50%

Popularity0.42%Win rate42.86%

Riven Top skill order

On patch 26.19 Riven Top most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 94.25% of games with a 48.62% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, E, W.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

Broken Wings
Valor
Ki Burst

Win rate: 48.62%
Pick rate: 94.25%
Games: 1 524

Other options

Win rate 51.16%Pick rate 5.32%

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

Broken Wings
Valor
Ki Burst

Win rate: 46.57%
Pick rate: 66.99%
Games: 1 108

Other options

Win rate 51.45%Pick rate 31.38%

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Riven Top counters

Riven Top struggles most against Sett (38.89%), Garen (41.77%), Malphite (42.42%) and has the easiest time against Yone (61.02%), Darius (54.55%), Renekton (53.85%). Percentages are Riven's win rate in each matchup, based on 1 678 ranked solo games of Riven in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Riven

Lowest Riven win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Riven's win rate.

Champions Riven counters

Highest Riven win rate in the lane matchup.

All Riven Top matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Riven's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

Opponent	Riven win rate	Games	Gold diff @15
Sett	38.89%	72	−174
Games 72 Gold diff @15 −174
Garen	41.77%	79	−810
Games 79 Gold diff @15 −810
Malphite	42.42%	66	−168
Games 66 Gold diff @15 −168
Gangplank	44.23%	52	−413
Games 52 Gold diff @15 −413
Mordekaiser	49.02%	51	−193
Games 51 Gold diff @15 −193
Renekton	53.85%	65	−665
Games 65 Gold diff @15 −665
Darius	54.55%	66	+42
Games 66 Gold diff @15 +42
Yone	61.02%	59	+761
Games 59 Gold diff @15 +761

Riven in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Riven outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Riven Jungle

Win rate: 48.81%
Pick rate: 0.05%
Games: 84

Skill max order

Win rate 53.52%

Riven Middle

Win rate: 46.53%
Pick rate: 0.19%
Games: 331

Core Items

Runes

Conqueror

Skill max order

Win rate 46.55%

Riven Bottom

Win rate: 57.69%
Pick rate: 0.01%
Games: 26

Riven Support

Win rate: 33.33%
Pick rate: 0.01%
Games: 12

Game duration popularity

Game length	Share of games
0–15 min	4.9%
16–20 min	4.5%
21–25 min	16.9%
26–30 min	31.6%
31–35 min	27.5%
36–40 min	10.2%
41+ min	4.5%

Win rate by game duration

Game length	Win rate
0–15 min	52.4%
16–20 min	44%
21–25 min	45.4%
26–30 min	46.8%
31–35 min	51.4%
36–40 min	52.1%
41+ min	44%

Win rate by objective secured

First Blood secured53.9%
First Dragon secured56.8%
First Herald secured65.4%
First Tower secured70.3%
First Baron secured81.8%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Riven Top?: On patch 26.19 the hardest Top matchups for Riven are Sett (38.89%), Garen (41.77%), Malphite (42.42%). The percentage is Riven's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Riven Top counter?: On patch 26.19 Riven does best against Yone (61.02%), Darius (54.55%), Renekton (53.85%).
What is the best Riven Top skill order?: On patch 26.19 Riven Top most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 94.25% of games with a 48.62% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, E, W.

How the Riven Top page is built

Where the data comes from

This Riven Top page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Riven in Top is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Riven performs in Top, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Riven in Top.

This Riven Top data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.

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