Lissandra Mid
HardWin Rate38.7%
Games248
Champion Counters
Riven Counters
Find Riven counters, difficult matchups and champions Riven performs well against.
Top Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · Emerald+ ranked games, all regions
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterLissandra (38.7%)
Best MatchupIrelia (63.6%)
C Current tier: C Mid — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Riven
Win rate shown from Riven's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Vex Mid
HardWin Rate39.5%
Games109
Cassiopeia Top
HardWin Rate41.7%
Games108
Heimerdinger Top
HardWin Rate43.2%
Games241
Ahri Mid
HardWin Rate43.3%
Games446
Olaf Top
HardWin Rate44.1%
Games758
Ryze Top
HardWin Rate44.3%
Games131
Wukong Top
HardWin Rate44.5%
Games254
Strong Against — Champions Riven Counters
Irelia Mid
EasyWin Rate63.6%
Games143
Udyr Top
EasyWin Rate63.2%
Games106
Ekko Mid
EasyWin Rate57.5%
Games181
Yasuo Mid
EasyWin Rate57.4%
Games770
Sylas Mid
EasyWin Rate57.1%
Games366
Vladimir Top
EasyWin Rate56.8%
Games296
Swain Top
EasyWin Rate56.4%
Games126
Xerath Mid
EasyWin Rate55.5%
Games182
All Riven Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lissandra | Mid | Counter | 38.7% | 248 | — |
| Vex | Mid | Counter | 39.5% | 109 | Matchup |
| Cassiopeia | Top | Counter | 41.7% | 108 | — |
| Heimerdinger | Top | Counter | 43.2% | 241 | — |
| Ahri | Mid | Counter | 43.3% | 446 | — |
| Olaf | Top | Counter | 44.1% | 758 | — |
| Ryze | Top | Counter | 44.3% | 131 | — |
| Wukong | Top | Counter | 44.5% | 254 | — |
| LeBlanc | Mid | Counter | 46.4% | 239 | — |
| Zoe | Mid | Counter | 46.7% | 120 | — |
| Irelia | Mid | Favorable | 63.6% | 143 | — |
| Udyr | Top | Favorable | 63.2% | 106 | — |
| Ekko | Mid | Favorable | 57.5% | 181 | — |
| Yasuo | Mid | Favorable | 57.4% | 770 | — |
| Sylas | Mid | Favorable | 57.1% | 366 | — |
| Vladimir | Top | Favorable | 56.8% | 296 | — |
| Swain | Top | Favorable | 56.4% | 126 | — |
| Xerath | Mid | Favorable | 55.5% | 182 | — |
| K'Sante | Top | Favorable | 55.2% | 884 | — |
| Sion | Top | Favorable | 54.8% | 537 | — |
How to Use Riven Counter Data
Looking for reliable Riven counters? The matchup numbers below come straight from current ranked games in the Top role, not from tier-list guesswork. The toughest lane opponents at the moment are Vex, Taliyah, Orianna: against them Riven posts its lowest win rates in the current data set. The single strongest counter is Vex, where Riven wins just 39.1% of 192 recorded games. On the flip side, Riven performs well into Gwen, Yone, Locke, making them safer picks to face.
Each card shows the win rate from Riven’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, so the numbers reflect the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Riven build for the strongest items and runes, or the Riven champion page for abilities and full details.
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Riven Counters — FAQ
Lissandra is currently the strongest counter to Riven — Riven wins only 38.7% of 248 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Riven performs best against Irelia, winning 63.6% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
From ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions.
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.