Riven

Recommended Build

Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026

48.3% Based on 408 games wr in Mid

Build path

1. Boots any step
   

   Gluttonous Greaves

   1000 gold

   45 Move Speed
   4% Omnivamp
   
   Slay
   Gain 0.6% Omnivamp on Champion takedown, stacking up to 10 times.

   Gluttonous Greaves

   83% pick · 50.2% Based on 331 picks wr
2. Item 1
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     Doran's Blade

     450 gold

     10 Attack Damage
     80 Health
     2.5% Omnivamp
     
     
     Doran's Blade

     91% pick · 48.4% Based on 372 picks wr
3. Item 2 3 options
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     Endless Hunger

     3100 gold

     65 Attack Damage
     5% Omnivamp
     20% Tenacity
     
     Famine
     Gain Ability Haste based on your Bonus AD.
     
     Feast
     When a champion that you damaged recently dies, gain Omnivamp for a moderate duration.
     Endless Hunger

     40% pick · 53.9% Based on 154 picks wr
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     Maw of Malmortius

     3100 gold

     60 Attack Damage
     15 Ability Haste
     40 Magic Resist
     
     Lifeline
     Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
     or Maw of Malmortius

     20% pick · 44.0% Based on 75 picks wr
   • 
     Death's Dance

     3300 gold

     60 Attack Damage
     50 Armor
     15 Ability Haste
     
     Ignore Pain
     A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
     
     Defy
     When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
     or Death's Dance

     18% pick · 44.9% Based on 69 picks wr
4. Item 3 2 options
   • 
     Endless Hunger

     3100 gold

     65 Attack Damage
     5% Omnivamp
     20% Tenacity
     
     Famine
     Gain Ability Haste based on your Bonus AD.
     
     Feast
     When a champion that you damaged recently dies, gain Omnivamp for a moderate duration.
     Endless Hunger

     39% pick · 45.4% Based on 119 picks wr
   • 
     Death's Dance

     3300 gold

     60 Attack Damage
     50 Armor
     15 Ability Haste
     
     Ignore Pain
     A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
     
     Defy
     When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
     or Death's Dance

     36% pick · 59.6% Based on 109 picks wr
5. Item 4 3 options
   • 
     Death's Dance

     3300 gold

     60 Attack Damage
     50 Armor
     15 Ability Haste
     
     Ignore Pain
     A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
     
     Defy
     When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
     Death's Dance

     36% pick · 56.7% Based on 67 picks wr
   • 
     Maw of Malmortius

     3100 gold

     60 Attack Damage
     15 Ability Haste
     40 Magic Resist
     
     Lifeline
     Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
     or Maw of Malmortius

     14% pick · 63.0% Based on 27 picks wr
   • 
     Endless Hunger

     3100 gold

     65 Attack Damage
     5% Omnivamp
     20% Tenacity
     
     Famine
     Gain Ability Haste based on your Bonus AD.
     
     Feast
     When a champion that you damaged recently dies, gain Omnivamp for a moderate duration.
     or Endless Hunger

     12% pick · 59.1% Based on 22 picks wr

Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.

Flash +

Ignite

Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.

Ignite 91% · 47.3% Based on 372 picks wr

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Q Broken Wings

Riven lashes out in a series of strikes. This ability can be reactivated three times in a short time frame with the third hit knocking back nearby enemies.

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W Ki Burst

Riven emits a Ki Burst, damaging and stunning nearby enemies.

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E Valor

Riven steps forward a short distance and blocks incoming damage.

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R Blade of the Exile

Riven empowers her keepsake weapon with energy, and gains Attack Damage and Range. During this time, she also gains the ability to use Wind Slash, a powerful ranged attack, once.

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Precision

Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Fleet Footwork

Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.

Conqueror · selected

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Absorb Life

Killing a target heals you.

Triumph · selected

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.

Presence of Mind

Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.

Legend: Alacrity

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.

Legend: Haste · selected

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.

Legend: Bloodline

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Life Steal, up to a cap. Once the cap is reached, increase your max health. Weaker earlier but stronger later game than other Legend Runes.

Coup de Grace

Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.

Cut Down

Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.

Last Stand · selected

Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.

Inspiration

Hextech Flashtraption

While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.

Hexflash: Channel, then blink to a new location.

Magical Footwear

You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each takedown you get makes your boots come 45s sooner.

Cash Back · selected

Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.

Triple Tonic

Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.
Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.
Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.

Time Warp Tonic

Potions grant some restoration immediately.

Biscuit Delivery

Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Approach Velocity

Bonus MS towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired, increased for enemy champions that you impair.

Jack Of All Trades · selected

For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you 1 Ability Haste.

Gain bonus Adaptive Force at 5 and 10 stacks.

Stat shards

Adaptive Force

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Attack Speed

+10% Attack Speed.

Ability Haste · selected

+8 Ability Haste.

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Move Speed

+2% Move Speed.

Bonus Health

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).

Health

+65 flat Health.

Tenacity & Slow Resist

+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.

Bonus Health · selected

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).