Talk:Riven/@comment-151.33.161.156-20121202175051/@comment-5300967-20121203102021

Riven is far stronger than Irelia is in the early levels. I hope I don't sound like a jerk, but from my perspective, you simply weren't playing Irelia correctly. Irelia's scaling into mid and late game is one of the strongest, but her early game power lacks. On the other hand, Riven has good damage throughout the game, but just doesn't scale through the game on Irelia's level.

Here's what went wrong: You didn't buy armor to counter Riven's damage, you were too aggressive early game with Irelia (really, a Doran's Blade on Irelia?), and you engaged/got engaged on too much. In a situation where you'll be easily defeated, it'd be best to call on your jungler for some presence and pressure so the enemy Riven won't be so aggressive while you farm.