Talk:Riven/@comment-98.118.45.33-20120418153706/@comment-186.45.10.190-20120418232457

Riven if you want a skill based champ that bullies almost everyone top lane, has nice cc and fight disruption capabilities, and an amazing gap closer/escape mechanism.

Shyvana if you want a champ that can jungle (riven can too but she's really low at all times, she's far better top) safely, and gain amazing farm easily top while making decent exchanges. She however lacks any gap closers save for her ultimate, and she has no form of cc, save for the minor knockback on her ult.

Both are amazing top laners, but Riven is more of a burst-y champ (like an AD mage), while Shyvana is a sustained damage champ that has amazing AoE abilities while her ult is up (Riven does too, but at a much closer range, so she's more focused on one person).

It all comes down to your playstyle. I own both, and I personally like Riven more. Her Q and E alone surpass Flash in range, and she can harass like almsot no other. One of the few champs without sustain that can bully Wukong out of top lane. Play both on a free week and take your pick.