Talk:Riven/@comment-4943324-20120322185022/@comment-4952847-20120324032344

It is quite common to see Fratma's / Atmog's as core on Riven. I personally do not recommend going Fratmog's as that's abit overkill.

I tend to start with a Brutalizer since it gives decent damage, CDR and the extra armour pen helps if people decide to buy an early Chainmail against you. Because I build the Brutalizer early, I go for Youmuu's after my core items (Fratma's), and with the decent crit chance offered from Youmuu's and Atma's Impaler, I get Infinity Edge as a luxury ending item.

The extra slot I have is usually for a Bloodthirster, but now with Maw of Malmortius on the list I get the Maw instead when enemies are high in AP.

It's been argued that crit is ineffective on Riven, and to a certain degree that is true (slow AS, skills uncrittable). However I still build IE because it complements the other items in my build quite well.

Alternatively it is also effective to stack Bloodthirsters with Warmog's / Frozen Mallet and sometimes Guardian Angel. The downside is you don't get the HP -> damage synergy so you can't get AD out of every non-boot item slot; the upside is the lifesteal (despite abit nerfed) can sustain you quite well and you get more raw AD.