Talk:Riven/@comment-4900160-20131207222615/@comment-24212263-20131208004649

Riven is a very hard matchup to deal with since you cannot make any mechanical error. In general practice animation canceling and get a good feel of laning. For starting I would recomend easier ad brusiers (like darius) who aren't hard to play and are generally forgiving with their tankyness. There are other top lane champions that can beat riven such as Jayce, Kennen, and Jax but I would not recommend playing them if you're a beginner at mechanics since those champions are tougher to play well.

This may be useful

http://www.championselect.net/champ/riven

In general against Riven understand that she is combo burst reliant. When her combo is down however she is vulnerable to countertrading or zoning (free farm at least). Riven is also very squishy without her shield. Attempt to hit your burst spells when her shield is down. Finally watch for cheese. Some Riven players would attempt to cheese you which could be devastating when successful. Basically if a Riven is going for cheese, she would try to push the lane by autoattacking frequently. This way she would get lv 2 faster and could engage and take out some of your health. If you see the Riven pushing extreamly hard you have 2 options. Push hard cautiously back, stay towards the back if ranged, and always notify your jungler to come wander top.