Talk:Riven/@comment-26034614-20150320170817/@comment-26223806-20150321172942

Try reverse logic Chevchenko. If Riven is pure damage based than you have two options. You can either attempt to out dps her, or you can out survive her. Riven has little to no armor which means with any ap (either physical or magical) she is going to take almost full damage. Harass and avoid her in early game. Use minions to your advantage. Play the trading game proper and you'll beat riven 9 out of 10 times. At the beginning of the game she has like 80-90 damage and no bonus damage from ability because she is pure physical. Read the LoL hints in the champions they tend to tell you what the absolute counters are to a character. For example Riven is highly susceptible to stun and other slowing or disabling effects. Even assuming a player takes cleanse that's one clean swipe which she may kill you, but than there is a very long cool down. Riven characters tend to prioritize damage output over all other items.