Talk:Riven/@comment-10027849-20130525223705/@comment-4834593-20130526123249

Your build isn't too bad (and it's a million times better than 90% of the builds that people here were talking about a year ago...), but I do have some tips.

First, on Riven, boots are nothing more than optional. I often end 30-40 minute games without bothering to buy boots, because I'm dashing all the time anyways. And those dashes don't get faster with boots. If you buy them, it's best to take Mercury Threads for tenacity, or (my favorite choice) Ionian Boots of Lucidity for cooldown reduction.

Second - Frozen Mallet. It's not too bad (as long as you don't take it too early, mind you), but often it's enough to just use your dashes to keep up to people. I feel like, most of the time, Warmogs would be a better health item if you want it. For defense in general it wouldn't be as good as Guardian Angel though. This because you're a squishy melee, and the stasis + second life will be a great help in teamfights, as people don't want to focus you.

Ravenous Hydra is - again - an optional item. It's good if you find yourself fighting against bruisers, but if you just play her to kill the squishies (which is, imo, the best way to play her), it's better to not spend gold on an active that makes you, with your AD CASTER, deal AoE damage on AUTOATTACKS. Normally it's only good as sixth item.

Runic Bulwark is an item I don't think is good on Riven, as it should normally be bought by either the jungler or the support anyways. It's better to take Guardian Angel for mixed defenses.

Last, a Last Whisper is an item Riven really loves, and should, together with Bloodthirster and Black Cleaver, be finished as soon as possible.

@XWings: Always prioritize Bloodthirster over Ravenous Hydra. It's just more burst.

@ShatteredBow: I'm not a fan of Doran's Blades on Riven. Imo Fortitude Pot (also my starting item) is better.