Talk:Riven/@comment-33536623-20140127122040/@comment-4834593-20140128195925

In reality, a Riven vs Garen lane goes like this:

Garen plays careful for the first full levels, after level 4-5, whenever Riven initiates on him, Q + E. Keep in mind Garen gets a speed boost too. Riven cannot use abilities for a short time, making her unable to either damage or run. In the meanwhile, Garen damages her. If Riven stays close to him to unleash the rest of her abilities on him when the silence is over (and I can tell you the damage from that rank 3 E is a pretty strong incentive to NOT do that and run instead), he uses his W, and doesn't give a shit anymore about damage coming his way. Also keep in mind that Sunfire Cape is one of the best Garen items, and also one of the best items to counter Riven with.