Talk:Riven/@comment-7950146-20130410052907/@comment-7434112-20130410142510

Maxing Q = Maximum burst in a straight on fight, meaning you go all in with everything and hope to 100-0 the enemy laner, or make them low enough to back or zone them.

Maxing W = Sustained DPS, E to go in and soak harass from a bit of harass + W to stun for a while + an AA + Q to get out. Also, if the enemy is melee you can get a free W and AA which can do some good damage output. This will be followed by either maxing E and leaving Q for mobility or Q to deal more damage.

Maxing E = Taking harass in lane, or to get free hits on the enemy when under their tower. Mainly maxed 2nd or last to soak harass while you do damage, but sometimes 2-3 points are kept in to soak harass from the verious champs who can do it ( AKA Elise, Pantheon, Vlad, GP etc.)

The way you max is purely your preference, if you want to go all in, then Q>W>E, for doing more damage in the case you can't land all 3 Q's, W>E>Q or W>Q>E. and E is best if there are a few points in, Reasoning : E is there to take damage, and you want to deal damage. Sorry for wall of text ^_^