Talk:Riven/@comment-3148699-20120229025921/@comment-155.69.203.1-20120229095740

Your build is mainly the generic Riven build these days by decent players. I agree with you 100% that a Riven who doesn't have any survivability built is second to a dead champion, as she will be the moment she enters a fight. People rely on her Valor and mobility far too much, but any hard CC will shut her down. The old idea of rushing the Bloodthirster is less popular, and GA is pretty much obsolete due to it's lack of success. I've found that a Riven with a Frozen Mallet survives fights much easier than one with a GA. I used to go metagolem Riven like you, and it is definitely one of the more successful Riven builds, but lately I've been experimenting (as a HUGE Riven fanboy) with new builds. The normal metagolem (sorry if you don't get this), out of 10 combined, is comprised of 4 parts AD and 6 parts Suvivability. I've been trying to twist that into 6 parts AD and 4 Parts Survivability. My endgame builds usually end up now with having a Bloodthirster, Mercury Treads, Frozen Mallet, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Atma's Impaler, and the last item is really dependent on the enemy team. If we're winning easily, why not another AD item (like a second Bloodthirster?). If they have a fed AD or AP carry, Armor or Magic Resist, respectively. Merc Treads are much better than Ionian Boots of Lucidity; why? Firstly, they grant you some much needed Tenacity. Tenacity is priceless for any melee champion. Secondly, combined with the first, you can survive any ambushes early-mid game done by AP champions. The Tenacity shrugs off the CC and MR to protect yourself from their spells. Recently, I've been replacing a couple MR/Level Glyphs for CDR instead, but the MR is still incredibly valuable.