Talk:Riven/@comment-5211662-20141125045501/@comment-4834593-20141126163939

It's possible, but sub-optimal, just like playing Zed, Talon, etc as a bruiser. And on top of that I will hate you for it. If you don't like playing full damage melee assassins, you probably shouldn't play Riven.

@Vhaegor: You're overestimating her shield. It isn't stronger comparatively to many of the AP scaling shields on mages, and it doesn't last that long.

@EsperElliot: I actually prefer Guardian Angel after Hydra and LW for earlier survivability.

And when getting close to an AD carry you should just make sure to wait until burst on the enemy team is used somewhere else. Or you can try splitpushing. If someone comes alone, you can probably duel. In some cases you can even 1v2 or, if they're really low on cc/mobility and not fed, 1v3.