Talk:Riven/@comment-4834593-20161018183124/@comment-4834593-20161121211956

Swain is a Riven counterpick because he is ranged, relatively tanky, and has a slow and a root. Against a good Swain, Riven cannot do anything, because if she tries to initiate, Swain just puts Q and W on top of himself, and when Riven gets caught he adds E and R to the mix while taking some distance. If Riven doesn't trade, he'll just heal up with his ultimate.

Darius is a counterpick against Riven - again, only a good Darius - because he has a very strong damage tool in his Q against anything that's squishy, and while Riven can block it or get away from it with her shield, Darius' Q is going to have a shorter cooldown, and - more importantly, if they have an even trade, Riven will want to disengage after it to avoid Darius fully stacking his passive and just melting Riven. When Riven disengages, Darius simply pulls her back, and Riven is screwed. Lastly, again, Riven is squishy, and Darius ult is insane against squishy champions. Both Riven and Darius are actually exceptional at killing squishy champions (which is why it's bullshit to say Teemo counters them; one just dashes up to him and the other needs him to make only one misstep to pull him into melee range and wreck him), but the difference is that Riven is herself a squishy champion, while Darius is not.