Talk:Riven/@comment-4324947-20110916203641

I *REALLY* enjoy Riven's playstyle. I just wish she didn't feel so squishy. It's kind of a trade off, really. Go super AD for ratios and damage but be a semi-glass cannon? Or build tanky-dps and lose out on a lot of damage, thus hitting like a wet noodle? The build I've found the most success from is as such:

Doran's Blade, boots, (changes from here), either start building a wriggles(or just get a vamp scepter) or go for an early brutalizer. Either way I end up with both eventually. Then finish boots into merc treads. Maybe finish boots sooner depending on enemy comp.

From then on I push for a Frozen Mallet and once that's finished, finish Youmuu's. If you're dominating, finish the vamp scepter into a Bloodthirster. If you're being harassed too much, go for Wriggles and move on to Youmuu's.

By this time the build should look like this:

Merc Treads, Wriggles(if harassed too much) or Bloodthirster(if fed), Frozen Mallet, Youmuu's.

After those I tend to focus more on tanky stuff such as grabbing Atma's and a Guardian Angel. I've never gotten to start a Guardian Angel however.

With this build(as expensive as it can be unfortunately), she tends to not be so squishy and her damage is pretty decent. Not amazing, but still.

Thoughts?