Talk:Riven/@comment-33536623-20140127122040/@comment-9008617-20140202021648

Aww.. <3 Misdirected :)

I do find Panth a really good lane bully but I don't know if straight out counters Riven.

His passive and his W means that he can block 2 of Riven's empowered AAs which I agree with you is a large share of her damage early on. Panth's spears also mean that he can harass much more easily and safely. HSS's passive means the spears and his AAs can act as pseudo-execute when Riven's below 15%.

Riven's shield can absorb Panth's spears except it has a higher CD. However, Panth's spears cost 45 mana a stick whereas Riven is resourceless. Riven's stun also stops Panth's HSS channel.

In the end, I think it's a bit of a skill match up. Whoever gets the upperhand will likely snowball and control the lane. Panth needs to manage his mana, Riven needs to time her shields. I'd like to crunch the numbers but I'm currently watching Chuck on Netflix atm so if anyone else wants to run the numbers... =P