Talk:Riven/@comment-182.18.208.6-20130319123607/@comment-2124153-20130319171347

Jungle is how I prefer to play Riven. Your build is good, although in your case I'd be a little bit more flexible with the SotEL pieces, and also consider getting a Brutalizer early and sitting on it (don't rush the upgrade) if you find yourself at base and can afford it (same CDR as SotEL).

By "flexible", I mean pick up pieces that make sense for what you are trying to do. Spirit Stone is only 14 HP/5 and an extra 10% damage to monsters over the Machete. If you are back at base with ~400-500g, that means you had a rough run, so maybe you need the Stone to farm a little bit. But if you are back with ~900g, you may want to consider getting the Pickaxe first; +25 to your Valor shield also helps your ability to stay out and farm like HP/5 does, but gives you the killing and ganking power that you're looking for.

Agreed about the CDR. As a stat it's a little underrated around here, but that quick second Ki Burst can really be decisive, and rapid Valors make you deceptively hard to kill in duels.

Make sure that you are using the Runic Blade trick on your first few camps, it helps your health levels. Once you get going, a good rotation to use is this: E -> AA -> QQ -> AA -> W -> Q. It's most effective once you can rip the smalls with AOE damage. Prior to that, you might have to mix more AAs in.