Talk:Riven/@comment-165.228.189.38-20120825090157/@comment-5209745-20120825170919

The earlier you gank, the merrier. Her kit is great for 1v1, but not for 1v2, so if you gank at lv2, when she doesn't even haves a full kit, you should at least force a summoner spell.

After that, it gets more complicated, but it can still be done. First of all you'll need a good top laner. Rumble, Kayle, Yorick and Malphite are labeled as Riven's counters, but any champ able to keep the lane and harass safely comes handy, like Gangplank per example. You'll need somebody who doesn't feeds her, because if her gold outcome is low, it will be even more painful for her to buy wards. She may be able to get up to 3 Doran's and boots, but the ward cost will deprive her from better items like Wriggle's or Hexdrinker, thus being easier to kill. This gets better if you're jungling with somebody like Eve, because you will force her to expend 50 extra gold in Vision wards.

NEVER approach from the river bush, even an unskilled Riven will know to ward there. A skilled one, in the other hand, will have the outter bushes warded too, but still the best way to approach is from behind. Just wait until her Q comes into cooldown and gank. You'll want to lock her with some CC so your top laner can join you, and if you have a dash, save it for when she flashes away. Lee excels at this, he can CC her, dash to her, and even send her back to your tower with his kick. Even with her dashes she will be unable to save her life with the correct zoning.